1974 in film

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The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.

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Events[edit]

Top grossing films (U.S.)[edit]

Rank Title Studio Actors Gross
1. Blazing Saddles Warner Bros. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, and Dom DeLuise $119,500,000[1]
2. The Towering Inferno Fox / Warner Bros. Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, and Fred Astaire $116,000,000[2]
3. Young Frankenstein Fox Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman $86,273,333[3]
4. Earthquake Universal Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, and Richard Roundtree $79,666,653[4]
5. The Godfather Part II Paramount Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, and John Cazale $57,300,000[5]
6. Airport 1975 Universal Charlton Heston, Karen Black, Gloria Swanson, and Myrna Loy $47,285,152[6]
7. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams Sunn Classic Dan Haggerty and Denver Pyle $45,411,063[7]
8. The Longest Yard Paramount Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, and Michael Conrad $43,008,075[8]
9. Benji MGM Higgins, Patsy Garrett, and Peter Breck $39,552,000[9]
10. Herbie Rides Again Disney Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, and Keenan Wynn $38,229,000[10]
11. Murder on the Orient Express Paramount Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, and Ingrid Bergman $35,733,867[11]
12. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Bryanston Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Gunnar Hansen, and John Larroquette $30,859,000[12]
13. Freebie and the Bean Warner Bros. James Caan and Alan Arkin $30,000,000[13]
14. Chinatown Paramount Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston $29,200,000[14]
15. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry Fox Peter Fonda and Susan George $28,401,735[15]
16. The Great Gatsby Paramount Robert Redford and Mia Farrow $26,533,200[16]
17. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot United Artists Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges $25,000,000[17]
18. Death Wish Paramount Charles Bronson and Hope Lange $22,000,000[18]
19. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Warner Bros. Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter, and Kris Kristofferson $21,044,810[19]
20. The Man with the Golden Gun United Artists Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Hervé Villechaize, James Cossins, Clifton James, and Bernard Lee $21,000,000[20]
21. The Groove Tube Levitt-Pickman Ken Shapiro, Richard Belzer, and Chevy Chase $20,447,000[21]
22. That's Entertainment! MGM Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, and Bing Crosby $19,100,000[22]
23. Macon County Line American International Alan Vint and Cheryl Waters $18,800,000[23]
24. The Front Page Universal Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau $15,000,000[24]

Awards[edit]

Category/Organization 32nd Golden Globe Awards
January 25, 1975		 28th BAFTA Awards
February 18, 1975		 47th Academy Awards
April 8, 1975
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Chinatown The Longest Yard Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore The Godfather Part II
Best Director Roman Polanski
Chinatown		 Roman Polanski
Chinatown		 Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part II
Best Actor Jack Nicholson
Chinatown		 Art Carney
Harry and Tonto		 Al Pacino
The Godfather Part II		 Art Carney
Harry and Tonto
Best Actress Gena Rowlands
A Woman Under the Influence		 Raquel Welch
The Three Musketeers		 Ellen Burstyn
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore		 Ellen Burstyn
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Best Supporting Actor Fred Astaire
The Towering Inferno		 Fred Astaire
The Towering Inferno		 Robert De Niro
The Godfather Part II
Best Supporting Actress Karen Black
The Great Gatsby		 Diane Ladd
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore		 Ingrid Bergman
Murder on the Orient Express
Best Screenplay, Adapted Chinatown
Robert Towne		 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Robert Getchell		 The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Best Screenplay, Original Chinatown
Robert Towne
Best Score The Little Prince
Alan Jay Lerner		 Murder on the Orient Express
Richard Rodney Bennett		 The Godfather Part II
Carmine Coppola and Nino Rota

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Conversation, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, directed by Ted Kotcheff, Canada

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Box Office Information for Blazing Saddles". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Box Office Information for The Towering Inferno". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 13, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Box Office Information for Young Frankenstein". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Box Office Information for Earthquake". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Box Office Information for The Godfather: Part II". The Numbers. Retrieved January 5, 2012. 
  6. ^ "Box Office Information for Airport 1975". The Numbers. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Box Office Information for The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams". The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012. 
  8. ^ "Box Office Information for The Longest Yard". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Box Office Information for Benji". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Box Office Information for Herbie Rides Again". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Box Office Information for Murder on the Orient Express". The Numbers. Retrieved January 5, 2012. 
  12. ^ "Box Office Information for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 23, 2012. 
  13. ^ Freebie and the Bean, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  14. ^ "Box Office Information for Chinatown". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 23, 2012. 
  15. ^ Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  16. ^ The Great Gatsby, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  17. ^ Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  18. ^ "Death Wish, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 29, 2012. 
  19. ^ Box Office Information for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The Wrap. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  20. ^ The Man with the Golden Gun, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  21. ^ The Groove Tube, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  22. ^ That's Entertainment!, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  23. ^ Macon County Line, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  24. ^ The Front Page, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
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