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| 1970 |
1970 Love Story Drama / Romance PG, 99 Minutes
Director: Arthur Hiller More Info
Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland, Tommy Lee Jones, Katharine Balfour, Andrew Duncan, Sudie Bond, Sydney Walker, Julie Garfield Jenny (Ali MacGraw) and Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) are college students who marry and then discover that Jenny is dying. It is Jenny who says, "Love means never having to say you are sorry." Have plenty of handkerchiefs ready when you watch this one. The film won an Academy Award for Original Musical Score and received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor (John Marley) and Director. |
1970 Soldier Blue Western / Adventure / Drama / Romance PG, 114 Minutes
Director: Ralph Nelson More Info
Starring: Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, John Anderson, Jorge Rivero, Dana Elcar, Martin West, Mort Mills, Jorge Russek, James Hampton A cavalry unit escorting Cresta (Candice Bergen), who just escaped after being taken by the Cheyenne two years ago, and paymaster Captain Battles (Dana Elcar) is headed to Fort Reunion, Colorado, when they are ambushed by a Cheyenne war party. Only Cresta and trooper Honus Grant (Peter Strauss) survive, and, together, they continue their journey on foot. Along the way, Honus falls in love with Cresta but is disgusted by her belief that the Cheyenne village where she stayed is peaceful–until he witnesses the massacre of Cheyenne old men, women, and children–and tries to stop the killing. |
1970 The Virgin and the Gypsy Drama / Romance R, 92 Minutes
Director: Christopher Miles More Info
Starring: Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero, Honor Blackman, Mark Burns, Maurice Denham, Fay Compton, Kay Walsh, Harriet Harper, Norman Bird, Imogen Hassall Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella, this drama involves sisters Yvette (Joanna Shimkus) and Lucille (Harriet Harper) returning home to England from their French school. Once again living under the rules of their strict, rector father (Maurice Denham) oppresses the girls. One day, while on a walk Yvette meets a free-spirited Gypsy (Franko Nero) at his camp and is sexually attracted to him. The Gypsy just may provide the freedom that Yvette longs for from her family's oppressive lifestyle. |
1970 Wuthering Heights Adventure / Drama / Romance G, 105 Minutes
Director: Robert Fuest More Info
Starring: Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton, Harry Andrews, Pamela Brown, Judy Cornwell, James Cossins, Rosalie Crutchley, Julian Glover, Ian Ogilvy, Hugh Griffith Emily Bronte's story is narrated by servant girl Nellie (Judy Cornwell) who relates the story of star-crossed lovers Cathy (Anna Calder-Marsh) and Heathcliff (Timothy Dalton). The tale begins when Mr. Earnshaw (Harry Andrews) brings home orphaned Heathcliff. Mr. Earnshaw's son Hindley (Julian Glover) hates Heathcliff, but his sister Cathy looks on Heathcliff as a soul mate and loves him. After, Mr. Earnshaw dies, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up and fall in love. But, Cathy marries wealthy neighbor Edgar Linton (Ian Ogilvy). Meanwhile, Heathcliff, who has left, returns a wealthy man, and Hindley gambles away Wuthering Heights to him. Now, Cathy finds that she has not been able to forget Heathcliff, and even death cannot part them. |
| 1971 |
1971 Harold and Maude Comedy / Romance PG, 91 Minutes
Director: Hal Ashby More Info
Starring: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Ellen Geer, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Eric Christmas, G. Wood, William Lucking, Judy Engles This cult classic is a dark comedy in which 19-year-old Harold (Bud Cort), who is obsessed with death, demonstrates creative ways to fake his own death to scare his dominating mother (Vivian Pickles). His mother wants him to start dating, but Harold is busy attending funerals and has no time for women in his life. While attending a funeral, Harold meets and then falls in love with swinging, life-loving 79-year-old Maude (Ruth Gordon)–much to the disgust of his mother. But, as Harold passes into manhood, Maude teaches him lessons about how best to spend his time on Earth. Good soundtrack by Cat Stevens. |
1971 The Hired Hand Western / Drama / Romance PG, 93 Minutes
Director: Peter Fonda More Info
