Best Drama movies of 1970s

Actors : Alan Bates, Peter Bowles, Sheila Gish, Janet Suzman,
Directors : Peter Medak,

A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ...

Actors : Kay Walsh, Alexis Kanner, Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave,
Directors : Franklin Gollings,

Explores the relationships shared by the residents of a seedy boarding house in London.

Actors : C. Lindsay Workman, Rich Scheeland, Rick Guinn, John Freeman,

In the 1800s Jake Jones finds a buffalo about to be eaten by coyotes. He rescues the buffalo and raises it. He names the him Samson. Jones decides to break the buffalo and saddle him. He ...

Actors : Jole Fierro, Luc Merenda, Francisco Rabal, Leonora Fani,
Directors : Francesco Barilli,

A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. When the mother dies, the girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests. Soon enough, a cloaked figure starts killing off everyone that tries to harm her.

Actors : Tammy Grimes, Adam Roarke, Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld,
Directors : Frank Perry,

A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.

Actors : Judy Huxtable, Christopher Sandford, Barry Evans, Susan George,
Directors : Pete Walker,

After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives with her father in Portugal. After the untimely death of her mother, the one daughter stands...

Actors : Tony Westrope, Rachel Nicholas James, Ken Robertson, Maureen Dolan,
Directors : Ron Peck,

A homosexual man is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.

Actors : Naser Malek Motiee, Behrouz Vossoughi, Afarin Obeisi, Hamideh Kheirabadi,
Directors : Ali Hatami,

There is an old saying in Farsi, "if you catch a Toughi to keep, it will bring bad omens to the members of the family". ...And that's what happens to a very close nit family when Toghi is ...

Actors : Helga Kruck, Günther Kieslich, Wolf Harnisch, Friedrich von Thun,
Directors : Ernst Hofbauer,

Mockumentary about German schoolgirls openly talking about their scandalous sexual experiences. Some of these are illustrated through inserted vignettes. Also, a street reporter asks actual common folk about their views on sex.

Actors : Michel Auclair, Patrick Dewaere, Philippe Léotard, Aurore Clément,
Directors : Yves Boisset,

The young judge Fayard is not afraid of anybody as he does his work honestly.

Actors : Juarez Santalvo, Guilherme Lamounier, Freddie Gedeon, Ademir Da Silva,
Directors : Hall Bartlett,

Inspired by the classic novel by Brazilian cultural icon Jorge Amado, this is the story of a gang of homeless children lead by Pedro Bala. Set in Bahia, the film follows the adventures of ...

Actors : Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Dimitris Poulikakos, Olga Karlatos, George Dialegmenos,
Directors : Nikos Panayotopoulos,

A father moves with his three sons and their beautiful, hard working servant in a big, old house in the countryside, where a weird drowsiness seems to occupy the four men. Will it be possible for one of them to break free?

Actors : Georgi Partsalev, Nikola Anastasov, Valcho Kamarashev, Kiril Gospodinov,
Directors : Zako Heskiya,

In 1945, on the battlefields in Hungary, three Bulgarian soldiers from the reserve have to fight for the liberation of the country. They are totally unprepared for the war and have no ...

Actors : David Chiang, Jeanette Yu Wei, Ping Wang, Lung Ti,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

A Kung Fu artist sacrifices everything to avenge his father's execution.

Actors : David Hayman, Sean Scanlan, Alex Norton, Jake D'Arcy,
Directors : John Mackenzie,

The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.

Actors : William Smith, Vonetta McGee, Bernie Hamilton, Fred Williamson,
Directors : Bruce D. Clark,

A dock worker becomes a prizefighter, but gets mixed up with a crooked manager. A sympathetic L.A. detective tries to set him straight, but he won't listen. His manager, who is also a drug ...

Actors : Vito Cipolla, Daniele Dublino, Giulio Brogi, Renato Cestiè,

Sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal activities, Italian International member Giulio Manieri holds on to his political ideals while struggling against madness in the loneliness of his...

Actors : Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Annick Alane, Michel Caron,
Directors : Maurice Pialat,

A study of a group of young working class people in a French village, who are embarking upon adult life. The film follows the choices and decisions made for their futures.

Actors : Georges Wilson, Ligia Branice, Michel Simon, Jacques Perrin,
Directors : Walerian Borowczyk,

Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master.

Actors : Hardy Krüger, Lilli Palmer, Mark Lester, Britt Ekland,

A wealthy author's second wife begins to suspect that her 12 year old stepson may have murdered his mother, who mysteriously died in a bathtub accident.