List of Paramount Pictures films (1970–1979)

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The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1970s.[1]

## 1970[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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February 6, 1970 | The Molly Maguires |
February 27, 1970 | Tropic of Cancer | co-production with Tropic Productions
March 10, 1970 | The Lawyer |
March 25, 1970 | The Adventurers | co-production with AVCO Embassy Pictures
May 1970 | Connecting Rooms | British film
co-production with Hemdale
May 13, 1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | co-production with Sigma Productions
May 29, 1970 | The Out-of-Towners | co-production with Jalem Productions
June 12, 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
June 24, 1970 | Catch 22 | co-production with Filmways
July 1, 1970 | Darling Lili | co-production with Geoffrey Productions
August 10, 1970 | Deep End | British
August 14, 1970 | Borsalino | French: co-production with Adel Productions, Marianne Productions and Mars Film Produzione
August 19, 1970 | WUSA |
October 14, 1970 | Aladdin and His Magic Lamp | French: US distribution only; co-produced by Films Jean Image
October 21, 1970 | Little Fauss and Big Halsy | co-production with Alfran Productions
October 23, 1970 | The Conformist | Italian/French: co-production with Mars Film Produzione, Marianne Productions and Maran Film
October 28, 1970 | Waterloo | British: co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica and Mosfilm
November 20, 1970 | Norwood |
December 11, 1970 | The Confession | France
December 16, 1970 | The Bear and the Doll | France
December 18, 1970 | Love Story | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
co-production with Love Story Company

## 1971[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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March 17, 1971 | A New Leaf |
March 24, 1971 | Friends | British: co-production with Lewis Gilbert Productions
May 12, 1971 | Plaza Suite |
June 9, 1971 | The Devil's Backbone | British: co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica
June 13, 1971 | Unman, Wittering and Zigo | British
June 30, 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | theatrical distribution only; produced by Wolper Pictures, Ltd. and The Quaker Oats Company[N 1]
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2014
July 1, 1971 | Murphy's War | British
August 6, 1971 | Let's Scare Jessica to Death | co-production with The Jessica Company
August 18, 1971 | A Gunfight | co-production with Joel Productions, Harvest Productions and Thoroughbred Productions
September 15, 1971 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me |
September 22, 1971 | Desperate Characters | co produced by ITC Entertainment
October 20, 1971 | T.R. Baskin |
October 22, 1971 | Joe Hill | co-produced by Sagittarius Productions
November 5, 1971 | Hannie Caulder | British: co-produced by Tigon British Film Productions and Curtwel Productions
November 24, 1971 | Black Beauty | British: co produced by Tigon British Film Productions
December 15, 1971 | Such Good Friends | co-production with Sigma Productions
December 17, 1971 | Four Flies on Grey Velvet | Italy
December 20, 1971 | Harold and Maude | co-production with Mildred Lewis and Colin Higgins Productions
December 22, 1971 | Star Spangled Girl |

## 1972[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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January 21, 1972 | Deadhead Miles |
March 3, 1972 | Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Italy
March 17, 1972 | The Legend of Nigger Charley | co-production with Spangler & Sons Pictures
March 24, 1972 | The Godfather | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
co-production with Alfran Productions.
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990
May 3, 1972 | The Pied Piper | British: co-produced by Sagittarius Productions Inc. and Goodtimes Enterprises
May 5, 1972 | Play It Again, Sam | co-production with APJAC Productions
May 19, 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney | British: co-produced by ITC Entertainment and Haworth Productions
May 24, 1972 | Z.P.G. | British: co-produced by Sagittarius Productions
July 19, 1972 | The Man | co-production with ABC Circle Films and Lorimar
August 18, 1972 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers |
September 13, 1972 | Fear Is the Key | British: co-produced by Anglo-EMI
September 27, 1972 | A Separate Peace |
October 13, 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | co-production with Motown Productions
October 20, 1972 | Bad Company |
October 25, 1972 | Innocent Bystanders | British: co-production with Sagittarius Productions
December 13, 1972 | Child's Play |

