List of Universal Pictures films (1970–1979)

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This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1970–1979, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.

1970[edit]

Release date Title Notes
February 13, 1970 Story of a Woman
March 6, 1970 Skullduggery
April 8, 1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project
April 22, 1970 The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
May 29, 1970 Airport Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
co-production with Ross Hunter Productions
June 3, 1970 Pufnstuf co-production with Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures
June 17, 1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara co-production with The Malpaso Company
August 12, 1970 Diary of a Mad Housewife
August 16, 1970 Dreams of Glass
August 21, 1970 The Railway Children[N 1] British: U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by EMI Films
November 25, 1970 The Act of the Heart co-production with Quest Film Productions
December 11, 1970 Puzzle of a Downfall Child
December 18, 1970 I Love My Wife co-production with Wolper Pictures Ltd.
December 25, 1970 A Very Curious Girl French

1971[edit]

Release date Title Notes
February 12, 1971 Raid on Rommel
February 17, 1971 How to Frame a Figg
March 17, 1971 The Andromeda Strain
March 31, 1971 Taking Off
May 12, 1971 Red Sky at Morning
May 19, 1971 The Beguiled co-production with The Malpaso Company
June 2, 1971 One More Train to Rob
June 4, 1971 They Might Be Giants co-production with Newman-Foreman Company
July 14, 1971 Two-Lane Blacktop co-production with Michael Laughlin Enterprises
August 13, 1971 The Hired Hand co-production with The Pando Company
September 29, 1971 The Last Movie U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by Alta-Light
October 8, 1971 Twins of Evil[N 2] British: U.S. distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation and Hammer Film Productions
October 15, 1971 Shoot Out
October 27, 1971 Play Misty for Me co-production with The Malpaso Company
November 5, 1971 Hands of the Ripper[N 2] British: U.S. distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation and Hammer Film Productions
November 19, 1971 Mary, Queen of Scots Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
December 3, 1971 Minnie and Moskowitz
December 10, 1971 Homo Eroticus Italy: U.S. theatrical distribution only
December 24, 1971 Sometimes a Great Notion co-production with Newman-Foreman Company

1972[edit]

Release date Title Notes
February 23, 1972 The Ra Expeditions U.S. distribution only
March 10, 1972 Silent Running
March 15, 1972 Slaughterhouse-Five
June 14, 1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid co-production with Robertson and Associates
June 21, 1972 The Groundstar Conspiracy co-production with Hal Roach International
June 23, 1972 Frenzy Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
July 19, 1972 Follow Me!
July 21, 1972 Joe Kidd co-production with The Malpaso Company
October 13, 1972 You'll Like My Mother co-production with BCP
October 27, 1972 Play It as It Lays co-production with F.P. Films
November 17, 1972 Limbo co-production with The Filmkers Group
December 15, 1972 Pete 'n' Tillie
December 22, 1972 Trick Baby

1973[edit]

Release date Title Notes
March 16, 1973 Two People co-production with The Filmakers Group
April 18, 1973 Bequest to the Nation British: co-production with Hal Wallis Productions
April 27, 1973 Guns of a Stranger co-production with Marty Robbins Enterprises
June 22, 1973 Showdown
August 1, 1973 The Day of the Jackal Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
British/French: co-production with Warwick Film Productions
August 3, 1973 Ulzana's Raid
August 10, 1973 The Naked Ape co-production with Playboy Enterprises
August 15, 1973 American Graffiti co-production with Lucasfilm and The Coppola Company
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
August 17, 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
August 22, 1973 High Plains Drifter co-production with The Malpaso Company
October 19, 1973 Charley Varrick
November 14, 1973 The Don Is Dead
November 21, 1973 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf co-production with Pacific Bay Entertainment and RKF
December 26, 1973 The Sting Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company

1974[edit]

Release date Title Notes
March 13, 1974 The Midnight Man
March 15, 1974 That Man Bolt
March 27, 1974 Willie Dynamite co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
April 5, 1974 The Sugarland Express
April 17, 1974 Breezy co-production with The Malpaso Company
April 26, 1974 SSSSSSS co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
May 17, 1974 The Black Windmill British
June 1974 My Name is Nobody U.S. theatrical distribution only
August 21, 1974 Newman's Law
August 23, 1974 The Girl from Petrovka co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
October 23, 1974 Airport 1975
October 25, 1974 Janis
November 15, 1974 Earthquake Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
co-production with The Filmakers Group
December 18, 1974 The Front Page Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

1975[edit]

