List of American films of 1970

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This is a list of American films released in 1970.

Patton won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was Airport.


A–B

Title Director Cast Genre/note
Adam at Six A.M.Robert ScheererMichael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Louise LathamDramaNational General Pictures
The AdventurersLewis GilbertBekim Fehmiu, Candice Bergen, Charles Aznavour, Olivia de HavillandDramaFrom Harold Robbins novel
AirportGeorge SeatonBurt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, Maureen Stapleton, Van Heflin, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter, Barbara HaleDisaster filmBased on Arthur Hailey novel; 10 Oscar nominations
Alex in WonderlandPaul MazurskyDonald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, Federico FelliniComedy, dramaMGM
The Angel LevineJán KadárZero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida KaminskaDrama
Angel UnchainedLee MaddenLarry Bishop, Tyne Daly, Aldo RayDramaA.I.P.
The AristocatsWolfgang ReithermanPhil Harris, Eva Gabor, Gary DubinAnimationDisney
The Baby MakerJames BridgesBarbara Hershey, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Scott GlennDramaNational General Pictures
The Ballad of Cable HogueSam PeckinpahJason Robards, Stella Stevens, David WarnerWesternWarner Bros.
BarqueroGordon DouglasLee Van Cleef, Warren OatesWestern
Beneath the Planet of the ApesTed PostJames Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison Science fictionPlanet of the Apes sequel
Beyond the Valley of the DollsRuss MeyerJohn Lazar, Dolly Read, Edy WilliamsSex comedyRoger Ebert script
BigfootRobert F. SlatzerJohn CarradineHorror
Bloody MamaRoger CormanShelley Winters, Bruce Dern, Don StroudCrimeAmerican International
The BoatniksNorman TokarRobert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Phil Silvers, Norman Fell, Don AmecheComedyDisney
The Boys in the BandWilliam FriedkinKenneth Nelson, Cliff GormanComedy, dramaBased on Mart Crowley play
Brewster McCloudRobert AltmanBud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Shelley DuvallFantasy, comedyMGM
A Bullet for Pretty BoyLarry BuchananFabian Forte, Jocelyn LaneCrimeA.I.P.

C–F

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Cannon for CordobaPaul WendkosGeorge Peppard, Raf ValloneWesternUnited Artists
Catch-22Mike NicholsAlan Arkin, Jon Voight, Bob Newhart, Orson Welles, Buck Henry, Martin Sheen, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Charles Grodin, Art Garfunkel, Paula PrentissWar, comedyParamount; from novel by Joseph Heller
Cherry, Harry & Raquel!Russ MeyerLarissa Ely, Linda Ashton, Uschi DigardDrama
The Cheyenne Social ClubGene KellyJames Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley JonesWesternNational General
ChisumAndrew V. McLaglenJohn Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Geoffrey Deuel, Christopher GeorgeWesternWarner Bros.
The Christine Jorgensen StoryIrving RapperJohn HansenBiography
Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyAnton LeaderDan Blocker, Nanette Fabray, Jim BackusWestern, comedyUniversal
Colossus: The Forbin ProjectJoseph SargentSusan Clark, Eric BraedenScience fictionUniversal
Cotton Comes to HarlemOssie DavisRedd Foxx, Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. JacquesComedyUnited Artists
Count Yorga, VampireBob KelljanRobert Quarry, Michael MurphyHorrorA.I.P.
Darker than AmberRobert ClouseRod Taylor, Theodore Bikel, Suzy KendallActionNational General
Darling LiliBlake EdwardsJulie Andrews, Rock HudsonMusicalParamount
The Delta FactorTay GarnettChristopher George, Yvette Mimieux, Yvonne De CarloAction
Diary of a Mad HousewifeFrank PerryCarrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, Frank LangellaDramaGolden Globe for Snodgress
Dirty Dingus MageeBurt KennedyFrank Sinatra, George Kennedy, Anne JacksonWesternMGM
The Dunwich HorrorDaniel HellerSandra Dee, Dean StockwellHorror
El CondorJohn GuillerminJim Brown, Lee Van CleefWesternNational General
Elvis: That's the Way It IsDenis SandersElvis PresleyDocumentaryMGM
End of the RoadAram AvakianStacy Keach, Harris Yulin, Dorothy TristanDrama
EquinoxJack WoodsFrank BonnerHorror
Five Easy PiecesBob RafelsonJack Nicholson, Susan Anspach, Karen BlackDramaColumbia; 4 Oscar nominations
Flesh FeastBrad F. GrinterVeronica LakeHorrorLake's final film

