This is a list of the feature films produced in Croatia between 1970 and 1979.
For an alphabetical list of articles on Croatian films see Category:Croatian films.
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bablje ljeto | Nikola Tanhofer | Dalmacija / Kinematografi [ ambiguous ] | ||
| Jedanaesta zapovijed | Vanča Kljaković | Jadran | ||
| Passing Days | Idu dani | Fadil Hadžić | Jadran | |
| The Fed One | Hranjenik | Vatroslav Mimica | Jadran | |
| One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away | Tko pjeva zlo ne misli | Krešo Golik | Croatia [ ambiguous ] | Franjo Majetić, Mirjana Bohanec, Relja Bašić, Mia Oremović |
| The Way to Paradise | Put u raj | Mario Fanelli | Jadran / RTZ | |
| Družba Pere Kvržice | Vladimir Tadej | Croatia [ ambiguous ] | ||
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh | Mirisi, zlato i tamjan | Ante Babaja | Jadran | |
| The Scene of the Crash | Putovanje na mjesto nesreće | Zvonimir Berković | Jadran | |
| The Pine Tree in the Mountain | U gori raste zelen bor | Antun Vrdoljak | Jadran | |
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Deer Hunt | Lov na jelene | Fadil Hadžić | FAS | |
| Prvi splitski odred | Vojdrag Berčić | Adria | ||
| Živa istina | Tomislav Radić | FAS | ||
| Poslijepodne jednog fazana | Marijan Arhanić | Jadran | ||
| Vuk samotnjak | Obrad Gluščević | Jadran | ||
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kužiš stari moj | Vanča Kljaković | Jadran | ||
| A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja | Predstava Hamleta u Mrduši Donjoj | Krsto Papić | Jadran | |
| Razmeđa | Krešo Golik | RTZ / Croatia | ||
| Timon | Tomislav Radić | Jadran | ||
| To Live on Love | Živjeti od ljubavi | Krešo Golik | Croatia | |
| Chronicle of a Crime | Kronika jednog zločina | Lordan Zafranović | Adria | |
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deps | Antun Vrdoljak | Jadran | ||
| Captain Mikula, the Kid | Kapetan Mikula mali | Obrad Gluščević | Jadran | |
| Whichever Way the Ball Bounces | Kud puklo da puklo | Rajko Grlić | Jadran | |
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitler iz našeg sokaka | Vladimir Tadej | Jadran/ Croatia | ||
| The House | Kuća | Bogdan Žižić | Jadran/ Croatia | |
| Passion According to Matthew | Muke po Mati | Lordan Zafranović | Jadran/ Croatia | |
| The Day That Shook the World | Atentat u Sarajevu | Veljko Bulajić | ||
| Anno Domini 1573 | Seljačka buna | Vatroslav Mimica | Jadran/ Croatia | |
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlak u snijegu | Mate Relja | Croatia | ||
| The Rat Savior | Izbavitelj | Krsto Papić | Jadran | |
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pucanj | Krešo Golik | Jadran / Croatia | ||
| Fliers of the Open Skies | Letači velikog neba | Marijan Arhanić | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Crazy Days | Ludi dani | Nikola Babić | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Daredevil's Time | Hajdučka vremena | Vladimir Tadej | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Don't Lean Out the Window | Ne naginji se van | Bogdan Žižić | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Snowstorm | Mećava | Antun Vrdoljak | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Operation Stadium | Akcija stadion | Dušan Vukotić | ||
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bravo Maestro | Bravo maestro | Rajko Grlić | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Violet | Ljubica | Krešo Golik | Croatia | |
| Occupation in 26 Pictures | Okupacija u 26 slika | Lordan Zafranović | Jadran / Croatia | |
| The Last Mission of Demolitions Man Cloud | Posljednji podvig diverzanta Oblaka | Vatroslav Mimica | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Court Martial | Prijeki sud | Branko Ivanda | ||
| English title | Croatian title | Director(s) | Company | Main cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Man to Destroy | Čovjek koga treba ubiti | Veljko Bulajić | ||
| The Four Seasons | Godišnja doba | Petar Krelja | Zagreb | |
| Journalist | Novinar | Fadil Hadžić | Jadran / Croatia | |
| Pakleni otok | Vladimir Tadej | Adria | ||
| The Return | Povratak | Antun Vrdoljak | ||
| Priko sinjeg mora | Ljiljana Jojić | Zagreb | ||
| Slow Motion | Usporeno kretanje | Vanča Kljaković | Jadran | |
| That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles | Živi bili pa vidjeli | Bruno Gamulin Milivoj Puhlovski | Zagreb | |
| Whatever You Can Spare | Daj što daš | Bogdan Žižić | Jadran / Croatia | |
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