1970 in film
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The year1970 in filminvolved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)[edit]
The top ten 1970 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Love Story | Paramount | $50,000,000[1] |
2 | Airport | Universal | $44,500,000[1] |
3 | M*A*S*H | 20th Century Fox | $30,000,000[1] |
4 | Patton | $27,000,000[1] | |
5 | Woodstock | Warner Bros. | $16,400,000[2] |
6 | Little Big Man | National General Pictures | $15,000,000[1] |
7 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | 20th Century Fox/Toei | $13,700,000[1] |
8 | Ryan's Daughter | MGM | $13,400,000[1] |
9 | Catch-22 | Paramount | $12,300,000[1] |
10 | The Owl and the Pussycat | Columbia | $11,500,000[1] |
Events[edit]
- January 9 –Larry Fine,the second member ofThe Three Stooges,suffers a massive stroke, effectively ending his career.
- February 11 –The Magic Christian,starringPeter SellersandRingo Starr,premieres in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, includingBadfinger's "Come and Get It" (written and produced byPaul McCartney), is released onApple Records.
- March 12 – Film debut ofOrnella MutiinLa moglie più bella(The Most Beautiful Wife) 3 days after her 15th birthday.[3]
- March 17 – The controversial filmThe Boys in the Band,directed byWilliam Friedkinand based onMart Crowley's hit off-Broadway play, opens in theaters.
- July –Stanley R. Jaffeappointed as president ofParamount Pictures,succeedingCharles Bludhornwho remained chairman and CEO.
- October 24 –Joan Crawford's final film, the low-budget horror pictureTrog,opens in theaters.
- December 1 –Yousuf Khan Sher Banois the firstPashtofilm released.
- December 14 –John LennonandYoko OnofilmUp Your Legs Foreverwith 367 participants in New York City.[4]
- TheIMAXmotion picture projection system premieres at the Fuji Pavilion, atExpo '70inOsaka, Japan.
- InCulver City, California,MGMbegins selling off its studio back lot property and movie props.
Awards[edit]
Cannes Film Festival(Palme d'Or):
- M*A*S*H,directed byRobert Altman,United States
1970 films[edit]
By country/region[edit]
- List of American films of 1970
- List of Argentine films of 1970
- List of Australian films of 1970
- List of Bangladeshi films of 1970
- List of British films of 1970
- List of Canadian films of 1970
- List of French films of 1970
- List of Hong Kong films of 1970
- List of Indian films of 1970
- List of Japanese films of 1970
- List of Mexican films of 1970
- List of Pakistani films of 1970
- List of South Korean films of 1970
- List of Soviet films of 1970
- List of Spanish films of 1970
By genre/medium[edit]
- List of action films of 1970
- List of animated feature films of 1970
- List of avant-garde films of 1970
- List of comedy films of 1970
- List of drama films of 1970
- List of horror films of 1970
- List of science fiction films of 1970
- List of thriller films of 1970
- List of western films of 1970
Births[edit]
- January 1 - Robert Barton, British actor
- January 4 -Josh Stamberg,American actor
- January 7 -Doug E. Doug,American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director
- January 17 -Genndy Tartakovsky,Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor and storyboard artist
- January 19
- Essie Davis,Australian actress and singer
- Kipp Marcus,American actor, screenwriter and producer
- January 20
- Branka Katić,Serbian actress
- Skeet Ulrich,American actor
- January 21 -Ken Leung,American actor
- January 22 -Dan Finnerty,American actor and singer
- January 24 –Matthew Lillard,American actor, voice actor, director and producer
- January 25 -Stephen Chbosky,American director, screenwriter and author
- January 29 -Heather Graham,American actress
- January 31 -Minnie Driver,English actress
- February 3
- Warwick Davis,English actor
- Matt Winston,American actor
- February 8 -Stephanie Courtney,American actress and comedian
- February 14 -Simon Pegg,English actor
