Joseph E. Levine

Film producer and distributor

Joseph Edward Levine (September 9, 1905 – July 31, 1987) was an American film distributor, financier and producer.At the time of his death, it was said he was involved in one or another capacity with 497 films.

Levine was responsible for the US releases of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Attila and Hercules, which helped revolutionize US film marketing, and was founder and president of Embassy Pictures (later Avco-Embassy).

Other films he produced included Two Women, Contempt, The 10th Victim, Marriage Italian Style, The Lion in Winter, The Producers, The Graduate, The Night Porter, A Bridge Too Far, and Carnal Knowledge.