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1970s Biographical Movies

Public list by WPS with 65 movies or TV shows/series

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Jesus(1979)

G
| 1h 57min | Drama, History
4.1/5 (with 87 votes)

Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.

Directed by John Krish, Peter Sykes - With Brian Deacon, Yosef Shiloach, Rivka Neumann, Eli Danker, Alexander Scourby, Eli Cohen, ...

Midnight Express(1978)

R
| 2h 1min | Drama, Crime
3.8/5 (with 726 votes)

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Directed by Alan Parker - With Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Paul L. Smith, Irene Miracle, Paolo Bonacelli, ...
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Countess Dracula(1971)

PG
| 1h 33min | Drama, Horror
2.9/5 (with 49 votes)

Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.

Directed by Peter Sasdy - With Nike Arrighi, Ingrid Pitt, Lesley-Anne Down, Nigel Green, Jessie Evans, Maurice Denham, ...
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Walking Tall(1973)

R
| 2h 5min | Action, Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 49 votes)

Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.

Directed by Phil Karlson - With Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Lurene Tuttle, Noah Beery Jr., Leif Garrett, Felton Perry, ...
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Capone(1975)

R
| 1h 41min | Crime, Drama
3.0/5 (with 39 votes)

Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.

Directed by Steve Carver - With Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely, Sylvester Stallone, John Cassavetes, Frank Campanella, ...
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Ludwig(1973)

3h 58min | Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 60 votes)

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

Directed by Luchino Visconti - With Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe, Helmut Griem, Umberto Orsini, ...

Young Winston(1972)

PG
| 2h 29min | Action, Adventure, Drama, War
3.0/5 (with 19 votes)

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.

Directed by Richard Attenborough - With Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, John Mills, Jack Hawkins, ...
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The Adventures of Picasso(1978)

1h 55min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 20 votes)

Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent by painting plates. He meets the famous people of the 1920s; Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Appolinaire, Hitler and Churchill.

Directed by Tage Danielsson - With Gösta Ekman, Lena Olin, Elisabeth Söderström, Bernard Cribbins, Birgitta Andersson, Hans Alfredson, ...

The Greatest(1977)

PG
| 1h 42min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 8 votes)

Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.

Directed by Tom Gries, Monte Hellman - With Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, Arthur Adams, David Clennon, Pat Patterson, James Gammon, ...
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Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth(1976)

R
| 1h 30min | Action, Adventure
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

A highly fictionalized biography of the famous Bruce Lee, this movie traces his college life, his marriage to Linda Lee, his relationship with his master, and his untimely death.

Directed by Ng See-yuen - With Bruce Li, Unicorn Chan, Chiu Chi-ling
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Mad Dog Morgan(1976)

R
| 1h 42min | Action, Crime, Drama, Western
3.1/5 (with 17 votes)

The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.

Directed by Philippe Mora - With Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, Frank Thring, Michael Pate, Bill Hunter, ...
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Michael the Brave(1971)

3h 23min | War, Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 18 votes)

An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pătrașcu (better known as "Mihai Viteazul" / "Michael the Brave"), the famous prince who united the three provinces: Transalpine Vallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia, into the country of Romania, at the end of the 16th century (1599-1601) against the opposition of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires, this movie features large scale battle scenes mixed with political intrigues, murderous treachery, and family drama.

Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu - With Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ilarion Ciobanu, Mircea Albulescu, Florin Piersic, ...
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Tenderness of the Wolves(1973)

1h 22min | Horror, Crime, Drama
2.9/5 (with 17 votes)

A German serial killer preys on boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars. Based on the true story of Fritz Haarmann, aka the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover.

Directed by Ulli Lommel - With Kurt Raab, Margit Carstensen, Wolfgang Schenck, Rainer Hauer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Tana Schanzara, ...
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Great(1975)

30min | History, Animation, Documentary
3.3/5 (with 8 votes)

An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.

Directed by Bob Godfrey

Savage Messiah(1972)

R
| 1h 43min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

The film fictionalizes the real relationship between French sculptor Henri Gaudier and Polish writer Sophie Brzeska, twenty years his senior, who came to Paris, she says, for its “creative atmosphere.”.

Directed by Ken Russell - With Dorothy Tutin, Helen Mirren, Michael Gough, Peter Vaughan, Howard Goorney
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A Bigger Splash(1973)

NR
| 1h 46min | Drama, Documentary
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

A fictionalised biopic about the end of David Hockney's relationship with Peter Schlesinger which was named after Hockney's pop-art painting 'A Bigger Splash'.

