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Cult horror films were also popular in the 1970s, 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 . The blockbuster was born in 1975. While The Exorcist was among the top five grossing films of the 1970s, the first film given the blockbuster ...
1970 Dodge Challenger Trans Am, an example of a muscle car in the earlier part of the decade. The 1970s was an era of fuel price increases, rising insurance rates, safety concerns, and emissions controls. The 1973 oil crisis caused a move towards smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles. Attempts were made to produce electric cars, but they were ...
1970 – Singer Janis Joplin dies of a drug overdose at the age of 27. 1970 – The Environmental Protection Agency is created. 1970 – The Occupational Safety and Health Act, or OSHA, is signed into law. 1971 – Singer Jim Morrison dies of a drug overdose at the age of 27. 1971 – President Richard Nixon ends the United States Gold standard ...
The history of film chronicles the development of a visual art form created using film technologies that began in the late 19th century. The advent of film as an artistic medium is not clearly defined. There were earlier cinematographic screenings by others, however, the commercial, public screening of ten Lumière brothers ' short films in ...
This page indexes the individual year in film pages. Each year is annotated with its significant events. 19th century in film; 20th century in film: 1900s – 1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s; 21st century in film: 2000s – 2010s – 2020s
The 1970 United States Census begins. There are 203,392,031 United States residents on this day. President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, banning cigarette television advertisements in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971.
Days and Nights in the Forest ( India) Satyajit Ray (director/screenplay); Soumitra Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Samit Bhanja, Rabi Ghosh, Pahari Sanyal, Sharmila Tagore, Kaberi Bose, Simi Garewal, Aparna Sen. 21. The Only Game in Town.
February 24 - Conrad Nagel, 72, American actor, All That Heaven Allows, The Divorcee. March 4 - Peter Godfrey, 70, British director, Christmas in Connecticut, The Two Mrs. Carrolls. March 6 - William Hopper, 55, American actor, Rebel Without a Cause, Track of the Cat.