- February 16 -Scott Yaphe,Canadian actor and comedian
- February 17 -Dominic Purcell,Australian actor
- February 18 -Susan Egan,American actress, voice actress, singer and dancer
- February 23
- Marie-Josée Croze,Canadian actress
- Niecy Nash,American actress, comedian and television host
- February 24
- Monica Staggs,American stuntwoman and actress
- Jonathan Ward,American retired actor
- February 25 -Heather Simms,American actress
- March 2 -Alexander Armstrong,English actor, comedian, television personality, television presenter and singer
- March 3 -Julie Bowen,American actress
- March 4
- Sergio Basáñez,Mexican actor
- Will Keen,English actor
- Angela V. Shelton,American actress and comedian
- March 5 -Rimantė Valiukaitė,Lithuanian actress
- March 6 -Dan Põldroos,Estonian actor (d. 2007)
- March 7 -Rachel Weisz,English actress
- March 8
- Meredith Scott Lynn,American actress, producer and director
- Jed Rees,Canadian actor
- March 13 -Tim Story,American filmmaker
- March 18 -Queen Latifah,American actress and rapper
- March 20
- Linda Larkin,American actress and voice actress
- Michael Rapaport,American actor and comedian
- March 24
- Lara Flynn Boyle,American actress and producer
- Robbie Gee,British actor
- Taizo Harada,Japanese actor and comedian
- March 28 -Vince Vaughn,American actor, writer and producer
- March 31 -Damon Herriman,Australian actor
- April 4 -Barry Pepper,Canadian actor
- April 7 -Ivelin Giro,Cuban-American actress
- April 12 -Retta,American stand-up comedian and actress
- April 13 -Ricky Schroder,American actor
- April 20 -Shemar Moore,American actor
- April 21
- Rob Riggle,American actor, comedian, and marine
- Nicole Sullivan,American actress, voice artist and comedian
- April 22 -Mireille Soria,American producer
- April 25
- Jonathan Brugh,New Zealand comedian, actor and musician
- Jason Lee,American actor, comedian, and professional skateboarder
- April 29
- Paweł Deląg,Polish actor
- Uma Thurman,American actress
- May 1 -Dave Willis,American actor, writer, animator, producer, and voice actor
- May 2
- Golda Rosheuvel,British actress and singer
- Matt Gerald,American actor and screenwriter
- May 3 -Bobby Cannavale,American actor
- May 4 -Will Arnett,Canadian actor
- May 6 -Tristán Ulloa,Spanish actor, writer and director
- May 9 -Helen Hill,American animator (d. 2007)
- May 10 -Dallas Roberts,American actor
- May 12
- Samantha Mathis,American actress
- Larry Rickles,American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011)
- May 18 -Tina Fey,American actress and comedian
- May 19 -Jason Gray-Stanford,Canadian actor
- May 20 -Sally Phillips,English actress, television presenter and comedian
- May 22
- Naomi Campbell,English model and actress
- Ayberk Pekcan,Turkish actor (d. 2022)
- May 23 -Nanette Burstein,American director, producer, and screenwriter
- May 25
- Jamie Kennedy,American actor, screenwriter, stand-up comedian and television producer
- Octavia Spencer,American actress
- May 26 -John Hamburg,American writer and director
- May 27 -Joseph Fiennes,English actor
- May 28 -Glenn Quinn,Irish actor (d. 2002)
- June 1 -Paula Malcomson,North Irish actress
- June 4 -Izabella Scorupco,Polish-Swedish actress and singer
- June 8 -Seu Jorge,Brazilian musical artist, songwriter and actor
- June 15
- Justin Fletcher,English comedian, children's television presenter
- Leah Remini,American actress, author and activist
- June 16 -Clifton Collins Jr.,American actor
- June 17 -Will Forte,American actor and comedian
- June 22 -Richard Yearwood,Canadian actor
- June 24 -Andres Raag,Estonian actor
- June 26
- Paul Thomas Anderson,American filmmaker
- Sean Hayes,American actor and comedian
- Chris O'Donnell,American actor
- Nick Offerman,American actor, writer, comedian and producer
- June 28 -Rio Hackford,American actor (d. 2022)
- July 2 -Scott Aukerman,American writer, actor, comedian, director and producer
- July 3
- Audra McDonald,American actress and singer
