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… 1960 ^{. This list of years in film indexes the individual year The table of years in film is a tabular display of all years in Film, for overview and quick navigation to any year The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military} 1961 ^{. The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière} 1962 ^{. The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr} 1963 ^{. The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr} 1964 ^{. The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr} 1965 ^{. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U} 1966 … 1967 1968 1969 -1970- 1971 1972 1973 … 1974 ^{. The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released} 1975 ^{. The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft} 1976 ^{. The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas '} 1977 ^{. The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway} 1978 ^{. The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U} 1979 ^{. The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode} 1980 … In television: 1967 1968 1969 -1970- 1971 1972 1973
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… 1967 ^{. The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens The year 1967 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1967. The year 1968 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1968. The year 1969 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1969. The year 1970 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1970. The year 1971 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1971. The year 1972 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1972. The year 1973 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1973. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.} 1968 ^{. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.} 1969 - 1970 - 1971 ^{. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.} 1972 ^{. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.} 1973 … … 1940s ^{. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be} 1950s ^{. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive} 1960s -1970s- 1980s ^{. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.} 1990s ^{. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999} 2000s … … 19th century ^{. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar} 20th century ^{. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on} 21st century …
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1960s ^{. The year 1970 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s} 1970s in film ^. 1980s
Other events: 1970s ^{. Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.} Film timeline

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The decade of the 1970s in film involved many significant films. This list of years in film indexes the individual year This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming

Contents
1 World cinema
2 Hollywood
3 List of films: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. 4 Events

World cinema

In cinema all over the world, the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous, cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores. The cultural interaction between aided with TV and visual media and the rise in motion picture technology ushered in a new period of motion picture making.

In European cinema, the failure of the Prague Spring brought about nostalgic motion pictures reminiscent of the ones that celebrate the 1970s itself. The cinema of Europe has compared to the Cinema of the United States, the reputation of being more liberal when it comes to the representation of nudity and sexuality but less The Prague Spring ( Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during These movies expressed a yearning and as a premonition to the decade and its dreams. The Hungarian director István Szabó made the motion picture Szerelmesfilm (1970), which is a nostalgic portrayal and a premonition of the fading of the young 1970s ethos of change and a friendlier social structure. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic This article is about the Hungarian film director For the Hungarian canoer see István Szabó (canoer István Szabó (born February The Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci made the motion picture The Conformist (1970). Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. The Conformist ( Il conformista) ( 1970) is a political film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. German movies after the war asked existential questions especially the works of Rainer Fassbinder. Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31 1945 &ndash June 10 1982 was a German Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. The movies of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman reached a new level of expression in motion pictures like Cries and Whispers (1973). "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage Cries and Whispers ( Viskningar och rop) is a 1973 Swedish film about two sisters who watch over their third sister on her deathbed torn between fearing Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Young German directors made movies that came to be known as the German new wave. New German cinema ( German -Neuer Deutsche Film or JDF „Junger Deutscher Film“ is a period in German cinema which lasted from the late 1960s into the 1980s It was the voice of a new generation that had grown up after the second world war. These included directors like Wim Wenders, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg and Werner Herzog. Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (born December 8 1935) is a German Film director, whose best known film is his lengthy feature Hitler Werner Herzog (born Werner H Stipetić; September 5 1942 is a German Film director, Screenwriter, actor and Opera director

Asian cinema of the 1970s catered to the rising middle class fantasies and struggles. In the Bollywood cinema of India this was epitomized by the movies of Bollywood superhero Amitabh Bachchan. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country These movies portrayed adventurous plots with car chase trying to imitate Hollywood movies like The French Connection, presented music with Disco beats and also presented the young middle class man as an "angry young man". For other uses see The French Connection. The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood Crime film directed The women on the other hand were shown as ones who have adopted western values and outfits especially by heroines like Parveen Babi (who was featured on the cover of Time magazine for a story on Bollywood's success) and Zeenat Aman. Parveen Babi ( Gujarati: પરવીન બાબી Hindi: परवीन बाबी Urdu: پروین بابی ( April 4 1949 Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Zeenat Aman (ज़ीनत अमन زینت امان born November 19, 1951) is a famous Bollywood actress. However towards the very end of the 1970s, especially after the steep rise in land prices in urban areas and the decline in employment security, the heroines were seen more often as saree-women striving to have a prosperous middle class family especially heroines like Jayaprada and Hema Malini. for the town in Nepal see Sari Nepal A sari or saree or shari is a female garment in the Indian subcontinent Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence Jaya Prada ( Telugu: జయప్రద (b 3 April, 1962) also spelled Jaya Pradha, born ( Lalita Rani) is an Indian Hema Malini ( Tamil: ஹேமமாலினி Hindi:हेमा मालिनी (born October 16 1948) is an Indian actress In this way the cinema of Asian region becomes a sociological statement of the social-economic times of the region and its people. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" In Malayalam cinema, Adoor Gopalakrishnan made Swayamvaram in 1972, which got wide critical acclaim. Malayalam cinema refers to Films made in the Indian state of Kerala in the Malayalam language. Adoor Moutatthu Gopalakrishnan Unnithan (b Adoor, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India, July 3, 1941) is an internationally This was followed by the movie Nirmalyam by M.T. Vasudevan Nair in 1973. M T Vasudevan Nair, popularly known as MT is a renowned Malayalam author Screenplay writer and Film director.

Another Asian touchstone beginning in the early '70s was traditional Hong Kong martial arts film which sparked a greater interest in Chinese martial arts to the West. Hong Kong action cinema is the reason why Hong Kong film industry 's is so well known Martial arts film reached the peak of its popularity largely in part due to its greatest icon, Bruce Lee. For other uses see Martial arts (disambiguation Martial arts film is a Film genre that originated in the Pacific Rim. Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the His films elevated the genre to a new level and sparked a greater interest in martial arts in the West. Lee became famous for playing Kato in the TV series The Green Hornet during the 1960s yet it was when he returned to Hong Kong and starred in three films that shot him to stardom all over Asia, The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972) and Return of the Dragon (1972). This article refers to The Big Boss, a film starring Bruce Lee. "Jing Wu Men" redirects here For the real martial arts school see Chin Woo Athletic Association. Way of the Dragon ( released as Return of the Dragon in the U Yet he achieved global stardom in his last completed film and the first Kung fu film to be produced by a Hollywood studio, Enter the Dragon (1973). Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese Martial arts. Enter the Dragon ( aka The Deadly Three, originally titled Blood and Steel is a 1973 American Martial arts film directed It is the most well known and considered by many to be the definitive martial arts film.

