1974 in film

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The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.

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Events

Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank Title Studio Actors Gross
1. Blazing Saddles Warner Bros. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Madeleine Kahn $119,500,000[1]
2. The Towering Inferno 20th Century Fox / Warner Bros. Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire $116,000,000[2]
3. Young Frankenstein 20th Century Fox Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Kenneth Mars, Teri Garr $86,273,333[3]
4. Earthquake Universal Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Richard Roundtree $79,666,653[4]
5. The Godfather: Part II Paramount Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale $57,300,000[5]
6. Airport 1975 Universal Charlton Heston, Karen Black, Gloria Swanson, Myrna Loy $47,285,152[6]
7. The Longest Yard Paramount Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad $43,008,075[7]
8. Benji MGM Higgins, Patsy Garrett, Peter Breck $39,552,000[8]
9. Herbie Rides Again Buena Vista Distribution Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, Keenan Wynn $38,229,000[9]
10. Murder on the Orient Express Paramount Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, Ingrid Bergman $35,733,867[10]
11. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Bryanston Pictures Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal $30,859,000[11]
12. Freebie and the Bean Warner Bros. James Caan, Alan Arkin $30,000,000[12]
13. Chinatown Paramount Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston $29,200,000[13]
14. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 20th Century Fox Peter Fonda, Susan George $28,401,735[14]
15. The Great Gatsby Paramount Robert Redford, Mia Farrow $26,533,200[15]
16. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot United Artists Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges $25,000,000[16]
17. Death Wish Paramount Charles Bronson, Hope Lange $22,000,000[17]
18. The Man with the Golden Gun United Artists Roger Moore, Christopher Lee $21,000,000[18]
19. The Groove Tube Levitt-Pickman Ken Shapiro, Richard Belzer, Chevy Chase $20,447,000[19]
20. That's Entertainment! MGM Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby $19,100,000[20]

Awards

Category/Organization 32nd Golden Globe Awards
January 25, 1975
29th BAFTA Awards
February 18, 1976
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
Stanley Kubrick
Barry Lyndon
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 Ellen Burstyn
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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

  1. ^ "Box Office Information for Blazing Saddles". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blazingsaddles.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Box Office Information for The Towering Inferno". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toweringinferno.htm. Retrieved March 13, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Box Office Information for Young Frankenstein". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=youngfrankenstein.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Box Office Information for Earthquake". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=earthquake.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Box Office Information for The Godfather: Part II". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1974/0GDF2.php. Retrieved January 5, 2012. 
  6. ^ "Box Office Information for Airport 1975". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1974/0AIR2.php. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Box Office Information for The Longest Yard". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=longestyard.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Box Office Information for Benji". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=benji.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Box Office Information for Herbie Rides Again". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=herbieridesagain.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Box Office Information for Murder on the Orient Express". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1974/0MOOE.php. Retrieved January 5, 2012. 
  11. ^ "Box Office Information for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=texaschainsaw.htm. Retrieved January 23, 2012. 
  12. ^ Freebie and the Bean, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  13. ^ "Box Office Information for Chinatown". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chinatown.htm. Retrieved January 23, 2012. 
  14. ^ Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  15. ^ The Great Gatsby, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  16. ^ Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  17. ^ "Death Wish, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deathwish.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2012. 
  18. ^ The Man with the Golden Gun, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  19. ^ The Groove Tube, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  20. ^ That's Entertainment!, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

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