Best movies of 1970s that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Candice Bergen, Sean Connery, John Huston, Brian Keith,
Directors : John Milius,

In early 20th century Morocco, a Sharif kidnaps an American woman and her children, forcing President Theodore Roosevelt to send in forces to conduct a rescue mission.

Actors : Richard Benjamin, George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Dick Shawn,
Directors : Stan Dragoti,

This vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to move out of his Transylvanian castle. There with the aid of assistant Renfield, he stumbles ...

Actors : Robert Redford, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, George Segal,
Directors : Peter Yates,

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

Actors : Norman Burton, Laurie Heineman, Jack Gilford, Jack Lemmon,
Directors : John G. Avildsen,

A disillusioned aging decent man and once proud WWII veteran is dealing with midlife crisis as well as a tough moral dilemma. If he wants his small near-bankrupt clothing company to survive, he has two days to let go of his shaken morals.

Actors : Michael Conrad, Eddie Albert, Burt Reynolds, Ed Lauter,
Directors : Robert Aldrich,

A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.

Actors : Jill Clayburgh, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan,
Directors : Arthur Hiller,

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

Actors : David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland,
Directors : Hal Ashby,

The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.

Actors : Joseph Cotten, Lee Grant, Jack Lemmon, Olivia de Havilland,
Directors : Jerry Jameson,

Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water.

Actors : Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith,
Directors : Hal Needham,

Hollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work.

Actors : Victor Izay, Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat,
Directors : Tom Laughlin,

Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaway.

Actors : Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase,
Directors : Colin Higgins,

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Actors : Jason Robards, Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Elizabeth Cheshire,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.

Actors : Alastair Sim, Peter O'Toole, Hugh Owens, Arthur Lowe,
Directors : Peter Medak,

A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. The other, somewhat more respectable, members of their family plot to steal the estate from him. Murder and mayhem ensue.

Actors : Paul Sorvino, Trish Van Devere, John Dehner, George C. Scott,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited...

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau,
Directors : Billy Wilder,

As a tabloid newspaper editor tries to prevent his top reporter from retiring, an escaped death row convict shows up at the office trying to convey his innocence.

Actors : Roddy McDowall, Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, James Caan,
Directors : Herbert Ross,

Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.

Actors : Candice Bergen, Gene Hackman, Ben Johnson, James Coburn,
Directors : Richard Brooks,

A group of ex-rough riders, an ex-prostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert.

Actors : Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Art Carney, Lily Tomlin,
Directors : Robert Benton,

A grumpy semi-retired private investigator partners with a quirky female client to catch the people who murdered his partner.

Actors : Ed Flanders, Stacy Keach, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson,
Directors : William Peter Blatty,

A new commanding officer arrives at a remote castle serving as an insane asylum for crazy and AWOL U.S.M.C. soldiers where he attempts to rehabilitate them by allowing them to live out ...

Actors : Peter White, Leonard Frey, Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs,
Directors : William Friedkin,

Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual is accidentally invited to a homosexual party.