Hollywood

The decade opened with Hollywood facing a financial slump, reflecting the monetary woes of the nation as a whole during the first half of the decade. Despite this, the seventies proved to be a benchmark decade in the development of cinema, both as an art form and a business. With young filmmakers taking greater risks and restrictions regarding language and sexuality lifting, Hollywood produced some of its most critically acclaimed and financially successful films since its supposed "golden era. "

In the years previous to 1970, Hollywood had began to cater to the younger generation with films such as The Graduate. The Graduate is a American comedy / drama / Romance film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by This proved a folly when anti-war films like R. P. M. and The Strawberry Statement became major box-office flops. The Strawberry Statement is a 1970 Cult film about the Counterculture and student revolts of the 1960s loosely based on the non-fiction book Even solid films with bankable stars, like the Pearl Harbor epic Tora! Tora! Tora!, flopped, leaving studios in dire straits financially. A bankable star is an Actor famous or charismatic enough to be "capable of guaranteeing box-office success simply by showing up in a movie" Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Unable to repay financiers, studios began selling off land, furniture, clothing, and sets acquired over years of production. Nostalgic fans bid on merchandise and collectibles ranging from Judy Garland's sparkling red shoes to MGM's own back lots. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer

More of the successful films were those based in the harsh truths of war, rather than the excesses of the '60s. Films like Patton, about the World War II general, and M*A*S*H, about a Korean War field hospital, were major box-office draws in 1970. Patton (UK Patton Lust for Glory) is a 1970 biography drama War film, which tells the story of General George S World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Honest, old-fashioned films like Five Easy Pieces, Summer of '42, and the Erich Segal adaptation, Love Story, were commercial and critical hits. Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson Summer of '42 is a 1971 American " coming-of-age " motion picture drama based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher Erich Wolf Segal (born June 16, 1937 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Author, Screenwriter, and Educator Love Story is a 1970 Romantic drama film written by Erich Segal coordinated with his 1970 best-selling novel. (Love Story and "Summer" remain, as of 2005, two of the most successful films in Hollywood history. "Summer," costing $1,000,000 USD, brought in $25,000,000 at the box office, while "Love Story," with a budget of $2,200,000, earned $106,400,000).

One of the most insightful films of the decade came from the mind of a Hollywood outsider, Czechoslovakian director Miloš Forman, whose Taking Off became a bold reflection of life at the beginning of the seventies. Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Taking Off is a 1971 film comedy It was the first American film of Czech director Milos Forman. The 1971 film satirized the American middle class, following a young girl who runs away from home, leaving her parents free to explore life for the first time in years. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. While the film was never given a wide release in America, it became a major critical achievement both in America and around the world (garnering the film high honors at the Cannes Film Festival and several BAFTA Award nominations). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation

Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond in 1971 in Diamonds Are Forever after having George Lazenby fill in for one outing in 1969. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery George Robert Lazenby (born September 5 1939) is an Australian Actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 Roger Moore succeeded Connery in 1973 with an adaptation of Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die which was the most successful of his Bond films in terms of admissions. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Ian Lancaster Fleming ( May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author, Journalist and Second World War Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming 's James Bond series Live and Let Die was followed by an adaptation of The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974, which at the time garnered the lowest box office taking of any Bond film before it. Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional After its release Harry Saltzman co-owner of Danjaq with Albert R. Broccoli sold his half to United Artists causing a three-year gap until the next Bond film, the longest gap since the start of the franchise in 1962. Harry Saltzman ( October 27 1915 - September 28 1994) was a theatre and Film producer best known for his mega-gamble which resulted Danjaq LLC (formerly Danjaq SA) is the holding company responsible for the copyright and trademarks to the characters elements and other material related to James Bond Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. The series picked up again in 1977 with The Spy Who Loved Me and ended the decade with Moonraker in 1979, which was the highest grossing Bond film (not adjusting for inflation) of all time until GoldenEye in 1995. The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the

An adaptation of an Arthur Hailey novel would prove to be one of the most notable films of 1970, and would set the stage for a major trend in seventies cinema. Arthur Hailey ( April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004) was a British / Canadian novelist The film, Airport, featured a complex plot, characters, and an all-star cast of Hollywood A-listers and legends. Airport is a 1970 film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. Airport followed an airport manager trying to keep a fictional Chicago airport operational during a blizzard, as well as a bomb plot to blow up an airplane. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The film was a major critical and financial success, helping pull Universal Studios into the black for the year. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American The film earned senior actress Helen Hayes an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and garnered many other nominations in both technical and talent categories. Helen Hayes ( October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was a two-time Academy Award -winning American Actress, whose Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The success of the film launched several other disaster films, many of which following the same blueprint of major stars, a melodramatic script, and great suspense. A disaster film is a movie genre that has an impending or ongoing Disaster (such as a damaged Airliner, Fire

Three Airport sequels followed in 1974, 1977, and 1979, each successor making less money than the last. 1972 brought The Poseidon Adventure, which starred a young Gene Hackman leading an all-star cast to safety in a capsized luxury liner. Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -winning American actor and author The film earned an Academy Award for visual effects (and Best Original Song for "The Morning After", as well as numerous nominations, including one for its notable supporting star, Shelley Winters, but its sequel in 1979 was far less successful. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Shelley Winters (August 18 1920 &ndash January 14 2006 was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Towering Inferno teamed Steve McQueen and Paul Newman against a fire in a San Francisco skyscraper. The Towering Inferno is a 1974 Disaster film starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman and directed by John Guillermin Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24 1930 – November 7 1980 was an American movie Actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool" Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award The film cost a whopping $14 million to produce (expensive for its time), and won Academy Awards for Cinematography, Film Editing, and Best Original Song. The same year, the epic Earthquake featured questionable effects (camera shake and models) to achieve a destructive 9. Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure / disaster / Thriller film that achieved huge box-office success continuing the Disaster film 9 earthquake in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Despite this, the film was one of the most successful of its time, earning $80 million at box office. By the late seventies, the novelty had worn off and the disasters had become less exciting. 1977 brought a terrorist targeting a Rollercoaster, in a 1978 Swarm of bees, and a less-than-threatening Meteor in 1979. Rollercoaster is a summer 1977 disaster-suspense Film directed by James Goldstone. The Swarm is a 1978 American Disaster film about a Killer bee invasion of Texas. Meteor is a 1979 Disaster film in which scientists detect an Asteroid on a collision course with Earth and struggle with international

The early '70s also brought a rebirth of gritty crime film, three years after the influential Bullitt. Bullitt is a 1968 American Thriller film starring Steve McQueen. The French Connection, starring Gene Hackman as a drug detective while Get Carter featured gratuitous nudity and A Clockwork Orange featured much blood and gore to complement its complex story. For other uses see The French Connection. The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood Crime film directed Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -winning American actor and author Get Carter is a 1971 crime Film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter a mobster who sets out to A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 Satirical Science fiction Film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony African American filmmakers also found success in the seventies with such hits as Shaft and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Shaft is a 1971 American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 American Independent film written produced scored directed by and starring Melvin Van Peebles Like other sequels in the seventies, Shaft went on to have two more adventures, each less successful than the last.

An adaptation of a Mario Puzo novel, The Godfather, became one of the best-loved and most respected works of cinema upon its release in 1972. Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed The three-hour epic followed a Mafia boss, played by Marlon Brando, through his life of crime. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Beyond the violence and drama were themes of love, pride, and greed. The Godfather went on to earn $134 million at American box office, and $245 million throughout the world. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed It won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. Its director Francis Ford Coppola was passed over in favor of Bob Fosse and his musical, Cabaret, which also earned an Oscar for its star, Liza Minnelli. Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse ( June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American Musical theater Choreographer and Cabaret is a 1972 American Musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer The Godfather: Part II followed in 1974, with roughly the same principal cast and crew, earning Oscars for star Robert De Niro, its director, composer, screenwriters and art directors. The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer The film also earned the Best Picture Oscar for that year.

Not all of the "street smart" urban related films were 100% live action. Director Ralph Bakshi would initially release the 1st animated full length feature specifically oriented towards adults (Fritz the Cat) then move on to two other features that dealt with the mafia and other ethnic-related urban issues. Both Heavy Traffic and Coonskin (the latter renamed as Streetfight) would prove that this kind of material could be handled effectively in the animation genre. Bakshi would later produce fantasy oriented films (Wizards and The Lord of the Rings) before the decade ended.

