List of Paramount Pictures films (1970–1979)

Last updated December 24, 2024

The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1970s.^[1]

1970

Release date	Title	Notes
February 6, 1970	The Molly Maguires
February 27, 1970	Tropic of Cancer	co-production with Tropic Productions
March 10, 1970	The Lawyer
March 25, 1970	The Adventurers	co-production with AVCO Embassy Pictures
May 1970	Connecting Rooms	British film co-production with Hemdale
May 13, 1970	Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon	co-production with Sigma Productions
May 29, 1970	The Out-of-Towners	co-production with Jalem Productions
June 12, 1970	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
June 24, 1970	Catch 22	co-production with Filmways
July 1, 1970	Darling Lili	co-production with Geoffrey Productions
August 10, 1970	Deep End	British
August 14, 1970	Borsalino	French: co-production with Adel Productions, Marianne Productions and Mars Film Produzione
August 19, 1970	WUSA
October 14, 1970	Aladdin and His Magic Lamp	French: US distribution only; co-produced by Films Jean Image
October 21, 1970	Little Fauss and Big Halsy	co-production with Alfran Productions
October 23, 1970	The Conformist	Italian/French: co-production with Mars Film Produzione, Marianne Productions and Maran Film
October 28, 1970	Waterloo	British: co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica and Mosfilm
November 20, 1970	Norwood
December 11, 1970	The Confession	France
December 16, 1970	The Bear and the Doll	France
December 18, 1970	Love Story	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Love Story Company

1971

Release date	Title	Notes
March 17, 1971	A New Leaf	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2019
March 24, 1971	Friends	British: co-production with Lewis Gilbert Productions
May 12, 1971	Plaza Suite
June 9, 1971	The Devil's Backbone	British: co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica
June 13, 1971	Unman, Wittering and Zigo	British
June 30, 1971	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory	theatrical distribution only; produced by Wolper Pictures, Ltd. and The Quaker Oats Company ^{[N 1]} Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2014
July 1, 1971	Murphy's War	British
August 6, 1971	Let's Scare Jessica to Death	co-production with The Jessica Company
August 18, 1971	A Gunfight	co-production with Joel Productions, Harvest Productions and Thoroughbred Productions
September 15, 1971	Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
September 22, 1971	Desperate Characters	co produced by ITC Entertainment ^{[N 2]}
October 20, 1971	T.R. Baskin
October 22, 1971	Joe Hill	co-produced by Sagittarius Productions
November 5, 1971	Hannie Caulder	British: co-produced by Tigon British Film Productions and Curtwel Productions
November 24, 1971	Black Beauty	British: co produced by Tigon British Film Productions
December 15, 1971	Such Good Friends	co-production with Sigma Productions
December 17, 1971	Four Flies on Grey Velvet	Italy
December 20, 1971	Harold and Maude	co-production with Mildred Lewis and Colin Higgins Productions Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1997
December 22, 1971	Star Spangled Girl

1972

Release date	Title	Notes
January 21, 1972	Deadhead Miles
March 3, 1972	Brother Sun, Sister Moon	Italy
March 17, 1972	The Legend of Nigger Charley	co-production with Spangler & Sons Pictures
March 24, 1972	The Godfather	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. co-production with Alfran Productions. Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990
May 3, 1972	The Pied Piper	British: co-produced by Sagittarius Productions Inc. and Goodtimes Enterprises
May 5, 1972	Play It Again, Sam	co-production with APJAC Productions
May 19, 1972	The Possession of Joel Delaney	British: co-produced by ITC Entertainment and Haworth Productions^{[N 2]}
May 24, 1972	Z.P.G.	British: co-produced by Sagittarius Productions
July 19, 1972	The Man	co-production with ABC Circle Films and Lorimar
August 18, 1972	Last of the Red Hot Lovers
September 13, 1972	Fear Is the Key	British: co-produced by Anglo-EMI
September 27, 1972	A Separate Peace
October 13, 1972	Lady Sings the Blues	co-production with Motown Productions
October 20, 1972	Bad Company
October 25, 1972	Innocent Bystanders	British: co-production with Sagittarius Productions
December 13, 1972	Child's Play