Directed by Jack Hazan - With David Hockney

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang(1979)

2h 22min | Western, Action, TV Movie
1.3/5 (with 2 votes)

A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading up to it as the brothers form themselves into a gang of horse thieves and train and bank robbers with their arch enemy, Detective Will Smith, constantly on their heels.

Directed by Dan Curtis - With Cliff Potts, Randy Quaid, Larry Wilcox

Tale About Czar Pyotr Arranging Arap's Wedding(1976)

1h 40min | Romance / Love, Comedy, History
2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Peter the Great takes a Russian man of African heritage - Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal - under his wing as the tsar builds his grand navy. After having a disastrous affair in France, Ibrahim vows to never fall in love again, until he sees the daughter of a wealthy boyar. Peter the Great insists the two be married, but Ibrahim goes against the tsar's wishes, refusing to force her to marry him since she doesn't consent. When another man tries to marry her, however, Ibrahim's loyalties and generous nature are put to the test.

Directed by Alexander Mitta - With Vladimir Vysotsky, Aleksei Petrenko, Irina Mazurkevich, Anatoliy Obukhov

Death Is My Trade(1977)

2h 25min | War, Drama
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

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Directed by Theodor Kotulla - With Götz George, Hans Korte, Kai Taschner, Elisabeth Schwarz, Kurt Hübner, Walter Czaschke, ...

Doctor Mladen(1975)

1h 39min | Drama, War
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

The story begins in 1941 and shows one of the people who which were actually, very brave and proudly fought against the Ustasha, Germans and other butchers, not related to that ideology was tied. The film is about Dr. Mladen Stojanovic legend of Kozara and Krajina, great man, humanist, friend, and finally the commander one of a the proud partisan detachment, which is that area brought for a moment bring much desired freedom.

Directed by Midhat Mutapdzic, Milenko Strbac - With Ljuba Tadić, Pavle Vuisić, Ljubiša Samardžić, Jelena Žigon, Dušan Janićijević, Miloš Kandić, ...

American Hot Wax(1978)

PG
| 1h 31min | Drama, History, Music
2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.

Directed by Floyd Mutrux - With Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman, Moosie Drier, Jeff Altman, ...

And Give My Love to the Swallows(1972)

1h 26min | Drama
2.3/5 (with 4 votes)

This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries. Though she was tortured and eventually executed by the Nazis, her diaries indicate that she was optimistic for the humanity of her captors and did not by any means hate them. Told with simple dignity, this film makes clear why Maruska became a national hero.

Directed by Jaromil Jireš - With Magdaléna Vášáryová, Viera Strnisková, Július Vašek, Václav Helšus, Dagmar Bláhová, Hana Pastejříková, ...

The Knight of the Sword(1970)

2h | History, Drama
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

The life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.

Directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson - With Alfredo Alcón, Evangelina Salazar, Lautaro Murúa, Ana María Picchio, Héctor Alterio, Héctor Pellegrini, ...

Dirty Little Billy(1972)

R
| 1h 33min | Western
2.7/5 (with 4 votes)

Clearly influenced by the darker, more sinister style of spaghetti westerns, Dirty Little Billy offers a unique insight into the beginnings of the notorious outlaw Billy The Kid.

Directed by Stan Dragoti - With Michael J. Pollard, Richard Evans, Lee Purcell, Frank Welker, Gary Busey

Evel Knievel(1971)

1h 28min | Action
2.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump.

Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky - With George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed, Rod Cameron, Dub Taylor, Ron Masak, ...
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Mary White(1977)

1h 42min | Drama, TV Movie, Kids & Family
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The true story of the relationship between famed author William Allen White and his teenaged daughter Mary, who died in a horseback-riding accident at age 16, and the powerful effect the tragedy had on the life of her father.

Directed by Jud Taylor - With Ed Flanders

Meera(1979)

2h 35min | Drama, History

Meera, a devotee of Lord Krishna, believes she is married to the lord and rejects her marriage to a Rajput prince. However, her spirituality leads her to face many hardships.

Directed by Gulzar - With Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Shriram Lagoo, Shammi Kapoor, Dina Pathak, Vidya Sinha, ...

Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment(1971)

2h 16min | Drama, History
3.0/5 (with 5 votes)

As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.

Directed by Konrad Wolf - With Ernst Busch, Wolfgang Kieling, Donatas Banionis, Olivera Katarina, Fred Düren, Rolf Hoppe, ...

Bhumika(1977)

2h 16min | Drama, Music
3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.

Directed by Shyam Benegal - With Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Anant Nag, Amrish Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, ...

Chanukya Chandragupta(1977)

2h 58min

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by N. T. Rama Rao - With N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, Jaya Prada, S. Varalakshmi
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