G–I

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Gas-s-s-sRoger CormanBen Vereen, Talia ShireComedyAIP
Getting StraightRichard RushElliott Gould, Candice BergenComedyColumbia
Gimme ShelterAlbert and David MayslesThe Rolling StonesDocumentary
The Great White HopeMartin RittJames Earl Jones, Jane AlexanderBiographyBased on Howard Sackler play; 2 Oscar nominations
The HawaiiansTom GriesCharlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin, John Phillip LawDramaBased on James Michener novel
Hercules in New YorkArthur Allan SeidelmanArnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold StangComedySchwarzenegger's first film
Hi, Mom!Brian De PalmaRobert De Niro, Allen GarfieldComedy
The Honeymoon KillersLeonard KastleShirley Stoler, Tony LoBiancoCrime, drama
Hornets’ NestPhil KarlsonRock Hudson, Sylvia Koscina, Sergio FantoniWarUnited Artists
House of Dark ShadowsDan CurtisJonathan Frid, Grayson HallHorrorBased on TV series Dark Shadows
How Do I Love Thee?Michael GordonJackie Gleason, Maureen O'HaraComedyCinerama Releasing Corp.
HusbandsJohn CassavetesPeter Falk, Ben GazzaraDramaColumbia
I Drink Your BloodDavid E. DurstonJadine WongHorror
I Love My WifeMel StuartElliott Gould, Brenda Vaccaro, Dabney Coleman, Angel TompkinsComedyUniversal
I Never Sang for My FatherGilbert CatesMelvyn Douglas, Gene HackmanDramaBased on Robert Anderson play; 3 Oscar nominations
I Walk the LineJohn FrankenheimerGregory Peck, Tuesday WeldDramaColumbia
The Invincible SixJean NegulescoStuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Curd JürgensAdventureNegulesco's final film

J–M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
JennyGeorge BloomfieldMarlo Thomas, Alan AldaDramaABC Pictures
JoeJohn G. AvildsenPeter Boyle, Susan SarandonDramaCannon Films
Kelly's HeroesBrian G. HuttonClint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Donald SutherlandWar, actionMGM
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSidney LumetPaul Newman, James Earl JonesDocumentary
The Kremlin LetterJohn HustonRichard Boone, Max von SydowThrillerFrom a novel by Noel Behn
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a GunAnatole LitvakSamantha Eggar, Oliver ReedThriller
The LandlordHal AshbyBeau Bridges, Louis Gossett Jr., Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl BaileyComedyUnited Artists
Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsSidney LumetJames Coburn, Lynn RedgraveDramabased on Tennessee Williams play
The Last WarriorCarol ReedAnthony Quinn, Claude Akins, Shelley Winters, Tony BillWesternWarner Bros.
The Liberation of L.B. JonesWilliam WylerRoscoe Lee Browne, Lee J. Cobb, Lola Falana, Yaphet KottoDramaWyler's final film
Little Big ManArthur PennDustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Chief Dan GeorgeWesternFrom a novel by Thomas Berger
Little Fauss and Big HalsySidney J. FurieRobert Redford, Michael J. PollardDramaParamount
Love StoryArthur HillerRyan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Ray Milland, John MarleyRomanceFrom novel by Erich Segal; 7 Oscar nominations
Lovers and Other StrangersCy HowardBea Arthur, Cloris Leachman, Vincent Gardenia, Richard Castellano, Bonnie Bedelia, Gig Young, Diane KeatonComedyFrom a play by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna
LovingIrvin KershnerGeorge Segal, Eva Marie SaintDrama
M"A*S*HRobert AltmanDonald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skerritt, Jo Ann Pflug, John Schuck, Robert Duvall, René Auberjonois, Roger Bowen, Fred WilliamsonComedy, war20th Century Fox; from a novel by Richard Hooker; 5 Oscar nominations
Macho CallahanBernard L. KowalskiDavid Janssen, Jean Seberg, Lee J. CobbWestern
MaidstoneNorman MailerNorman Mailer, Rip TornDramawritten by Mailer
A Man Called HorseElliot SilversteinRichard HarrisWesternNational General
The Molly MaguiresMartin RittSean Connery, Richard HarrisDramaParamount
Monty WalshWilliam A. FrakerLee Marvin, Jack Palance, Jeanne MoreauWesternNational General
The Moonshine WarRichard QuineAlan Alda, Richard Widmark, Patrick McGoohanDramaFrom a novel by Elmore Leonard
MoveStuart RosenbergElliott Gould, Paula Prentiss, Joe SilverComedy20th Century Fox
My Lover, My SonJohn NewlandRomy Schneider, Dennis WatermanDrama
Myra BreckinridgeMichael SarneRaquel Welch, Mae West, Rex Reed, John Huston, Farrah FawcettSex comedyFrom a story by Gore Vidal