1973

Release date	Title	Notes
January 12, 1973	The First Circle	US distribution only; produced by Laterna Film and Tele-Cine Film
February 14, 1973	Save the Tiger	co-production with Filmways
February 28, 1973	Charlotte's Web	co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions
April 18, 1973	Charley One-Eye	co-produced by David Paradine Productions
May 4, 1973	Hitler: The Last Ten Days	British: co-produced by Tomorrow Entertainment and West Film
May 8, 1973	Paper Moon	co-production with The Directors Company
May 16, 1973	The Soul of Nigger Charley
May 20, 1973	The Mattei Affair
May 22, 1973	A Doll's House	British^{[N 3]}
June 14, 1973	Super Fly T.N.T.
June 27, 1973	The Friends of Eddie Coyle
July 24, 1973	Badge 373
August 22, 1973	Bang the Drum Slowly	co-production with ANJA Films and BTDS Partnership
September 19, 1973	Save the Children
September 21, 1973	Hit!
October 17, 1973	The Optimists	British: co-produced by Sagittarius Productions, Cheetah Productions and West One Film Producers
October 23, 1973	Jonathan Livingston Seagull
October 31, 1973	Tales That Witness Madness	British: co-production with World Film Services
November 7, 1973	Ash Wednesday	co-produced by Sagittarius Productions
November 14, 1973	Scalawag	co-production with The Bryna Company
December 5, 1973	Serpico	United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Japan distribution only; co-produced by Produzion De Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company S.P.A. and Artists Entertainments Complex, Inc.^{[N 4]}
December 17, 1973	Alfredo, Alfredo	Italy

1974

Release date	Title	Notes
January 25, 1974	Don't Look Now	British: co produced by British Lion Films, Casey Productions and Eldorado Films
February 27, 1974	Man on a Swing	co-production with Jaffilms Inc.
March 15, 1974	Three Tough Guys	co produced by Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica
March 29, 1974	The Great Gatsby	co-production with Newdon Productions
April 5, 1974	The Conversation	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture. distribution only; produced by The Directors Company and The Coppola Company ^{[N 5]} Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1995
April 12, 1974	Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell	British: co-produced by Hammer Films
May 22, 1974	Daisy Miller	co-production with The Directors Company
June 5, 1974	Malicious	Italy US distribution only
June 12, 1974	Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter	British: co-produced by Hammer Films
June 14, 1974	The Parallax View	co-production with Gus Productions, Harbor Productions and Doubleday Productions
June 21, 1974	Chinatown	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Long Road Productions and Robert Evans Company Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991
July 12, 1974	The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz	co produced by Astral-Bellevue-Pathé, Canadian Film Development Corporation and Famous Players
July 17, 1974	The Education of Sonny Carson
July 19, 1974	The White Dawn	co-production with American Film Properties and Filmways
July 24, 1974	Death Wish	U.S. and UK distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
August 30, 1974	The Longest Yard	co-production with Albert S. Ruddy Productions and Long Road Productions
September 13, 1974	The Dove
September 27, 1974	Phase IV	co-production with Alced Productions
October 2, 1974	The Gambler	co-production with Chartoff-Winkler Productions, Inc.
October 9, 1974	Shanks
November 8, 1974	The Little Prince	co-production with Stanley Donen Films
November 20, 1974	The Klansman	co-produced by Atlanta Productions
November 22, 1974	Murder on the Orient Express	British: co produced by EMI Films
December 20, 1974	The Godfather Part II	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. co-production with The Coppola Company Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993

1975

Release date	Title	Notes
April 30, 1975	Dogpound Shuffle	U.S. distribution only; Canadian: produced by ITC Entertainment ^{[N 2]}
May 7, 1975	The Day of the Locust	co-production with Long Road Productions
May 14, 1975	Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
June 4, 1975	Posse	co-production with Bryna Productions
June 6, 1975	Bug
June 11, 1975	Nashville	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture. co-production with ABC Entertainment Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992
June 20, 1975	Once Is Not Enough
July 25, 1975	Mandingo	co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company
August 15, 1975	Framed
September 25, 1975	Three Days of the Condor	co produced by Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
October 8, 1975	Mahogany	co-production with Motown Productions
December 11, 1975	The Fifth Offensive	Yugoslavian: US distribution only; co-produced by Bosna Film, Filmska Radna Zajednica, and Televizija Sarajevo
December 17, 1975	Emmanuelle 2	French film US theatrical distribution only; produced by Parafrance Films^{[N 6]}
December 24, 1975	Hustle

1976

Release date	Title	Notes
March 17, 1976	The First Nudie Musical
April 2, 1976	Lipstick
April 5, 1976	Face to Face	Swedish film US distribution only; produced by Cinematograph AB
April 7, 1976	The Bad News Bears
May 26, 1976	Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
May 28, 1976	Leadbelly
June 11, 1976	The Tenant	French film co-production with Marianne Productions
June 25, 1976	The Big Bus
July 21, 1976	Lifeguard
August 4, 1976	Survive!	Mexico: co-produced by Avant Films S.A.
August 20, 1976	The Shootist	co-production with Dino De Laurentiis Productions
September 15, 1976	Bugsy Malone	U.S. distribution only; co-production with the Rank Organization, Robert Stigwood Organisation and Goodtimes Enterprises
October 1, 1976	The Memory of Justice
October 8, 1976	Marathon Man
November 19, 1976	The Last Tycoon	co-production with Academy Pictures Corporation
December 17, 1976	King Kong	co-produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company
December 22, 1976	Mikey and Nicky	co-produced by Castle Hill Productions ^{[N 7]}