- Benedict Wong,British actor
- July 4 -Lewis MacLeod,Scottish actor and voice actor
- July 12 -Lee Byung-hun,South Korean actor
- July 13 -Sharon Horgan,Irish actress, writer, director, producer and comedian
- July 14
- Mike McFarland,American voice actor
- Nina Siemaszko,American actress
- July 16 -Apichatpong Weerasethakul,Thai film director
- July 17 -Gary Gulman,American stand-up comedian and actor
- July 23 -Charisma Carpenter,American actress
- July 24 -Velibor Topić,Bosnian-British actor
- July 27 -Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,Danish actor and producer
- July 30 -Christopher Nolan,English-American film director, producer and writer
- August 1 -Jennifer Gareis,American actress
- August 2 -Kevin Smith,American filmmaker, actor and comedian
- August 3 -Thierry Neuvic,French actor
- August 4 -Ron Lester,American actor (d. 2016)
- August 6 -M. Night Shyamalan,American film director, writer, producer and actor
- August 9 -Thomas Lennon,American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director
- August 15
- Anthony Anderson,American actor
- Maddie Corman,American actress
- August 16
- Saif Ali Khan,Indian actor
- Kaili Närep,Estonian actress
- August 17 -Rupert Degas,British-Australian actor
- August 18 -Malcolm-Jamal Warner,American actor
- August 21 -Marc Evan Jackson,American comedian and actor
- August 23
- Jay Mohr,American actor and comedian
- River Phoenix,American actor (d.1993)
- August 25 -Claudia Schiffer,German model and actress
- August 26 -Melissa McCarthy,American actress, comedian and film producer
- August 29 -Alessandra Negrini,Brazilian actress
- August 31 -Zack Ward,Canadian actor
- September 2 -Jesse Burch,American actor
- September 3 -Maria Bamford,American stand-up comedian, actress and voice actress
- September 4 -Ione Skye,British-born American actress
- September 5 -Johnny Vegas,English comedian, actor, writer and director
- September 7
- Tom Everett Scott,American actor
- Monique Gabriela Curnen,American actress
- N'Bushe Wright,American actress
- September 10 -Tim Plester,British actor and filmmaker
- September 11 -Taraji P. Henson,American actress
- September 13 -Louise Lombard,English actress
- September 16 -Knowl Johnson,American actor
- September 18 -Gina Shay,American producer
- September 22 -Rupert Penry-Jones,British actor
- September 28 -David Wills,American voice actor
- September 29 -Emily Lloyd,English actress
- September 30
- Tony Hale,American actor
- Dragan Mićanović,Serbian actor
- October 2
- Catherine Kellner,American character actress
- Kelly Ripa,American actress and television host
- Maribel Verdú,Spanish actress
- October 3 -Kirsten Nelson,American actress and director
- October 7 -Nicole Ari Parker,American actress and model
- October 8
- Matt Damon,American actor
- Anne-Marie Duff,English actress and narrator
- October 12
- Cody Cameron,American voice actor and director
- Kirk Cameron,American actor
- October 15 -Zak Orth,American actor
- October 18 -Mike Mitchell,American director, writer, producer, actor and animator
- October 19 -Chris Kattan,American actor and comedian
- October 21 -Autumn de Wilde,American photographer and film director
- October 22 -Amy Redford,American actress, director and producer
- October 24 -Raul Esparza,American actor
- October 25 -Adam Goldberg,American character actor, filmmaker and musician
- October 26 -Lisa Ryder,Canadian actress
- October 28 -Greg Eagles,American actor, producer and writer
- October 30 -Nia Long,American actress
- October 31
- Rob Letterman,American director and screenwriter
- Nolan North,American actor and voice actor
- November 1 -Merle Palmiste,Estonian actress
- November 6 -Ethan Hawke,American actor
- November 7 -Morgan Spurlock,American filmmaker and screenwriter (d. 2024)
- November 10 -Vince Vieluf,American actor
- November 12
- Aitor Iturrioz,Mexican actor
- Michael Greco,British actor
- Craig Parker,New Zealand actor
