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1970s musical films
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The list 1970s musical films includes
Grease, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The AristoCats, Fiddler on the Roof and Bugsy Malone.
The list consists of 174 members
and 16 sublists.
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decade (1970-1979)
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Grease
1978 romantic musical film directed by Randal Kleiser
Overview: Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Bronté Woodard and an adaptation by co-producer Allan Carr, based ...
Release date: 13 June 1978Genre: Comedy, Musical, RomanceDirector: Randal KleiserCast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael TucciProducer: Allan Carr, Neil A. MachlisWriter: Jim Jacobs, Warren CaseyGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they ...
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 American film by Jim Sharman
Overview: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was ...
Release date: 14 August 1975Genre: Comedy, Musical, Horror, Sci-FiDirector: Jim SharmanProducer: Lou Adler, John GoldstoneWriter: Richard O'Brien, Jim SharmanA newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. 0
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The AristoCats
1970 American animated film
Overview: The Aristocats is a 1970 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It is directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and written by Ken Anderson ...
Release date: 11 December 1970Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Music, ComedyDirector: Wolfgang ReithermanProducer: Winston Hibler, Wolfgang ReithermanWriter: Larry Clemmons, Vance GerryWith the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous ... 0
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Fiddler on the Roof
1971 film by Norman Jewison
Overview: Fiddler on the Roof is a 1971 American period musical film produced and directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay written by Joseph Stein, based on the 1964 stage musical of the same name by Stein ...
Release date: 21 October 1971Genre: Drama, Family, Musical, RomanceDirector: Norman JewisonProducer: Norman Jewison, Walter MirischWriter: Sholom Aleichem, Arnold PerlIn pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while ... 0
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Bugsy Malone
1976 gangster musical comedy film
Overview: Bugsy Malone is a 1976 gangster musical comedy film written and directed by Alan Parker (in his feature film directorial debut). A co-production of United States and United Kingdom, it features an ensemble ...
Release date: 1 May 1976Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family, MusicalDirector: Alan ParkerProducer: Alan Marshall, David PuttnamWriter: Alan ParkerThe classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast. 0
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 film by Mel Stuart
Overview: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene ...
Release date: 30 June 1971Genre: Family, Musical, Fantasy, ComedyDirector: Mel StuartProducer: Stan Margulies, David L. WolperWriter: Roald Dahl, David SeltzerA poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. 0
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The Wiz
1978 film by Sidney Lumet
Overview: The Wiz is a 1978 American musical fantasy adventure film directed by Sidney Lumet. Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name, the film reimagines the classic children's novel, The Wonderful ...
Release date: 24 October 1978Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Musical, FamilyDirector: Sidney LumetProducer: Rob Cohen, Berry GordyWriter: L. Frank Baum, William F. BrownAn adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience. 0
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Saturday Night Fever
1977 American dance drama film
Overview: Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American dance drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian-American man who spends his weekends ...
Release date: 14 December 1977Genre: Drama, Music, RomanceDirector: John BadhamProducer: Milt Felsen, Kevin McCormickWriter: Nik Cohn, Norman WexlerAnxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by ... 0
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Quadrophenia
1979 film
Overview: Quadrophenia is a 1979 British drama film, based on The Who's 1973 rock opera of the same name. It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing debut. Unlike the adaptation of Tommy, Quadrophenia ...
Genre: Crime, Drama, MusicDirector: Franc RoddamProducer: Roy Baird, Bill CurbishleyWriter: Dave Humphries, Martin StellmanJimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed. 0
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Come Play with Me
1977 film by Harrison Marks
Overview: Come Play with Me is a 1977 British softcore pornographic film, starring Mary Millington and directed by George Harrison Marks. Its cast list contains many well-known British character actors who were ...
