List of Columbia Pictures films (1970–1979)

The following is a list of films produced and/or released by Columbia Pictures in 1970–1979. Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the United States by the company's distribution division, Sony Pictures Releasing (formerly known as Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International) (1991–2005) and Warner-Columbia Films [1971-1987; a joint venture with Warner Bros.). It is one of the Big Five film studios. Columbia Pictures is a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

1970

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Release date Title Notes
January 1970 Land Raiders Co-Production with Morningside Productions
February 4, 1970 The Looking Glass War Co-Production with Frankovich Productions
February 5, 1970 The Virgin Soldiers co-production with High Road Productions and Open Road Films
March 4, 1970 Loving
March 18, 1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones co-production with Liberation Company
April 27, 1970 Riverrun
May 13, 1970 Getting Straight
May 27, 1970 Watermelon Man
June 17, 1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain
July 24, 1970 You Can't Win 'Em All co-production with SRO
August 31, 1970 The Things of Life
August 1970 The Olympics in Mexico Mexican film
September 11, 1970 Sartana Kills Them All co-production with Medusa Distribuzione
September 12, 1970 Five Easy Pieces Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
September 16, 1970 R.P.M.
The Executioner co-production with Ameran Films
October 12, 1970 The Mind of Mr. Soames co-production with Amicus Productions
October 16, 1970 I Never Sang for My Father Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
October 23, 1970 Cromwell co-production with Irving Allen Productions
November 3, 1970 The Owl and the Pussycat Co-production with Rastar
November 18, 1970 I Walk the Line
December 8, 1970 Husbands Co-production with Faces Music
December 15, 1970 There's a Girl in My Soup
December 16, 1970 Take a Girl Like You co-production with Albion Film Distributors
December 25, 1970 The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun French film

1971

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Release date Title Notes
1971 House of Evil Co-production with Azteca Films and Filmica Vergara S.A.
January 19, 1971 The Reckoning
February 3, 1971 Doctors' Wives Co-production with Frankovich Productions
February 21, 1971 Claire's Knee
February 23, 1971 The Pursuit of Happiness Co-production with E & R Productions and Belafonte Enterprises
March 12, 1971 The Buttercup Chain co-production with Columbia British Productions
March 24, 1971 Brother John
March 28, 1971 A Severed Head
March 31, 1971 Waterloo International (excluiding the Soviet Union, Argentina and Spain) distribution only; co-production with Mosfilm and Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, North American and Spain distribution by Paramount Pictures and Argentinan distribution by Cinema International Corporation (via Paramount)
March 1971 Isle of the Snake People
April 2, 1971 Flight of the Doves
April 8, 1971 The Professor Mexican film; co-production with Posa Films
April 1971 The Incredible Invasion
May 12, 1971 10 Rillington Place Co-production with Filmways Pictures
June 6, 1971 Summertree Co-production with The Bryna Company
June 9, 1971 A Man Called Sledge
June 13, 1971 Drive, He Said co-production with BBS Productions and Drive Productions Inc.
June 17, 1971 The Anderson Tapes co-production with Robert M. Weitman Productions
June 23, 1971 Man and Boy Co-production with J. Cornelius Crean Films Inc. and Jemmin Inc.
July 24, 1971 The Horsemen
August 18, 1971 Fools' Parade co-production with Stanmore Productions and Penbar Productions, Inc.
August 27, 1971 The Love Machine Co-production with Sujac Productions and Frankovich Productions
September 1, 1971 Creatures the World Forgot Co-production with Hammer Film Productions
September 2, 1971 See No Evil Co-production with Filmways Pictures
September 24, 1971 The Last Rebel
September 29, 1971 The Brotherhood of Satan co-production with Four Star Excelsior and LQ/JAF
September 1971 Fragment of Fear
Dad's Army co-production with Norcon Film Productions
Welcome to the Club
October 1, 1971 A Safe Place co-production with BBS Productions
October 13, 1971 Macbeth
October 22, 1971 The Last Picture Show Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
October 28, 1971 Bless the Beasts and Children
December 9, 1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June co-production with Red Lion, Sourdough and The Filmakers Group
December 13, 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
December 17, 1971 $ Also known as Dollars, co-production with Frankovich Productions, Inc.