## 1973[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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January 12, 1973 | The First Circle | US distribution only; produced by Laterna Film and Tele-Cine Film
February 14, 1973 | Save the Tiger | co-production with Filmways
February 28, 1973 | Charlotte's Web | co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions
April 18, 1973 | Charley One-Eye | co-produced by David Paradine Productions
May 4, 1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days | British: co-produced by Tomorrow Entertainment and West Film
May 8, 1973 | Paper Moon | co-production with The Directors Company
May 16, 1973 | The Soul of Nigger Charley |
May 20, 1973 | The Mattei Affair |
May 22, 1973 | A Doll's House | British[N 2]
June 14, 1973 | Super Fly T.N.T. |
June 27, 1973 | The Friends of Eddie Coyle |
July 24, 1973 | Badge 373 |
August 22, 1973 | Bang the Drum Slowly | co-production with ANJA Films and BTDS Partnership
September 19, 1973 | Save the Children |
September 21, 1973 | Hit! |
October 17, 1973 | The Optimists | British: co-produced by Sagittarius Productions, Cheetah Productions and West One Film Producers
October 23, 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
October 31, 1973 | Tales That Witness Madness | British: co-production with World Film Services
November 7, 1973 | Ash Wednesday | co-produced by Sagittarius Productions
November 14, 1973 | Scalawag | co-production with The Bryna Company
December 5, 1973 | Serpico | co-produced by Produzion De Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company S.P.A. and Artists Entertainments Complex, Inc.[N 3]
December 17, 1973 | Alfredo, Alfredo | Italy

## 1974[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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January 25, 1974 | Don't Look Now | British: co produced by British Lion Films, Casey Productions and Eldorado Films
February 27, 1974 | Man on a Swing | co-production with Jaffilms Inc.
March 15, 1974 | Three Tough Guys | co produced by Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica
March 29, 1974 | The Great Gatsby | co-production with Newdon Productions
April 5, 1974 | The Conversation | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture. distribution only; produced by The Directors Company and The Coppola Company[N 4]
April 12, 1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | British: co-produced by Hammer Films
May 22, 1974 | Daisy Miller | co-production with The Directors Company
June 5, 1974 | Malicious | Italy
US distribution only
June 12, 1974 | Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter | British: co-produced by Hammer Films
June 14, 1974 | The Parallax View | co-production with Gus Productions, Harbor Productions and Doubleday Productions
June 21, 1974 | Chinatown | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
co-production with Long Road Productions and Robert Evans Company
July 12, 1974 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | co produced by Astral-Bellevue-Pathé, Canadian Film Development Corporation and Famous Players
July 17, 1974 | The Education of Sonny Carson |
July 19, 1974 | The White Dawn | co-production with American Film Properties and Filmways
July 24, 1974 | Death Wish | U.S. and UK distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
August 30, 1974 | The Longest Yard | co-production with Albert S. Ruddy Productions and Long Road Productions
September 13, 1974 | The Dove |
September 27, 1974 | Phase IV | co-production with Alced Productions
October 2, 1974 | The Gambler | co-production with Chartoff-Winkler Productions, Inc.
October 9, 1974 | Shanks |
November 8, 1974 | The Little Prince | co-production with Stanley Donen Films
November 20, 1974 | The Klansman | co-produced by Atlanta Productions
November 22, 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express | British: co produced by EMI Films
December 20, 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
co-production with The Coppola Company
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993

## 1975[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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April 30, 1975 | Dogpound Shuffle | U.S. distribution only; Canadian: produced by ITC Entertainment
May 7, 1975 | The Day of the Locust | co-production with Long Road Productions
May 14, 1975 | Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York |
June 4, 1975 | Posse | co-production with Bryna Productions
June 6, 1975 | Bug |
June 11, 1975 | Nashville | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
co-production with ABC Entertainment.
June 20, 1975 | Once Is Not Enough |
July 25, 1975 | Mandingo | co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company
August 15, 1975 | Framed |
September 25, 1975 | Three Days of the Condor | co produced by Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
October 8, 1975 | Mahogany | co-production with Motown Productions
December 11, 1975 | The Fifth Offensive | Yugoslavian: US distribution only; co-produced by Bosna Film, Filmska Radna Zajednica, and Televizija Sarajevo
December 17, 1975 | Emmanuelle 2 | French film
US theatrical distribution only; produced by Parafrance Films[N 5]
December 24, 1975 | Hustle |

