List of LGBT-related films of 1970

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related filmsreleased in 1970. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Russ Meyer United StatesComedy Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers
The Boys in the Band William Friedkin United StatesDrama Kenneth Nelson, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Laurence Luckinbill, Frederick Combs, Keith Prentice, Robert La Tourneaux, Reuben Greene and Peter White Screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on his play of the same name; one of the first major American motion pictures to revolve around gay characters
The Christine Jorgensen Story Irving Rapper United StatesDrama Joan Tompkins, John Hansen
The Conformist Bernardo Bertolucci Italy
West Germany
France
Drama Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pasquale Fortunato, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin, Dominique Sanda, Enzo Tarascio, Fosco Giachetti, José Quaglio, Pierre Clémenti, Yvonne Sanson, Milly, Giuseppe Addobbati, Antonio Maestri and Christian AlignyBased on the novel of the same name by Alberto Moravia
Daddy, Darling Joseph W. Sarno Denmark
United States
Sexploitation Helli Louise, Gio Petré, Ole Wisborg
The Dark Side of Tomorrow Jack Deerson , Barbara Peeters United StatesDrama, romanceElizabeth Plumb, Alicia Courtney, John Aprea, Marland Proctor and Wayne WantRe-released in 1975 as Just the Two of Us
Dorian Gray Massimo Dallamano Italy
West Germany
United Kingdom
Horror, thriller Helmut Berger, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom, Marie Liljedahl, Margaret Lee, Isa Miranda, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Maria Rohm, Stewart Black and Beryl Cunningham Based on the novel of the same name by Oscar Wilde
Entertaining Mr Sloane Douglas Hickox United KingdomComedy Beryl Reid, Peter McEnery, Harry Andrews and Alan Webb Based on the play of the same name by Joe Orton
Gods of the Plague Rainer Werner Fassbinder West GermanyDrama Hanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer, Günther Kaufmann, Carla Egerer, Ingrid Caven, Jan George, Marian Seidowsky and Yaak Karsunke
Golden Eagle Mitr Chaibancha ThailandAction Mitr Chaibancha, Petchara Chaowarat, Ling Fan, Chuen Chan, Chat Chayaphum, Chuan Chen, Hao Chen, Ti-Ko Chen and Yi-Hsiung ChiSub-plot features a gang of kathoey as criminals, with a cross-dressing police detective trying to infiltrate them; Chaibancha fell to his death while filming the stunt for the final scene
The Kremlin Letter John Huston United StatesCrime, dramaBased on the novel by Noel Behn
Myra Breckinridge Michael Sarne United StatesComedy Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, John Huston, Mae West, Farrah Fawcett, Roger C. Carmel, Roger Herren, George Furth, Calvin Lockhart, Jim Backus, John Carradine, Andy Devine, Grady Sutton, Robert Lieb, Skip Ward, Kathleen Freeman, B.S. Pully, Buck Kartalian, Monte Landis, Tom Selleck, Toni Basil, Dan Hedaya and William Hopper Based on the novel of the same name by Gore Vidal
Monique John BownUnited KingdomDramaDavid Sumner, Joan Alcorn, Sibylla Kay, Nicola Bown, Jacob Fitz-Jones, Davilia O'Connor, Carol Hawkins and Howard Rawlinson
No desearás al vecino del quinto Ramón Fernández Spain
Italy
Comedy Alfredo Landa, Jean Sorel, Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, Isabel Garcés, Margot Cottens, Adrián Ortega, Annabella Incontrera, Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro, Franco Balducci and Malisa Longo
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Billy Wilder United Kingdom, United StatesAdventure, comedy, crime Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Christopher Lee, Irene Handl, Clive Revill, Tamara Toumanova, Stanley Holloway, Mollie Maureen, Catherine Lacey, James Copeland, Jenny Hanley and Alex McCrindle
Something for Everyone Harold Prince United StatesComedy, crime Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, Jane Carr, Heidelinde Weis, Wolfried Lier, Despo Diamantidou, John Gill, Eva Maria Meineke, Klaus Havenstein and Walter Janssen
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon Otto Preminger United StatesComedy, Drama, romance Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard, Robert Moore, James Coco, Kay Thompson, Fred Williamson, Ben Piazza, Emily Yancy, Leonard Frey, Clarice Taylor, James Beard, Julie Bovasso, Gina Collens, Barbara Logan and Nancy Marchand Based on the novel of the same name by Marjorie Kellogg
Trash Paul Morrissey United StatesDrama Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, Jane Forth, Michael Sklar, Geri Miller, Andrea Feldman, Johnny Putnam, Bruce Pecheur and Diane Podlewski
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Jaromil Jireš CzechoslovakiaDrama Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýzová, Petr Kopriva, Jirí Prýmek, Jan Klusák, Libuse Komancová, Karel Engel, Alena Stojáková and Otto HradeckýBased on the novel of the same name by Vítězslav Nezval
The Vampire Lovers Roy Ward Baker United Kingdom
United States
Horror Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, George Cole, Dawn Addams, Pippa Steel, Madeline Smith, Kate O'Mara, Douglas Wilmer, Jon Finch, Ferdy Mayne, Kirsten Lindholm, John Forbes-Robertson, Shelagh Wilcocks, Janet Key, Harvey Hall and Charles Farrell Based on the novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Estranho Triângulo [1] Pedro CamargoBrazilDramaCarlo Mossy, Leila Santos, José Augusto Branco, José Wilker, Lúcia Alves and Dinorah Brillanti

References

  1. Stevan Lekitsch (6 June 2011). CINE ARCO-ÍRIS: 100 anos de cinema LGBT nas telas brasileiras. Edicoes GLS. pp. 70–. ISBN   978-85-86755-59-0.