1977

Release date	Title	Notes
February 11, 1977	Thieves	theatrical distribution only; produced by Brut Productions^{[N 8]}
March 9, 1977	Islands in the Stream
March 11, 1977	Black Sunday
June 1, 1977	Fraternity Row
June 24, 1977	Sorcerer	co-production with Universal Pictures and Film Properties International N.V.^{[N 9]}
July 8, 1977	The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
July 15, 1977	The Shadow of Chikara	theatrical distribution only
July 22, 1977	Orca	co-produced by Famous Films
August 24, 1977	Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown	co-production with United Feature Syndicate, Lee Mendelson Film Productions and Bill Melendez Productions
September 29, 1977	Handle with Care aka Citizen's Band
October 19, 1977	Looking for Mr. Goodbar
November 4, 1977	1900	Italy; U.S. distribution only; produced by Produzioni Europee Associati and Les Productions Artistes Associés
November 4, 1977	First Love
December 16, 1977	Saturday Night Fever	co-production with Robert Stigwood Organization Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010

1978

Release date	Title	Notes
January 13, 1978	The Duellists	British film co-production with Enigma Productions, Scott Free Enterprises and National Film Finance Consortium
February 3, 1978	The One and Only	co-production with First Artists
February 15, 1978	The Serpent's Egg	USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Productions ^{[N 3]}
March 17, 1978	American Hot Wax
April 5, 1978	Pretty Baby
April 14, 1978	Joseph Andrews	British: co-produced by Woodfall Film Productions
June 16, 1978	Grease	co-production with Allan Carr Enterprises and Stigwood Group Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2020
June 28, 1978	Heaven Can Wait	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
June 30, 1978	The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
July 14, 1978	Foul Play
September 13, 1978	Days of Heaven	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2007
September 15, 1978	Up in Smoke	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2024
September 29, 1978	Death on the Nile	British: co-produced by EMI Films ^{[N 6]}
October 6, 1978	Goin' South
December 15, 1978	Oliver's Story
December 20, 1978	King of the Gypsies	U.S. distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company

1979

Release date	Title	Notes
February 9, 1979	The Warriors
March 23, 1979	Real Life
April 12, 1979	Hurricane	U.S. distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Productions
April 27, 1979	An Almost Perfect Affair
June 8, 1979	Players
June 14, 1979	The Kirlian Witness	distribution only; produced by CNI CINEMA
June 15, 1979	Prophecy
June 22, 1979	Escape from Alcatraz	co-production with The Malpaso Company
June 29, 1979	Meatballs	distribution only; produced by Haliburton Films, Famous Players and CFDC ^{[N 10]}
June 29, 1979	Bloodline
August 3, 1979	North Dallas Forty
August 10, 1979	Sunburn	U.S. distribution only; produced by Hemdale, Fawcett-Majors Productions, Tuesday Films and Bind Films^{[N 3]}
October 5, 1979	Starting Over
October 26, 1979	French Postcards	co-production with NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H.
December 7, 1979	Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Notes

↑ Owned by Warner Bros. Pictures
1 2 3 Owned by ITV Studios
1 2 3 Owned by MGM
↑ U.K. and Irish distribution rights currently co-owned by StudioCanal
↑ Owned by American Zoetrope with Lionsgate Studios (via Lionsgate Films) handling distribution in North America and StudioCanal internationally
1 2 Currently owned by StudioCanal
↑ Owned by Jumer Productions, with distribution handled by Janus Films and The Criterion Collection
↑ Currently owned by Warner Bros. Pictures through Turner Entertainment Co.
↑ U.S. distribution rights currently split between Paramount for theatrical, Universal Television for television and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for home video and streaming
↑ Owned by Lionsgate in the U.S. and retained by Paramount Pictures internationally

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References

↑ Dick, Bernard F. (2021-09-22). Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. passim. ISBN 978-0-8131-9611-4.

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[WB-2] Owned by Warner Bros. Pictures

[ITV-3] 1 2 3 Owned by ITV Studios

[MGM-4] 1 2 3 Owned by MGM

[DeLaurentiis-5] U.K. and Irish distribution rights currently co-owned by StudioCanal

[Zoetrope-6] Owned by American Zoetrope with Lionsgate Studios (via Lionsgate Films) handling distribution in North America and StudioCanal internationally

[Canal-7] 1 2 Currently owned by StudioCanal

[May-8] Owned by Jumer Productions, with distribution handled by Janus Films and The Criterion Collection

[Turner-9] Currently owned by Warner Bros. Pictures through Turner Entertainment Co.

[Sorcerer-10] U.S. distribution rights currently split between Paramount for theatrical, Universal Television for television and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for home video and streaming

[Meatballs-11] Owned by Lionsgate in the U.S. and retained by Paramount Pictures internationally

[1] Dick, Bernard F. (2021-09-22). Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. passim. ISBN 978-0-8131-9611-4.

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