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.

1970s
Release date Title Notes
January 27, 1970A Time in the Sun
February 1970Story of a Woman
March 1970A Nun at the Crossroads
March 6, 1970Skullduggery
April 8, 1970Colossus: The Forbin Project
April 1970Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
May 29, 1970AirportNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Followed by Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde ... Airport '79
June 3, 1970Pufnstufco-production with Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures
June 16, 1970Two Mules for Sister Sara
August 10, 1970Diary of a Mad Housewife
August 16, 1970Dreams of Glass
November 25, 1970The Act of the Heart
December 16, 1970Puzzle of a Downfall Child
December 21, 1970I Love My Wife
December 30, 1970A Very Curious Girl
February 12, 1971Raid on Rommel
February 1971How to Frame a Figg
March 12, 1971The Andromeda Strain
March 28, 1971Taking Off
March 31, 1971The Beguiled
May 12, 1971Red Sky at Morning
June 1, 1971One More Train to Rob
June 9, 1971They Might Be Giants
July 7, 1971Two-Lane Blacktop
August 11, 1971The Hired Hand
September 29, 1971The Last Movie
October 13, 1971Shoot Out
October 28, 1971The Railway ChildrenU.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by EMI Films
November 12, 1971Play Misty for Meco-production with The Malpaso Company and Jennings Lang
December 22, 1971Minnie and Moskowitzco-production with Faces Music
February 2, 1972Mary, Queen of ScotsNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
March 2, 1972Sometimes a Great Notionco-production with Newman-Foreman Company
March 10, 1972Silent Runningco-production with Trumbull/Gruskoff Productions
March 15, 1972Slaughterhouse-Five
March 23, 1972The Ra Expeditions
April 3, 1972The Great Barney Movie
June 14, 1972The Great Northfield Minnesota Raidco-production with Robertson and Associates
June 21, 1972The Groundstar Conspiracydistribution only; co-production with Hal Roach Studios
FrenzyNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
June 1972Twins of Evil
July 13, 1972Hands of the RipperU.S. distribution only; co-production with Hammer Film Productions
July 18, 1972Follow Me!
July 19, 1972Joe Kidd
October 13, 1972You'll Like My Motherdistribution only; co-production with Bing Crosby Productions
October 19, 1972Play It as It Lays
October 27, 1972Ulzana's Raidco-production with De Haven Productions and The Associates & Aldrich Company
November 1972Limbo
December 17, 1972Pete 'n' Tillie
December 22, 1972Trick Baby
March 18, 1973Two People
April 18, 1973Bequest to the Nation
May 1, 1973Guns of a Stranger
June 20, 1973Showdown
July 30, 1973The Day of the JackalNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
July 1973SSSSSSS
August 1, 1973The Naked Ape
August 11, 1973American Graffitidistribution only; produced by Lucasfilm, American Zoetrope 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.
Followed by sequel in 1979
August 15, 1973Jesus Christ SuperstarNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
August 22, 1973High Plains Drifter
October 19, 1973Charley Varrick
November 14, 1973The Don Is Dead
November 18, 1973Breezy
November 23, 1973The Boy Who Cried Werewolfco-production with Pacific Bay Entertainment and RKF
December 25, 1973The StingWinner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Followed by sequel in 1983
January 23, 1974Willie Dynamite
January 30, 1974That Man Bolt
April 5, 1974The Sugarland Express
May 17, 1974The Black Windmill
June 14, 1974The Midnight Man
June 1974My Name is Nobody
August 21, 1974Newman's Law
August 22, 1974The Girl from Petrovka
October 18, 1974Airport 1975
Janis
November 15, 1974EarthquakeNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
December 17, 1974The Front PageNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
March 13, 1975The Great Waldo Pepper
March 28, 1975Homo Eroticus
May 21, 1975The Eiger Sanction
June 20, 1975JawsNominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
Followed by sequels in 1978, 1983, and 1987
October 8, 1975Sidecar Racers
October 17, 1975Rooster Cogburn
November 14, 1975The Other Side of the Mountain
December 7, 1975Special Section
December 25, 1975The Hindenburg
January 1976Jim the World's Greatest
February 11, 1976Gable and Lombard
March 31, 1976W.C. Fields and Me
March 1976Mustang Country
April 9, 1976Family Plot
June 18, 1976Midwayco-production with Mirisch Company
July 16, 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
July 29, 1976Swashbuckler
August 1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
October 22, 1976Car Wash
October 24, 1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
November 4, 1976The Slipper and the Rose
November 12, 1976Two-Minute Warning
1977Checkered Flag or Crash
January 7, 1977The Sentinel
February 11, 1977Fellini's CasanovaU.S. theatrical distribution only
February 25, 1977Slap Shot
March 11, 1977Airport '77
May 13, 1977The Car
May 27, 1977Smokey and the Banditplus sequels in 1980 and 1983
May 1977Forever Young, Forever Free
June 17, 1977Rollercoaster
June 24, 1977Sorcererdistribution only; co-production with Paramount Pictures
July 15, 1977MacArthur
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
November 4, 1977Which Way Is Up?
November 17, 1977Heroes
December 23, 1977The Choirboysdistribution only; co-production with Lorimar Productions
December 30, 1977Scott Joplin
January 6, 1978September 30, 1955
February 10, 1978The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2
Blue Collardistribution only; co-production with TAT Communications Company
February 1978Skateboardco-production with Bilum Group
March 10, 1978Gray Lady Downco-production with Mirisch Company
March 15, 1978House Calls
April 21, 1978I Wanna Hold Your Hand
April 28, 1978FM
May 10, 1978Nunzio
May 12, 1978The Greek Tycoon
June 16, 1978Jaws 2
July 21, 1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandco-production with Robert Stigwood Organisation
July 28, 1978Animal House
Five Days from Homeco-production with Long Rifle and Winchester
September 22, 1978Almost Summer
Paradise Alley
October 6, 1978The Big Fix
October 24, 1978The Wiz
November 2, 1978Caravans
November 22, 1978Same Time, Next Yearco-production with Mirisch Company
December 8, 1978The Brink's Job
December 22, 1978Moment by Moment
1979Streets of Hong Kong
February 23, 1979The Deer HunterWinner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.
distribution only; co-production with EMI Films
March 8, 1979The Promise
March 30, 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
May 1, 1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
May 18, 1979Battlestar Galacticamodified version released theatrically of pilot film for 1978 ABC-TV series
June 15, 1979Walk Proud
July 20, 1979Draculaco-production with Mirisch Company
August 3, 1979More American Graffitidistribution only; produced by Lucasfilm
August 17, 1979The Concorde ... Airport '79
The Prisoner of Zendaco-production with The Mirisch Corporation
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
September 14, 1979The Legacydistribution only; co-production with David Foster Productions, Pethurst Ltd. and Turman-Foster Company
September 19, 1979YanksU.S. distribution only; United Artists released the film overseas
November 16, 1979Running
December 14, 19791941distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures
The Jerk
December 21, 1979The Electric Horsemandistribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures

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