Caleb Beecher

Favorite Films Of The 1970’s – Year By Year

1979

  1. Apocalypse Now – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  2. Being There – Directed by Hal Ashby
  3. Alien – Directed by Ridley Scott
  4. Stalker – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
  5. Manhattan – Directed by Woody Allen
  6. Wise Blood – Directed by John Huston
  7. Mad Max – Directed by George Miller
  8. Kramer Vs. Kramer – Directed by Robert Benton
  9. The China Syndrome – Directed by James Bridges

1978

  1. The Deer Hunter – Directed by Michael Cimino
  2. Days Of Heaven – Directed by Terrence Malick
  3. Halloween – Directed by John Carpenter
  4. Coming Home – Directed by Hal Ashby
  5. Straight Time – Directed by Ulu Grosbard
  6. Animal House – Directed by John Landis
  7. The Last Waltz – Directed by Martin Scorsese
  8. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers – Directed by Philip Kaufman

1977

  1. 3 Women – Directed by Robert Altman
  2. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – Directed by Steven Spielberg
  3. Opening Night – Directed by John Carpenter
  4. Eraserhead – Directed by David Lynch
  5. Annie Hall – Directed by Woody Allen
  6. The American Friend – Directed by Wim Wenders
  7. Star Wars – Directed by George Lucas
  8. Sorcerer – Directed by William Friedkin
  9. Ballad Of Orin – Directed by Masahiro Shinoda
  10. Saturday Night Fever – Directed by John Badham
  11. The Duellists – Directed by Ridley Scott
  12. Slap Shot – Directed by George Roy Hill

1976

  1. Taxi Driver – Directed by Martin Scorsese
  2. Network – Directed by Sidney Lumet
  3. All The President’s Men – Directed by Alan J. Pakula
  4. Mikey And Nicky – Directed by Elaine May
  5. Marathon Man – Directed by John Schlesinger
  6. Face To Face – Directed by Ingmar Bergman
  7. Chinese Roulette – Directed by Rainer Werner Fasbinder
  8. Carrie – Directed by Brian De Palma
  9. The Tenant – Directed by Roman Polanski

1975

  1. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – Directed by Milos Forman
  2. Dog Day Afternoon – Directed by Sidney Lumet
  3. Jaws – Directed by Steven Spielberg
  4. The Passenger – Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
  5. Fox And His Friends – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  6. Fear Of Fear – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  7. Barry Lyndon – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
  8. Nashville – Directed by Robert Altman
  9. Shampoo – Directed by Hal Ashby
  10. Under The Blossoming Cherry Trees – Directed by Masahiro Shinoda
  11. Picnic At Hanging Rock – Directed by Peter Weir
  12. Night Moves – Directed by Arthur Penn
  13. Mirror – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
  14. That Most Important Thing: Love – Directed by Andrzej Zulawski
  15. Three Days Of The Condor – Directed by Sydney Pollack

1974

  1. The Godfather: Part II – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  2. Chinatown – Directed by Roman Polanski
  3. The Conversation – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  4. A Woman Under The Influence – Directed by John Cassavetes
  5. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  6. Young Frankenstein – Directed by Mel Brooks
  7. California Split – Directed by Robert Altman
  8. Celine And Julie Go Boating – Directed by Jacques Rivette
  9. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Directed by Tobe Hooper
  10. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Directed by Martin Scorsese

1973

  1. Badlands – Directed by Terrence Malick
  2. The Exorcist – Directed by William Friedkin
  3. The Long Goodbye – Directed by Robert Altman
  4. Serpico – Directed by Sidney Lumet
  5. Mean Streets – Directed by Martin Scorsese
  6. Papillon – Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
  7. Don’t Look Now – Directed by Nicolas Roeg
  8. The Sting – Directed by George Roy Hill
  9. The Last Detail – Directed by Hal Ashby
  10. F For Fake – Directed by Orson Welles
  11. Robin Hood – Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
  12. American Graffiti – Directed by George Lucas
  13. The Spirit Of The Beehive – Directed by Victor Erice
  14. The Wicker Man – Directed by Robin Hardy

1972

  1. The Godfather – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
  2. The King Of Marvin Gardens – Directed by Bob Rafelson
  3. Solaris – Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
  4. Last Tango In Paris – Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
  5. The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  6. Fat City – Directed by John Huston

1971

  1. A Clockwork Orange – Directed by Stanley Kubrick
  2. Klute – Directed by Alan J. Pakula
  3. McCabe & Mrs. Miller – Directed by Robert Altman
  4. The French Connection – Directed by William Friedkin
  5. The Last Picture Show – Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
  6. Dirty Harry – Directed by Don Siegel
  7. The Merchant Of Four Seasons – Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  8. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory – Directed by Mel Stuart
  9. Two-Lane Blacktop – Directed by Monte Hellman
  10. THX 1138 – Directed by George Lucas
  11. Minnie And Moskowitz – Directed by John Cassavetes
  12. Carnal Knowledge – Directed by Mike Nichols

1970

  1. Five Easy Pieces – Directed by Bob Rafelson
  2. The Conformist – Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
  3. Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders – Directed by Jaromil Jires
  4. Bed And Board – Directed by Francois Truffaut
  5. Gimme Shelter – Directed by The Maysles Brothers
  6. A Touch Of Zen – Directed by King Hu
  7. Husbands – Directed by John Cassavetes