Release date Title Notes
March 13, 1975 The Great Waldo Pepper
May 21, 1975 The Eiger Sanction co-production with The Malpaso Company (uncredited)
June 20, 1975 Jaws Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Followed by sequels in 1978, 1983, and 1987
co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
July 25, 1975 Jim the World's Greatest
October 8, 1975 Sidecar Racers
November 7, 1975 Rooster Cogburn
November 14, 1975 Forever Young, Forever Free U.S. distribution only; produced by Lollipop Productions (Pty) and Film Trust
November 21, 1975 The Other Side of the Mountain co-production with Filmways
December 10, 1975 Special Section French: U.S. theatrical distribution only
December 26, 1975 The Hindenburg

1976[edit]

Release date Title Notes
February 25, 1976 Gable and Lombard
March 12, 1976 Mustang Country
March 31, 1976 W.C. Fields and Me
April 9, 1976 Family Plot
June 18, 1976 Midway co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
July 23, 1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings co-production with Motown Productions
July 30, 1976 Swashbuckler
August 27, 1976 The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones British
October 22, 1976 Car Wash
November 5, 1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
November 10, 1976 The Slipper and the Rose U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by David Paradine Productions
November 24, 1976 Two-Minute Warning co-production with Filmways

1977[edit]

Release date Title Notes
1977 Checkered Flag or Crash U.S. distribution only
February 11, 1977 Fellini's Casanova Italian: U.S. distribution only; produced by Produzioni Europee Associate
February 18, 1977 The Sentinel
February 25, 1977 Slap Shot co-production with Pan Arts and Kings Road Productions
March 11, 1977 Airport '77
May 13, 1977 The Car co-production with Hollywood Road Films
May 27, 1977 Smokey and the Bandit co-production with Rastar
June 15, 1977 Rollercoaster
June 24, 1977 Sorcerer co-distribution and co-production with Paramount Pictures
July 8, 1977 MacArthur
July 22, 1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste
October 26, 1977 September 30, 1955
November 4, 1977 Which Way Is Up?
November 16, 1977 Heroes
December 23, 1977 The Choirboys' U.S. distribution only; produced by Lorimar Productions
December 28, 1977 Scott Joplin co-productions with Motown Productions

1978[edit]

Release date Title Notes
February 17, 1978 The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 co-production with Filmways
February 24, 1978 Skateboard co-production with Blum Group
March 10, 1978 Gray Lady Down co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
March 15, 1978 House Calls[N 3]
March 17, 1978 Blue Collar co-production with TAT Communications Company
April 21, 1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand
April 28, 1978 FM
May 10, 1978 Nunzio
May 12, 1978 The Greek Tycoon co-production with ABKCO Films
June 16, 1978 Jaws 2 co-production with Zanuck/Brown Company
July 21, 1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band U.S. distribution only; produced by Robert Stigwood Organisation
July 26, 1978 Animal House
July 28, 1978 Five Days from Home
September 20, 1978 Almost Summer co-production with Motown Productions
September 22, 1978 Paradise Alley
October 6, 1978 The Big Fix
October 18, 1978 The Legacy British: U.S. distribution only, produced by Pethurst Ltd. and Turman-Foster Company
October 25, 1978 The Wiz co-production with Motown Productions
November 1, 1978 Caravans U.S. distribution only; produced by FIDCI
November 22, 1978 Same Time, Next Year co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
November 29, 1978 The Deer Hunter Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.
U.S. distribution only; produced by EMI Films
December 8, 1978 The Brink's Job U.S. distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company (uncredited)
December 22, 1978 Moment by Moment co-production with RSO Films

1979[edit]

Release date Title Notes
1979 Streets of Hong Kong U.S. distribution only
March 8, 1979 The Promise
March 28, 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
May 1, 1979 Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
May 18, 1979 Battlestar Galactica modified version released theatrically of pilot film for 1978 ABC-TV series
June 15, 1979 Walk Proud
July 13, 1979 Dracula co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
August 1, 1979 More American Graffiti co-production with Lucasfilm
August 17, 1979 The Concorde ... Airport '79
The Prisoner of Zenda co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
September 19, 1979 Yanks U.S. distribution only; produced by C.I.P. Filmproduktion
September 28, 1979 The Legacy U.S. theatrical distribution only
November 16, 1979 Running co-production with CFDC
December 12, 1979 1941 North American theatrical and Worldwide home video distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures and A-Team
December 14, 1979 The Jerk co-production with Aspen Film Society
December 21, 1979 The Electric Horseman International theatrical and Worldwide home video distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions and Wildwood Productions

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Owned by StudioCanal
  2. ^ a b Owned by ITV Studios
  3. ^ This film has since been transferred to Universal's Focus Features division

References[edit]

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