List of Warner Bros. films (1970–1979) explained

This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. in the 1970s. This list does not include direct-to-video releases or films from New Line Cinema prior to its merger with Warner Bros. in 2008, nor does it include third-party films or films Warner gained the rights to as a result of mergers or acquisitions.[1]

1970

Release dateTitleNotes
January 14, 1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
February 4, 1970 Start the Revolution Without Me co-production with Norbud Productions
February 11, 1970 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed British film
co-production with Hammer Films
March 12, 1970 Moon Zero Two British film
March 26, 1970 Woodstock
May 6, 1970 The Phynx
May 13, 1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
June 7, 1970 Taste the Blood of Dracula British film
co-production with Hammer Films
July 29, 1970 Chisum co-production with Batjac Productions
August 3, 1970 Performance British film
co-production with Goodtimes Enterprises
September 4, 1970 Which Way to the Front?
October 20, 1970 Rabbit, Run
October 24, 1970 Trog British film
November 12, 1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer British film
co-production with David Paradine Productions and London Weekend Television
November 20, 1970 Flap co-production with Cine Vesta Associates
December 25, 1970 There Was a Crooked Man...

1971

Release dateTitleNotes
February 26, 1971 The Priest's Wife Italian/French film
USA distribution only
March 11, 1971 THX 1138 co-production with American Zoetrope
March 17, 1971 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth British film
co-production with Hammer Films
April 9, 1971 Summer of '42 Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Mulligan-Roth Productions
May 1, 1971 Billy Jack distribution only; produced by National Student Film Corporation
June 17, 1971 Death in Venice Italian film
June 24, 1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller
June 25, 1971 Klute co-production with Gus Productions
July 14, 1971 Dusty and Sweets McGee
July 16, 1971 The Devils British film
co-production with Russo Productions
August 1, 1971 The Omega Man co-production with Walter Seltzer Productions
August 11, 1971 And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave Spanish film
distribution only
August 25, 1971 Medicine Ball Caravan
September 30, 1971 Skin Game
October 6, 1971 Zeppelin British film
November 24, 1971 Man in the Wilderness
December 19, 1971 A Clockwork Orange Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Polaris Productions and Hawk Films
December 23, 1971 Dirty Harry co-production with The Malpaso Company

1972

Release dateTitleNotes
January 13, 1972 The Cowboys
February 2, 1972 Snow Job
February 25, 1972 Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
March 10, 1972 What's Up, Doc? co-production with Saticoy Productions
May 24, 1972 Malcolm X
June 12, 1972 Adam's Woman
Get to Know Your Rabbit
June 19, 1972 Portnoy's Complaint co-production with Chenault Productions
June 29, 1972 The Candidate
Come Back, Charleston Blue
July 21, 1972 A Fan's Notes co-production with Coquihala
July 30, 1972 Deliverance Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Elmer Enterprises
August 1, 1972 Cry for Me, Billy distribution only; produced by Brut Productions
August 4, 1972 Super Fly co-production with Superfly Ltd.
September 21, 1972 Cancel My Reservation distribution only; produced by Naho Productions
September 24, 1972 The Emigrants Swedish film
distribution only; produced by Svensk Filmindustri
Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 17, 1972 Dracula A.D. 1972 British film
co-production with Hammer Film Productions
November 22, 1972 Rage
November 29, 1972 Crescendo British film
co-production with Hammer Film Productions
December 21, 1972 Jeremiah Johnson co-production with Sanford Productions

