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Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Faster, Faster ( Deprisa, deprisa / Vivre vite), directed by Carlos Saura, Spain / France Notable films released in 1981 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Marianne and Juliane ( Die Bleierne Zeit), directed by Margarethe von Trotta, W. Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza), directed by Andrzej Wajda, Poland November 29 – Actress Natalie Wood drowns in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island.November 25 – Norman Lear and his partner Jerry Perenchio agree to buy Avco Embassy for $25 million.November 1 – United International Pictures is created to handle international distribution of films for United Artists, MGM, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures to replace Cinema International Corporation following MGM's acquisition of UA.October 1 – MGM president and chief operating officer David Begelman becomes chairman and chief executive officer of United Artists.August 21 – An American Werewolf in London is released and becomes a landmark in Visual Effects and Makeup.It became Paramount's highest-grossing film of all time and set a major standard for many action-adventure movies to date and spawned four sequels. June 12 – Raiders of the Lost Ark is released by Paramount Pictures.June 8 – Marvin Davis acquires 20th Century Fox for $720 million.They are held the following day with a message from the President recorded for the ceremony prior to the assassination attempt. March 30 – The 53rd Academy Awards are postponed due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan earlier that day.

#Susan e hulse santa monica movie#

UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it. May 16 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists.

January 20 – Former Governor of California and film actor Ronald Reagan is inaugurated president.

The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows: See also: List of 1981 box office number-one films in the United States