1970 in film
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Events
February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including Badfinger's "Come and Get It," (which is written and produced by Paul McCartney), is also released on Apple Records.- The IMAX motion picture projection system premieres at the Fuji Pavilion, at EXPO '70 in Osaka, Japan
- MGM sells off its studio and props.
Top grossing films
- North America
- Airport
- M*A*S*H, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, Palme d'Or winner
- Patton, starring George C. Scott
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
- Woodstock
- Hello, Dolly!
- Cactus Flower
- Catch-22
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- The Reivers
- Best Picture: Patton - 20th Century-Fox
- Best Director: Franklin J. Schaffner - Patton
- Best Actor: George C. Scott - Patton (declined)
- Best Actress: Glenda Jackson - Women in Love
- Best Supporting Actor: John Mills - Ryan's Daughter
- Best Supporting Actress: Helen Hayes - Airport
Births
- April 29 - Uma Thurman, actress
- May 22 - Naomi Campbell, model, actress
- May 27 - Joseph Fiennes, actor
- June 26 - Chris O'Donnell, actor
- August 6 - M. Night Shyamalan, film director, writer, producer, actor
- August 23 - Jay Mohr, actor, comedian
- September 29 - Emily Lloyd, English actress.
- October 8 - Matt Damon, actor
Deaths
- January 23 - Nell Shipman, actress, writer, producer
- February 24 - Conrad Nagel, American actor
- March 23 - Del Lord, pioneer Hollywood director
- April 11 - Cathy O'Donnell, actress
- April 25 - Anita Louise, actress
- April 26 - Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque performer, actress, author
- April 28 - Ed Begley, American actor
- April 30 - Inger Stevens, actress
- May 14 - Billie Burke, American actress, The Wizard of Oz
- July 6 - Marjorie Rambeau, actress
- July 14 - Preston Foster, actor
- July 22 - Fritz Kortner, German director
- August 1 - Frances Farmer, American actress
- September 29 - Edward Everett Horton, actor
- October 10 - Grethe Weiser, actress
- December 23 - Charles Ruggles, actor
- December 30 - Lenore Ulric, actress
Other movies released
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- Andrei Rublev
- Ann och Eve - de erotiska
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes
- Chariots of the Gods
- Claire's Knee
- Equinox
- Five Easy Pieces
- I Never Sang for My Father
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
- Joe
- Little Big Man starring Dustin Hoffman
- Love Story
- Myra Breckinridge
- Ryan's Daughter
- Scrooge (1970 film) with Albert Finney
- Soldier Blue
- The Aristocats
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
- The Great White Hope
- The Strawberry Statement
- The Vampire Lovers
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Women in Love
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