Movies of 1970
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1. Patton (1970)
GP | 172 min | Biography, Drama, War
The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong
Votes: 107,982 | Gross: $61.70M
Release date February 5, 1970
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Academy Awards, USA 1971
WINNER Best Picture
WINNER Best Actor in a Leading Role (George C. Scott)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
WINNER Best Director
NOMINEE Best Effects, Special Visual Effects
WINNER Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Score
WINNER Best Sound
WINNER Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
2. The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
107 min | Comedy, Crime
The entire squad of gendarmes from Saint-Tropez has been retired. But there is no such power that could stop them from protecting the law and public order.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Jean Lefebvre, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo
Votes: 7,427
Release date 28 October 1970 Directed by Jean Girault Louis de Funès ... Maréchal des logis-chef Cruchot Jean Lefebvre ... Maréchal des Logis Lucien Fougasse Michel Galabru ... Adjudant Jérôme Gerber
3. The AristoCats (1970)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 114,774 | Gross: $37.68M
Release date December 11, 1970 Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
4. Borsalino (1970)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel, Françoise Christophe
Votes: 4,790 | Gross: $1.09M
Release date 20 May 1970 Directed by Jacques Deray Jean-Paul Belmondo ... François Capella Alain Delon ... Roch Siffredi Mireille Darc ... Une prostituée (uncredited)
5. Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft (1970)
96 min | Comedy, Music
Harry Weber receives a flying course in the mountains from his boss. But his arrival causes confusion in the small town, because his twin brother Oskar, who was believed to be missing, is the director of the local high school.
Director: Harald Vock | Stars: Wenche Myhre, Georg Thomalla, Chris Roberts, Peter Weck
Votes: 142
Release date September 25, 1970 Directed by Harald Vock Wenche Myhre ... Petra Thorsten
6. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
GP | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
When a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manolo Fábregas, Alberto Morin
Votes: 30,576 | Gross: $11.50M
Release date May 28, 1970 Directed by Don Siegel Shirley MacLaine ... Sara Clint Eastwood ... Hogan
7. Wenn du bei mir bist (1970)
101 min | Comedy, Romance, Music
Flight captain Schneider and his crew are given the assignment in Munich to take over a repaired aircraft in Bangkok, Thailand, and fly back to Germany.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Roy Black, Zienia Merton, Angelica Ott, Peter Carsten
Votes: 91
Release date 14 August 1970 Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb Roy Black ... Chris Bergen Lex Barker ... Kapitän Hannes Schneider
8. The Family (1970)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After being double-crossed by his mistress and barely escaping a murder attempt, a hit-man sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the mob boss who put her up to it.
Director: Sergio Sollima | Stars: Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, Jill Ireland, Umberto Orsini
Votes: 3,466
Release date 17 September 1970 Directed by Sergio Sollima Charles Bronson ... Jeff Heston Telly Savalas ... Al Weber
9. Love Story (1970)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland
Votes: 37,455 | Gross: $106.40M
Release date December 16, 1970
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Tommy Lee Jones ... Hank - Oliver's Roommate
Academy Awards, USA 1971
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ryan O'Neal)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John Marley)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ali MacGraw)
NOMINEE Best Director
WINNER Best Music, Original Score
NOMINEE Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
10. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
X | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs, and sleaze.
Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar
Votes: 12,036 | Gross: $2.66M
Release date June 17, 1970 Directed by Russ Meyer Dolly Read ... Kelly Mac Namara Cynthia Myers ... Casey Anderson
11. Kelly's Heroes (1970)
GP | 144 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines in WWII France to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.
Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor
Votes: 53,721 | Gross: $1.38M
Release date June 23, 1970 Directed by Brian G. Hutton Clint Eastwood ... Kelly Telly Savalas ... Big Joe Donald Sutherland ... Oddball Yves Montand ... German Sturmbannführer (uncredited)
12. Cold Sweat (1970)
PG | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
With his wife and daughter being held hostage, a seasoned ex-military man is involved in a shady smuggling operation to save his family.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Charles Bronson, James Mason, Liv Ullmann, Jill Ireland
Votes: 3,074
Release date June 14, 1970 Directed by Terence Young Charles Bronson ... Joe Martin Liv Ullmann ... Fabienne Martin James Mason ... Captain Ross
13. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
G | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 37,229 | Gross: $29.55M
Release date 23 September 1970
Directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda & Kinji Fukasaku
Academy Awards, USA 1971
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
WINNER Best Effects, Special Visual Effects
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Sound
14. Point de chute (1970)
85 min | Crime, Thriller
When his partners order him to eliminate their beautiful abductee, a kidnapper begins to lose his resolve.
