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African American filmmakers also found success in the 1970s with such hits as Shaft and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Like other sequels in the 1970s, Shaft went on to have two more adventures, each less successful than the last. An adaptation of a Mario Puzo novel, The Godfather, was a box-office and critical success in 1972.
Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Ref. J A N U A R Y: 1 Scream and Scream Again: American International Pictures / Amicus Productions: Gordon Hessler (director); Christopher Wicking (screenplay); Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alfred Marks, Judy Huxtable, Michael Gothard, Anthony Newlands, Kenneth Benda, Uta Levka, Yutte Stensgaard, Julian Holloway, Peter Sallis ...
January 9 – Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, effectively ending his career. February 11 – The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, premieres in New York City.
1776 (1972) – historical musical drama film depicting a fictionalized account of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence [72]; Aguirre, the Wrath of God (German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) (1972) – West German-Mexican-Peruvian epic historical drama film about Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who lead a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in South ...
The Bat People; Bat Pussy; Battle for the Planet of the Apes; The Battle of Love's Return; The Beach Boys: It's OK! Beach Patrol (film) The Bears and I; Beast of the Yellow Night; The Beasts Are on the Streets; Bedknobs and Broomsticks; Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (film) Before the Mountain Was Moved; The Beguiled (1971 film ...
This is chronological list of action films released in the 1970s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including horror , comedy , and science fiction films ); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they bend genres.
The list does not include a star's name until his or her award ceremony has taken place, not at the time of nomination or an accepted nomination. The stars are ordered alphabetically by surname , and all names are shown as they appear on the stars.
List of 1970s films based on actual events; List of Armenian films of the 1970s; List of Assamese films of the 1970s; List of Australian films of the 1970s; List of Austrian films of the 1970s; List of Azerbaijani films of the 1970s