List of fantasy films of the 1970s explained

A list of fantasy films released in the 1970s.

List

Title Director Cast Country Notes
Donkey SkinJacques DemyFrance
Spain
The Phantom TollboothChuck Jones, Abe Levitow, Dave Monahan, Jones LevitowButch PatrickUnited States
The Secret of the Iron DoorMikhail YuzovskyAlisa Freindlich, Oleg Tabakov, Saveli KramarovSoviet Union
Valerie and Her Week of WondersJaromil JirešJaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anyzková, Petr KoprivaCzechoslovakia
When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthVal Guest
A Christmas CarolRichard WilliamsUnited StatesAnimated film
Bedknobs & BroomsticksRobert StevensonAngela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowallUnited States
Death Takes a HolidayUnited StatesMade for TV
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryMel StuartUnited States
Dougal and the Blue CatSerge DanotFrance
VeronicaElisabeta BostanRomania
Ruslan and LudmilaAleksandr PtushkoSoviet Union
Aurel MiheleșRomania
Charlotte's WebUnited StatesAnimated film
Veronica ReturnsElisabeta BostanRomania
Geo SaizescuRomania
Arabian NightsPier Paolo PasoliniFranco Merli, Ines Pellegrini, Ninetto DavoliItaly
France
The Golden Voyage of SinbadGordon HesslerJohn Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom BakerUnited Kingdom
Black MoonLouis MalleCathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra Stewart, Joe DallesandroFrance
Get MeanFerdinando BaldiItaly
United States
The Land That Time ForgotKevin ConnorDoug McClure, John McEnery, Susan PenhaligonUnited Kingdom
Monty Python and the Holy GrailTerry Gilliam, Terry JonesGraham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry GilliamUnited Kingdom
The NoahDaniel BourlaRobert Strauss, Geoffrey Holder, Sally Kirkland United States
Rock'n'Roll WolfElisabeta BostanLyudmila Gurchenko, Mikhail Boyarsky, George Mihăiță, Florian Pittiș, Violeta AndreiRomaniaSoviet Union
Freaky Friday Gary NelsonUnited States
The Humpbacked Horse Ivan Ivanov-VanoSoviet UnionRemake of a 1947 animated film
The Twelve Tasks of AsterixRené Goscinny, Albert UderzoFranceAnimated
The HobbitJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.Orson Bean, John Huston, Richard Boone, Hans ConriedUnited StatesAnimated film
JabberwockyTerry GilliamMichael Palin, Max Wall, Deborah FallenderUnited Kingdom
Oh, God! Carl ReinerUnited States
Pete's dragonDon ChaffeyHelen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey RooneyUnited States
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohJohn Lounsbery, Wolfgang ReithermanSterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Paul Winchell, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Bruce Reitherman, Jon Walmsley, Timothy TurnerUnited StatesAnimated film
Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerSam WanamakerPatrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Taryn Power, Patrick Troughton, Margaret WhitingUnited Kingdom
Wizards Ralph BakshiUnited StatesAnimated film
31 JuneLeonid KvinikhidzeNikolai Yeryomenko, Vladimir Zeldin, Vladimir EtushSoviet Union
Heaven Can WaitWarren Beatty, Julie Christie, James MasonUnited States
The Lord of the RingsRalph BakshiUnited StatesAnimated film
An Ordinary MiracleMark ZakharovSoviet Union
Petey WheatstrawCliff RoguemoreRudy Ray Moore, Jimmy Lynch, Wildman SteveUnited States
The Water BabiesLionel JeffriesPoland
United Kingdom
The Fish That Saved PittsburghGilbert MosesUnited States
The Very Same MunchhausenMark ZakharovSoviet Union