1973

Release dateTitleNotes
January 31, 1973 Steelyard Blues
February 7, 1973 The Train Robbers co-production with Batjac Productions
March 1, 1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner co-production with Bud Yorkin Productions
March 21, 1973 King Boxer[2] distribution only; produced by Shaw Brothers Studio
April 10, 1973 Class of '44
April 11, 1973 Scarecrow
June 14, 1973 The Last of Sheila co-production with Hera Productions
June 17, 1973 Blume in Love
June 20, 1973 O Lucky Man! British film
July 11, 1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal co-production with Batjac Productions
July 13, 1973 Cleopatra Jones
July 25, 1973 The Mackintosh Man British film
co-production with Newman-Foreman Company
August 19, 1973 Enter the Dragon[3] co-production with Concord Production Inc. and distributed with Golden Harvest
September 7, 1973 Day for Night French film
October 14, 1973 Mean Streets[4] US and select international distribution only; produced by Taplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions
October 15, 1973 Badlands
October 24, 1973 The All-American Boy
October 26, 1973 The New Land Swedish film
distribution only; produced by Svensk Filmindustri
December 21, 1973 Jimi Hendrix
The Deadly Trackers
December 18, 1973 Amarcord Italian film
distribution only
December 25, 1973 Magnum Force co-production with The Malpaso Company
December 26, 1973 The Exorcist Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Hoya Productions
December 31, 1973 Treasure Island produced by Filmation

1974

Release dateTitleNotes
January 24, 1974 Sacred Knives of Vengeance distribution only; produced by Shaw Brothers Studio
January 28, 1974 Black Belt Jones co-production with Sequoin Films
February 6, 1974 McQ co-production with Batjac Productions
February 7, 1974 Blazing Saddles co-production with Crossbow Productions
March 27, 1974 Mame co-production with ABC
April 10, 1974 Our Time
May 13, 1974 Welcome to Arrow Beach distribution only; produced by Brut Productions
May 17, 1974 Black Eye co-production with Pat Rooney Productions and Jerry Buss Presentations
May 19, 1974 Zandy's Bride
June 7, 1974 Craze[5] North American distribution only; produced by Harbour Productions Limited
June 19, 1974 The Terminal Man
July 10, 1974 Oliver Twist produced by Filmation
July 26, 1974 Uptown Saturday Night co-production with First Artists
August 14, 1974 Black Samson co-production with Omni Pictures
October 1, 1974 It's Alive co-production with Larco Productions
October 2, 1974 Hangup distribution only; produced by Brut Productions
October 3, 1974 The Abdication British film
November 19, 1974 Animals Are Beautiful People South African film
December 9, 1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
December 14, 1974 The Towering Inferno Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
International distribution only; co-production with 20th Century Fox and Irwin Allen Productions
December 20, 1974 Black Christmas USA distribution only; produced by Film Funding Ltd., Vision IV, Canadian Film Development Corporation and Famous Players
December 25, 1974 Freebie and the Bean

1975

Release dateTitleNotes
February 2, 1975 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
March 14, 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue
March 19, 1975 The Yakuza
May 23, 1975 Lepke co-production with AmeriEuro Corp
June 9, 1975
The Wicker Man[6] USA distribution only; produced by British Lion Films
June 11, 1975 Night Moves
June 25, 1975 The Drowning Pool co-production with First Artists
July 11, 1975 Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
September 21, 1975 Dog Day Afternoon Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Artists Entertainment Complex
October 10, 1975 Lisztomania British film
co-production with Goodtimes Enterprises and Visual Programme Systems
October 11, 1975 Let's Do It Again co-production with First Artists and Verdon Productions Limited
November 1, 1975 Operation Daybreak co-production with Howard R. Schuster, Inc., American Allied Studios and Barrandov Studios
November 2, 1975 The Ultimate Warrior
November 7, 1975 From Beyond the Grave British film
co-production with Amicus Productions
December 18, 1975 Barry Lyndon Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Hawk Films and Peregrine Productions

1976

Release dateTitleNotes
January 1976 Inside Out British film
co-production with Kettledrum Films
February 25, 1976 Catherine & Co. French film
April 4, 1976 Hot Potato
April 7, 1976 Sparkle co-production with RSO
April 9, 1976 All the President's Men Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
co-production with Wildwood Enterprises
June 4, 1976 Ode to Billy Joe
June 30, 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales co-production with The Malpaso Company
July 28, 1976 The Gumball Rally co-production with First Artists
August 12, 1976 The Ritz Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
September 1, 1976 St. Ives
October 31, 1976 The Killer Inside Me distribution only
October 20, 1976 Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
December 17, 1976 A Star Is Born Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
co-production with First Artists and Barwood Films
December 22, 1976 The Enforcer co-production with The Malpaso Company

