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… 1964 . 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 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 . The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on 1967 . The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film 1968 . The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter 1969 . The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support 1970 …
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… 1978 . 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 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 1979 . The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode 1980 . The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens 1981 . Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. 1982 . Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E 1983 . Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York 1984 …
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… 1971 . Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Industry milestones Sony launches the three-quarter-inch Videotape format known as U-matic. Industry milestones The first home Videocassette format Cartrivision, is introduced to the American public Industry milestones May 10 - Betamax launched in Japan. November - Sony introduces the first home video system Industry milestones February - Betamax introduced in the USA. Industry milestones August 23 - VHS introduced in the USA. Magnetic Video licenses fifty films 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. The year 1974 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1974. The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975 The year 1976 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1976 The year 1977 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1977. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century 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 - 1974 - 1975 . Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1976 . Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1977 …
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The year 1974 in film involved some significant events. The year 1974 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below 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 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 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 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
Events
- February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA
- May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 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
- August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of the J. Geils Band marries actress Faye Dunaway
- November 1 - Technicolor ceases its legendary dye-transfer printing process. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. For the Austrian-born composer producer songwriter and arranger see Peter Wolf (producer. The J Geils Band was an American rock band who were formed in 1967 in Worcester Massachusetts, that had a successful R&B -influenced Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) known as Faye Dunaway, is an American actress. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
- Robert Redford has three films in the Top Ten at the North American box office, the first actor to do so since Bing Crosby in 1946. Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular
- Kevin Costner made his film debut in Sizzle Beach, USA, although the film was not released until 1986
Top grossing films (U. Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director Sizzle Beach USA is a 1974 independent Film starring Kevin Costner, Terry Congie, Leslie Brander, and Roselyn Royce Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) S. )
| Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Gross |
| 1. |
The Towering Inferno |
20th Century Fox/Warner Brothers |
$48,838,000 |
| 2. |
Blazing Saddles |
Warner Brothers |
$47,800,000 |
| 3. |
Young Frankenstein |
20th Century Fox |
$38,823,000 |
| 4. |
Earthquake |
Universal |
$35,850,000 |
| 5. |
The Trial of Billy Jack |
Tay-Lau/Warner Brothers |
$31,100,000 |
| 6. |
The Godfather, Part II |
Paramount |
$30,673,000 |
| 7. |
Airport 1975 |
Universal |
$25,306,000 |
| 8. |
The Longest Yard |
Paramount |
$23,017,000 |
| 9. |
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams |
Sunn |
$21,895,000 |
| 10. |
Murder on the Orient Express |
Paramount |
$19,124,000 |
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1974.shtml
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: The Godfather, Part II - Coppola Company, Paramount
- Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather, Part II
- Best Actor: Art Carney - Harry and Tonto
- Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- Best Supporting Actor: Robert De Niro - The Godfather, Part II
- Best Supporting Actress: Ingrid Bergman - Murder on the Orient Express
- Best Foreign Language Film: Amarcord, directed by Federico Fellini, Italy
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Chinatown
- Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - Chinatown
- Best Actress: Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: The Longest Yard
- Best Actor: Art Carney - Harry and Tonto
- Best Actress: Raquel Welch - The Three Musketeers
- Other
- Best Director: Roman Polanski - Chinatown
- Best Foreign Language Film: Scenes from a Marriage, Sweden
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Conversation, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, United States
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, directed by Ted Kotcheff, Canada
Films released in 1974
- Aina
- Airport 1975
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, directed by Martin Scorsese
- All Creatures Great and Small
- Alvin Rides Again (aka Alvin Purple Rides Again)
- Animals Are Beautiful People
- Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol's Frankenstein)
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Golden Bear winner
- Barry Mckenzie Holds His Own
- The Beast Must Die
- Benji
- Black Christmas
- Blazing Saddles
- Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
- Caged Heat, directorial debut of Jonathan Demme
- California Split
- The Cars That Ate Paris
- Chinatown
- Claudine
- The Clockmaker
- The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola, Palme d'Or winner
- Dark Star, directed by John Carpenter
- Day for Night
- Death Wish
- Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
- Dreams and Nightmares - (Abe Osheroff)
- Earthquake
- The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (aka Every Man For Himself and God Against All)
- F for Fake (originally Vérités et Mensonges)
- The Front Page
- Ginger in the Morning
- The Godfather Part II
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
- Gone in 60 Seconds
- Great Expectations
- The Great Gatsby
- Harry and Tonto
- Herbie Rides Again
- Jock Petersen
- The Klansman
- Lacombe Lucien
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (redirects to Grizzly Adams - character)
- The Longest Yard
- The Lords of Flatbush
- Lovin' Molly
- Mame
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- McQ
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Parade
- Son of Dracula
- The Sugarland Express
- Sweet Movie
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, starring Walter Matthau
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- That's Entertainment!
