Category Archives: Movies 1970s

‘The Enforcer’ opens in U.S. theaters 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 22 1976)


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(Wednesday, December 22, 1976) — Inspector “Dirty” Harry Callahan and his female partner hunt rocket-armed radicals holding the mayor on Alcatraz in The Enforcer, an American action thriller and the third in the Dirty Harry film series which opened today in U.S. theaters including the Criterion and Flagship theaters in New York City.

Directed by James Fargo, the film starred Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, Tyne Daly and DeVeren Bookwalter.

‘The Pink Panther Strikes Again’ opens in U.S. theaters 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1976)


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(Wednesday, December 15, 1976) — After driving his boss to insanity, Inspector Clouseau has to stop him from destroying the world in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, the fifth film in The Pink Panther series which opened today in U.S. theaters including the Forum Theater in New York City.

Directed by Blake Edwards, the film starred Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk and Leonard Rossiter.

‘Silver Streak’ premieres in New York City 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1976)


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(Tuesday, December 7, 1976, 7:00 p.m. EST)Silver Streak, an American comedy-thriller film about a murder on a Los Angeles-to-Chicago train journey, premiered tonight at Loews Tower East in New York City. Continue reading ‘Silver Streak’ premieres in New York City 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1976)

‘Rocky’ premieres in New York City 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 20 1976)


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(Saturday, November 20, 1976)Rocky, an American sports drama film about a dimwitted boxer who fights to prove he can go the distance against a glamorous champ, premiered today at Paramount Theater in New York City.

Directed by John G. Avildsen, the film starred Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith.

‘Carrie’ opens in New York City 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1976)


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(Tuesday, November 16, 1976)Carrie, an American supernatural horror film based on Stephen King’s 1974 epistolary novel of the same name about a young teenage girl who wreaks telekinetic vengeance on her high school tormentors and religious-nut mother, opened today at the Criterion and other theaters in the New York City metro area. Continue reading ‘Carrie’ opens in New York City 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1976)

‘Network’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 14 1976)


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(Sunday, November 14, 1976, 11:30 a.m. EST)Network, an American satirical black comedy-drama film about television programmers who turn a deranged news anchor into “the mad prophet of the airwaves,” opened today at the Sutton Theater in New York City.

Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film starred Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and Robert Duvall.

‘All This and World War II’ film released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1976)


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(Friday, November 12, 1976)All This and World War II, a musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs, performed by a number of musicians, with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films from the 1940s, was released today. Continue reading ‘All This and World War II’ film released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 12 1976)

‘All This And World War II’ soundtrack released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1976)


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(Friday, November 5, 1976) — The soundtrack album to the musical documentary All This and World War II, which juxtaposes Beatles songs, performed by a number of musicians, with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films from the 1940s, was released today, one week before the film’s release. Continue reading ‘All This And World War II’ soundtrack released 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1976)

‘Marathon Man’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1976)


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(Wednesday, October 6, 1976, 9:00 a.m. EDT)Marathon Man, a suspense/thriller film about a covert government group uncovers a criminal plot run by Nazi War criminals, opened this morning at Loews State 1 theater in New York City.

Directed by John Schlesinger, the film starred Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller.