Video: 'Magnum Force' trailer
(Thursday, December 20, 1973) — Magnum Force, a police thriller film about a maverick San Francisco police detective who hunts down a band of vigilante cops, opened today in the Netherlands (it opened in the U.S. five days later).
Directed by Ted Post, the film was the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan. It also starred Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul, Felton Perry, Robert Urich and
Tim Matheson.
Video: 'Papillon' trailer
(Sunday, December 16, 1973) — Papillon, a prison film about two Devil’s Island prisoners who devote all of their time to hatching escape plans, was released today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, the film starred Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
Video: 'Serpico' trailer
(Wednesday, December 5, 1973) — Serpico, a crime film about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him, was released today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film starred Al Pacino.
Video: 'The Way We Were' trailer
(Tuesday, October 16, 1973) — The Way We Were, a romantic drama film about two desperate people who have a wonderful romance but their political views and convictions drive them apart, premiered today in Los Angeles.
Directed by Sydney Pollack, the film starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.
Video: 'The Paper Chase' trailer
(Tuesday, October 16, 1973) — The Paper Chase, a film about a first-year law student at Harvard Law School and his experiences with Professor Charles Kingsfield, was released today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by James Bridges, the film starred Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner and John Houseman.
Video: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' trailer
(Wednesday, August 8, 1973) — Jesus Christ Superstar, a film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera of the same name, about the last few weeks of Christ’s life, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Norman Jewison, the film starred Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and Yvonne Elliman.
Video: 'Marlon Brando Interview 1973'
(Tuesday, June 12, 1973, 11:30 p.m. EST) — Actor Marlon Brando, who just months earlier had rejected his Academy Award for The Godfather to protest the plight of American Indians, appeared on tonight’s The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV with representatives of the Cheyenne, Paiute, and Lummi tribes to promote his views. Continue reading Actor Marlon Brando appears on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: 'High Plains Drifter' (trailer)
(Thursday, April 19, 1973) — High Plains Drifter, a Western film about a mysterious gunfighter hired by the residents of a corrupt frontier mining town to defend them against a group of criminals, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Eastwood, Verna Bloom and Marianna Hill.
Video: 'Soylent Green' (clip)
(Thursday, April 19, 1973) — Soylent Green, a science fiction film about a New York police detective in an overpopulated futuristic Earth who finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Richard Fleischer, the film stars Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young and Edward G. Robinson.
Video: '1972 Oscar Winners'
(Tuesday, March 27, 1973, 10:00 p.m. EST) — The Godfather won three Oscars tonight at the 45th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Marlon Brando for Best Actor (he declined). Bob Fosse won Best Director and Liza Minnelli Best Actress, both for Cabaret. Continue reading ‘The Godfather’ wins Best Picture at 45th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (1973)