- Thieves Like Us
- The Three Musketeers
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
- The Towering Inferno, starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, and Fred Astaire
- The Trial of Billy Jack
- UFO: Target Earth
- Vampyres
- A Woman Under the Influence
- Way of the Dragon (U. The 47th Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney ( November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award - and Emmy Award -winning 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 Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932) is an American Academy Award -winning actress 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 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer 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 (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy 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 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Amarcord (1973 directed by Federico Fellini, is a semi- Autobiographical coming-of-age tale that combines poignancy with bawdy comedy Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film The 32nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in Film and Television for 1974 were held on January 25, 1975. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 Chinatown is a American Neo-noir film directed by Roman Polanski. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Gena Rowlands (born June 19 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated four-time Emmy Award -and two-time Golden Globe Award A Woman Under the Influence ( 1974) is an Academy Award nominated film written and directed by John Cassavetes. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Longest Yard is a 1974 Film about inmates at a prison who play American football against their guards The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Raquel Welch (born September 5 1940 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 1960s The Three Musketeers is a 1973 film based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas père. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony Scenes from a Marriage (Swedish Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish Film and Mini-series written The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated mystery thriller about audio surveillance written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Ted Kotcheff (sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T Aina, ( Urdu: آئینہ) also known as The Mirror, is a 1977 Pakistani Film directed by Nazr-ul-Islam Airport 1975 is a 1974 Disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 hit Airport. Ali Fear Eats the Soul ( Angst essen Seele auf) is a 1974 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring 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 Alvin Purple Rides Again is a 1974 Australian sex-comedy film sequel to Alvin Purple. Animals Are Beautiful People (aka Beautiful People) is a 1974 Nature documentary about the Wildlife in Southern Andy Warhol's Frankenstein is a 1973 Horror film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, Andrew Braunsberg The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 Canadian Comedy - Drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff; based on the 1959 The Beast Must Die is a 1974 Horror film directed by Paul Annett Benji is the first film in a series of nine about the golden Mixed breed dog named Benji. Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian Horror film, directed by Bob Clark, which has a very large Cult following Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia ( Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García) (1974 is a film directed by Sam Peckinpah and featuring Warren Caged Heat (alternate title Renegade Girls) is a 1974 Exploitation film in the women-in-prison genre Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and California Split is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman and starring Elliott Gould and George Segal as a pair of gamblers The Cars That Ate Paris is a 1974 Australian Film. Directed by Peter Weir, it was his first feature film Chinatown is a American Neo-noir film directed by Roman Polanski. Claudine is a notable 1974 Feature film produced by Third World Films and released to theatres by 20th Century Fox. The Clockmaker ( French: L' Horloger de Saint-Paul, also known as The Clockmaker of St The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated mystery thriller about audio surveillance written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Dark Star is a 1974 Sci-fi Tongue-in-cheek comedy Motion picture directed by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O'Bannon John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American Film director, Screenwriter, producer, film score La Nuit américaine is a 1974 French Film directed by François Truffaut. Death Wish is a 1974 action - crime - Drama film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry is a cult 1974 car chase film starring Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, and Vic Morrow Abraham Osheroff ( October 24, 1915 &ndash April 6, 2008) was an American social activist carpenter war veteran Documentary Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure / disaster / Thriller film that achieved huge box-office success continuing the Disaster film The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser ( 1974) is a