List of Universal Pictures films (1970–1979)

This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1970–1979, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.

1970

Release date	Title	Notes
February 13, 1970	Story of a Woman
March 5, 1970	Airport	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with Ross Hunter Productions
March 6, 1970	Skullduggery
April 8, 1970	Colossus: The Forbin Project
April 22, 1970	The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
June 3, 1970	Pufnstuf	co-production with Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures
June 17, 1970	Two Mules for Sister Sara	co-production with The Malpaso Company
August 12, 1970	Diary of a Mad Housewife
August 16, 1970	Dreams of Glass
August 21, 1970	The Railway Children^{[N 1]}	British: U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by EMI Films
November 25, 1970	The Act of the Heart	co-production with Quest Film Productions
December 11, 1970	Puzzle of a Downfall Child
December 18, 1970	I Love My Wife	co-production with Wolper Pictures Ltd.
December 25, 1970	A Very Curious Girl	French

1971

Release date	Title	Notes
February 12, 1971	Raid on Rommel
February 17, 1971	How to Frame a Figg
March 17, 1971	The Andromeda Strain
March 31, 1971	Taking Off
May 12, 1971	Red Sky at Morning
May 19, 1971	The Beguiled	co-production with The Malpaso Company
June 2, 1971	One More Train to Rob
June 4, 1971	They Might Be Giants	co-production with Newman-Foreman Company
July 14, 1971	Two-Lane Blacktop	co-production with Michael Laughlin Enterprises Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2012
August 13, 1971	The Hired Hand	co-production with The Pando Company
September 29, 1971	The Last Movie	U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by Alta-Light
October 8, 1971	Twins of Evil^{[N 2]}	British: U.S. distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation and Hammer Film Productions
October 15, 1971	Shoot Out
October 27, 1971	Play Misty for Me	co-production with The Malpaso Company
November 5, 1971	Hands of the Ripper^{[N 2]}	British: U.S. distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation and Hammer Film Productions
November 19, 1971	Mary, Queen of Scots	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
December 3, 1971	Minnie and Moskowitz
December 10, 1971	Homo Eroticus	Italy: U.S. theatrical distribution only
December 24, 1971	Sometimes a Great Notion	co-production with Newman-Foreman Company

1972

Release date	Title	Notes
February 23, 1972	The Ra Expeditions	U.S. distribution only
March 10, 1972	Silent Running
March 15, 1972	Slaughterhouse-Five
June 14, 1972	The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid	co-production with Robertson and Associates
June 21, 1972	The Groundstar Conspiracy	co-production with Hal Roach International
June 23, 1972	Frenzy	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
July 19, 1972	Follow Me!
July 21, 1972	Joe Kidd	co-production with The Malpaso Company
October 13, 1972	You'll Like My Mother	co-production with BCP
October 27, 1972	Play It as It Lays	co-production with F.P. Films
November 17, 1972	Limbo	co-production with The Filmkers Group
December 15, 1972	Pete 'n' Tillie
December 22, 1972	Trick Baby

1973

Release date	Title	Notes
March 16, 1973	Two People	co-production with The Filmakers Group
April 18, 1973	Bequest to the Nation	British: co-production with Hal Wallis Productions
April 27, 1973	Guns of a Stranger	co-production with Marty Robbins Enterprises
June 22, 1973	Showdown
August 1, 1973	The Day of the Jackal	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama British/French: co-production with Warwick Film Productions
August 3, 1973	Ulzana's Raid
August 10, 1973	The Naked Ape	co-production with Playboy Enterprises
August 11, 1973	American Graffiti	co-production with Lucasfilm and The Coppola Company Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1995
August 17, 1973	Jesus Christ Superstar	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
August 22, 1973	High Plains Drifter	co-production with The Malpaso Company
October 19, 1973	Charley Varrick
November 14, 1973	The Don Is Dead
November 21, 1973	The Boy Who Cried Werewolf	co-production with Pacific Bay Entertainment and RKF
December 26, 1973	The Sting	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2005

1974

Release date	Title	Notes
March 13, 1974	The Midnight Man
March 15, 1974	That Man Bolt
March 27, 1974	Willie Dynamite	co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
April 5, 1974	The Sugarland Express	co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
April 17, 1974	Breezy	co-production with The Malpaso Company
April 26, 1974	SSSSSSS	co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
May 17, 1974	The Black Windmill	British
June 1974	My Name is Nobody	U.S. theatrical distribution only
August 21, 1974	Newman's Law
August 23, 1974	The Girl from Petrovka	co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company
October 23, 1974	Airport 1975
October 25, 1974	Janis
November 15, 1974	Earthquake	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. co-production with The Filmakers Group
December 18, 1974	The Front Page	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