Starring: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Verna Bloom, Robert Pratt, Severn Darden, Ted Markland, Ann Doran, Owen Orr, Rita Rogers, Al Hopson Harry Collings (Peter Fonda) has been wandering from town to town with his friends Arch Harris (Warren Oates) and Dan (Robert Pratt). Dan is killed by McVey (Severn Darden), and Arch and Harry avenge his death. Now, Harry returns to his wife Hannah's (Verna Bloom) good graces after a seven-year absence. She will not reconcile right away, but she will take him back on a trial run as her hired hand. This works for awhile–until Arch is taken hostage, and Harry must decide where his loyalties really lie. |
1971 Play Misty for Me Thriller / Romance R, 102 Minutes
Director: Clint Eastwood More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch, Jack Ging, Irene Hervey, James McEachin, Don Siegel, Clarice Taylor, Duke Everts A Carmel, California, disc jockey Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) becomes involved with murder and suspense because of a crazed fan, Evelyn Draper (Jessica Walter), who calls night-after-night requesting that Dave play "Misty." One night, Dave picks up Evelyn at a bar and takes her home for a one-night stand. It isn't until later that Dave learns that Evelyn is the mysterious caller asking for "Misty" to be played. Evelyn refuses to just fade away and, instead, destroys Dave's home and belongings. Then, she turns her anger on Dave's girlfriend Tobie (Donna Mills) and plots to murder her. |
1971 The Raging Moon Drama / Romance PG, 110 Minutes
Director: Bryan Forbes More Info
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Nanette Newman, Georgia Brown, Bernard Lee, Gerald Sim, Michael Flanders, Margery Mason, Barry Jackson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Chris Chittell Bruce Pitchard (Malcolm McDowell) was injured in a soccer game and is now confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. While at the home, Bruce meets and falls in love with Jill (Nanette Newman) who has been crippled by polio. While Bruce learns much from Jill about living with adversity, living happily ever after is just not in the cards. |
| 1972 |
1972 Avanti! Comedy / Romance R, 143 Minutes
Director: Billy Wilder More Info
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Gianfranco Barra, Franco Angrisano, Pippo Franco, Franco Acampora, Giselda Castrini, Raffaele Mottola American businessman Wendell Armbruster's (Jack Lemmon) father dies in Italy in a car crash while enjoying a liaison with his mistress. Wendell is determined to give him a proper funeral and travels to Italy where he meets Pamela (Juliet Mills), the daughter of his late father's mistress. The funeral is scheduled in three days, but the bodies are stolen from the morgue, and the vintners are holding the corpses hostage until damage caused by the crash is paid. After paying up and retrieving the bodies, Wendell and Pamela enjoy a night of skinny dipping that could result in scandal but marks the beginning of their own love affair. |
1972 The Canterbury Tales Drama / Comedy / Romance NC-17, 109 Minutes
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini More Info
Starring: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Josephine Chaplin, Franco Citti, Alan Webb, Pier Paolo Pasolini, J.P. Van Dyne, Vernon Dobtcheff, Adrian Street Following "The Decameron" (1971), Pier Paolo Pasolini is back with his second bawdy classic. Several of Chaucer's tales, including those of the Friar, the Wife of Bath, the Cook, the Merchant, the Miller, the Summoner, and the Reeve are told with both humor and drama. The stories reveal 14th-Century English culture–including sexual, social, and political life. |
1972 The Chinese Connection Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller R, 106 Minutes
Director: Lo Wei More Info
Starring: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Maria Yi, James Tien, Tien Feng, Huang Chung-Hsin, Han Ying-Chieh, Lo Wei, Riki Hashimoto, Wei Ping-Ao China in the early 1900s is the setting for this violent, but good, Bruce Lee effort. Kung fu student Chen (Bruce Lee) returns to Shanghai and becomes involved in solving his teacher's murder while dealing with racial hatred. |
1972 The Heartbreak Kid Comedy / Romance PG, 104 Minutes
Director: Elaine May More Info