In the middle '70s movies began to also reflect the disenfranchisement brought by the excesses of the past twenty years. A deeply unsettling look at alienation and city life, Taxi Driver earned international praise, first at the Cannes Film Festival and then at the Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Leading Actor (Robert De Niro), Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Score (Bernard Herrmann), and Best Picture. Taxi Driver is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American Bernard Herrmann ( June 29, 1911 &ndash December 24, 1975) was an American composer noted for his work in Motion pictures. All the President's Men dealt with the impeachment of Richard Nixon, while Network portrayed greed and narcissism in both American society and television media. All the President's Men is a 1976 film based on the 1974 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists investigating Network is a 1976 New Hollywood drama film about a fictional Television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS and its struggle The film won Oscars for Best Actor (Peter Finch), Best Actress (Faye Dunaway), Best Supporting Actress (Beatrice Straight), and Best Screenplay (Paddy Chayefsky). This article is about the actor For the poet see Peter Finch (poet. Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) known as Faye Dunaway, is an American actress. Sidney Aaron Chayefski ( January 29, 1923 &ndash August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned Thanks to a stellar cast, experienced director, and a poignant story, Network became one of the largest critical successes of 1976. Another film, Rocky, about a clubhouse boxer (played by Sylvester Stallone) who is granted a world championship title fight won the Best Picture Academy Award that year. Rocky is a 1976 Film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The film also became a major commercial success and spawned four sequels through the rest of the seventies and eighties. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Throughout the seventies, the horror film developed into a lucrative genre of film. It began in 1973 with the terrifying The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin and starring the young Linda Blair. William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director Linda Denise Blair (born January 22 1959 is an American actress most famous for her role as the possessed child Regan in the 1973 film The film saw massive success, and the first of several sequels was released in 1977. 1976 brought the equally creepy suspense thriller, Marathon Man, about a man who becomes the target of a former Nazi dentist's torment after his brother dies. Marathon Man is a 1976 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. The same year, the Devil himself made an appearance in The Omen, about the spawn of Satan. The Devil is the The Omen is a 1976 suspense / horror Film directed by Richard Donner. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally 1978's Halloween was a precursor to the "slasher" films of the eighties and nineties with its psychopathic Michael Myers. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Cult horror films were also popular in the seventies, such as Wes Craven's early gore films Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eyes, as well as Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939) is an American Film director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many Horror The Last House on the Left is a 1972 Horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S Tobe Hooper (born January 25, 1943) is an American director and Screenwriter, best known for his work in the Horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent

The blockbuster was born in 1975. This article refers to the theatrical slang term for other uses see Blockbuster (disambiguation. While the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist was among the top five grossing films of the seventies, the first film given the blockbuster distinction was 1975's Jaws. The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling Released on June 20th, the film about a series of horrific deaths related to a massive great white shark was director Steven Spielberg's first big-budget Hollywood production, coming in at $9 million in cost. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. The film slowly grew in ticket sales and became one of the most profitable films of its time, ending with a $260 million dollar gross in the United States alone. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The film won Academy Awards for its skillful editing, chilling score, and sound recording. It was also nominated for Best Picture that year, though it lost to Miloš Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (which also won acting awards for Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher). Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 Comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Louise Fletcher (born July 22, 1934) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress. It spawned the successful sequel, Jaws 2 in 1978, which featured the same cast, but without Steven Spielberg. Jaws 2 is a 1978 horror &ndash Thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Another tailor-made blockbuster, Dino De Laurentiis' King Kong was released, but to less than stellar success. Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis (born August 8 1919) is an Academy Award -winning Italian King Kong is a 1976 American motion picture produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. King Kong did mark the first time a film was booked to theaters before a release date, a common practice today.

The massive success of Jaws was eclipsed just two years later by another legendary blockbuster and film franchise. The George Lucas science-fiction epic Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (at the time called simply Star Wars) hit theater screens in May of 1977, and became a major hit, growing in ticket sales throughout the summer and the rest of the year. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera In time earning some $460 million, the good versus evil fantasy set in space was not soon surpassed. The film's breathtaking visual effects won an Academy Award. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The film also won for John Williams's uplifting score, as well as art direction, costume design, film editing, and sound. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Star Wars effectively removed any specter of studio bankruptcy that had haunted the studios since early in the decade. When a television film, The Star Wars Holiday Special, was released as a spin-off from Star Wars in 1978; it failed to receive the status of the original film, and was deemed a flop. The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour Television special (including commercials set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy. It would be two years until the Star Wars series would be revived with The Empire Strikes Back. Another success in visual effects came the same year as Star Wars, with Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, another blockbuster and alien contact set in the wilderness. Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 Science fiction film directed and written by Steven Spielberg. For the picture, Spielberg received his first Oscar nomination for directing. A year later the most iconic superhero was brought to the screen in Superman, who was portrayed by classically-trained actor Christopher Reeve. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Superman (also known as Superman The Movie) is a 1978 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the Christopher D'Olier Reeve ( September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American Actor, director, It was met by resounding praise for strong performances and its epic scope which resulted in numerous sequels and is regarded as one of the greatest superhero films ever made, beginning a new era of superhero films. A Superhero film is an action, fantasy or science fiction Genre film that is focused on the actions of one or more Superheroes who

The success of Woody Allen's Annie Hall in 1977 stirred a new trend in moviemaking. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Annie Hall, a love story about a depressed comedian and a free-spirited woman, was followed with more sentimental films, including Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl, An Unmarried Woman staring Jill Clayburgh, the autobiographical Lillian Hellman story, Julia, starring Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave, and 1978's Heaven Can Wait and International Velvet. Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American Playwright and Screenwriter The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American Comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason An Unmarried Woman is a 1978 dramatic film that tells the story of the wealthy New York wife Erica ( Jill Clayburgh) whose “perfect” Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage motion pictures and television Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many Julia is a 1977 Film Drama made by 20th Century Fox. It is based on Lillian Hellman 's book Pentimento Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 Comedy film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. International Velvet may refer to International Velvet (album, a 1998 album International Velvet (film, a 1978

Younger audiences were also beginning to be the focus of cinema, after the huge blockbusters that had attracted them back to the theater. John Travolta became popular in the pop-culture landmark films, Saturday Night Fever, which introduced Disco to middle America, and Grease, which recalled the world of the 1950s. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease Comedy was also given new life in the irreverent Animal House, set on a college campus during the 1960s. Up in Smoke, starring Cheech and Chong, was another irreverent comedy about marijuana use became popular among teenagers. Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech and Chong 's first feature-length film released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures. Cheech & Chong are a Comedy duo, consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their The new television comedy program, "Saturday Night Live," launched the careers of several of its comedians, such as Chevy Chase, who co-starred in the 1978 hit Foul Play with Goldie Hawn. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Foul Play is a 1978 Film by Colin Higgins starring Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. Goldie Jean Hawn (born November 21 1945 is an American Academy Award -winning Actress, director and producer.

