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Jane EyreJane Eyre (1970)
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen
Susannah York and George C. Scott headline this fine adaptation of the Bronte classic.
JoeJoe (1970)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick
A 'cause celebre' in its day, this pungent drama unrolls after a wealthy executive (Patrick) murders the drug–dealing boyfriend of his daughter…
John Pilger's Documentaries That Changed the WorldJohn Pilger's Documentaries That Changed the World (The Quiet Mutiny; Do You Remember Vietnam?; Year Zero; Death of a Nation) (1970-1994) Recommended
Dir. David Munro, John Pilger
Feat. John Pilger
Four of journalist John Pilger's most important documentaries, that exemplify his fiercely humanist perspective which makes few concessions to…
Kelly's HeroesKelly's Heroes (1970)
Dir. Brian G. Hutton
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas
Comic WWII yarn in which Clint Eastwood recruits a wildcat tank platoon to help rob a bank in German territory. Features one of Donald Sutherland's…
La RuptureLa Rupture (The Breach) (1970)
Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Stephane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean-Claude Drouot
Stéphane Audran plays a good mother with a chequered past who divorces her deadbeat husband and is targeted by her aggrieved in–laws. In a bit…
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp (TV Series)Lancelot Link Secret Chimp (TV Series) (1970) Recommended
A still amusing TV cult from the early 1970s, which put a hairy satirical twist on the spy series that were popular at the time, by populating its…
Last Grenade, TheLast Grenade, The (1970)
Dir. Gordon Flemyng
Feat. Sir Stanley Baker, Honor Blackman, Alex Cord
Slam–bang action pic with Baker and Cord as opposing mercenaries duking it out in exotic Hong Kong locales, shot in scope and with a…
LawmanLawman (1970)
Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb
Burt Lancaster and Robert Ryan are veteran adversaries in this violent '70s Western. Saddle–sore Lancaster is on the trail of a band of…
Let It BeLet It Be (1970)
Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney
'Fly on the wall' chronicling of The Beatles' recording session for their "Let It Be" album that unwittingly provided glimpses into the fractious…
Liberation of L.B. Jones, TheLiberation of L.B. Jones, The (1970)
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Roscoe Lee Browne, Lee J. Cobb, Lee Majors
The final film by William Wyler, depicting racial tensions in a fictional Tennessee town, where a successful African–american businessman…

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