N–S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Nam's AngelsJack StarrettPaul KosloWar, biker
NorwoodJack Haley, Jr.Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Joe NamathComedyParamount
The Old Man Who Cried WolfWalter GraumanEdward G. Robinson, Martin Balsam, Diane BakerThrillerABC Movie of the Week
On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverVincente MinnelliBarbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Jack NicholsonMusicalParamount; based on Broadway show
One More TimeJerry LewisSammy Davis, Jr., Peter LawfordComedySalt and Pepper sequel
The Only Game in TownGeorge StevensElizabeth Taylor, Warren BeattyDrama20th Century Fox
The Out-of-TownersArthur HillerJack Lemmon, Sandy DennisComedyScreenplay by Neil Simon
The Owl and the PussycatHerbert RossBarbra Streisand, George SegalComedyScreenplay by Buck Henry
Party at Kitty and Stud'sMorton LewisSylvester StalloneAdult
PattonFranklin J. SchaffnerGeorge C. Scott, Karl MaldenWar, biography20th Century Fox; Oscar for Scott
The People Next DoorDavid GreeneEli Wallach, Julie Harris, Deborah WintersDrama
The Phantom TollboothChuck JonesButch Patrick, Mel BlancAnimation
The PhynxLee H. KatzinJoan Blondell, Ultra VioletComedy
Puzzle of a Downfall ChildJerry SchatzbergFaye Dunaway, Roy Scheider, Barry PrimusDramaUniversal
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the BronxWaris HusseinGene Wilder, Margot KidderComedy
R. P. M.Stanley KramerAnthony Quinn, Ann-Margret, Gary LockwoodDramaColumbia
Rabbit, RunJack SmightJames Caan, Carrie Snodgress, Anjanette ComerComedy, dramaFrom a novel by John Updike
The Rebel RousersMartin B. CohenCameron Mitchell, Jack NicholsonBiker
The RevolutionaryPaul WilliamsJon Voight, Seymour Cassel, Robert DuvallDramaUnited Artists
Rio LoboHoward HawksJohn Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'NeillWesternHawks' final film
SkullduggeryGordon DouglasBurt Reynolds, Susan ClarkDrama
Soldier BlueRalph NelsonCandice Bergen, Peter StraussWesternAvco Embassy
Something for EveryoneHarold PrinceAngela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony HigginsComedyNational General
Sometimes a Great NotionPaul NewmanPaul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard JaeckelDramaFrom Ken Kesey novel; 2 Oscar nominations
Start the Revolution Without MeBud YorkinGene Wilder, Donald SutherlandComedyWarner Bros.
The Strawberry StatementStuart HagmannBruce Davison, Kim Darby, Bud CortDramaMGM
Street ScenesMartin ScorseseDocumentary
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody CameHy AverbackBrian Keith, Tony Curtis, Don AmecheComedyCinerama Releasing Corp.

T–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonOtto PremingerLiza Minnelli, Ken HowardComedy, dramaFrom a novel by Marjorie Kellogg
There Was a Crooked Man...Joseph L. MankiewiczKirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith, Hume Cronyn, Martin GabelWestern, comedyWarner Bros.
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!Gordon DouglasSidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNairDramaIn the Heat of the Night sequel
...tick...tick...tick...Ralph NelsonJim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredric MarchActionMGM
Too Late the HeroRobert AldrichMichael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Henry FondaWarCinerama Releasing
Tora! Tora! Tora!Richard Fleischer, Kinji FukasakuJason Robards, So Yamamura, Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, James Whitmore, E.G. MarshallWar, drama20th Century Fox; 5 Oscar nominations
TrashPaul MorrisseyJoe Dallesandro, Holly WoodlawnDrama
TribesJoseph SargentDarren McGavin, Earl HollimanDrama
The Traveling ExecutionerJack SmightStacy Keach, Bud Cort, Marianna HillWesternMGM
The Twelve ChairsMel BrooksFrank Langella, Ron Moody, Dom DeLuiseComedyUniversal
Two Mules for Sister SaraDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaineWesternUniversal
Up in the CellarTheodore J. FlickerJoan Collins, Larry HagmanDramaAIP
WUSAStuart RosenbergPaul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony PerkinsDramaParamount
A Walk in the Spring RainGuy GreenIngrid Bergman, Anthony QuinnRomanceColumbia
Walk the WalkJac ZachaBernie HamiltonDrama
Watermelon ManMelvin Van PeeblesGodfrey Cambridge, D'Urville MartinComedyColumbia
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?Allen FuntRichard RoundtreeComedy
Where's Poppa?Carl ReinerGeorge Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron LeibmanComedyUnited Artists
Which Way to the Front?Jerry LewisJerry Lewis, Jan MurrayComedyWarner Bros.
The Wild CountryRobert TottenVera Miles, Steve ForrestAdventureDisney
The Wild SceneWilliam RowlandJohn CravenDrama
The Wizard of GoreHerschell Gordon LewisRay SagerHorror
WoodstockMichael WadleighJimi Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sly and the Family StoneDocumentaryWarner Bros.; from August, 1969 music festival
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoBurgess MeredithJames Mason, Jeff Bridges, Irene TsuDramaNational General Pictures
You Can't Win 'Em AllPeter CollinsonTony Curtis, Charles BronsonWar
Zabriskie PointMichelangelo AntonioniDaria Halprin, G. D. Spradlin, Rod TaylorDramaMGM
Zig ZagRichard A. CollaGeorge Kennedy, Anne Jackson, Eli WallachThrillerMGM

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