The decade closed with two films chronicling the Vietnam War, Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter and Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Michael Cimino (ˈtʃamɪnəʊ born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American, Academy Award-winning film director The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war Drama film about a trio of Rusyn American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Both films focused on the horrors of war and the psychological damaged caused by such horrors. Christopher Walken and director Michael Cimino earned Oscars for their work on the film, which earned a Best Picture Academy Award. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Michael Cimino (ˈtʃamɪnəʊ born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American, Academy Award-winning film director "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep were also nominated for their work in The Deer Hunter. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war Drama film about a trio of Rusyn American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the Apocalypse Now won for cinematography and sound, and earned nominations for Robert Duvall and Coppola. Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award

1979 saw the poignant Kramer vs. Kramer, the inspiring Norma Rae, and the nuclear thriller, The China Syndrome. Kramer vs Kramer is a 1979 Drama Film adapted by Robert Benton from the novel by Avery Corman, and directed by Benton Norma Rae is a 1979 film which tells the story of a woman from a small town in the Southern United States who becomes involved in the labor union The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power Alien scared summer movie-going audiences of 1979 with its horrible monster from outer space, achieving similar success that Jaws had seen four years earlier. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. Meanwhile, The Onion Field and ...And Justice for All focused on the failures of the American judicial system. The Onion Field is a 1973 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department, chronicling the Kidnapping The year ended with Hal Ashby's subtle black comedy Being There and The Muppet Movie, a family film based on the Jim Henson puppet characters. Hal Ashby ( September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award -winning film editor Being There is a 1979 film directed by Hal Ashby, adapted from the 1971 novel written by Jerzy Kosiński. The Muppet Movie is the first of a series of Live-action musical Feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of

List of films

Films made in the 1970s include:

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10 (1979)
1941 (1979)
200 Motels (1971)

A

Abby (1974)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
The Airport film series:
- Airport (1970)
- Airport 1975 (1974)
- Airport 77 (1977)
- The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Alice in Wonderland (1976)
Alien (1979)
All That Jazz (1979)
All the President's Men (1976)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
Amarcord (1974)
American Graffiti (1973)
And Now For Something Completely Different (1971)
Animal House (1978)
Annie Hall (1977)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
The Aristocats (1970)
Ashanti (1979)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)
Autumn Sonata (1978)

B

Baby Snakes (1989)
Badlands (1983)
The Bad News Bears (1986)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1980)
Bananas (1981)
The Barefoot Executive (1981)
Barry Lyndon (1985)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1981)
Behind the Green Door (1982)
Being There (1989)
Ben (1982)
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1989)
Benji (1984)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1980)
Black Belt Jones (1984)
Black Caesar (1983)
Black Christmas (1984)
The Black Godfather (1984)
The Black Hole (1989)
Black Mama, White Mama (1982)
Blackenstein (1984)
Blacksnake (1982)
Blacula (1982)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blood for Dracula (1984)
Blood Sucking Freaks (1986)
Blue Collar (1988)
Bobby (1983)
Boss Nigger (1985)
Boxcar Bertha (1982)
The Boy Friend (1981)
The Boys from Brazil (1988)
The Boys in the Band (1980)
Boys in the Sand (1981)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1984)
The Brood (1989)

C

Cabaret (1972)
Caligula (1979)
Candleshoe (1977)
Capricorn One (1978)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Car Wash (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Catch-22 (1976)
Charlie Muffin (aka A Deadly Game) (1979)
Charlotte's Web (1973)
Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1970)
China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Chinatown (1974)
Claire's Knee (Le Genou de Claire) (1970)
Claudine (1974)
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Cloistered Nun: Runa’s Confession (1976)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Clown Murders (1976)
Coffy (1973)
Coma (1978)
Coming Home (1978)
Compañeros (1970)
The Conversation (1973)
Convoy (1978)
Cooley High (1975)
Coonskin (1975)
Count Dracula (1970). 1941 is Steven Spielberg 's fourth theatrical film written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. 200 Motels is a 1971 movie featuring Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, produced at Pinewood Studios, England Abby is a 1974 Blaxploitation / Horror film about a woman who is possessed by an African sex demon Aguirre the Wrath of God (Aguirre der Zorn Gottes is an independent 1972 German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog Airport is a 1970 film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. Airport 1975 is a 1974 Disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 hit Airport. Airport '77 is a 1977 Disaster film and second sequel in the Airport franchise The Concorde. Airport '79 is a 1979 American Disaster film (in the UK it was released a year later as Airport '80 The Concorde Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 Film which tells the story of a widow who moves with her young son to Tucson Arizona to start her Alice in Wonderland (sometimes listed as Alice in Wonderland A Musical Porno) is a 1976 pornographic Musical film, loosely based on Lewis Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. All That Jazz is a Palme D'Or winning 1979 American Musical film directed by Bob Fosse. All the President's Men is a 1976 film based on the 1974 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists investigating All Quiet on the Western Front is a 150 minute Television movie produced by ITC Entertainment in full color that was released on November 14 Amarcord (1973 directed by Federico Fellini, is a semi- Autobiographical coming-of-age tale that combines poignancy with bawdy comedy American Graffiti is a period Coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck And Now for Something Completely Different is a film Spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite Annie Hall is a 1977 Romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. This article is about the book For the Disney movie see The Apple Dumpling Gang (film. The Aristocats is a 1970 Animated feature produced and released by Walt Disney Productions. Ashanti (aka Ashanti Land of No Mercy) is a 1979 Adventure film, produced by Georges-Alain Vuille and directed by Richard Fleischer Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 American action / thriller movie inspired by the Howard Hawks Film Rio Bravo Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 Comedy film directed by John De Bello and starring David Miller. Autumn Sonata ( Höstsonaten) is a 1978 Academy Award nominated Swedish language film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Baby Snakes is a movie from Frank Zappa 's 1977 Halloween concert at New York City 's Palladium Theater backstage antics from the crew and Badlands is a 1973 film directed by Terrence Malick from his own script starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. The Bad News Bears is a 1976 film directed by Michael Ritchie. "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" is also the title of a song by Calexico. Bananas is a 1971 Comedy film written by Mickey Rose and Woody Allen, Directed by Allen and starring him and The Barefoot Executive is a live-action Film released by the Walt Disney Company in 1971 starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn Barry Lyndon ( 1975) is a Period film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844 by William Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an Academy Award winning 1971 Musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions, which combines Live action Behind the Green Door (1972 was the first hardcore Pornographic movie widely released in the United States. Being There is a 1979 film directed by Hal Ashby, adapted from the 1971 novel written by Jerzy Kosiński. Ben is a 1972 Film about a young boy (played by Lee H Montgomery) and his pet Rat, Ben Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens ( 1979) is a satirical Sexploitation Film starring Kitten Natividad and Ann Benji is the name of a fictitious Dog who has been the focus of several movies from 1974 through the 2000s and is also the title of the first film in the series Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American musical comedy Film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Erica Gavin Black Belt Jones is a 1974 Blaxploitation Action film. It was featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made. Black Caesar is a 1973 Blaxploitation film starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry. Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian Horror film, directed by Bob Clark, which has a very large Cult following The Black Godfather is a Blaxploitation film released in 1974. For the 2006 film see Black Hole (2006 film The Black Hole is a 1979 Science fiction movie directed by Black Mama White Mama is a 1972 Blaxploitation film starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov, and directed by Eddie Romero Blackenstein, also known as Black Frankenstein, is a 1973 Blaxploitation Horror film. Black Snake is a 1973 film directed by Russ Meyer. It was Meyer's first film after returning to self financed projects following the end of his deal at Blacula is a 1972 Blaxploitation Horror film produced for American International Pictures. Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Blood for Dracula (also known as Andy Warhol's Dracula) is a 1974 film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol Blood Sucking Freaks is a 1976 Horror film, sometimes considered an Exploitation film. Blue Collar is the 1978 directorial debut of Screenwriter Paul Schrader. Bobby, released in 1973 is a popular Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. Boss Nigger is a 1975 Blaxploitation film directed by Jack Arnold. Boxcar Bertha ( 1972) one of acclaimed director Martin Scorsese 's earliest films is an extremely loose adaptation of Sister of the Road The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 Academy Award-nominated thriller made by Lew Grade 's ITC Entertainment and distributed by The Boys in the Band is a 1970 American Drama film directed by William Friedkin. Boys in the Sand is a landmark American gay pornographic film. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia ( Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García) (1974 is a film directed by Sam Peckinpah and featuring Warren This article is about the 1979 film For the Professional wrestling stable see The Brood (professional wrestling. Cabaret is a 1972 American Musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York Caligula is a 1979 Film directed by Tinto Brass, with additional scenes filmed by Giancarlo Lui and Penthouse Candleshoe is a 1977 Walt Disney Productions live action movie based on the Michael Innes novel Christmas at Candleshoe and starring Capricorn One is a 1978 thriller movie about a Mars landing Hoax. Car Wash is a 1976 Comedy film produced by Universal Pictures. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Charlie Muffin is a 1979 made-for-TV Film based on the novel Charlie M by Brian Freemantle. Charlotte's Web, a children's book by E B White, was adapted into an animated Musical film by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Cherry Harry & Raquel! is a 1970 Soft core Exploitation film produced and directed by American film director China 9 Liberty 37 ( Italian title it ''Amore piombo e furore'' is an Italian - Spanish 1978 western film directed by The China Syndrome is a 1979 Thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power Chinatown is a American Neo-noir film directed by Roman Polanski. Claire's Knee ( Le Genou de Claire) is a 1970 Film by Éric Rohmer. Claudine is a notable 1974 Feature film produced by Third World Films and released to theatres by 20th Century Fox. Cleopatra Jones is an Action-adventure Blaxploitation movie starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra which was released in 1973 Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold is an action-adventure Blaxploitation movie starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra was released in A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 Satirical Science fiction Film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony ( 1976) is a Japanese Pink film in the Nunsploitation genre starring pop singer Runa Takamura directed by Masaru Konuma and produced by Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 Science fiction film directed and written by Steven Spielberg. The Clown Murders is a 1976 horror film directed by Martyn Burke. Coffy is a 1973 Blaxploitation film written and directed by American Filmmaker Jack Hill. Coma is a 1978 Suspense film based on the novel Coma by Robin Cook. Coming Home is a 1978 Drama film which tells the story of an injured Vietnam War veteran's difficulty in re-entering civilian life Compañeros (original release title Vamos a matar compañeros) is an Italian Zapata -themed Spaghetti western film directed The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated mystery thriller about audio surveillance written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola Convoy is a 1978 Action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starred Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine For the unrelated real-life high school in Detroit Michigan, see Cooley High School. Coonskin is a 1975 film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi, about an African American rabbit fox and bear who rise to the top of the Organized Count Dracula (Nachts wenn Dracula erwacht is a 1970 film directed by Jesus Franco and based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker
Crimes of the Future (1970)
Cross of Iron (1977)

