Best Classic Movies of 70’s

Posted: February 15, 2015 in Uncategorized

Classic films that we watched now are the universal favorites of the past few years; it is become a part also of American culture. This film has a difference in the films now when it comes to visual and style. Some classic films are black and white colored and have an old songs theme.

The Godfather (1972)

It is an American film that was released on 1972. This film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It was a crime film that talks about assassins or a so called gangster. The story revolves with Michael Corleone s transformation in his life and the rivals between his family and other assassins that deals with drug business. His father Vito Corleone doesn’t agree on the rivals wish, which is the Tattaglias, and with that his family encounters a threat and was attacked. At the end, Michael s brother Sonny was died and also his father Vito, and soon Michael Corleone was the one who accepts the role of his father and was addressed as the new Don Corleone. This was the highest grossing fim of 1972 and had won three Oscars Award including the Best Actor, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Barry Lyndon (1975)

It is a British-American drama film that was released on 1975. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick.

The story talks about the life of Barry that was sent to Germany to fight a war. After the war he becomes a servant of a professional gambler that makes him encounters many high class people and also have a duel. He notice that his life was nowhere, he decided to marry the wealthy Countess of Lyndon and then later they were married. He marries the lady because of her money and was spend all those money for nothing, but her son don’t agree and don’t like Barry as his stepfather and make a deal with Barry to give 500 guineas per year for life and leave his mother and don’t ever see it again. After he back to Ireland he resumes his old work which is the gambling. This film had won four Oscar’s award in different category and has been rated as one of the greatest films ever made.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

It is an American drama film that was released on 1975 that was directed by Miloš Forman. The story focused on Randle Patrick “Mac “Mc Murphy that was sentence on prison for raping a 15-year old girl and soon he was transferred to a mental institution to evaluates him. In the hospital he meets many ill patients and also the nurse who shows unpleasant treatment and a bad attitude to them to make the patients feared on her, and with that they want to escape and live outside. Their planned had never come true because of Mc Murphy’s condition and only the Chief have escape. This film had won five major Academy Awards which includes Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Best Picture and Director and Screenplay.

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Paper Moon (1973)

It is an American drama and comedy film that was released on 1973 and directed by Peter Bogdavonich. The story focused on Moses Pray and a nine year old Addie Loggins that was speculated his daughter but he denies. He was the one who will deliver Addie on her aunt’s house in St. Joseph, Missouri. As their journey to go in Missouri, many things had Moses do to have money and also pretends, Addie sees all what he do and had join also his doings in pretending to have much money. He steals on a store and had quickly arrest by the sheriff. At the end, Moses brought Addie on her aunt’s house and took his journey on his own. He has stopped for a while to make his truck cool down and was noticed an envelope that has a picture of Addie sitting on a crescent moon. He glanced on his side mirror a little girl running towards him and that was her that escapes to her house and wants to join Mosses again.

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