Release date: 28 April 1977Genre: Comedy, MusicalDirector: George Harrison MarksProducer: George Harrison Marks, Willy RoeWriter: George Harrison MarksA health-resort where both the clients and the employees easily take their clothes off and have a little fun is the setting of this sex-comedy. 0
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970 film
Overview: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American satirical musical melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, Phyllis Davis, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett, Erica Gavin, and David ...Release date: 17 June 1970Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Russ MeyerProducer: Red Hershon, Eve MeyerWriter: Roger Ebert, Russ MeyerThree girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze. 0
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The Muppet Movie
1979 film directed by James Frawley
Overview: The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film to feature the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom ...
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, MusicalDirector: James FrawleyProducer: Lew Grade, Jim HensonWriter: Jerry Juhl, Jack BurnsKermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit. 0
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 American animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions
Overview: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a 1977 American animated musical anthology fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It was first released ...
Release date: 11 March 1977Genre: Musical, Family, Animation, ComedyDirector: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang ReithermanProducer: Wolfgang ReithermanWriter: A.A. Milne, Larry ClemmonsIn this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some e ... 0
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Sparkle
1976 film
Overview: Sparkle is a 1976 American musical drama film directed by Sam O'Steen and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. With a plot inspired by the history of the Supremes, Sparkle is a period film set in Harlem ...
Release date: 7 April 1976Genre: Drama, MusicDirector: Sam O'SteenProducer: Peter Brown, Howard RosenmanWriter: Joel Schumacher, Howard RosenmanThree sisters form a singing group in 1950s Harlem, but success threatens to ruin their relationship forever. 0
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 film by Michael Schultz
Overview: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a 1978 American jukebox musical comedy film directed by Michael Schultz, written by Henry Edwards and starring an ensemble cast led by Peter Frampton and the Bee ...
Release date: 21 July 1978Genre: Adventure, Family, Musical, Comedy, FantasyDirector: Michael SchultzProducer: Dee Anthony, Bill OakesWriter: Henry Edwards, Tom O'HorganSmall town band hits it big, but they must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry. 0
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Scrooge
1970 film by Ronald Neame
Overview: Scrooge is a 1970 musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 story A Christmas Carol. It was filmed in London between January and May 1970 and directed by Ronald Neame, and starred Albert Finney ...
Release date: 5 November 1970Genre: Drama, Musical, Fantasy, Family, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Ronald NeameProducer: Leslie Bricusse, David W. OrtonWriter: Charles Dickens, Leslie BricusseA musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious ... 0
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Pete's Dragon
1977 American live-action/animated musical fantasy by Don Chaffey
Overview: Pete's Dragon is a 1977 American live-action/animated musical fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey, produced by Jerome Courtland and Ron Miller, and written by Malcolm Marmorstein. Based on the unpublished ...
Release date: 3 November 1977Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, MusicalDirector: Don Chaffey, Don BluthProducer: Jerome Courtland, Ron MillerWriter: Malcolm Marmorstein, Seton I. MillerAn orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit. 0
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Man of La Mancha
1972 film by Arthur Hiller
Overview: Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion. The musical was suggested by the classic novel ...Release date: 11 December 1972Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, FantasyDirector: Arthur HillerProducer: Saul Chaplin, Alberto GrimaldiThe funny story of mad but kind and chivalrous elderly nobleman Don Quixote who, aided by his squire Sancho Panza, fights windmills that are seen as dragons ... 0
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Mame
1974 film by Gene Saks
Overview: Mame is a 1974 Technicolor musical film in Panavision based on the 1966 Broadway musical of the same name (itself based on the 1958 film Auntie Mame) and the 1955 novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis.
Release date: 7 March 1974Genre: Musical, ComedyDirector: Gene SaksProducer: James Cresson, Robert FryerWriter: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. LeeFollowing the death of his father, an orphan is sent to live with his free-spirited aunt. 0
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Jesus Christ Superstar
1973 film adaptation by Norman Jewison
Overview: Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison, and co-written by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg, based on the 1970 concept album of the same name written by Tim Rice ...
Release date: 7 August 1973Genre: Drama, History, MusicalDirector: Norman JewisonProducer: Norman Jewison, Patrick J. PalmerWriter: Melvyn Bragg, Norman JewisonFilm version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner. 0
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