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The tenth film in the James Bond series, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), was released by Eon Productions. Starring Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond, it takes its title from Ian Fleming’s novel of the same name. However, the film deviates from the plot of the book. When a British and Soviet submarine disappear, Bond is called upon to investigate. During his journey to receive his briefing, Bond manages to shake off an attack by a group of Soviet agents while skiing in Austria, eliminating one and eluding the rest. The plans for a revolutionary submarine ...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is a compelling science fiction drama film written and directed by the renowned Steven Spielberg. During an expedition in the Sonoran Desert, French researcher Claude Lacombe, along with his American interpreter David Laughlin and other members of their team, make a surprising discovery – Flight 19. This group of United States Navy Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers had mysteriously disappeared while flying over the Bermuda Triangle on December 5th, 1945. To everyone’s surprise, the planes are found unoccupied but perfectly preserved. Nearby, an elderly witness ...

The film New York, New York (1977), directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Earl Mac Rauch and Mardik Martin, features a lively celebration in a NYC nightclub on V-J Day. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is supplying the music as smooth-talking saxophonist Jimmy Doyle meets USO singer Francine Evans. Despite Jimmy’s persistence, Francine remains uninterested in him. However, their paths cross again the next morning when they share a cab to an audition. A disagreement with the club owner threatens to ruin the audition, ...

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) is an American epic space opera film directed and written by George Lucas. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. Serving as the first installment in the Star Wars series, it is the fourth chapter in the Skywalker Saga. The story takes place during a galactic civil war, where the Rebel Alliance has obtained plans to the Death Star from Imperial spies. This massive space station has been constructed by the tyrannical Galactic Empire and has the capability to annihilate entire planets. Among those involved in retrieving these ...

The Omen (1976), a supernatural horror film from director Richard Donner and writer David Seltzer, follows American diplomat Robert Thorn and his wife Katherine as they live in Rome. After giving birth to a stillborn child, Katherine is convinced by hospital chaplain Father Spiletto to secretly adopt a newborn whose mother has recently died. Keeping this secret from Katherine, the couple names the baby Damien. Several years later, Robert is now the Ambassador to the United Kingdom and strange occurrences begin to haunt the Thorns: an aggressive Rottweiler appears at their ...

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) is an American Western film that takes place during and after the American Civil War. Clint Eastwood both directed and starred in the movie. A Missouri farmer named Josey Wales seeks revenge after his wife and young son are killed by a group of Redlegs, a unit of pro-Union Jayhawker militants under Captain Terrill’s command. After burying his loved ones, Josey practices shooting before joining a Confederate group led by William T. Anderson and participating in attacks against Union supporters and soldiers. As the war comes to an end, Captain Fletcher convinces the guerrillas to ...

The Enforcer (1976), a neo-noir action thriller and the third installment in the Dirty Harry series, is directed by James Fargo and stars Clint Eastwood. In Marin County, two gas company employees fall victim to Bobby Maxwell after being lured to a remote spot in Mill Valley by a seductive woman. Maxwell is part of the People’s Revolutionary Strike Force (PRSF), a group posing as terrorists to cover up their illegal activities. Inspector Harry Callahan and his colleague Frank DiGiorgio are first called to handle a fake heart attack at a restaurant before ...

John Carpenter’s film, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), is a thrilling American action movie set in South-Central Los Angeles. In the crime-ridden neighborhood of Anderson, a local gang called Street Thunder steals a stockpile of assault weapons and handguns. The LAPD takes action by ambushing the gang at 3:00 am on a Saturday, resulting in the deaths of six members. Seeking revenge, the gang’s four leaders make a blood oath against both the police and citizens of LA. Lieutenant Ethan Bishop, recently promoted to highway patrol, is tasked with taking over the closing Anderson police precinct for its final few ...

Rocky (1976), anAmerican sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, depicts the story of heavyweight boxing world champion, Apollo Creed. As the United States Bicentennial approaches, Creed plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia. However, just five weeks before the fight, he receives news that his scheduled opponent is unable to compete due to an injured hand. Despite efforts to find another replacement, all potential candidates are either unavailable or unable to prepare in time. In a bold move, Creed decides to ...

Police Python 357 (1976) is a French crime-thriller film penned and helmed by Alain Corneau. Based on Kenneth Fearing’s 1946 novel, The Big Clock, it tells the tale of an inspector entangled in a clandestine romance. However, when his higher-up murders his lover, all evidence points towards him.