I

I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Idaho Transfer (1973)
Inglorious Bastards (Quel maledetto treno blindato) (1977)
Interiors (1978)
It's Alive (1974)

J

Jaws (1975)
J. D.'s Revenge (1976)
Joe (1970)
Julia (1977)
Junior Bonner (1972)

K

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
The Kids Are Alright (1979)
The Killer Elite (1975)
Killer Nun (1978)
Killer of Sheep (1977)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
The Klansman (1974)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

L

Lacombe Lucien (1974)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last Movie (1971)
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Lenny (1974)
Little Big Man (1970)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Longest Yard (1974)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Love and Death (1975)
Love Story (1970)
Lisztomania (1975)

M

The Mack (1973)
Mad Max (1979)
Mahler (1974)
Mahogany (1975)
Mame (1974)
The Man (1972)
A Man Called Horse (1970)
Man of La Mancha (1972)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Mandingo (1975)
Manhattan (1979)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Marathon Man (1976)
MASH (1970)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
McQ (1974)
Mean Streets (1973)
Midnight Express (1978)
Mondo Trasho (1970)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Moon of the Wolf (1972)
Moonraker (1979)
More American Graffiti (1979)
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
The Mouse and His Child (1977)
Multiple Maniacs (1971)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Murder by Decree (1979)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
The Music Lovers (1970)
My Name is Nobody (1973)

N

Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Nashville (1975)
Network (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
The Night Porter (1974)
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
North Dallas Forty (1979)
The Nun and the Devil (1973)
Nickels (1979)

O

Obsession (1976)
The Omega Man (1971)
The Omen (1976)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
Once Upon a Girl (1976)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1975)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
Öyle Bir Kadın Ki (She is Such a Woman) (1979)

P

Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970)
The Passenger (Professione: reporter) (1975)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Patton (1970)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Petey Wheatstraw (1978)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Piranha (1978)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

Q

Quadrophenia (1973)
The Quick and the Dead (1978)

R

Rabid (1977)
Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
The Railway Children (1970)
Remember My Name (1978)
The Rescuers (1977)
Robin Hood (1973)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

S

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
School of the Holy Beast (1974)
Schulmädchen-Report (1970)
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Scrooge (1970)
The Seven Minutes (1971)
Le Sexe qui parle (The Sex Who Talks) (1975)
Shaft Series:
- Shaft (1971)
- Shaft's Big Score (1972)
- Shaft in Africa (1973)
Shivers (1975)
Silent Movie (1976)
Silver Streak (1976)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Sleuth (1972)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
Snuff (1975)
Solaris (1972)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Son of Dracula (1974)
Space Is the Place (1974)
Sparkle (1976)
The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
SSSSSSS (1973)
Stalker (1979)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Stardust (1974)
The Stepford Wives (1975 film)
The Sting (1973)
Storm Rider (1972)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Sugar Hill (1974)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
Super Fly (1972)
Superman (1978)
Supervixens (1975)
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Switchblade Sisters (1975)

T

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1979)
Taxi Driver (1976)
That'll Be the Day (1973)
Themroc (1973)
They Call Her Cleopatra Wong (1978)
They Call Me Trinity (1971)
The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)
Three Days of the Condor (1977)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Three the Hard Way (1974)
Through the Looking Glass (1976)
...tick...tick...tick... (1970)
El Topo (1970)
Tommy (1975)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
Trinity Is STILL My Name! (1972)
The Turning Point (1977)
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971)
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

U

Up! (1976)
Up in Flames (1973)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

V

Vanishing Point (1971)
Velvet Smooth (1976)

W

Walkabout (1971)
The Warriors (1979)
Waterloo (1970)
Watermelon Man (1970)
Watership Down (1978)
The Way We Were (1973)
Welcome to L.A. (1976)
Westworld (1973)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
Who Killed Bambi? (1978)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Wife to be Sacrificed (1974)
The Wild Geese (1978)
Willard (1971)
Willie Dynamite (1974)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
The Wiz (1978)
Wizards (1977)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Woman's Decision (1975)
Woodstock (1970)
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)

Y

Yanks (1979)
Young Frankenstein (1974)

Z

Zardoz (1974)
Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (1978)
Zombi 2 (1979)
Zulu Dawn (1979)

