Top Films of the 1970s (Calculated)

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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
8.6 (5 ratings) director: Werner Herzog actor: Klaus Kinski / Helena Rojo
other title: Aguirre, furore di Dio / Aguirre, den gale erobrer
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
The Exorcist (1973) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB
The Exorcist
7.9 (10 ratings) director: William Friedkin actor: Ellen Burstyn / Linda Blair
other title: L'esorcista / Eksorcisten
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil - and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Angst essen Seele auf
director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder actor: Brigitte Mira / El Hedi ben Salem
other title: La paura mangia l'anima / Angst æder sjæle op
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
director: Robert Altman actor: Warren Beatty / Julie Christie
other title: I compari / Vestens syndige par - McCabe og Mrs. Miller
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
The Mother and the Whore (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
La Maman et la Putain
director: Jean Eustache actor: Bernadette Lafont / Jean-Pierre Léaud
other title: La Maman Et La Putain / Die Mama und die Hure
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.
The Fifth Seal (1976) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
Az ötödik pecsét
director: Zoltán Fábri actor: Lajos Őze / László Márkus
other title: Il quinto sigillo / O Quinto Selo
In 1944 Budapest, one of a group of four friends poses a hypothetical moral question to the others, an act that will unexpectedly alter their lives forever.
Harlan County U.S.A. (1977) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData TMDB Douban IMDb
Harlan County U.S.A.
director: Barbara Kopple actor: Norman Yarborough / Houston Elmore
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.
Woodstock (1970) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Woodstock
director: Michael Wadleigh actor: Richie Havens / Joan Baez
other title: Woodstock - Tre giorni di pace, amore e musica / Woodstock - tre dage der forandrede en generation
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Kramer vs. Kramer
director: Robert Benton actor: Dustin Hoffman / Meryl Streep
other title: Kramer contro Kramer / Kramer mod Kramer
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) [Movie] TMDB
L'albero degli zoccoli
director: Ermanno Olmi actor: Luigi Ornaghi / Francesca Moriggi
other title: L'albero degli zoccoli / Træskotræet
On a northern Italian farm, Batistì and his wife decide to send their son Minec to school, sacrificing his help in the fields but hoping to break the cycle of poverty in the family. But when Minec’s shoe breaks while walking for miles, Batisti puts the family’s future at risk to replace the clog.
The Red Circle (1970) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB WikiData IMDb Douban
Le cercle rouge
8.3 (7 ratings) director: Jean-Pierre Melville actor: Alain Delon / Bourvil
other title: Le cercle rouge / I senza nome
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
El espíritu de la colmena
7.6 (5 ratings) director: Víctor Erice actor: Fernando Fernán Gómez / Teresa Gimpera
other title: Lo spirito dell'alveare / Ånden i Bistaden
In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
Don't Look Now (1973) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Don't Look Now
director: Nicolas Roeg actor: Donald Sutherland / Julie Christie
other title: A Venezia... un dicembre rosso shocking / Rødt chok
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
Edvard Munch, la danse de la vie (1974) [Movie] TMDB
Edvard Munch
director: Peter Watkins actor: Geir Westby / Gro Fraas
other title: Edvard Munch
Une biographie très subjective des jeunes années du peintre norvégien Edvard Munch, aux prises avec les conventions de la société puritaine de son temps. Un film considéré par beaucoup comme la meilleure oeuvre jamais consacrée à l’acte créatif et à la peinture («un travail de génie» selon Ingmar Bergman). Montage audacieux qui revisite les techniques documentaires et narratives, Edvard Munch est un «Cri» personnel autant qu’un portrait de l’artiste et de son milieu.
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto
director: Elio Petri actor: Gian Maria Volonté / Florinda Bolkan
other title: Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto / Inquérito a um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Céline et Julie vont en bateau
director: Jacques Rivette actor: Juliet Berto / Dominique Labourier
other title: Céline e Julie vanno in barca / Céline und Julie fahren Boot
Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure involving a haunted house, psychotropic candy, and a murder-mystery melodrama.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb NeoDB
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
director: Steven Spielberg actor: Richard Dreyfuss / François Truffaut
other title: Incontri ravvicinati del terzo tipo / Nærkontakt af tredje grad
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
La batalla de Chile (Parte 1). La insurrección de la burguesía
director: Patricio Guzmán actor: Salvador Allende / Abilio Fernández
other title: A Batalha do Chile - 1.ª Parte: A Insurreição da Burguesia / Der Kampf um Chile (Teil 1/3): Der Aufstand der Bourgeoisie
The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
The Passenger (1975) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Professione: reporter
director: Michelangelo Antonioni actor: Jack Nicholson / Maria Schneider
other title: Professione: reporter / Profession: Reporter
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
The Long Goodbye (1973) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Long Goodbye
director: Robert Altman actor: Elliott Gould / Nina van Pallandt
other title: Il lungo addio / Det Lange Farvel
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
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