List of Warner Bros. films (1970–1979)

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This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. in the 1970s. This list does not include direct-to-video releases or films from New Line Cinema prior to its merger with Warner Bros. in 2008, nor does it include third-party films or films Warner gained the rights to as a result of mergers or acquisitions.[1]

## 1970

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January 14, 1970 | Last of the Mobile Hot Shots |
February 4, 1970 | Start the Revolution Without Me | co-production with Norbud Productions
February 11, 1970 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | British film
co-production with Hammer Films
March 12, 1970 | Moon Zero Two | British film
March 26, 1970 | Woodstock | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996
May 6, 1970 | The Phynx |
May 13, 1970 | The Ballad of Cable Hogue |
June 7, 1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula | British film
co-production with Hammer Films
July 29, 1970 | Chisum | co-production with Batjac Productions
August 3, 1970 | Performance | British film
co-production with Goodtimes Enterprises
September 4, 1970 | Which Way to the Front? |
October 20, 1970 | Rabbit, Run |
October 24, 1970 | Trog | British film
November 12, 1970 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | British film
co-production with David Paradine Productions and London Weekend Television
November 20, 1970 | Flap | co-production with Cine Vesta Associates
December 25, 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... |

## 1971

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February 26, 1971 | The Priest's Wife | Italian/French film
USA distribution only
March 11, 1971 | THX 1138 | co-production with American Zoetrope
March 17, 1971 | When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth | British film
co-production with Hammer Films
April 9, 1971 | Summer of '42 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Mulligan-Roth Productions
May 1, 1971 | Billy Jack | distribution only; produced by National Student Film Corporation
June 17, 1971 | Death in Venice | Italian film
June 24, 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010
June 25, 1971 | Klute | co-production with Gus Productions
July 14, 1971 | Dusty and Sweets McGee |
July 16, 1971 | The Devils | British film
co-production with Russo Productions
August 1, 1971 | The Omega Man | co-production with Walter Seltzer Productions
August 11, 1971 | And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave | Spanish film
distribution only
August 25, 1971 | Medicine Ball Caravan |
September 30, 1971 | Skin Game |
October 6, 1971 | Zeppelin | British film
November 24, 1971 | Man in the Wilderness |
December 19, 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Polaris Productions and Hawk Films
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2020
December 23, 1971 | Dirty Harry | co-production with The Malpaso Company
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2012

## 1972

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January 13, 1972 | The Cowboys |
February 2, 1972 | Snow Job |
February 25, 1972 | Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues |
March 10, 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | co-production with Saticoy Productions
May 24, 1972 | Malcolm X |
June 12, 1972 | Adam's Woman |
Get to Know Your Rabbit |
June 19, 1972 | Portnoy's Complaint | co-production with Chenault Productions
June 29, 1972 | The Candidate |
Come Back, Charleston Blue |
July 21, 1972 |  A Fan's Notes | co-production with Coquihala
July 30, 1972 | Deliverance | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Elmer Enterprises
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2008
August 1, 1972 | Cry for Me, Billy | distribution only; produced by Brut Productions
August 4, 1972 | Super Fly | co-production with Superfly Ltd.
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2022
September 21, 1972 | Cancel My Reservation[N 1] | US theatrical distribution only; produced by Naho Productions
September 24, 1972 | The Emigrants | Swedish film
distribution only; produced by Svensk Filmindustri
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 17, 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972 | British film
co-production with Hammer Film Productions
November 22, 1972 | Rage |
November 29, 1972 | Crescendo | British film
co-production with Hammer Film Productions
December 21, 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson | co-production with Sanford Productions

