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1970s Movies

The Godfather (1972)

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The Godfather “Don” Vito Corleone is the head of the Corleone mafia family in New York. He is at the event of his daughter’s wedding. Micheal, Vito’s youngest son and a decorated WW II Marine is also present at the wedding. Micheal seems to be uninterested in being a part of the family business.

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Taxi Driver (1976)

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Taxi Driver movie storyline. Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night.

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Cabaret (1972)

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Cabaret movie storyline. Set in a cabaret in sexually-charged, decadent, 1930s pre-war Berlin, one of the greatest musicals ever produced, adapted from the Kander-Ebb Broadway stage musical.

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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A Clockwork Orange storyline. Alex DeLarge is the leader of his “droogs”, Georgie, Dim and Pete. One night, after getting intoxicated on “milk-plus”, they engage in an evening of “ultra-violence”.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind movie storyline. ccA science-fiction epic and adventure story about the mysteries of UFO and extra-terrestrial appearances.

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The Exorcist (1973)

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The Exorcist movie storyline. A sweet pre-teenaged girl Regan becomes possessed by an evil spirit – and is soon transformed and disfigured into a head-rotating, levitating, creature.

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The French Connection (1971)

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The French Connection tells the story of two hard-nosed, vulgar police cops who expose an international, heroin-smuggling operation headed by suave, elusive, mastermind crime boss Alain Charnier.

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Saturday Night Fever (1977)

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Saturday Night Fever storyline. John Badham’s film was the biggest musical sensation, adapted by screenwriter Norman Wexler from Nik Cohn’s story.

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Rocky (1976)

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Rocky movie storyline. The phenomenally successful, uplifting, “sleeper” film that was filmed with a paltry budget of about $1 million, and ultimately grossed well over $100 million.

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Patton (1970)

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Patton movie storyline. The epic film biography, shot in 70 mm. widescreen color, of the controversial, bombastic, multi-dimensional World War II general and hero George S. Patton.