Starring: Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, Cybill Shepherd, Eddie Albert, Audra Lindley, William Prince, Art Metrano, Augusta Dabney, Doris Roberts, Mitchell Jason Some marriages are not made in Heaven! Even before Lenny (Charles Grodin) and Lila (Jeannie Berlin) reach their honeymoon destination of Miami Beach, Lila's whining has caused the marriage to disintegrate. At the hotel, Lenny finds Kelly (Cybill Shepherd), and a new romance blossoms. |
1972 Lady Caroline Lamb Drama / Romance PG, 122 Minutes
Director: Robert Bolt More Info
Starring: Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, John Mills, Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Pamela Brown, Silvia Monti, Peter Bull Based on a true story of Lord Byron's (Richard Chamberlain) lover, Lady Caroline Lamb (Sarah Miles), this is the tale of a liberated woman of the 19th century who ignores her marriage vows with her future prime-minister husband (Jon Finch). |
| 1973 |
1973 Badlands Drama / Adventure / Thriller / Romance PG, 95 Minutes
Director: Terrence Malick More Info
Starring: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan Vint, Gary Littlejohn, John Carter, Terrence Malick, Bryan Montgomery, Gail Threlkeld Based on the true story of a murderous odyssey, Sissy Spacek narrates this strange tale of a series of murders in the 1950s when schoolgirl Holly Sargis (Sissy Spacek) joins garbage collector Kit Carruthers (Martin Sheen) on a trail of violence through Montana. |
1973 High Plains Drifter Western / Drama / Romance R, 105 Minutes
Director: Clint Eastwood More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Billy Curtis, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitch Ryan, Jack Ging, Stefan Gierasch, Geoffrey Lewis, Walter Barnes, Paul Brinegar Clint Eastwood plays a cowboy known only as "the Stranger" who drifts into the town of Lagos that contains more dishonest citizens than one could count. As a matter of fact, it is hard for "the Stranger" to keep track of the good guys and the bad guys when the townsfolk hire him for protection from outlaws. |
1973 Last Tango in Paris Drama / Romance R, 130 Minutes
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci More Info
Starring: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Maria Michi, Gitt Magrini, Luce Marquand, Massimo Girotti, Catherine Breillat, Laura Betti, Marie-Helene Breillat This movie was banned in a number of cities in the 1970s, but by today's standards it is relatively tame. In fact, the director and stars were convicted of obscenity charges in Italy. It is the story of the torrid love affair between middle-aged American businessman Paul (Marlon Brando) and young Parisian Jeanne (Maria Schneider). Academy award nominations were received for Best Actor (Brando) and Director. |
1973 Lost Horizon Musical / Fantasy / Adventure / Drama / Romance G, 145 Minutes
Director: Charles Jarrott More Info
Starring: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman, George Kennedy, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Bobby Van, James Shigeta, Charles Boyer, John Gielgud A revolution is taking place in Southeast Asia, and a group of refugees, led by Richard Conway (Peter Finch) and his brother George (Michael York), evacuate on a plane that crashes in the Himalayas. The survivors find refuge in Shangri-La, which is ruled by the High Lama (Charles Boyer), and discover a new world of peace and tranquility. But, their new-found happiness results in more than a few conflicts between the survivors. Musical production numbers with songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David are interspersed with the drama. |
1973 Rhinoceros Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance PG, 102 Minutes
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1973 Robin Hood Animation / Family / Adventure / Romance G, 83 Minutes
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman More Info
Starring: Brian Bedford, Roger Miller, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Andy Devine, Carole Shelley, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey In this Disney animated version of the classic tale, animals take on all of the roles. For example, Robin Hood (voice of Brian Bedford) is a fox, Allan-A-Dale (voice of Roger Miller) is a rooster, and Maid Marian (voice of Monica Evans) is also a fox. The storyline fits with the legend of Robin Hood and his gang who steals from the rich and gives to the poor because Prince John (voice of Peter Ustinov) is overtaxing them for his own personal gains. |