## 1973

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January 31, 1973 | Steelyard Blues |
February 7, 1973 | The Train Robbers | co-production with Batjac Productions
March 1, 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner | co-production with Bud Yorkin Productions
March 21, 1973 | King Boxer[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Shaw Brothers Studio
April 10, 1973 | Class of '44 |
April 11, 1973 | Scarecrow |
June 14, 1973 | The Last of Sheila | co-production with Hera Productions
June 17, 1973 | Blume in Love |
June 20, 1973 | O Lucky Man! | British film
July 11, 1973 | Cahill U.S. Marshal | co-production with Batjac Productions
July 13, 1973 | Cleopatra Jones |
July 25, 1973 | The Mackintosh Man | British film
co-production with Newman-Foreman Company
August 19, 1973 | Enter the Dragon[N 3] | co-production with Concord Production Inc. and distributed with Golden Harvest
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2004
September 7, 1973 | Day for Night | French film
October 14, 1973 | Mean Streets[N 4] | North American and select international distribution only; produced by Taplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1997
October 15, 1973 | Badlands | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993
October 24, 1973 | The All-American Boy |
October 26, 1973 | The New Land | Swedish film
distribution only; produced by Svensk Filmindustri
December 21, 1973 | Jimi Hendrix |
The Deadly Trackers |
December 18, 1973 | Amarcord[N 5] | Italian film
distribution only
December 25, 1973 | Magnum Force | co-production with The Malpaso Company
December 26, 1973 | The Exorcist | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Hoya Productions
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010
December 31, 1973 | Treasure Island | produced by Filmation

## 1974

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January 24, 1974 | Sacred Knives of Vengeance[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Shaw Brothers Studio
January 28, 1974 | Black Belt Jones | co-production with Sequoin Films
February 6, 1974 | McQ | co-production with Batjac Productions
February 7, 1974 | Blazing Saddles | co-production with Crossbow Productions
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2006
March 27, 1974 | Mame | co-production with ABC
April 10, 1974 | Our Time |
May 13, 1974 | Welcome to Arrow Beach | distribution only; produced by Brut Productions
May 17, 1974 | Black Eye | co-production with Pat Rooney Productions and Jerry Buss Presentations
May 19, 1974 | Zandy's Bride |
June 7, 1974 | Craze[N 6] | North American distribution only; produced by Harbour Productions Limited
June 19, 1974 | The Terminal Man |
July 10, 1974 | Oliver Twist | produced by Filmation
July 26, 1974 | Uptown Saturday Night | co-production with First Artists
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2024
August 14, 1974 | Black Samson | co-production with Omni Pictures
October 1, 1974 | It's Alive | co-production with Larco Productions
October 2, 1974 | Hangup | distribution only; produced by Brut Productions
October 3, 1974 | The Abdication | British film
November 19, 1974 | Animals Are Beautiful People | South African film
December 9, 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
December 14, 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
International distribution only; co-production with 20th Century Fox and Irwin Allen Productions
December 20, 1974 | Black Christmas | USA distribution only; produced by Film Funding Ltd., Vision IV, Canadian Film Development Corporation and Famous Players
December 25, 1974 | Freebie and the Bean |

## 1975

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February 2, 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins |
March 14, 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue |
March 19, 1975 | The Yakuza |
May 23, 1975 | Lepke | co-production with AmeriEuro Corp
June 9, 1975 | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze |
The Wicker Man[N 7] | USA distribution only; produced by British Lion Films
June 11, 1975 | Night Moves |
June 25, 1975 | The Drowning Pool | co-production with First Artists
July 11, 1975 | Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold |
September 21, 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Artists Entertainment Complex
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2009
October 10, 1975 | Lisztomania | British film
co-production with Goodtimes Enterprises and Visual Programme Systems
October 11, 1975 | Let's Do It Again | co-production with First Artists and Verdon Productions Limited
November 1, 1975 | Operation Daybreak | co-production with Howard R. Schuster, Inc., American Allied Studios and Barrandov Studios
November 2, 1975 | The Ultimate Warrior |
November 7, 1975 | From Beyond the Grave | British film
co-production with Amicus Productions
December 18, 1975 | Barry Lyndon | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Hawk Films and Peregrine Productions

## 1976

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January 1976 | Inside Out | British film
co-production with Kettledrum Films
February 25, 1976 | Catherine & Co. | French film
April 4, 1976 | Hot Potato |
April 7, 1976 | Sparkle | co-production with RSO
April 9, 1976 | All the President's Men | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Wildwood Enterprises
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010
June 4, 1976 | Ode to Billy Joe |
June 30, 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | co-production with The Malpaso Company
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996
July 28, 1976 | The Gumball Rally | co-production with First Artists
August 12, 1976 | The Ritz | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
September 1, 1976 | St. Ives |
October 31, 1976 | The Killer Inside Me | US theatrical distribution only
October 20, 1976 | Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same |
December 17, 1976 | A Star Is Born | Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
co-production with First Artists and Barwood Films
December 22, 1976 | The Enforcer | co-production with The Malpaso Company