Director Brian De Palma released the American neo-noir psychological thriller film, Obsession (1976). The movie follows the story of Michael Courtland, a New Orleans real estate developer whose life is turned upside down in 1959 when his wife Elizabeth and young daughter Amy are taken by kidnappers. Instead of fulfilling the ransom demands with actual money, the police suggest giving them a briefcase filled with fake paper dollars. This leads to a chaotic car chase and an explosion that results in the death of the kidnappers and hostages. Courtland blames himself for not being able to save his family. Sixteen years ...

Carrie (1976) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King’s 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The film follows sixteen-year-old Carrie White, a shy teenager who lives with her fanatically religious and unstable mother, Margaret. Carrie is a loner and constantly bullied by her peers. One day, while at school, Carrie experiences her first period but panics as she was never taught about menstruation. Her classmates find ...

The American drama film The Front (1976) takes place during the Hollywood blacklist of the 1950s, when individuals in the entertainment industry were deemed unemployable due to allegations of Communist sympathies or affiliations. Written by Walter Bernstein and directed by Martin Ritt, the film features Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, and Michael Murphy. In 1953 New York City, television writer Alfred Miller is unable to find work ...

The Italian crime-comedy film, The Con Artists (1976), directed by Sergio Corbucci, received a David di Donatello for Best Actor, which was awarded to Adriano Celentano for his performance. In the Roaring Twenties in southern France, notorious con man Philip Bang causes a commotion during dinner and is subsequently transferred to a maximum-security prison for hard labor. However, this transfer is all part of a clever plan orchestrated by his ex-wife and former partner in crime, Belle Duke, who owns a casino yacht, and their daughter Charlotte. While being transported to ...

The American neo-noir psychological vigilante film Taxi Driver (1976) follows Travis Bickle, a chronic insomniac and lonely man in New York City. To cope, he takes a job as a night shift taxi driver and frequents adult movie theaters while keeping a diary filled with aphorisms. However, he becomes disillusioned with the city’s crime and urban decay, yearning to rid ‘the scum off the streets’. Along the way, Travis becomes infatuated with Betsy, who works as a campaign volunteer for Senator Charles Palantine’s presidential bid. After visiting her at the campaign office and asking her out for coffee, she agrees and confesses to feeling a special ...

The Eiger Sanction (1975), an American action film, features both Clint Eastwood as director and leading actor. Adapted from the 1972 novel of the same name by Trevanian, it follows the story of Jonathan Hemlock – an art professor and skilled mountaineer who also happens to be a retired government assassin. Despite having left his previous profession behind, he is suddenly called back for two more ‘sanctions’ – or officially sanctioned killings. Throughout his time with the secretive government agency known as ‘C2’, Hemlock had amassed ...

Farewell, My Lovely (1975) is an American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Dick Richards. In 1941 Los Angeles, private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by recently released bank robber Moose Malloy to locate his ex-girlfriend Velma. Despite not seeing her in seven years due to his incarceration, Malloy abruptly disappears after murdering the new owner of Velma’s former workplace. With the help of Velma’s old acquaintance Tommy Ray and a photo she provided, Marlowe tracks her down at an insane asylum. However, when he informs Malloy of his findings, he realizes that the picture he was given was ...

Directed by Paul Bartel, Death Race 2000 (1975) is a sci-fi action film set in a dystopian future plagued by civil unrest and economic devastation following the ‘World Crash of ’79’. In an attempt to control the population, the government establishes the Transcontinental Road Race, a vicious competition where drivers race across the nation in high-speed cars. The event is notorious for its brutality, with points awarded for hitting and killing innocent pedestrians. The 20th annual race showcases five renowned drivers with eccentric personas and themed cars – Frankenstein, a revered hero in black; ...

Capone (1975), a film directed by Steve Carver and written by Howard Browne, follows the story of Chicago mob boss Al Capone during Prohibition. From his rise to power to his eventual conviction and imprisonment, the film depicts Capone’s control over the city. This includes an incident in Brooklyn on May 6, 1918 where he tipped off police about a fur clothing heist in order to ambush them. However, things take a turn when Capone ends up being thrown through a glass window during the ensuing fight, leaving him with a scarred left cheek. Despite this, he is released ...

Love and Death (1975), an American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, follows the story of Boris Grushenko, a cowardly scholar who is forced to join the Russian army when Napoleon invades Austria during the Napoleonic Wars. Despite his initial reluctance, Boris accidentally becomes a war hero. He then returns home and ends up marrying his widowed cousin Sonja, who reluctantly promises to marry him for one night in order to make him happy before he potentially dies in a duel. However, much to her dismay, Boris survives the duel and their marriage is characterized by philosophical discussions but financial ...