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121 Werewolf in a girls' dormitory 1962 horror Richard Benson

At the point where the entire school assembles to witness the porter's flight, a female staff member in glasses is shown prominently*. Strangely, this colleague of Miss Schultz is not referred to - let alone shown - anywhere else in the movie. Probably, this character was cut from the movie in the latter stages of production or else it was cut from the version I saw.

*This scene is featured in (one of) the trailer(s) as well.
122 Compagni, I 1963 crime; drama Mario Monicelli

Haven't seen this film yet. Notes based on the poster artwork.
Marcello Mastroianni wears round metal rimmed glasses as Professor Sinigaglia (to be verified) in this Oscar nominated black and white film from Italy.
English title: The Organizer.
123 Nutty Professor, The 1963 comedy Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis donning horn half rims as Professor Julius Kelp.
124 8½ 1963
drama
fantasy
 Federico Fellini

I haven't seen this film yet. Inclusion and notes based on stills.
- Anouk Aimée (2b verified) as Luisa Anselmi in elegant black plastic eyewear.
- Marcello Mastroianni (2b verified) as Guido Anselmi in black plastic glasses.
125 Pawnbroker, The 1964 drama Sidney Lumet

- Rod Steiger in the title role as Sol Nazerman.
- This part yielded Steiger a 1966 Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 1967 it won him the BAFTA award for best foreign actor.
126 Sex and the Single Girl 1964
comedy
romance
 Richard Quine

Natalie Wood has black plastic cat eye readers as the psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
127 What's New Pussycat 1965 comedy Clive Donner; Richard Talmadge

Peter Sellers as Dr. Fritz Fassbender.
Woody Allen as Victor.
Both wear black plastic spectacles.
128 Boia scarlatto, Il 1965 horror Massimo Pupillo (as Max Hunter)

- Rita Klein as the blonde cover girl Nancy, is wearing plastic ovals when reading.
- These notes are based on the shortened American version of this Italian B-movie, titled 'The Bloody Pit of Horror' and with reputedly nine minutes gore and nudity removed.
129 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966 drama Mike Nichols

Richard Burton as George in plastic glasses with black top and transparent bottom.
130 Grande Vadrouille, La 1966 comedy, war Gérard Oury

- Pierre Bertin as the grandfather of Juliette wears wire rimmed glasses. The character is a puppeteer in Paris.
- English title: "Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At"
- Main dialogue language: French
131 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 drama Stanley Kramer

Spencer Tracy in black plastic glasses as Matt Drayton. In 1969 Spencer Tracy was posthumously awarded for this part, the BAFTA film award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
In 1968 the same part had already yielded Tracy the following posthumous nominations:
- Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actor in Drama
- Golden Laurel for Male Dramatic Performance
132 Anna 1967 musical; romance Pierre Koralnik

- Anna Karina in perfectly round glasses with a black frame.
- This television movie features French conversation and was made in France.
133 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! 1968 comedy Hy Averback

Haven't seen this movie yet. Inclusion in this list based on stills and movie poster.
134 Night of the Living Dead 1968 horror George A. Romero

Russell Streiner as Johnny in black plastic eyewear.
135 Greetings 1968 comedy Brian De Palma

Robert De Niro as Jon Rubin in modified round metal rimmed glasses.
136 Take the Money and Run 1969 comedy; crime Woody Allen

Woody Allen in his trademark black plastic glasses as Virgil Starkwell, an "inept bankrobber". Character in glasses is featured on movie poster.
I haven't seen this film yet. Entry based on stills, trailer and movie posters.
137 Szemüvegesek 1969 Sándor Simó

Hungarian movie in black and white. The English title is "Those who Wear Glasses", the German title "Brillenträger".
138 Charleys Onkel 1969 comedy Werner Jacobs

Heinz Erhardt and Willy Millowitsch wearing a dark plastic frame.
139 Z 1969
crime
drama
history
thriller
mystery
 Costa-Gavras

- Jean-Louis Trintignant in plastic glasses with slightly dark lenses as Le juge d'instruction (examining magistrate). - Yves Montand in turtle rimmed glasses as Z.

- Notes and inclusion based on trailer.
140 Fragment of Fear 1970 crime Richard C. Sarafian

I haven't seen this movie yet. Note based on the beginning of the film.
The young woman in blue dress with plastic glasses.