1973 The Three Musketeers Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance PG, 105 Minutes
Director: Richard Lester More Info
Starring: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Raquel Welch, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Frank Finlay, Jean-Pierre Cassel This is a very good rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel about the swashbuckling adventures and romances of D'Artagnan (Michael York) and the three Musketeers–Athos, Aramis, and Porthos (Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay). The story begins when D'Artagnan arrives in Paris wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father (Joss Ackland) who was a Musketeer. He meets and befriends Athos, Aramis, and Porthos and then joins in their efforts to defend Queen Anna (Geraldine Chaplin) from the scheming Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston). |
1973 The Way We Were Drama / Romance PG, 118 Minutes
Director: Sydney Pollack More Info
Starring: Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Murray Hamilton, Patrick O'Neal, Viveca Lindfors, Allyn Ann McLerie, Herb Edelman, Sally Kirkland This story follows the lives of activist Katie (Barbra Streisand) and writer Hubbell (Robert Redford) through their days in college, subsequent marriage, and inevitable divorce as each one has diverse political views. The title song won an Academy Award, as did the Musical Score by Marvin Hamlish. Streisand was nominated for Best Actress. |
| 1974 |
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Drama / Romance PG, 112 Minutes
Director: Martin Scorsese More Info
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Green Bush, Diane Ladd, Alfred Lutter III, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Vic Tayback, Lelia Goldoni, Valerie Curtin Ellen Burstyn won the Oscar for her portrayal of Alice, a widow who wants to be a singer. On the trip to Hollywood with her son (Billy Green Bush), Alice's stardom is put on hold when they run out of money in Arizona, and Alice finds work and happiness as a waitress. Diane Ladd was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. |
1974 The Four Musketeers Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance PG, 108 Minutes
Director: Richard Lester More Info
Starring: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Frank Finlay, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee, Faye Dunaway, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Geraldine Chaplin This very good sequel to Richard Lester's "The Three Musketeers" has plenty of good action. Musketeers Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), and Porthos (Frank Finlay) team up with D'Artagnan (Michael York) to rescue the fair lady, Constance (Raquel Welch). |
1974 Herbie Rides Again Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance G, 88 Minutes
Director: Robert Stevenson More Info
Starring: Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, John McIntire, Keenan Wynn, Huntz Hall, Dan Tobin, Vito Scotti, Raymond Bailey, Liam Dunn In this sequel to "The Love Bug," that daring Volkswagen, Herbie, comes to the rescue and saves the widowed Mrs. Steinmetz (Helen Hayes) and her niece Nicole (Stephanie Powers). The villain is Alonzo Hawk (Keenan Wynn), and he wants to build a skyscraper where Mrs. Steinmetz's house now stands. Hawk's nephew, Willoughby Whitfield (Ken Berry), falls in love with Nicole and provides legal aid in the fight against Hawk. Meanwhile, Herbie finds a different kind of aid when he leads all of the San Francisco Volkswagens in a battle against the bulldozers. |
| 1975 |
1975 The Eiger Sanction Action / Adventure / Thriller / Romance R, 128 Minutes
Director: Clint Eastwood More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Jack Cassidy, Thayer David, Vonetta McGee, Heidi Bruhl, Reiner Schone, Michael Grimm, Jean-Pierre Bernard, Brenda Venus Dr. Jonathan Hemlock (Clint Eastwood) is a college professor who just happens to be a government secret intelligence agent during his off-hours. It seems there is a problem in the Swiss Alps, and Hemlock, hoping that this will be his last mission, is sent into training for his assassination assignment. Hemlock's victim will be one of three men attempting to climb the Eiger mountain range in the Swiss Alps, and he joins their expedition. |
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