List of LGBT-related films of 1970 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls United States Comedy
United States Drama Screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on his play of the same name; one of the first major American motion pictures to revolve around gay characters
The Christine Jorgensen Story United States Drama Joan Tompkins, John Hansen
The Conformist Italy
West Germany
France
Drama Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pasquale Fortunato, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin, Dominique Sanda, Enzo Tarascio, Fosco Giachetti, José Quaglio, Pierre Clémenti, Yvonne Sanson, Milly, Giuseppe Addobbati, Antonio Maestri and Christian Aligny Based on the novel of the same name by Alberto Moravia
Daddy, Darling Denmark
United States
Sexploitation Helli Louise, Gio Petré, Ole Wisborg
The Dark Side of Tomorrow United States Drama, romance Elizabeth Plumb, Alicia Courtney, John Aprea, Marland Proctor and Wayne Want Re-released in 1975 as Just the Two of Us
Dorian Gray Italy
West Germany
United Kingdom
Horror, thriller Based on the novel of the same name by Oscar Wilde
Entertaining Mr Sloane United Kingdom Comedy Based on the play of the same name by Joe Orton
Gods of the Plague West Germany Drama
Golden Eagle Thailand Action Mitr Chaibancha, Petchara Chaowarat, Ling Fan, Chuen Chan, Chat Chayaphum, Chuan Chen, Hao Chen, Ti-Ko Chen and Yi-Hsiung Chi Sub-plot features a gang of kathoey as criminals, with a cross-dressing police detective trying to infiltrate them; Chaibancha fell to his death while filming the stunt for the final scene
The Kremlin Letter United States Crime, drama Based on the novel by Noel Behn
Monique John Bown United Kingdom Drama David Sumner, Joan Alcorn, Sibylla Kay, Nicola Bown, Jacob Fitz-Jones, Davilia O'Connor, Carol Hawkins and Howard Rawlinson
Multiple ManiacsJohn WatersUnited StatesComedy, horrorDivine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Cookie Mueller, Edith Massey
Myra Breckinridge United States Comedy Based on the novel of the same name by Gore Vidal
No desearás al vecino del quinto Spain
Italy
Comedy
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes United Kingdom, United States Adventure, comedy, crime
Something for Everyone United States Comedy, crime
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon United States Comedy, Drama, romance Based on the novel of the same name by Marjorie Kellogg
Trash United States Drama Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn, Jane Forth, Michael Sklar, Geri Miller, Andrea Feldman, Johnny Putnam, Bruce Pecheur and Diane Podlewski
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Czechoslovakia Drama Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýzová, Petr Kopriva, Jirí Prýmek, Jan Klusák, Libuse Komancová, Karel Engel, Alena Stojáková and Otto Hradecký Based on the novel of the same name by Vítězslav Nezval
The Vampire Lovers United Kingdom
United States
Horror Based on the novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
Estranho Triângulo[1] Pedro Camargo Brazil Drama Carlo Mossy, Leila Santos, José Augusto Branco, José Wilker, Lúcia Alves and Dinorah Brillanti

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stevan Lekitsch. CINE ARCO-ÍRIS: 100 anos de cinema LGBT nas telas brasileiras. 6 June 2011. Edicoes GLS. 978-85-86755-59-0. 70–.