Director: Robert Hossein | Stars: Johnny Hallyday, Robert Hossein, Pascale Rivault, Albert Minski
Votes: 191
Release date September 11, 1970 Directed by Robert Hossein Johnny Hallyday ... Vlad, dit 'Le Roumain'
15. The Conformist (1970)
R | 113 min | Drama
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin, Enzo Tarascio
Votes: 33,712 | Gross: $0.54M
Release date July 1, 1970
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Dominique Sanda ... Anna Quadri
Academy Awards, USA 1972
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
16. The One Man Band (1970)
85 min | Comedy, Musical
Manager of female dance group and his cousin leads the group on a tour in the Rome and prohibit them to socialize with men. Problems occur when we see that one of the girls has a baby in Rome.
Director: Serge Korber | Stars: Louis de Funès, Noëlle Adam, Olivier De Funès, Daniel Bellus
Votes: 3,532
Release date 18 September 1970 Directed by Serge Korber Louis de Funès ... Monsieur Édouard - dit Evan Evans
17. Little Big Man (1970)
PG-13 | 139 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam
Votes: 37,906 | Gross: $31.56M
Release date December 23, 1970
Directed by Arthur Penn
Dustin Hoffman ... Jack Crabb
Faye Dunaway ... Mrs. Pendrake
Annette O'Toole ... Passerby (uncredited)
Academy Awards, USA 1971
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Chief Dan George)
18. Perfect Friday (1970)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
The deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he becomes involved with the attractive Lady Dorset he decides to go ahead with his plan. He ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Hall | Stars: Ursula Andress, Stanley Baker, David Warner, Patience Collier
Votes: 1,168 | Gross: $0.50M
Release date 10 November 1970 Directed by Peter Hall Ursula Andress ... Lady Britt Dorset
19. Lady Caliph (1970)
96 min | Drama
As strikes upset Italy, the Califfa's husband is killed and she becomes a passionate militant of the strikers. She opposes the factory manager Doverdo who used to be himself a worker.
Director: Alberto Bevilacqua | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Romy Schneider, Marina Berti, Roberto Bisacco
Votes: 414
Release date December 31, 1970 Directed by Alberto Bevilacqua Romy Schneider ... Irene Corsini detta 'La Califfa'
20. Daddy, Darling (1970)
R | 95 min | Drama
Katja lives alone with her widowed father, and the two of them share a deep affection. One day Katja's idyllic life is forever shattered when her father re-marries.
Director: Joseph W. Sarno | Stars: Helli Louise, Gio Petré, Ole Wisborg, Lise Henningsen
Votes: 405
Release date November 1970 Directed by Joseph W. Sarno
21. The Red Circle (1970)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè, Yves Montand
Votes: 28,173 | Gross: $0.37M
Release date 20 October 1970 Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Alain Delon ... Corey Bourvil ... Le Commissaire Mattei Yves Montand ... Jansen
22. Sexy Susan Knows How... (1970)
92 min | Comedy
Europe, after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. The wrecked army of the French flooded through Europe back to his homeland.
Director: Franz Antel | Stars: Teri Tordai, Harald Leipnitz, Glenn Saxson, Jacques Herlin
Votes: 70
Release date February 27, 1970 Directed by Franz Antel
23. Frau Wirtin treibt es jetzt noch toller (1970)
84 min | Comedy
A Hungarian estate heiress is to be deprived of her property through a forced marriage. Disguised as a man she flees to her sister in Vienna.
Director: Franz Antel | Stars: Teri Tordai, Glenn Saxson, Gunther Philipp, Paul Löwinger
Votes: 52
Release date September 25, 1970 Directed by Franz Antel
24. Rio Lobo (1970)
G | 114 min | Drama, War, Western
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the two traitors whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam
Votes: 13,671 | Gross: $9.27M
Release date December 17, 1970 Directed by Howard Hawks John Wayne ... Col. Cord McNally
25. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
G | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison
Votes: 51,451 | Gross: $19.00M
Release date May 26, 1970 Directed by Ted Post Kim Hunter ... Zira Charlton Heston ... Taylor
26. The Nude Vampire (1970)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror
A young man falls in love with a beautiful woman being chased by sinister masked figures at night. He tries to track her down, and learns she's being held captive by his father and colleagues who believe she's a vampire.