1977

Release dateTitleNotes
February 10, 1977 The Late Show co-production with Lion's Gate Films
March 31, 1977 Brothers co-production with Edward Lewis Productions and Soho Productions
June 13, 1977 Viva Knievel! co-production with Sherrill C. Corwin Productions
June 17, 1977
July 1, 1977 Greased Lightning
July 15, 1977 Outlaw Blues
August 3, 1977 One on One
September 29, 1977 Bobby Deerfield co-production with Columbia Pictures and First Artists
October 7, 1977 Oh, God!
A Piece of the Action co-production with First Artists
October 14, 1977 Starship Invasions distribution only; produced by Hal Roach Studios
November 20, 1977 The Pack
November 30, 1977 The Goodbye Girl Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Rastar
December 21, 1977 The Gauntlet co-production with The Malpaso Company

1978

Release dateTitleNotes
January 29, 1978 A Night Full of Rain
March 17, 1978 An Enemy of the People
Crossed Swords USA & Japan distribution only; produced by International Film Production and Prince and the Pauper Film Export A.G.
March 18, 1978 Straight Time co-production with First Artists
April 14, 1978 The Medusa Touch[7] USA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment
May 10, 1978 It Lives Again co-production with Larco Productions
May 19, 1978 The Sea Gypsies co-production with A-Team Productions
May 26, 1978 Big Wednesday
June 2, 1978 Capricorn One USA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment
July 14, 1978 The Swarm
Hooper
August 29, 1978 Girlfriends co-production with Cyclops Films
October 6, 1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? distribution only; produced by Lorimar, Aldrich Company, Geria Productions and Bavaria Films
Bloodbrothers
November 1, 1978 The Great Bank Hoax
November 22, 1978 Movie Movie Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
USA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment
December 15, 1978 Superman US and select international distribution only; produced by DC Comics, Dovemead Ltd., Film Export, A.G. and International Film Production
December 20, 1978 Every Which Way but Loose co-production with The Malpaso Company

1979

Release dateTitleNotes
February 9, 1979 Agatha British film
co-production with First Artists and Casablanca FilmWorks
March 23, 1979 Boulevard Nights
April 1979 Ashanti co-production with Columbia Pictures
Tilt US theatrical distribution only
April 27, 1979 A Little Romance distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
May 18, 1979 Over the Edge
May 25, 1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
June 15, 1979 The In-Laws
June 22, 1979 The Main Event co-production with First Artists and Barwood Films
July 4, 1979 The Wanderers distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
July 13, 1979 The Frisco Kid
August 17, 1979 Life of Brian[8] US distributor, with Orion Pictures; produced by Handmade Films
August 31, 1979 Time After Time distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
September 30, 1979 The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
October 5, 1979 10 Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
October 19, 1979 Jesus distribution only; produced by The Genesis Project
October 26, 1979 The Great Santini distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures and Bing Crosby Productions
November 2, 1979 Promises in the Dark distribution only; produced by Orion Pictures
December 1, 1979 Going in Style

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-01 . Warner Brothers History, Movies, TV Shows, & Facts Britannica . 2024-07-15 . www.britannica.com . en.
  2. Owned by Celestial Pictures
  3. Rights currently shared with Fortune Star Media Limited
  4. UK and Irish distribution rights currently owned by Altitude Film Distribution
  5. Owned by MGM (via Orion Pictures)
  6. Owned by StudioCanal
  7. Owned by ITV Studios
  8. Owned by Python (Monty) Pictures with Sony Pictures and Mercury Studios handling distribution