Best movies of 1970s that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Ken Howard, William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Donald Madden,
Directors : Peter H. Hunt,

A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.

Actors : Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner.

Actors : Ellen Burstyn, Art Carney, René Enríquez, Herbert Berghof,
Directors : Paul Mazursky,

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

Actors : Burgess Meredith, William Atherton, Donald Sutherland, Karen Black,
Directors : John Schlesinger,

An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.

Actors : Robert Redford, Willie Nelson, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine,
Directors : Sydney Pollack,

Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are ...

Actors : Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Anthony Perkins,
Directors : Gary Nelson,

A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.

Actors : Arthur Hill, Laurence Olivier, Thelonious Bernard, Diane Lane,
Directors : George Roy Hill,

A French boy (Daniel) and an American girl (Lauren), who goes to school in Paris, meet and begin a little romance. They befriend Julius who enchants them with his storytelling. In an ...

Actors : Elton John, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, Oliver Reed,
Directors : Ken Russell,

A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the object of a religious cult.

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 : 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 : Ronny Cox, David Carradine, 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 : 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...