Director: Jean Rollin | Stars: Caroline Cartier, Olivier Rollin, Maurice Lemaître, Bernard Musson
Votes: 1,764
Release date 20 May 1970 Directed by Jean Rollin
27. London Affair (1970)
GP | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 38-year-old American writer of pornographic novels discovers the difficulties of being married to a 16-year-old British schoolgirl.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Orson Bean, Honor Blackman, Michael Craig
Votes: 1,093
Release date 15 January 1970 Directed by Richard Donner Charles Bronson ... Scott Wardman Honor Blackman ... Mummy Trevor Howard ... Lola's Grandfather
28. The Things of Life (1970)
GP | 89 min | Drama, Romance
A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Gérard Lartigau, Jean Bouise
Votes: 5,556
Release date 13 March 1970 Directed by Claude Sautet Romy Schneider ... Hélène Lea Massari ... Catherine Bérard
29. Adiós, Sabata (1970)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, War
Sabata helps a band of Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagon-load of gold from the occupying Austrian forces of Emperor Maximilian I.
Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla, Gérard Herter
Votes: 2,305 | Gross: $0.55M
Release date September 30, 1970 Directed by Gianfranco Parolini Yul Brynner ... Sabata / Indio Black
30. Distracted (1970)
85 min | Comedy
A comedy about an absent-minded man who works at a advertising company. He topples from one problem to another.
Director: Pierre Richard | Stars: Pierre Richard, Marie-Christine Barrault, Maria Pacôme, Catherine Samie
Votes: 1,675
Release date December 9, 1970 Directed by Pierre Richard Pierre Richard ... Pierre Malaquet Bernard Blier ... Guiton
31. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
R | 98 min | Drama
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg
Votes: 40,560 | Gross: $19.40M
Release date September 12, 1970
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Jack Nicholson ... Robert Eroica Dupea
Karen Black ... Rayette Dipesto
Academy Awards, USA 1971
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Karen Black)
NOMINEE Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
32. Chisum (1970)
G | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Western
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson
Votes: 10,916 | Gross: $13.08M
Release date June 24, 1970 Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen John Wayne ... John Chisum
33. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
R | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After killing his disciple, three English gentlemen unwittingly resurrect Count Dracula, who seeks to avenge his servant by making the trio die by the hands of their own children.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden
Votes: 6,885
Release date 7 May 1970 Directed by Peter Sasdy Christopher Lee ... Dracula Madeline Smith ... Dolly
34. Her and She and Him (1970)
R | 88 min | Drama
Greta, a Swedish student comes to Paris with a view to making it there. But comely and friendly as she is, she soon becomes the prey of all the rutting males around. To run away from their ... See full summary »
Director: Max Pécas | Stars: Nicole Debonne, Astrid Frank, Yves Vincent, Frederick Sakiss
Votes: 136
Release date March 25, 1970 Directed by Max Pécas
35. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
R | 200 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Christopher Jones
Votes: 10,686 | Gross: $30.85M
Release date 9 November 1970
Directed by David Lean
Robert Mitchum ... Charles
Trevor Howard ... Father Collins
Academy Awards, USA 1971
WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John Mills)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sarah Miles)
WINNER Best Cinematography
NOMINEE Best Sound
36. Bed & Board (1970)
GP | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Antoine Doinel works dying flowers in the courtyard outside his apartment. He is married to Christine, who is pregnant. He has an affair with a Japanese woman, jeopardising his marriage.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berghauer, Barbara Laage
Votes: 10,599 | Gross: $0.10M
Release date 9 September 1970 Directed by François Truffaut
37. Josefine M. (1970)
X | 89 min | Comedy
Josefine is a young streetwalker in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. She manages to sleep her way to the top by marrying a British aristocrat, and she delights in telling ribald stories of her sordid past to moralistic prudes.
Director: Kurt Nachmann | Stars: Christine Schuberth, Renate Kasché, Uli Steigberg, Astrid Boner
Votes: 294
Release date August 21, 1970 Directed by Kurt Nachmann
38. Bewitched (1964–1972)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.
Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 24,394
the complete 7th season Original release September 24, 1970 - April 22, 1971 Elizabeth Montgomery ... Samantha
39. Lassie (1954–1974)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie.
Stars: Lassie, Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly
Votes: 3,812
season 17, episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4 Original release September 20 - October 11, 1970
40. Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
PG | 97 min | Documentary, Music
After years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Elvis Presley, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Charlie Hodge
Votes: 3,248
Release dates November 11, 1970 Directed by Denis Sanders Elvis Presley ... Self
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