1975

Release date	Title	Notes
March 13, 1975	The Great Waldo Pepper
May 21, 1975	The Eiger Sanction	co-production with The Malpaso Company (uncredited)
June 20, 1975	Jaws	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. co-production with The Zanuck/Brown Company Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001
July 25, 1975	Jim the World's Greatest
October 8, 1975	Sidecar Racers
November 7, 1975	Rooster Cogburn
November 14, 1975	Forever Young, Forever Free	U.S. distribution only; produced by Lollipop Productions (Pty) and Film Trust
November 21, 1975	The Other Side of the Mountain	co-production with Filmways
December 10, 1975	Special Section	French: U.S. theatrical distribution only
December 26, 1975	The Hindenburg

1976

Release date	Title	Notes
February 25, 1976	Gable and Lombard
March 12, 1976	Mustang Country
March 31, 1976	W.C. Fields and Me
April 9, 1976	Family Plot
June 18, 1976	Midway	co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
July 23, 1976	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	co-production with Motown Productions
July 30, 1976	Swashbuckler
August 27, 1976	The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones	British
October 22, 1976	Car Wash
November 5, 1976	The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
November 10, 1976	The Slipper and the Rose^{[N 3]}	North American theatrical distribution only; produced by David Paradine Productions
November 24, 1976	Two-Minute Warning	co-production with Filmways

1977

Release date	Title	Notes
1977	Checkered Flag or Crash	U.S. distribution only
February 11, 1977	Fellini's Casanova	Italian: U.S. distribution only; produced by Produzioni Europee Associate
February 18, 1977	The Sentinel
February 25, 1977	Slap Shot	co-production with Pan Arts and Kings Road Productions
March 11, 1977	Airport '77
May 13, 1977	The Car	co-production with Hollywood Road Films
May 27, 1977	Smokey and the Bandit	co-production with Rastar
June 15, 1977	Rollercoaster
June 24, 1977	Sorcerer	co-distribution and co-production with Paramount Pictures
July 8, 1977	MacArthur
July 22, 1977	The Last Remake of Beau Geste
October 26, 1977	September 30, 1955
November 4, 1977	Which Way Is Up?
November 16, 1977	Heroes
December 23, 1977	The Choirboys	North American distribution only; produced by Lorimar Productions
December 28, 1977	Scott Joplin	co-productions with Motown Productions

1978

Release date	Title	Notes
February 17, 1978	The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2	co-production with Filmways
February 24, 1978	Skateboard	U.S. and U.K. theatrical distribution only; produced by Blum Group
March 10, 1978	Gray Lady Down	co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
March 15, 1978	House Calls^{[N 4]}
March 17, 1978	Blue Collar	co-production with TAT Communications Company
April 21, 1978	I Wanna Hold Your Hand
April 28, 1978	FM
May 10, 1978	Nunzio
May 12, 1978	The Greek Tycoon	co-production with ABKCO Films
June 16, 1978	Jaws 2	co-production with Zanuck/Brown Company
July 21, 1978	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	North American distribution only; produced by Robert Stigwood Organisation
July 26, 1978	Animal House	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001
July 28, 1978	Five Days from Home	U.S. distribution only
September 20, 1978	Almost Summer	co-production with Motown Productions
September 22, 1978	Paradise Alley
October 6, 1978	The Big Fix
October 25, 1978	The Wiz	co-production with Motown Productions
November 1, 1978	Caravans	U.S. distribution only; produced by FIDCI
November 22, 1978	Same Time, Next Year	co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
November 29, 1978	The Deer Hunter	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. North American distribution only; produced by EMI Films Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996
December 8, 1978	The Brink's Job	North American distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Company (uncredited)
December 22, 1978	Moment by Moment	co-production with RSO Films

1979

Release date	Title	Notes
1979	Streets of Hong Kong	U.S. distribution only
March 8, 1979	The Promise
March 28, 1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
May 1, 1979	Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
May 18, 1979	Battlestar Galactica	modified version released theatrically of pilot film for 1978 ABC-TV series
June 15, 1979	Walk Proud
July 13, 1979	Dracula	co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
August 1, 1979	More American Graffiti	co-production with Lucasfilm
August 17, 1979	The Concorde ... Airport '79
	The Prisoner of Zenda	co-production with The Mirisch Corporation
	The Seduction of Joe Tynan
September 19, 1979	Yanks	North American distribution only; produced by C.I.P. Filmproduktion
September 28, 1979	The Legacy	North American distribution only; produced by Pethurst Ltd. and Turman-Foster Company
November 16, 1979	Running	U.S. distribution only; produced by CFDC
December 12, 1979	1941	North American theatrical and worldwide home video distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures and A-Team
December 14, 1979	The Jerk	co-production with Aspen Film Society
December 21, 1979	The Electric Horseman	international theatrical and worldwide home video distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions and Wildwood Productions

Notes

^ Owned by StudioCanal
^ ^a ^b Owned by ITV Studios
^ Owned by Paradine Co-Productions with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)
^ This film has since been transferred to Universal's Focus Features division

References

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[Canal-1] Owned by StudioCanal

[ITV-2] Owned by ITV Studios

[Paradine-3] Owned by Paradine Co-Productions with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)

[Focus-4] This film has since been transferred to Universal's Focus Features division

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