## 1976[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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March 17, 1976 | The First Nudie Musical |
April 2, 1976 | Lipstick |
April 5, 1976 | Face to Face | Swedish film
US distribution only; produced by Cinematograph AB
April 7, 1976 | The Bad News Bears |
May 26, 1976 | Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood |
May 28, 1976 | Leadbelly |
June 11, 1976 | The Tenant | French film
co-production with Marianne Productions
June 25, 1976 | The Big Bus |
July 21, 1976 | Lifeguard |
August 4, 1976 | Survive! | Mexico: co-produced by Avant Films S.A.
August 20, 1976 | The Shootist | co-production with Dino De Laurentiis Productions
September 15, 1976 | Bugsy Malone | co-produced by the Rank Organization, Robert Stigwood Organisation and Goodtimes Enterprises
October 1, 1976 | The Memory of Justice |
October 8, 1976 | Marathon Man |
November 19, 1976 | The Last Tycoon | co-production with Academy Pictures Corporation
December 17, 1976 | King Kong | co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company
December 22, 1976 | Mikey and Nicky | co-produced by Castle Hill Productions[N 6]

## 1977[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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February 11, 1977 | Thieves | co-produced by Brut Productions[N 7]
March 9, 1977 | Islands in the Stream |
March 11, 1977 | Black Sunday |
June 1, 1977 | Fraternity Row |
June 24, 1977 | Sorcerer | co-production with Universal Pictures and Film Properties International N.V.[N 8]
July 8, 1977 | The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training |
July 15, 1977 | The Shadow of Chikara | theatrical distribution only
July 22, 1977 | Orca | co-produced by Famous Films
August 24, 1977 | Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown | co-production with United Feature Syndicate, Lee Mendelson Film Productions and Bill Melendez Productions
September 29, 1977 | Handle with Care aka Citizen's Band |
October 19, 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar |
November 4, 1977 | 1900 | Italy; U.S. distribution only; produced by Produzioni Europee Associati and Les Productions Artistes Associés
First Love |
December 16, 1977 | Saturday Night Fever | co-production with Robert Stigwood Organization
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010

## 1978[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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January 13, 1978 | The Duellists | British film
co-production with Enigma Productions, Scott Free Enterprises and National Film Finance Consortium
February 3, 1978 | The One and Only | co-production with First Artists
February 15, 1978 | The Serpent's Egg | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Productions[N 2]
March 17, 1978 | American Hot Wax |
April 5, 1978 | Pretty Baby |
April 14, 1978 | Joseph Andrews | British: co-produced by Woodfall Film Productions
June 16, 1978 | Grease | co-production with Allan Carr Enterprises and Stigwood Group
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2020
June 28, 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
June 30, 1978 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan |
July 14, 1978 | Foul Play |
September 13, 1978 | Days of Heaven |
September 15, 1978 | Up in Smoke |
September 29, 1978 | Death on the Nile | British: co-produced by EMI Films[N 5]
October 6, 1978 | Goin' South |
December 15, 1978 | Oliver's Story |
December 20, 1978 | King of the Gypsies | U.S. distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company

## 1979[edit]

Release date | Title | Notes

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February 9, 1979 | The Warriors |
March 23, 1979 | Real Life |
April 12, 1979 | Hurricane | U.S. distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Productions
April 27, 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affair |
June 8, 1979 | Players |
June 14, 1979 | The Kirlian Witness | distribution only; produced by CNI CINEMA
June 15, 1979 | Prophecy |
June 22, 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | co-production with The Malpaso Company
June 29, 1979 | Meatballs | distribution only; produced by Haliburton Films, Famous Players and CFDC[N 9]
Bloodline |
August 3, 1979 | North Dallas Forty |
August 10, 1979 | Sunburn | U.S. distribution only; produced by Hemdale, Fawcett-Majors Productions, Tuesday Films and Bind Films[N 2]
October 5, 1979 | Starting Over |
October 26, 1979 | French Postcards | co-production with NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H.
December 7, 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture |

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Owned by Warner Bros. Pictures
2. ^ a b c Owned by MGM
3. ^ U.K. and Irish distribution rights currently co-owned by StudioCanal
4. ^ Owned by American Zoetrope with Lionsgate handling distribution in North America and StudioCanal internationally
5. ^ a b Currently owned by StudioCanal
6. ^ Owned by Jumer Productions
7. ^ Currently owned by Warner Bros. Pictures through Turner Entertainment Co.
8. ^ U.S. distribution rights currently split between Paramount for theatrical, Universal Television for television and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for home video and streaming
9. ^ Owned by Lionsgate in the U.S. and Paramount itself internationally

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dick, Bernard F. (2021-09-22). Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. passim. ISBN 978-0-8131-9611-4.

## External links[edit]

* Paramount Pictures Complete Library

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