This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1970–1979, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 13, 1970 | Story of a Woman | ||
| March 5, 1970 | Airport | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Ross Hunter Productions | |
| March 6, 1970 | Skullduggery | ||
| April 8, 1970 | |||
| April 22, 1970 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | ||
| June 3, 1970 | Pufnstuf | co-production with Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures | |
| June 17, 1970 | Two Mules for Sister Sara | co-production with The Malpaso Company | |
| August 12, 1970 | Diary of a Mad Housewife | ||
| August 16, 1970 | Dreams of Glass | ||
| August 21, 1970 | The Railway Children[1] | British: U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by EMI Films | |
| November 25, 1970 | The Act of the Heart | co-production with Quest Film Productions | |
| December 11, 1970 | Puzzle of a Downfall Child | ||
| December 18, 1970 | I Love My Wife | co-production with Wolper Pictures Ltd. | |
| December 25, 1970 | A Very Curious Girl | French |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 12, 1971 | Raid on Rommel | ||
| February 17, 1971 | How to Frame a Figg | ||
| March 17, 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | ||
| March 31, 1971 | Taking Off | ||
| May 12, 1971 | Red Sky at Morning | ||
| May 19, 1971 | The Beguiled | co-production with The Malpaso Company | |
| June 2, 1971 | One More Train to Rob | ||
| June 4, 1971 | They Might Be Giants | co-production with Newman-Foreman Company | |
| July 14, 1971 | Two-Lane Blacktop | co-production with Michael Laughlin Enterprises | |
| August 13, 1971 | The Hired Hand | co-production with The Pando Company | |
| September 29, 1971 | The Last Movie | U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by Alta-Light | |
| October 8, 1971 | Twins of Evil[2] | British: U.S. distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation and Hammer Film Productions | |
| October 15, 1971 | Shoot Out | ||
| October 27, 1971 | Play Misty for Me | co-production with The Malpaso Company | |
| November 5, 1971 | Hands of the Ripper | British: U.S. distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation and Hammer Film Productions | |
| November 19, 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. | |
| December 3, 1971 | Minnie and Moskowitz | ||
| December 10, 1971 | Homo Eroticus | Italy: U.S. theatrical distribution only | |
| December 24, 1971 | Sometimes a Great Notion | co-production with Newman-Foreman Company |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 23, 1972 | The Ra Expeditions | U.S. distribution only | |
| March 10, 1972 | Silent Running | ||
| March 15, 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Five | ||
| June 14, 1972 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | co-production with Robertson and Associates | |
| June 21, 1972 | The Groundstar Conspiracy | co-production with Hal Roach International | |
| June 23, 1972 | Frenzy | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. | |
| July 19, 1972 | Follow Me! | ||
| July 21, 1972 | Joe Kidd | co-production with The Malpaso Company | |
| October 13, 1972 | You'll Like My Mother | co-production with BCP | |
| October 27, 1972 | Play It as It Lays | co-production with F.P. Films | |
| November 17, 1972 | Limbo | co-production with The Filmkers Group | |
| December 15, 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie | ||
| December 22, 1972 | Trick Baby |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 16, 1973 | Two People | co-production with The Filmakers Group | |
| April 18, 1973 | Bequest to the Nation | British: co-production with Hal Wallis Productions | |
| April 27, 1973 | Guns of a Stranger | co-production with Marty Robbins Enterprises | |
| June 22, 1973 | Showdown | ||
| August 1, 1973 | The Day of the Jackal | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama British/French: co-production with Warwick Film Productions | |
| August 3, 1973 | Ulzana's Raid | ||
| August 10, 1973 | The Naked Ape | co-production with Playboy Enterprises | |
| August 11, 1973 | American Graffiti | co-production with Lucasfilm and The Coppola Company Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. | |
| August 17, 1973 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. | |
| August 22, 1973 | High Plains Drifter | co-production with The Malpaso Company | |
| October 19, 1973 | Charley Varrick | ||
| November 14, 1973 | The Don Is Dead | ||
| November 21, 1973 | The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | co-production with Pacific Bay Entertainment and RKF | |
| December 26, 1973 | The Sting | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 1974 | The Midnight Man | ||
| March 15, 1974 | That Man Bolt | ||
| March 27, 1974 | Willie Dynamite | co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company | |
| April 5, 1974 | The Sugarland Express | ||
| April 17, 1974 | Breezy | co-production with The Malpaso Company | |
| April 26, 1974 | SSSSSSS | co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company | |
| May 17, 1974 | The Black Windmill | British | |
| June 1974 | My Name is Nobody | U.S. theatrical distribution only | |
| August 21, 1974 | Newman's Law | ||
| August 23, 1974 | The Girl from Petrovka | co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company | |
| October 23, 1974 | Airport 1975 | ||
| October 25, 1974 | Janis | ||
| November 15, 1974 | Earthquake | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. co-production with The Filmakers Group | |
| December 18, 1974 | The Front Page | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 1975 | The Great Waldo Pepper | ||