Events

The films in the 1970s came in many different varieties, as the socially-conscious directors that emerged in the late 1960's grew in very different ways, influenced by music, literature, crime and war. Crimes of the Future is a 1970 Canadian film written, shot, edited and directed by David Cronenberg Cross of Iron is a 1977 War film directed by Sam Peckinpah, featuring James Coburn, James Mason, Maximilian Schell Darling Lili is a 1970 American Musical film. The Screenplay was written by William Peter Blatty and Blake Edwards Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead, Zombie internationally Zombies in Britain, and alternately called La Nuit américaine is a 1974 French Film directed by François Truffaut. The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 film set in late 1963 based on a novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American Drama film directed by John Schlesinger. Days of Heaven is a 1978 film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard Deadly Weapons is a 1974 movie Melodrama directed by Doris Wishman, starring Striptease performer Chesty Morgan. Debbie Does Dallas is a 1978 Pornographic movie starring Bambi Woods and Christie Ford (appearing Deep Throat is an American Pornographic film released in the summer of 1972, written and directed by Gerard Damiano (listed in the The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war Drama film about a trio of Rusyn American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the Deliverance is a 1972 Warner Bros motion picture drama directed by John Boorman. Desperate Living is a 1977 film by Baltimore, Maryland, filmmaker John Waters starring Liz Renay, Edith Massey The Devil in Miss Jones is a 1973 pornographic Film, written and directed by Gerard Damiano The Devils ( 1971) is a Film directed by Ken Russell starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, and based on the 1952 book Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel. Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American crime Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. Dolemite is a 1975 Blaxploitation Feature film, and is also the name of its principal character played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote The Human Tornado also known as Dolemite II, a 1976 cult Blaxploitation film, was the sequel to Dolemite Don's Party is a 1971 Australian play set during the 1969 Australian federal election. For the 1983 PBS sketch-comedy see You Can't Do That On Television. Dr Black Mr Hyde is a 1976 Blaxploitation Horror film. It was loosely inspired by the Novella, Strange Case of Dr Dracula is a 1979 horror / Romance film starring Frank Langella as Count Dracula. Dracula AD 1972 is a 1972 Hammer Horror film directed by Alan Gibson, written by Don Houghton and starring Christopher Drum is the 1976 sequel to the movie Mandingo, and released by United Artists. The Duellists is a 1977 film which was Ridley Scott 's first Feature film as a director The Eagle Has Landed is a book by Jack Higgins first published in 1975. For the Apollo 440 album see Electro Glide in Blue. Electra Glide in Blue is a 1973 film starring Robert Blake Emily, also known as The Awakening of Emily, is a 1976 British -made soft-core erotic film starring Koo Stark as a young Enter the Dragon ( aka The Deadly Three, originally titled Blood and Steel is a 1973 American Martial arts film directed Eraserhead is a 1977 Surrealist Horror film written and directed by David Lynch. Escape to Witch Mountain is a Science fiction novel written by Alexander Key in 1968 The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, This article is about Faces of Death the film For the rap album of the same name see Faces of Death (album. Farewell My Lovely is a 1940 novel by Raymond Chandler, the second novel he wrote featuring Los Angeles private eye Philip The Farmer's Daughter is an American Hardcore pornography film released in 1973. Fast Company is a 1979 Film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. Female Trouble is a 1974 Comedy film written produced and directed by John Waters starring Divine, David Lochary Fiddler on the Roof is the 1971 film version of the Broadway musical of the same name. Fingers is a 1978 drama Film directed by James Toback. It features Harvey Keitel as a Pianist who also works A Fistful of Dynamite is a 1971 Spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone (original Italian title Giù la Testa Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson Andy Warhol's Frankenstein is a 1973 Horror film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, Andrew Braunsberg Flesh Gordon is a 1974 science fiction and comedy adventure film Flower and Snake (花と蛇 - Hana to Hebi ( 1974) is a Japanese soft-core S/M film starring Naomi Tani, directed by Masaru Konuma The Forgotten ( 1973) (more commonly known as Don't Look in the Basement) is a Psychological horror Film. The Four Musketeers is the title of a 1974 Richard Lester film which follows upon his film of the previous year The Three Musketeers Four of the Apocalypse ( I Quattro dell'apocalisse) is a 1975 Spaghetti Western film directed by Lucio Fulci and starring Foxy Brown is a 1974 Blaxploitation film written and directed by Jack Hill. ---- Freaky Friday is a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster as Annabel Andrews and Barbara Harris as her mother For other uses see The French Connection. The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood Crime film directed Fritz the Cat is a 1972 Animated film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi as his feature film debut Get Carter is a 1971 crime Film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter a mobster who sets out to The Getaway is a 1972 crime and Action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw The Go-Between is a 1970 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by L The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. Going in Style is a 1979 film written and directed by Martin Brest. The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American Comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease The Great Santini is a 1979 film which tells the story of a highly successful Marine officer whose success as a military aviator contrasts with his shortcomings The Greatest is a 1977 film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself The Groove Tube (1974 written and produced by Ken Shapiro was a low-budget comedy film Halloween is a 1978 American independent Horror film set in the fictional midwestern town of Haddonfield, Hardcore is a 1979 film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring George C The Harder They Come is a 1972 Jamaican Crime film directed by Perry Henzell. Harlan County USA is a 1976 Academy Award winning Documentary film covering the efforts of 180 Coal miners on strike against Harry and Tonto is a 1974 film directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Art Carney as Harry Coombes an elderly widower who is forced from his condemned Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 Comedy film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. Hell Up in Harlem is a 1973 Blaxploitation film starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry Herbie Rides Again is the second in a series of movies made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie the Love Bug a white Volkswagen High Anxiety is a 1977 Comedy film produced by directed by and starring Mel Brooks. The Hills Have Eyes is a 1977 Horror film, directed by Wes Craven and starring Michael Berryman. The Hired Hand is a 1971 western film directed by Peter Fonda, with a screenplay by Alan Sharp. Hit! is a 1973 action film directed by Sidney J Furie and starring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor. Hot Summer in the City is a 1976 Adult film by director Gail Palmer aka "The Hare" Hugo the Hippo ( Hugó a víziló) is a 1973 animated film produced by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary and co-produced Day of the Woman, better known by its re-release title I Spit on Your Grave, is a controversial rape-revenge film Idaho Transfer is a 1973 Science fiction film directed by Peter Fonda. Inglorious Bastards ( Quel maledetto treno blindato) is a 1977 Italian War movie directed by Enzo G Interiors is a 1978 Drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It's Alive was a 1974 Horror film written produced and directed by Larry Cohen. Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling J D's Revenge is a Blaxploitation Horror film released in 1976. Julia is a 1977 Film Drama made by 20th Century Fox. It is based on Lillian Hellman 's book Pentimento Junior Bonner is a Western film and Melodrama released in 1972 and starring Steve McQueen, Joe Don Baker, Robert Preston The Kentucky Fried Movie is an American Comedy film, released in 1977 and directed by John Landis. This article is about the film For the song of the same name see The Kids Are Alright (song and The Kids Are Alright (soundtrack. The Killer Elite is an action thriller starring James Caan (Mike Lockin and Robert Duvall (George Hanson Killer Nun (Also known as Suor Omicidi, or Deadly Habits) (1978 is an Italian Nunsploitation Film Killer of Sheep is a 1977 American film written directed produced and shot by Charles Burnett. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a 1976 Gangster film directed and written by John Cassavetes and starring Ben Gazzara. The Klansman is a 1974 American Motion picture drama based on the book of the same name by William Bradford Huie. Kramer vs Kramer is a 1979 Drama Film adapted by Robert Benton from the novel by Avery Corman, and directed by Benton Lacombe Lucien ( 1974) is a French film that tells the story of a teenage boy during the German occupation of France in World War II. The Last House on the Left is a 1972 Horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S The Last Movie is a 1971 drama film from Universal Pictures. It was written and directed by Dennis Hopper, who also played a horse wrangler named after Last Tango in Paris ( Ultimo Tango a Parigi) is a 1973 film directed by Italian Bernardo Bertolucci which tells the story of Lenny is a 1974 film about the life of the comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman. Little Big Man is a 1970 film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel by Thomas Berger. Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional The Longest Yard is a 1974 Film about inmates at a prison who play American football against their guards The Long Goodbye ( 1973) is a film adaptation of Raymond Chandler 's novel The Long Goodbye. JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated Fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. Love and Death is a 1975 comedy by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Love and Death is a satirical take Love Story is a 1970 Romantic drama film written by Erich Segal coordinated with his 1970 best-selling novel. Lisztomania is a 1975 film by Ken Russell, drawn from a biography of Franz Liszt. The Mack is a 1973 Blaxploitation film starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. Mad Max is a 1979 Australian apocalyptic action thriller Film directed by George Miller and written Mahler is a 1974 Biographical film based on the life of Composer Gustav Mahler. Mahogany is a 1975 Feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October This is an article about a 1974 film For the Broadway musical upon which it's based see Mame. The Man is a 1972 political drama directed by Joseph Sargent and starring James Earl Jones. For the film see A Man Called Horse ''(1970 film. A Man Called Horse was originally published as a short story in Collier's Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film version of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, with The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 film adapted from the Rudyard Kipling story of the same title. The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional Mandingo is a 1975 film, based on the book Mandingo by Kyle Onstott. Manhattan is a 1979 Romantic comedy film about Isaac Davis ( Woody Allen) a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer dating a 17-year-old The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a full-length animated Film produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on March 11 Marathon Man is a 1976 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman McCabe & Mrs Miller is a 1971 Western Motion picture by director Robert Altman. McQ is a 1974 crime drama starring John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, and Colleen Dewhurst. Mean Streets ( 1973) is an early Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. Midnight Express is a 1978 film, based on Billy Hayes ' book of the same name adapted into screenplay by Oliver Stone. Mondo Trasho is a 1969 16mm black-and-white film by Baltimore, Maryland filmmaker John Waters starring Divine, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python ( Graham Chapman, John Cleese Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as The Life of Brian, is a 1979 Comedy film written directed and largely performed by the Moon of the Wolf is a Gothic horror film It was first broadcast in 1972 on the ABC television network Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional More American Graffiti is the 1979 Sequel film to George Lucas 's hit film American Graffiti. Mother Jugs & Speed is a 1976 Comedy film directed by Peter Yates. The Mouse and His Child is a 1977 animated film based on the 1967 Russell Hoban Novel The Mouse and His Child. Multiple Maniacs is a 1970 Comedy film by Baltimore Maryland filmmaker John Waters. The Muppet Movie is the first of a series of Live-action musical Feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets. Murder by Decree is a 1979 Anglo-Canadian film involving Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in the case of the serial murderer Jack the Ripper Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 feature film directed by Sidney Lumet and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by The Music Lovers is a 1970 British Biographical film directed by Ken Russell. My Name is Nobody (originally released in Italy as Il mio nome è Nessuno and also known as Lonesome Gun) is a Napoleon and Samantha is a 1972 family/adventure/ Drama directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Stewart Raffill. Nashville is a 1975 American Drama film directed by Robert Altman. Network is a 1976 New Hollywood drama film about a fictional Television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS and its struggle New York New York is a musical - Drama Film directed by Martin Scorsese, released in 1977. The Night Porter ( Il Portiere di notte) is a controversial 1974 film by Italian director Liliana Cavani, starring Dirk Bogarde The North Avenue Irregulars is a 1979 Disney film starring Edward Hermann. North Dallas Forty is a 1979 Dramatic Film written by Peter Gent and starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and The Nun and the Devil, or Le Monache di Sant'Arcangelo in the original Italian is an erotic 1973 French/ Italian Nunsploitation Nickels is a gambling coin game played with any desired denomination of coins Obsession is a 1976 Psychological thriller / mystery directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève The Omega Man (1971 directed by Boris Sagal, is a Science fiction film, featuring Charlton Heston, based on the novel I Am Legend The Omen is a 1976 suspense / horror Film directed by Richard Donner. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a 1970 American musical / romantic fantasy Film directed by Vincente Minnelli Once Upon a Girl is a 1976 X-rated live-acton/animated film written produced and directed by Don Jurwich One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 Comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman. The Opening of Misty Beethoven is an American Hardcore pornography film released in 1975 The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 revisionist Western movie set at the end of the American Civil War directed The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 romantic comedy film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Barbra Streisand and George Segal Öyle Bir Kadın Ki ( She is Such a Woman) ( 1979) is the first Turkish film which included hardcore scenes to be legally produced The Party at Kitty and Stud's (or Party at Kitty and Stud's) better known under the title Italian Stallion, is a 1970 The Passenger ( Professione reporter) is a Film directed and co-written by Michelangelo Antonioni, released in 1975 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson Patton (UK Patton Lust for Glory) is a 1970 biography drama War film, which tells the story of General George S Pete's Dragon (first released on November 3, 1977) is a live-action/animated musical Feature film from Walt Disney Petey Wheatstraw ( 1978) aka Petey Wheatstraw the Devil's Son-In-Law. Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian Mystery Film directed by Peter Weir, adapted from the novel of the same name. ---- Pink Flamingos is a 1972 Comedy film directed by John Waters. Piranha is a 1978 comedy Horror film about a swarm of killer Piranha. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 Film directed and produced by Billy Wilder; he also shared writing credit with his longtime Quadrophenia is a 1979 British Film based on the 1973 Rock opera album Quadrophenia by The Who. The Quick and the Dead, (orig title One by One, released in 1975 is a documentary about the deadliness of Grand Prix Rabid is a 1977 Horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. Race For Your Life Charlie Brown is a 1977 Animated film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Raggedy Ann and Andy A Musical Adventure is a 1977 Animated film produced by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, and released by 20th Century Fox The Railway Children is a 1970 British film based on the novel by E Remember My Name is a 1978 film written and directed by Alan Rudolph and produced by Robert Altman. The Rescuers is a 1977 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on June 22, 1977. Robin Hood is an Animated film produced by the Walt Disney Studios, first released in the United States on November 8, 1973 Rocky is a 1976 Film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Rocky II is the 1979 sequel to Rocky, a motion picture in which an unknown boxer had been given a chance to go the distance The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical Comedy film that parodies Science fiction and Horror films. The Satanic Rites of Dracula is a 1974 Hammer Horror film directed by Alan Gibson, and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British Horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Studios. Scenes from a Marriage (Swedish Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish Film and Mini-series written is a film in the Nunsploitation sub-genre of Pinky violence made by Toei Company in 1974. Schulmädchen-Report Was Eltern nicht für möglich halten (Schoolgirl Report Part 1 What Parents Don't Think Is Possible ( UK release title Confessions of Scream Blacula Scream is a 1973 Blaxploitation Horror film, made under the working titles Blacula Is Beautiful and Blacula Lives Scrooge is a 1970 Musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens ' classic 1843 story A Christmas Carol. The Seven Minutes is 1971 Drama film directed and produced by Russ Meyer. Le Sexe qui parle ( The Sex Who Talks) is a French Adult film of 1975 Shaft is a 1971 American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shaft's Big Score, released in 1972, is the second film in the Trilogy in which actor Richard Roundtree starred as the private-eye John Shaft in Africa, released in 1973, is the third film in the trilogy of films that starred actor Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. Shivers (filmed as Orgy of the Blood Parasites; alternate titles The Parasite Murders, They Came from Within Silent Movie is a 1976 Comedy film directed by and starring Mel Brooks. Silver Streak is a 1976 comedy, action and Mystery film about murder on a Los Angeles -to- Chicago train journey Slaughterhouse-Five is an award-winning 1972 Film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut 's novel of the same name. Sleuth is the 1972 film adaptation of the Tony Award -winning play of the same title by British playwright Anthony Shaffer. Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 movie starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick Snoopy Come Home is a 1972 musical Animated film, produced by Cinema Center Films and Lee Mendelson Films for National Snuff is a 1976 Splatter film most notorious for being marketed as if it were an actual Snuff film. Solaris (Солярис) is a Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Soldier Blue is an American Revisionist Western movie made in 1970 and directed by Ralph Nelson, telling a fictionalized account of the events Son of Dracula is a Musical comedy Film released in 1974 by Apple Films, starring Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr. Space Is the Place is an 82-minute Film made in 1972 and released in 1974. Sparkle is a 1976 American film directed by Sam O'Steen and released by Warner Bros The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a novel by Sam Greenlee, first published in 1969 (in the UK by Allison & Busby and a 1973 film of the same name The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent Stalker ( Сталкер) is a Science fiction film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, and loosely based on the Novel Roadside Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures. Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera Stardust is a 1974 British film directed by Michael Apted and starring David Essex and Adam Faith. The Stepford Wives is a 1975 science fiction / Horror film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name The Sting is a 1973 Caper film set in September 1936 and revolving around a complicated plot by two professional grifters ( Paul Storm Rider ( Il Grande duello, 1972) aka The Grand Duel is an Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Giancarlo Santi Straw Dogs is a 1971 Film directed by Sam Peckinpah which stars Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. Sugar Hill is a 1974 Zombie film released by AIP, who had previously combined the horror and Blaxploitation genres with The Sunshine Boys is a play by Neil Simon that was produced on Broadway in 1972 and later adapted for film and television Super Fly is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks Jr Superman (also known as Superman The Movie) is a 1978 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the Supervixens is a 1975 Sexploitation Satire by American filmmaker Russ Meyer. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 American Independent film written produced scored directed by and starring Melvin Van Peebles Switchblade Sisters is a 1975 action and Exploitation film detailing the lives of high school-aged female Gang members The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as The Taking of Pelham 123) is a thriller movie released in 1974. Tarzoon la honte de la jungle ( Tarzoon Shame of the Jungle) is a 1975 adult-oriented French / Belgian Animated film Taxi Driver is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. That'll Be the Day is a 1973 British film starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, written by Ray Connolly and directed by Themroc is a 1973 French film by director Claude Faraldo. It was produced by François de Lannurien and Helène Vager and its original music was composed They Call Her Cleopatra Wong (also known as Cleopatra Wong and Female Big Boss) is a 1978 joint-production of Singapore, Philippines They Call Me Trinity, (Lo chiamavano Trinità also known as My Name is Trinity, is a 1971 Spaghetti western The Thing with Two Heads is a 1972 film starring Rosey Grier and Ray Milland, directed by Lee Frost, and written by Wes Bishop The Thirty Nine Steps is a 1978 thriller Film directed by Don Sharp, based on the novel The Thirty-nine Steps by John Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 American Thriller film produced by Stanley Schneider and directed by Sydney Pollack. The Three Musketeers is a 1973 film based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas père. Three the Hard Way was a 1974 action film starring Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, and Jim Kelly, written by Eric Bercovici Through The Looking Glass is a 1976 Adult film with Avante-garde, experimental elements directed by Jonas Middleton and released by El Topo ( The Mole) is a 1970 allegorical, cult Western movie and Underground film, directed by and Tommy is a 1975 Musical film, based on The Who's 1969 "rock opera" album musical Tommy. The Towering Inferno is a 1974 Disaster film starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman and directed by John Guillermin Track of the Moon Beast is a 1976 Horror film, directed by Richard Ashe and written by Bill Finger and Charles Sinclair Trinity is STILL My Name! (Italian title Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità) is a 1972 Spaghetti western directed by Enzo The Turning Point ( 1977) was written by Arthur Laurents and directed by Herbert Ross. The Twelve Chairs is a 1970 Slapstick comedy Film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise Twitch of the Death Nerve ( Italian title Ecologia del delitto) is a 1971 Italian horror thriller film Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 Road movie directed by Monte Hellman, starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, Beach Boys Up in Flames is a 1973 Pornographic film. It is an unauthorized adaptation of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Mr Up in Smoke, directed by Lou Adler, is Cheech and Chong 's first feature-length film released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures. For the Camp Lo album see Uptown Saturday Night (album Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 Comedy A vanishing point is a point in a perspective drawing to which Parallel lines appear to converge Velvet Smooth is a 1976 Blaxploitation film Somebody’s running a takeover on crime lord King Lathrop’s (Owen Wat-son operation using bogarts in Hannibal Walkabout is a 1971 British film set in Australia. Loosely based on the novel by James Vance Marshall, it was written by The Warriors is a 1979 cult classic action / thriller film directed by Walter Hill and based on the 1965 novel Waterloo was a Soviet - Italian film of 1970 directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. Watership Down is a 1978 Animated film directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams. The Way We Were is a 1973 American film which tells the story of Katie Morosky an intense Jewish woman who marries Hubbell Gardner a carefree Welcome to LA is a 1976 film directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Keith Carradine. WestWorld of Scottsdale popularly shortened to WestWorld is a sports and convention complex located in Scottsdale Arizona. What's Up Doc? is a Screwball comedy from 1972, directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal Which Way is Up? is a comedy film starring Richard Pryor. It was directed by Michael Schultz. Who Killed Bambi? was to be the first film featuring the Sex Pistols which was due to be released in 1978 ( 1974) is a Japanese Soft-core Pornographic S/M film starring Naomi Tani and directed by Masaru Konuma. The Wild Geese is a 1978 film about a group of Mercenaries in Africa. Willard is a 1971 Horror film starring Bruce Davison and Ernest Borgnine, directed by Daniel Mann. Willie Dynamite is a 1974 (see 1974 in film) Blaxploitation film which features Roscoe Orman as a pimp who lives the "life" Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 motion picture based on the 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 Adventure film. It was directed by John Milius and starred Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, The Wiz is a 1975 Broadway musical, based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Wizards (originally titled War Wizards) is an animated Post-apocalyptic Science fiction / Fantasy film about the battle A Woman Under the Influence ( 1974) is an Academy Award nominated film written and directed by John Cassavetes. A Woman's Decision ( Polish: Bilans kwartalny, also known as The Quarterly Balance) is a 1975 Polish ---- Woodstock (subtitled "3 Days of Peace & Music" is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 The World's Greatest Athlete is a 1973 American feature film released by the Walt Disney Company. Yanks is a 1979 John Schlesinger film set in World War II in the village of Dobcross, near Oldham, Lancashire Young Frankenstein is a 1974 Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character Zardoz is a 1974 Science fiction film written produced and directed by John Boorman. Zoltan Hound of Dracula (also released as Dracula's Dog) is a 1978 film in which a 17th century innkeeper (played by Reggie Nalder Zombi 2 (also known as Zombie, Island of the Living Dead, Zombie Island, Zombie Flesh Eaters Zulu Dawn is a 1979 book and War film about the Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu military units This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The decade is most known for excelling in the crime-drama genre. The early part of the decade focused on increasingly realistic, gritty films, including Coppola's first two Godfather pictures and Robert Altman's black comedy MASH. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman A trend that lasted through the decade was the popularity of disaster films, starting with Airport in 1970. A disaster film is a movie genre that has an impending or ongoing Disaster (such as a damaged Airliner, Fire Airport is a 1970 film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. Another trend was the birth of the blockbuster horror film, initiated by William Friedkin's The Exorcist, which spawned numerous imitators. William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, A pivotal moment in films was the release of Steven Spielberg's first blockbuster hit, Jaws, was considered to be the birth of the blockbuster motion picture (a trend sealed two years later with the release of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling This article refers to the theatrical slang term for other uses see Blockbuster (disambiguation. Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera The end of the decade saw two epic Vietnam War films, from directors Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) and Coppola (Apocalypse Now). The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Michael Cimino (ˈtʃamɪnəʊ born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American, Academy Award-winning film director The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war Drama film about a trio of Rusyn American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the