West German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog about the legend of Kaspar Hauser F for Fake ( Vérités et Mensonges) is the last major film completed by Orson Welles. For other films based on the Broadway play see The Front Page. Ginger in the Morning is a 1974 Comedy film with Fred Ward and Sissy Spacek. The Godfather Part II is a 1974 Crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script co-written with Mario Puzo. This is about the 1974 film You may be looking for the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. This is about the 1974 film For the 2000 remake see Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000 film Gone in 60 Seconds is a 1974 Great Expectations is a 1974 film made for television based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. The Great Gatsby is a 1974 film made by Newdon Productions and Paramount Pictures. 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 Herbie Rides Again is the second in a series of movies made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie the Love Bug a white Volkswagen The Klansman is a 1974 American Motion picture drama based on the book of the same name by William Bradford Huie. 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. Grizzly Adams is the main character from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, a 1974 film The Longest Yard is a 1974 Film about inmates at a prison who play American football against their guards The Lords of Flatbush is a 1974 American Motion picture drama about a street gang in Leather jackets from the Flatbush Lovin' Molly is a 1974 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Anthony Perkins, Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner in This is an article about a 1974 film For the Broadway musical upon which it's based see Mame. 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 McQ is a 1974 crime drama starring John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, and Colleen Dewhurst. 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 Parade was the final film directed by Jacques Tati. It was made for television and featured Tati as a clown in a circus Son of Dracula is a Musical comedy Film released in 1974 by Apple Films, starring Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr. "The Sugar Land Express" also was the nickname of the American football player Kenneth Hall. Sweet Movie is a 1974 film by Dušan Makavejev, his next after W The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as The Taking of Pelham 123) is a thriller movie released in 1974. Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent That's Entertainment! is a 1974 Compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate its 50th anniversary Thieves Like Us is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman and starring Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. The Three Musketeers is a 1973 film based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas père. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 Crime film starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis 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 William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) known as Faye Dunaway, is an American actress. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award The Trial of Billy Jack is a 1974 Film starring Delores Taylor and Tom Laughlin. Vampyres ( 1974) is an erotic and bloody Lesbian vampire film directed by Spanish film director José Ramón Larraz on location in England A Woman Under the Influence ( 1974) is an Academy Award nominated film written and directed by John Cassavetes. Way of the Dragon ( released as Return of the Dragon in the U S. release)
- Where the Lilies Bloom
- Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (short subject)
- Young Frankenstein, directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, and Madeline Kahn
- Zardoz, starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling
- The Street Fighter
Births
- January 5 - Daisy Bates, actress
- January 30 - Christian Bale, English actor
- March 24 - Alyson Hannigan, actress
- April 28 - Penélope Cruz, actress
- May 21 - Fairuza Balk, actress
- June 25 - Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
- August 15 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
- August 23 - Ray Park, British actor
- September 19 - Victoria Silvstedt, Swedish actress and model
- October 28 - Joaquin Phoenix, Puerto Rican-born actor
- November 11 - Leonardo DiCaprio, actor
- November 16 - Chloë Sevigny, American actress
Deaths
- January 31 - Samuel Goldwyn, film producer
- February 7 - Arline Judge, actress
- February 11 - Anna Q. Nilsson, actress
- February 23 - Florence Rice, actress
- February 28 - Carole Lesley, actress
- March 5 - Billy De Wolfe, actor
- March 7 - Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer and actor
- March 19 - Edward Platt, actor
- April 2 – Douglass Dumbrille, actor
- April 10 - Patricia Collinge, actress
- April 24 - Bud Abbott, actor, best known as straight man to Lou Costello
- April 30 - Agnes Moorehead, actress
- May 25 - Donald Crisp, actor
- August 20 - Ilona Massey, actress
- September 6 - Olga Baclanova, actress
- September 18 - Edna Best, actress
- September 21 - Walter Brennan, actor
- September 21 - Jacqueline Susann, former actress, author of Valley of the Dolls
- October 13 - Ed Sullivan, television host, actor
- November 13 - Vittorio De Sica, Italian director
- November 14 - Johnny Mack Brown, actor
- December 15 - Anatole Litvak, director
- December 21 - Richard Long, actor
- December 26 - Jack Benny, actor
This film is an adaptation of the novel by the same name written by Bill Cleaver. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! is the third Winnie-the-Pooh short from Disney, released in theatres on December 20, 1974 accompanying Young Frankenstein is a 1974 Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11 1933 Terry Ann "Teri" Garr (born December 11 1944 is an American Actress and Comedienne Madeline Kahn ( September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles Zardoz is a 1974 Science fiction film written produced and directed by John Boorman. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Charlotte Rampling, OBE (born February 5, 1946) is a highly acclaimed European Film Award and Honorary Cesar Award winning English literally Clash Killer Fist!, is a Japanese Martial arts Film released in 1974 and produced by Toei Company Ltd Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Daisy Bates (born 5 January 1974) is a British actress. She was born in London, the daughter of Ralph Bates and actress Virginia Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974 is a British England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24 1974 is an American Actress. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Penélope Cruz Sánchez (pe̞ˈne̞ˑlo̞pe̞ ˈkɾuθ̟ ˈs̺änʲʨe̞θ̟ born April 28 1974 better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Karisma Kapoor, nicknamed "Lolo" ( Hindi: करिश्मा कपूर born June 25, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Natasha T Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian Fashion model turned actress. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Raymond Park (born 23 August 1974 is a British Actor, Stunt man and Martial artist, best known for his portrayal of Darth Maul England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Karen Victoria Silvstedt (b September 19 1974, Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish supermodel and former professional Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (waˈkeen ˈfee-nɪks born October 28, 1974) formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix is an award-winning American and Puerto Rican Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Chloë Stevens Sevigny (born November 18, 1974) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe -nominated American Actress and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Samuel Goldwyn ( ca. July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Arline Judge ( February 21, 1912 &ndash February 7, 1974) was an American actress who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Anna Quirentia Nilsson ( March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish born Actress who achieved success in American Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Florence Rice ( February 14, 1911 - February 23, 1974) was an American Film actress. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Billy De Wolfe ( February 18, 1907 - March 5, 1974) was an American Character actor. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Alberto Rabagliati ( 26 June 1906 - 7 March 1974) was an Italian singer Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Edward C Platt ( February 14, 1916 – March 19, 1974) was an American character Actor best known for his portrayal of " Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Douglass Dumbrille ( October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was an actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Patricia Collinge ( September 20, 1892 &ndash April 10, 1974) was an Academy Award -nominated Irish Actress. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Donald George Crisp ( July 27, 1882 &ndash May 25, 1974) was an Academy Award winning English film Actor Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Ilona Massey ( 16 June, 1910 – August 20, 1974) was a film stage and radio performer Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Olga Vladimirovna Baclanova (or Baklanova ( August 19, 1896 &ndash September 6, 1974) was a Russian born actress. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Edna Best ( March 3, 1900 – September 18, 1974) was a British actress. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Walter Brennan ( July 25 1894 – September 21 1974) was a three-time Academy Award winning American Actor. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Jacqueline Susann ( August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &ndash September 21, 1974, New York City Valley of the Dolls is the title of a best selling Novel by Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966 Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American Entertainment Writer Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Vittorio De Sica ( 7 July 1901 or 1902&ndash 13 November 1974) was a critically acclaimed Italian neorealist director Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca This article is for the college football player for the head coach see Mack Brown. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Richard Long ( December 17, 1927 - December 21, 1974) was an American Actor best known for his leading roles in several Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian
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