- November 13 -José María Yazpik,Mexican actor
- November 15 -Danny Sapani,British actor
- November 16 -Martha Plimpton,American actress
- November 18
- Mike Epps,American stand-up comedian, producer and actor
- Peta Wilson,Australian actress and model
- November 20 -Melissa Disney,American voice actress and writer
- November 22 -Joe Son,South Korean-born American former actor
- November 23 -Danny Hoch,American actor, writer and director
- November 24 -Madis Milling,Estonian actor and presenter (d. 2022)
- December 1 -Sarah Silverman,American stand-up comedian, actress, singer and writer
- December 2 -Joe Lo Truglio,American actor, comedian, writer and producer
- December 4 -Kevin Sussman,American actor and comedian
- December 5 -Adam Levy,British actor
- December 12
- Jennifer Connelly,American actress
- Regina Hall,American actress
- December 13 -Bart Johnson,American actor
- December 17 -Sean Patrick Thomas,American actor
- December 18
- Gero Camilo,Brazilian actor and singer-songwriter
- Victoria Pratt,Canadian actress and model
- December 20
- Nicole de Boer,Canadian actress
- Todd Phillips,American director, producer and screenwriter
- December 23 -Anatole Taubman,Swiss actor
- December 24 -Amaury Nolasco,Puerto Rican actor and producer
- December 28 -Elaine Hendrix,American actress
Deaths[edit]
- January 7 -Jack Natteford,75, American screenwriter,1,000 Dollars a Minute,Black Bart
- January 19 -Hal March,49, American actor,Hear Me Good,Send Me No Flowers
- January 23 -Nell Shipman,77, Canadian actress, writer, producer,Back to God's Country,The Grub-Stake
- January 25 -Eiji Tsuburaya,68, Japanese film director and special effects designer,Godzilla,Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
- January 27 -Rocco D'Assunta,65, Italian actor, comedian and playwright
- February 6 -Roscoe Karns,76, American actor,It Happened One Night,Alibi Ike
- February 19 -Jules Munshin,54, American actor,On the Town,Take Me Out to the Ball Game
- 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
- March 23 -Del Lord,75, Canadian pioneer Hollywood director,A Plumbing We Will Go,All the World's a Stooge
- March 25 -Virginia Van Upp,68, American producer and screenwriter,Gilda,Cover Girl
- March 26 -Patricia Ellis,51, American actress,A Night at the Ritz,Rhythm in the Clouds
- April 9 -Cobina Wright,82, American singer and actress,The Razor's Edge,Footlight Serenade
- April 11 -Cathy O'Donnell,46, American actress,Ben-Hur,The Best Years of Our Lives
- April 18
- Gay Seabrook,69, American actress,Bedtime Worries,Wild Poses
- Glenn Tryon,71, American actor and director,Lonesome,Miss Mink of 1949
- April 19 -George Blair,64, American director,Duke of Chicago,Streets of San Francisco
- April 21 -Jose Corazon de Jesus Jr.,45, Filipino actor,Garrison 13,Higit Sa Lahat
- April 25 -Anita Louise,55, American actress,The Little Princess,The Story of Louis Pasteur
- April 26 -Gypsy Rose Lee,59,American burlesqueperformer and actress,Screaming Mimi,Belle of the Yukon
- April 28 -Ed Begley,69, American actor,12 Angry Men,Patterns
- April 30 -Inger Stevens,35, Swedish actress,Hang 'Em High,A Guide for the Married Man
- May 10 -Mari Blanchard,43, American actress,Destry,She-Devil
- May 14 -Billie Burke,85, American actress,The Wizard of Oz,Father's Little Dividend
- May 17 -Nigel Balchin,61, British screenwriter,The Man Who Never Was,23 Paces to Baker Street
- May 21 -Vinton Hayworth,63, American actor, playwright, screenwriter,Danger on Wheels,Enemy Agent
- May 22 -Mahmoud Zulfikar,56, Egyptian director, screenwriter,Aghla Min Hayati,Soft Hands
- May 23 -Nydia Westman,68, American actress,Ladies Should Listen,Dressed to Thrill
- June 4 -Sonny Tufts,58, American actor,The Virginian,Government Girl
- June 11 -Frank Silvera,55, Jamaican actor,Viva Zapata!,Hombre
- June 14 -William Daniels,68, American cinematographer,Camille,Ninotchka
- July 6 -Marjorie Rambeau,80, American actress,A Man Called Peter,Tobacco Road
