Movies History Timeline 1971 - 1980 |
| Year | Events | Records | Inventions | Articles | Awards | Movies | Indian Movies | Personalities |
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| 1971 | Anand released. | Death of Paul Lukas(August 15). | ||||||
| 1972 | Shor released.Manoj Kumar writes,produces, directs, and stars in this family melodrama. | |||||||
| 1973 | Westworld: First use of 2D computer digitized images as part of a feature film. | At the 1972 Academy Awards, Sacheen Littlefeather stands in
for Marlon Brando and refuses his Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Godfather
Best Actor
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The Exorcist released. | Abhimaan,Bobby released. | Death of Anna Magnani. | |||
| 1974 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest sweeps the top Oscars, winning
Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress.
Best Picture
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| 1975 | Jaws released. | Julie, Sholay (the most successful film in Indian film history) released. | Death of Susan Hayward (March 14). | |||||
| 1976 | Futureworld: First use of 3D computer graphics for animated hand and face. | The Steadicam is used for the first time in Rocky. | Chitchor released. | |||||
| 1977 | Star Wars Episode IV: First use of 3D vector graphics for the trench run briefing sequence. | Amar Akbar Anthony released. Three brothers are separated by a family disaster, adopted by kind strangers, and raised as a Hindu, a Muslim, and a Christian. | Death of Bing Crosby (October 14). Death of Joan Crawford (May 10). |
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| 1978 | Grease released. | Don released. | ||||||
| 1979 | Alien: Used raster wireframe model rendering for navigation monitors in the landing sequence.
The Black Hole: Disney uses CGI for the opening titles. |
Moonraker released. | Sargam released. | |||||
| 1980 | Robert De Niro set the world record for most weight gained for a film by gaining 50-60 pounds to play boxer Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull. | The Empire Strikes Back released. | Qurbani released. Feroz Khan directed this love triangle, with songs that introduced disco to Indian film music. | Ronald Reagan was elected the first movie-star president
of the United States. Sherry Lansing became the first female to head a major studio when she became president of 20th Century Fox studios. |
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| Year | Events | Records | Inventions | Articles | Awards | Movies | Indian Movies | Personalities |
Movie History Timeline : 1961 - 1970 |
Movie History Timeline : 1981 - 1990 |
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