## 1977

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February 10, 1977 | The Late Show | co-production with Lion's Gate Films
March 31, 1977 | Brothers | co-production with Edward Lewis Productions and Soho Productions
June 13, 1977 | Viva Knievel! | co-production with Sherrill C. Corwin Productions
June 17, 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic |
July 1, 1977 | Greased Lightning |
July 15, 1977 | Outlaw Blues |
August 3, 1977 | One on One |
September 29, 1977 | Bobby Deerfield | Canadian and International distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures and First Artists
October 7, 1977 | Oh, God! |
A Piece of the Action | co-production with First Artists
October 14, 1977 | Starship Invasions | distribution only; produced by Hal Roach Studios
November 20, 1977 | The Pack |
November 30, 1977 | The Goodbye Girl | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Rastar
December 21, 1977 | The Gauntlet | co-production with The Malpaso Company

## 1978

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January 29, 1978 | A Night Full of Rain |
March 17, 1978 | An Enemy of the People |
Crossed Swords[N 7] | USA & Japan distribution only; produced by International Film Production and Prince and the Pauper Film Export A.G.
March 18, 1978 | Straight Time | co-production with First Artists
April 14, 1978 | The Medusa Touch[N 8] | USA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment
May 10, 1978 | It Lives Again | co-production with Larco Productions
May 19, 1978 | The Sea Gypsies | co-production with A-Team Productions
May 26, 1978 | Big Wednesday |
June 2, 1978 | Capricorn One[N 8] | USA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment
July 14, 1978 | The Swarm |
Hooper |
August 29, 1978 | Girlfriends | distribution only; produced by Cyclops Films
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2019
October 6, 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | distribution only; produced by Lorimar, Aldrich Company, Geria Productions and Bavaria Films
Bloodbrothers |
November 1, 1978 | The Great Bank Hoax |
November 22, 1978 | Movie Movie[N 8] | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
USA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment
December 15, 1978 | Superman | North American and select international distribution only; produced by Dovemead Ltd., Film Export, A.G. and International Film Production
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017
December 20, 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | co-production with The Malpaso Company

## 1979

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February 9, 1979 | Agatha | British film
co-production with First Artists and Casablanca FilmWorks
March 23, 1979 | Boulevard Nights | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017
April 1979 | Ashanti | co-production with Columbia Pictures
Tilt | US theatrical distribution only
April 27, 1979 | A Little Romance | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
May 18, 1979 | Over the Edge
May 25, 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure |
June 15, 1979 | The In-Laws |
June 22, 1979 | The Main Event | co-production with First Artists and Barwood Films
July 4, 1979 | The Wanderers | distribution with Orion Pictures only
July 13, 1979 | The Frisco Kid |
August 17, 1979 | Life of Brian[N 9] | North American distribution with Orion Pictures only; produced by Handmade Films
August 31, 1979 | Time After Time | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
September 30, 1979 | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Chuck Jones Productions and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
October 5, 1979 | 10 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
October 19, 1979 | Jesus | distribution only; produced by The Genesis Project
October 26, 1979 | The Great Santini | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures and Bing Crosby Productions
November 2, 1979 | Promises in the Dark | distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
November 8, 1979 | Mad Max | international distribution outside Australia and New Zealand only; produced by Kennedy Miller Productions; distributed in North America by American International Pictures
December 1, 1979 | Going in Style |

## See also

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* List of New Line Cinema films
* List of films based on DC Comics publications
* List of Warner Bros. theatrical animated feature films
* Category:Lists of films by studio

## Notes

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1. ^ Owned by Sony Pictures (via CPT Holdings, Inc.)
2. ^ a b Owned by Celestial Pictures
3. ^ Rights currently shared with Fortune Star Media Limited
4. ^ UK and Irish distribution rights currently owned by Altitude Film Distribution
5. ^ Owned by Cristaldifilm, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection; Warner retains international rights
6. ^ Owned by MGM (via Orion Pictures)
7. ^ a b Owned by StudioCanal
8. ^ a b c Owned by ITV Studios
9. ^ Owned by Python (Monty) Pictures with Sony Pictures and Mercury Studios handling distribution; Mercury has licensed certain rights in North America including AVOD, SVOD, broadcast, theatrical and non-theatrical distribution to Shout! Studios

## References

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1. ^ "Warner Brothers | History, Movies, TV Shows, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

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