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1974 In Film
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Events
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Major theatrical releases in France
- January 30 : Lacombe Lucien , film Louis Malle.
- October 23 : The Slap of Claude Pinoteau.
- Emma , film Just Jaeckin with Sylvia Kristel , made 8.8 million entries.
- Going Places of Bertrand Blier.
- Immoral tales of Walerian Borowczyk.
Top grossing films of the year
- 747 in danger of Jack Smight.
- American Graffiti by George Lucas.
- Because of a murder (The Parallax View) from Alan Pakula with Warren Beatty , Paula Prentiss and Hume Cronyn.
- Celine and Julie Go Boating by Jacques Rivette.
- Chinatown by Roman Polanski.
- Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola won the Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes.
- The wild ride of Terrence Malick with Martin Sheen , Sissy Spacek , Warren Oates , Ramon Bieri
- Dakota by Wim Verstappen ( Netherlands ).
- Emmanuelle (film) of Just Jaeckin.
- A Woman Under the Influence (film) by John Cassavetes.
- Young Frankenstein to Mel Brooks.
- Foxy Brown (film) to Jack Hill.
- The Great Gatsby (film, 1974) of Jack Clayton.
- Great Scrap of Henry Blight Halicki.
- Harry and Tonto by Paul Mazursky.
- The Man with the Golden Gun (film) of Guy Hamilton.
- A man who sleeps (film, 1974) of Georges Perec and Bernard Queysanne
- The Watchmaker of Saint Paul of Bertrand Tavernier.
- Island on the Edge of Robert Stevenson (director)
- Larry Mary Crazy bitch of John Hough.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Tobe Hooper.
- The Massacre of the Undead from Jorge Grau.
- Hands in the pockets of Martin Davidson
- Mustard up my nose by Claude Zidi.
- A new Love Bug 'of Robert Stevenson.
- The Godfather (2nd time) Francis Ford Coppola , Oscar for Best Picture.
- Scent of a Woman of Dino Risi.
- Phase IV of Saul Bass with Nigel Davenport , Michael Murphy , Lynne Frederick , Alan Gifford.
- Night Porter of Liliana Cavani with Charlotte Rampling and Dirk Bogarde.
- The Blazing Saddles of Mel Brooks.
- Stavisky (movie) of Alain Resnais.
- Earthquake (Earthquake) by Mark Robson (Earthquake) with Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner.
- The Towering Inferno by John Guillermin & Irwin Allen.
- A vigilante in the city of Michael Winner with Charles Bronson , Hope Lange , Vincent Gardenia , Steven Keats.
- Going Places of Bertrand Blier.
- Vampira (film) by Clive Donner.
- Violence and Passion of Luchino Visconti.
- The Cars That Ate Paris by Peter Weir.
- Xala of Ousmane Sembene ( Senegal ).
Festivals
Cannes
- Grand Prix du Festival International du Film: The Conversation of Francis Ford Coppola
- Grand Prize: Il Fiore delle Mille e una notte by Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Best Actor:
- Jack Nicholson for The Last Detail ( The Last Detail )
- Charles Boyer for Stavisky (movie)
- Best Actress: Marie-Jos Nat for the violins of the ball
- Best Screenplay: Hal Barwood , Matthew Robbins & Steven Spielberg for Sugarland Express
- Technical Grand Prize: Mahler (film, 1974) by Ken Russell
- Short Film Palme d'Or: Ostrov of Fyodor Khitruk
- Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Hunger by Peter Foldes
- Ecumenical Jury Prize: Angst essen Seele auf of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Ecumenical Jury Award - Special Mention: The Conversation of Francis Ford Coppola
Other festivals
- FIPRESCI Prize :
- Competition: Angst essen Seele auf of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Parallel Sections: Lancelot du Lac (film, 1974) of Robert Bresson (declined)
- Berlinale
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (film) Ted Kotcheff
Awards
Oscar
- Best Picture: Chinatown (film)
- Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - Chinatown
- Best Actress: Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence ( A Woman Under the Influence (film) )
- Best Picture: The Longest Yard
- Best Actor: Art Carney - Harry and Tonto
- Best Actress: Raquel Welch - The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers (1973 film)
- Best Director: Roman Polanski - Chinatown
- Best Foreign Language Film: Scenes from a Marriage ( Scenes from a Marriage ), Sweden
Other awards
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Box Office
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- The Towering Inferno ( 48,838,000)
- The Blazing Saddles ( 47,800,000)
- Frankenstein Junior ( 38,823,000)
Major birth
- January 30 : Christian Bale , British actor
- Jan. 31 : Billy MacLellan , Canadian actor
- March 16 : Johan Widerberg , Swedish actor
- April 28 : Penelope Cruz , Spanish actress
- August 20 : Amy Adams , American actress
- Nov. 8 : Joe Duer , American actor
- November 11 : Leonardo DiCaprio , American actor
Main deaths
First quarter
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Second quarter
- April 18 : Marcel Pagnol , writer, producer and director French
- April 24 : Bud Abbott , American actor
- May : Austin Leslie , British actor
- June 3 : Gino Cervi , Italian actor
- June 29 : Sat Baerwitz producer, screenwriter and director U.S.
Third quarter
- July 6 : Francis Blanche , French actor and director
- Sept. 21 : Walter Brennan , American actor
Fourth quarter
- October 13 : Andre Marcel , French actor
- November 7 : Rodolfo Acosta , Mexican actor
- November 13 : Vittorio De Sica , Italian actor and director
- November 17 :
- Paul Azas , French actor
- Clive Brook , actor and British director
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