| May 21, 1975 | The Eiger Sanction | co-production with The Malpaso Company (uncredited) | |
| June 20, 1975 | Jaws | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Followed by sequels in 1978, 1983, and 1987 co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001 | |
| July 25, 1975 | Jim the World's Greatest | ||
| October 8, 1975 | Sidecar Racers | ||
| November 7, 1975 | Rooster Cogburn | ||
| November 14, 1975 | Forever Young, Forever Free | U.S. distribution only; produced by Lollipop Productions (Pty) and Film Trust | |
| November 21, 1975 | The Other Side of the Mountain | co-production with Filmways | |
| December 10, 1975 | Special Section | French: U.S. theatrical distribution only | |
| December 26, 1975 | The Hindenburg |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 25, 1976 | Gable and Lombard | ||
| March 12, 1976 | Mustang Country | ||
| March 31, 1976 | W.C. Fields and Me | ||
| April 9, 1976 | Family Plot | ||
| June 18, 1976 | Midway | co-production with The Mirisch Corporation | |
| July 23, 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | co-production with Motown Productions | |
| July 30, 1976 | Swashbuckler | ||
| August 27, 1976 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | British | |
| October 22, 1976 | Car Wash | ||
| November 5, 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | ||
| November 10, 1976 | The Slipper and the Rose[3] | U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by David Paradine Productions | |
| November 24, 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | co-production with Filmways |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Checkered Flag or Crash | U.S. distribution only | |
| February 11, 1977 | Fellini's Casanova | Italian: U.S. distribution only; produced by Produzioni Europee Associate | |
| February 18, 1977 | The Sentinel | ||
| February 25, 1977 | Slap Shot | co-production with Pan Arts and Kings Road Productions | |
| March 11, 1977 | Airport '77 | ||
| May 13, 1977 | The Car | co-production with Hollywood Road Films | |
| May 27, 1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | co-production with Rastar | |
| June 15, 1977 | Rollercoaster | ||
| June 24, 1977 | Sorcerer | co-distribution and co-production with Paramount Pictures | |
| July 8, 1977 | MacArthur | ||
| July 22, 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | ||
| October 26, 1977 | September 30, 1955 | ||
| November 4, 1977 | Which Way Is Up? | ||
| November 16, 1977 | Heroes | ||
| December 23, 1977 | The Choirboys | U.S. distribution only; produced by Lorimar Productions | |
| December 28, 1977 | Scott Joplin | co-productions with Motown Productions |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 17, 1978 | The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 | co-production with Filmways | |
| February 24, 1978 | Skateboard | co-production with Blum Group | |
| March 10, 1978 | Gray Lady Down | co-production with The Mirisch Corporation | |
| March 15, 1978 | House Calls[4] | ||
| March 17, 1978 | Blue Collar | co-production with TAT Communications Company | |
| April 21, 1978 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | ||
| April 28, 1978 | FM | ||
| May 10, 1978 | Nunzio | ||
| May 12, 1978 | The Greek Tycoon | co-production with ABKCO Films | |
| June 16, 1978 | Jaws 2 | co-production with Zanuck/Brown Company | |
| July 21, 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | U.S. distribution only; produced by Robert Stigwood Organisation | |
| July 26, 1978 | Animal House | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001 | |
| July 28, 1978 | Five Days from Home | ||
| September 20, 1978 | Almost Summer | co-production with Motown Productions | |
| September 22, 1978 | Paradise Alley | ||
| October 6, 1978 | The Big Fix | ||
| October 18, 1978 | The Legacy | British: U.S. distribution only, produced by Pethurst Ltd. and Turman-Foster Company | |
| October 25, 1978 | The Wiz | co-production with Motown Productions | |
| November 1, 1978 | Caravans | U.S. distribution only; produced by FIDCI | |
| November 22, 1978 | Same Time, Next Year | co-production with The Mirisch Corporation | |
| November 29, 1978 | The Deer Hunter | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. U.S. distribution only; produced by EMI Films | |
| December 8, 1978 | The Brink's Job | U.S. distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company (uncredited) | |
| December 22, 1978 | Moment by Moment | co-production with RSO Films |
| Release date | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Streets of Hong Kong | U.S. distribution only | |
| March 8, 1979 | The Promise | ||
| March 28, 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | ||
| May 1, 1979 | Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider | ||
| May 18, 1979 | Battlestar Galactica | modified version released theatrically of pilot film for 1978 ABC-TV series | |
| June 15, 1979 | Walk Proud | ||
| July 13, 1979 | Dracula | co-production with The Mirisch Corporation | |
| August 1, 1979 | More American Graffiti | co-production with Lucasfilm | |
| August 17, 1979 | The Concorde ... Airport '79 | ||
| The Prisoner of Zenda | co-production with The Mirisch Corporation | ||
| The Seduction of Joe Tynan | |||
| September 19, 1979 | Yanks | U.S. distribution only; produced by C.I.P. Filmproduktion | |
| September 28, 1979 | The Legacy | U.S. theatrical distribution only | |
| November 16, 1979 | Running | co-production with CFDC | |
| December 12, 1979 | 1941 | North American theatrical and Worldwide home video distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures and A-Team | |
| December 14, 1979 | The Jerk | co-production with Aspen Film Society | |
| December 21, 1979 | The Electric Horseman |