June 2021 Decade Challenge : The 1970s
by immortal_emperor | created - 01 Jun 2021 | updated - 30 Jun 2021 | PublicMy attempt to every day watch a movie made during the 1970s that I haven't seen before during the month of June 2021. As always, no streaming of movies is allowed, only physical versions makes it onto this list.
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1. The Hand of Death (1976)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama
A survivor of an attack on a rebel group opposing the Manchu invasion of China creates the Goose Fist fighting technique and tries for revenge on a traitor.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tao-Liang Tan, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Ching Chu
Votes: 1,946
June 1st 2021
2. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
R | 98 min | Drama
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg
Votes: 40,560 | Gross: $19.40M
June 2nd 2021
3. The Great Gatsby (1974)
PG | 144 min | Drama, Romance
A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black
Votes: 26,867 | Gross: $6.74M
June 3rd 2021
4. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
G | 131 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what killed the citizens of a small town and how the deadly contagion can be stopped.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne, Kate Reid
Votes: 40,453 | Gross: $3.42M
June 4th 2021
5. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,289
June 5th 2021
6. Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ocho gets abducted by a yakuza clan that uses a gang of women to smuggle drugs in their vaginas. Finding out that the kingpin had killed the last boss and abducted his daughter, Ocho joins forces with the drug mules against the clan.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Reiko Ike, Makoto Aikawa, Arumi Kuri, Meika Seri
Votes: 941
June 6th 2021
7. Chato's Land (1972)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore, Simon Oakland
Votes: 6,268 | Gross: $0.42M
June 7th 2021
8. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
R | 103 min | Drama
A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.
Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson
Votes: 6,079
June 8th 2021
9. Interiors (1978)
PG | 92 min | Drama
Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Diane Keaton, Geraldine Page, Kristin Griffith, Mary Beth Hurt
Votes: 20,939
June 9th 2021
10. Lacombe, Lucien (1974)
R | 138 min | Drama, War
In 1944, an 18-year-old boy from small-town France collaborates with the Gestapo and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish girl.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler, Therese Giehse
Votes: 7,714
June 10th 2021
11. Immoral Tales (1973)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Romance
An erotic collection of short stories, an anthology comprised of tantalizing tales about sexual desire and its diverse manifestations.
Director: Walerian Borowczyk | Stars: Lise Danvers, Fabrice Luchini, Charlotte Alexandra, Paloma Picasso
Votes: 5,454
June 11th 2021
12. New York, New York (1977)
PG | 155 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus
Votes: 21,894 | Gross: $16.40M
June 12th 2021
13. Waterloo (I) (1970)
G | 123 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk | Stars: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 12,636 | Gross: $3.05M
June 13th 2021
14. Captain Apache (1971)
GP | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert
Votes: 1,022
June 14th 2021
15. New Fist of Fury (1976)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama
A young man sets out to avenge his grandfather's death and prove his martial arts mastery.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Sing Chen, Ying-Chieh Han
Votes: 1,828
June 15th 2021
16. Wake in Fright (1971)
R | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay
Votes: 13,969 | Gross: $0.05M
June 16th 2021
17. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann
Votes: 23,871
June 17th 2021
18. House (1977)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Horror
A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ôba, Ai Matsubara
Votes: 33,746
June 18th 2021
19. Tristana (1970)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama
Shortly after her mother's death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero, Lola Gaos
Votes: 12,827 | Gross: $0.01M
June 19th 2021
20. A Gunfight (1971)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Two aging gunfighters in need of money come to an agreement to organize an actual showdown between them and sell tickets for it. The townsfolk is more than interested to see the "show".
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Jane Alexander, Karen Black
Votes: 1,429
June 20th 2021
21. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
R | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After killing his disciple, three English gentlemen unwittingly resurrect Count Dracula, who seeks to avenge his servant by making the trio die by the hands of their own children.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden
Votes: 6,885
June 21st 2021
22. The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bertrand Morane's burial is attended by all the women the forty-year-old engineer loved. We then flash back to Bertrand's life and love affairs, told by himself while writing an ... See full summary »
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Charles Denner, Brigitte Fossey, Nelly Borgeaud, Geneviève Fontanel
Votes: 7,337
June 22nd 2021
23. Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
98 min | Action
After witnessing the murder of his father, Little Mute trains in Shaolin Temple for revenge and is taught by various teachers, one of which is clandestine.
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chun-Erh Lung, Kang Chin, Ping-Yu Chang
Votes: 2,809
June 23rd 2021
24. Save the Tiger (1973)
R | 100 min | Drama
A disillusioned war veteran has two days to let go of his shaken morals if he wants his small fashion company to survive.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton
Votes: 5,613 | Gross: $2.33M
June 24th 2021
25. Women in Cages (1971)
R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama
American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.
Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan, Pam Grier
Votes: 1,939
June 25th 2021
26. The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
R | 129 min | Drama, Thriller
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease. Nobody will let them off the train. So what happens next?
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen, O.J. Simpson
Votes: 9,887
June 26th 2021
27. Casanova (1976)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
Giacomo Casanova uses his sexuality to find his place in life amid eccentric and strange characters.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne, Carmen Scarpitta
Votes: 8,669
June 27th 2021
28. The Cheerleaders (1973)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Sport
A group of cheerleaders from the local high school decide to show their school spirit for their football team by sleeping with the opponents the night before the game so that they can be so worn out the opposition won't be able to play.
Director: Paul Glickler | Stars: Stephanie Fondue, Denise Dillaway, Jovita Bush, Brandy Woods
Votes: 1,495
June 28th 2021
29. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
PG | 96 min | Horror
In 1972 London - a century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing - Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy's descendants.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame
Votes: 7,446
June 29th 2021
30. The Last Picture Show (1971)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson
Votes: 52,408 | Gross: $29.13M
June 30th 2021
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