Deep Valley of Desire

The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It was the year in which Charlie Chaplin made his last film, A Countess from Hong Kong, which he wrote, directed and produced, and in which he played a cameo role; it was the only one of his films to be made in colour. He also wrote the score, including an instrumental version of "This Is My Song", a major hit worldwide. The Walt Disney Studios released The Jungle Book, the final animated feature film to be produced by Walt Disney himself, who died before it reached cinemas. Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel released Belle de Jour, starring Catherine Deneuve, a multinational production that would turn out to be one of Buñuel's most successful films. 1967 is also widely considered one of the most ground-breaking years in American cinema, with "revolutionary" films highlighting the shift towards forward-thinking European standards at the time, including: Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Cool Hand Luke, The Dirty Dozen, In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, and You Only Live Twice.