1976 In Film
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| Years of cinema : 1 973 1,974 1975 - one thousand nine hundred seventy-six - in 1977 1978 1979 | |
| Decades of cinema : In 1940 1950 1.96 thousand - 1,970 - 1,980 one thousand nine hundred ninety 2,000 |
Summary |
Events
- In France , the launch of the magazine first.
- May 19, released in France the film Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Top grossing films of the year
- In our small English : comedy Michael Lang with Rmi Laurent and Sophie Barjac
- The Acrobat : comedy Jean-Daniel Pollet with Claude Melki and Laurence Bru (released March 10 )
- Ugly, Dirty and Bad : Italian comedy of Ettore Scola with Nino Manfredi , Ettore Garofalo
- Carrie : Fantastic American Brian De Palma with Sissy Spacek.
- Hollywood ... Hollywood! : documentary film Gene Kelly with Fred Astaire , Ann Miller.
- King Kong : American fantasy film John Guillermin , music by John Barry , screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. with Jeff Bridges , Charles Grodin , Jessica Lange , John Randolph.
- The message : monumental biography of Muhammad carried by Moustapha Akkad with Anthony Quinn and Irene Papas (in the version filmed in English)
- The President's Men : American suspense of Alan J. Pakula with Robert Redford , Dustin Hoffman , Jack Warden
- Taxi driver : drama American Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro , Cybill Shepherd , Peter Boyle , Jodie Foster
- Andr Tchin carries Barocco.
- Federico Fellini Casanova di Fellini He realizes ( Fellini's Casanova ).
- Nagisa Oshima realizes Empire of the senses.
- The Old Gun of Robert Enrico won the Csar for best film.
- Rocky of John G. Avildsen won the Oscar for Best Picture.
- Claude Lelouch realizes it was an appointment.
- Ceddo, a film by Ousmane Sembene (Senegal).
- Novecento, film director Bernardo Bertolucci.
Festivals
Cannes
- Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Other festivals
- 5th edition of the Panafrican Film and Television of Ouagadougou (Fespaco). Muna Moto, of Dikongue Pipa ( Cameroon ) won the grand prize ( Stallion of Yennenga ).
Awards
Oscar
Caesars
- Best Picture: in Robert Enrico who gets 3 Caesars: Best actor Philippe Noiret and best music.
- Best Director: to Bertrand Tavernier who gets 4 Caesars: Best Supporting Actor: Jean Rochefort , Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction.
- Best actress: Romy Schneider in of Andrzej Zulawski
- Best Actress: Marie-France Pisier in of Jean-Charles Tacchella
- Best foreign film: of Dino Risi
Other awards
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Box Office
France
| Class. | Title | Country | Director | Box Office France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Jaws | | Steven Spielberg | 6,261,327 entries | |
| 2. | The Wing or the Thigh | | Claude Zidi | 5,842,400 entries | |
| 3. | In our small English | | Michael Lang | 5,704,446 entries | |
| 4. | Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest | | Milos Forman | 4,774,879 entries | |
| 5. | King Kong | | John Guillermin | 4,054,573 entries | |
| Source: cbo-boxoffice.com | |||||
United States
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Major birth
- February 3 : Isla Fisher , Australian actress
- March 5 : Shirley Bousquet , French actress
- March 22 : Reese Witherspoon , American actress
- March 23 : Elisa Tovati , French actress and singer
- March 23 : Keri Russell , American actress
- March 23 : Michelle Monaghan , actress
- July 15 : Diane Kruger , German actress
- August 2 : Sam Worthington , Australian actor
- August 9 : Audrey Tautou , French actress
- September 9 : Emma de Caunes , French actress and presenter
- November 15 : Virginie Ledoyen , French actress
- Dec. 29 : Danny McBride , American actor and screenwriter
Main deaths
- January 31 : Fernand Sardou , French singer and actor, father of Michel Sardou
- March 17 : Luchino Visconti , Italian director (b. 1906 )
- June 28 : Stanley Baker , British actor
- August 2 : Fritz Lang , German film director and screenwriter
- Sept. 10 : Dalton Trumbo , American director and screenwriter
- November 15 : Jean Gabin , French actor / singer
- November 28 : Rosalind Russell , American actress
- December 1 : Jane Marken , French actress