- July 9 -Sigrid Holmquist,71, Swedish actress,Just Around the Corner,Meddling Women
- July 11 -Andreas Malandrinos,81, Greek actor
- July 14 -Preston Foster,69, American actor,The Informer,I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
- July 22 -Fritz Kortner,78, German director,Pandora's Box,The Razor's Edge
- July 26 -Claud Allister,81, English actor,Lady Luck,The Trial of Mary Dugan
- August 1 -Frances Farmer,56, American actress,Come and Get It,The Toast of New York
- September 3 -Vasil Gendov,78, Bulgarian film director, actor and screenwriter,Bulgaran is Gallant
- September 11 -Chester Morris,69, American actor,Meet Boston Blackie,Five Came Back
- September 18 -Jimi Hendrix,27, American musician,Almost Famous,Wayne's World
- September 29 -Edward Everett Horton,84, American actor,Arsenic and Old Lace,Top Hat
- October 4 -Janis Joplin,27, American singer,Watchmen,Three Kings
- October 10 -Grethe Weiser,67, German actress,My Friend Barbara,Lemke's Widow
- October 17 -Vola Vale,73, American actress,The Phantom of the Opera
- October 20 -Patrick Wymark,44, British actor,Battle of Britain,Where Eagles Dare
- October 21 -Ernest Haller,74, American cinematographer,Gone with the Wind,Mildred Pierce
- November 2 -Fernand Gravey,64, French actor,The King and the Chorus Girl,The Great Waltz
- November 17 -Naunton Wayne,69, British actor,Crook's Tour,Dead of Night
- November 25 -Louise Glaum,82, American actress,Greater Than Love,Sex
- December 2 -Pat Flaherty,73, American actor,Convict's Code,The Cobra Strikes
- December 12
- Carolyn Craig,36, American actress,House on Haunted Hill,Portland Exposé
- George Terwilliger,88, American director and screenwriter,The Fatal Hour,Bride's Play
- December 23 -Charles Ruggles,84, American actor,Bringing Up Baby,The Parent Trap
- December 30 -Lenore Ulric,78, American actress,Notorious,Camille
- December 31 -Suzanne Dalbert,43, French actress,Mark of the Gorilla,The 49th Man
Film debuts[edit]
- Isabelle Adjani-Le Petit bougnat
- Jane Alexander-The Great White Hope
- Carmen Argenziano-Cover Me Babe
- Linda Blair-The Way We Live Now
- Sean S. Cunningham-The Art of Marriage
- Frances de la Tour-Every Home Should Have One
- Danny DeVito-Dreams of Glass
- George DiCenzo-House of Dark Shadows
- Robert Downey Jr.-Pound
- Alice Drummond-Where's Poppa?
- Shelley Duvall-Brewster McCloud
- Jayne Eastwood-Goin' Down the Road
- Erik Estrada-The Cross and the Switchblade
- George Buck Flower-Norma
- Scott Glenn-The Baby Maker
- Pam Grier-Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
- Philip Baker Hall-Cowards
- Dan Hedaya-Myra Breckinridge
- Ken Howard-Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
- Peter Jason-Rio Lobo
- Don Johnson-The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
- Jeffrey Jones-The Revolutionary
- Tommy Lee Jones-Love Story
- Diane Keaton-Lovers and Other Strangers
- Frank Langella-Diary of a Mad Housewife
- Darrell Larson-The Student Nurses
- Michael Lerner-Alex in Wonderland
- Stephen McHattie-The People Next Door
- Anne Meara-The Out-of-Towners
- Garrett Morris-Where's Poppa?
- Ornella Muti-The Most Beautiful Wife
- Stephen Rea-Cry of the Banshee
- Susan Sarandon-Joe
- John Schuck-M*A*S*H
- Arnold Schwarzenegger-Hercules in New York
- Tom Selleck-Myra Breckinridge
- Pepe Serna-The Student Nurses
- Sam Shepard-Brand X
- Paul Sorvino-Where's Poppa?
- Sissy Spacek-Trash
- Jerry Stiller-Lovers and Other Strangers
- Steve Vinovich-Weekend with the Babysitter
- Robert Walden-Bloody Mama
- Fred Williamson-M*A*S*H
- Burt Young-Carnival of Blood
- Harris Yulin-End of the Road
References[edit]
- ^abcdefghiFinler, Joel Waldo (2003).The Hollywood Story.Wallflower Press. pp.358–359.ISBN978-1-903364-66-6.
- ^Top 20 Films of 1970 by Domestic Revenue
- ^IMDB
- ^Keith Badman (28 October 2009).The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001.Omnibus Press. p. 49.ISBN978-0-85712-001-4.