1972

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Release date Title Notes
January 1, 1972 J. W. Coop
January 14, 1972 Cisco Pike
January 20, 1972 To Find a Man Co-production with Rastar
January 21, 1972 X, Y, and Zee Co-production with Zee Company, Original British title: Zee and Co.
March 21, 1972 Gumshoe Co-production with Memorial Enterprises
April 28, 1972 Buck and the Preacher
May 1972 Stand Up and Be Counted co-production with Frankovich Productions
June 1, 1972 Glass Houses
June 4, 1972 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg British film
June 14, 1972 The Burglars French & Italian film
July 6, 1972 Butterflies Are Free Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
July 12, 1972 Living Free British film
July 26, 1972 Fat City Co-production with Rastar
August 3, 1972 The New Centurions Co-production with Chartoff-Winkler Productions
August 16, 1972 Pope Joan
August 22, 1972 And Now for Something Completely Different Co-production with Playboy Productions
September 29, 1972 Love in the Afternoon Co-production with Les Films du Losange
October 10, 1972 Young Winston
October 12, 1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
November 17, 1972 1776 Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
November 1972 Dirty Little Billy
December 18, 1972 Images distribution only; produced by Hemdale Film Corporation[N 1]
December 19, 1972 Goodbye, Stork, Goodbye Co-production with Impala, Daga Films and Kalender Films International
December 20, 1972 Black Gunn

1973

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Release date Title Notes
1973 Andrei Rublev International distribution only
January 31, 1973 Shamus
February 4, 1973 Wattstax co-production with Wolper Productions[N 2] and Stax Records
February 9, 1973 The Creeping Flesh
February 12, 1973 A Reflection of Fear
March 17, 1973 Lost Horizon co-production with Ross Hunter Productions
March 21, 1973 Godspell
April 19, 1973 Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
May 25, 1973 Let the Good Times Roll
June 10, 1973 The Hireling
June 28, 1973 40 Carats co-production with Frankovich Productions
July 3, 1973 Oklahoma Crude co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
July 18, 1973 Siddhartha U.S. distribution only; produced by Lotus Films
August 1973 White Sister Italian, Spanish & French
co-production with Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia Midega Film and CIPI Cinematografica S.A.
August 8, 1973 The Stone Killer co-production with De Laurentiis International Manufacturing and Company S.p.A.
October 19, 1973 The Way We Were Co-production with Rastar and Tom Ward Enterprises
October 21, 1973 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Co-production with Rastar
December 5, 1973 Serpico distribution in select international territories only, distributed by Paramount Pictures in the UK, U.S., France and Japan; co-produced by Produzion De Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company S.P.A. and Artists Entertainments Complex, Inc.
December 12, 1973 The Last Detail Co-production with Bright-Persky Associates and Acrobat Productions
December 14, 1973 Papillon International distribution only; co-production with Allied Artists Pictures, Les Films Corona and General Production Company

1974

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Release date Title Notes
February 15, 1974 Crazy Joe U.S. distribution only; produced by Warner-Columbia Filmverleih, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Persky-Bright Productions, Produzione Cinematografiche Inter.Ma.Co and Tom Ward Enterprises
March 13, 1974 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades U.S. distribution only; produced by Toho and Katsu Production Co. Ltd
April 5, 1974 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Co-production by Morningside Productions and Ameran Films
April 10, 1974 Thomasine & Bushrod Co-production with Harvey Bernhard Enterprises
April 14, 1974 Lovin' Molly distribution only; produced by S.J.F. Productions
May 1, 1974 The Lords of Flatbush Co-production with Ebbets Field
May 24, 1974 Chosen Survivors[N 3] co-production with Metromedia Producers Corporation, Alpine Productions Inc. and Churubusco Studios
May 1974 The Take Co-production with World Film Services
June 16, 1974 The Gravy Train distribution only; co-production with Tomorrow Entertainment
For Pete's Sake Co-production with Rastar and Barclay
June 1974 Birds Do It, Bees Do It Co-production with Romax Productions and Wolper Pictures
July 24, 1974 Death Wish[N 4] select international distribution only; produced by Dino DeLaurentiis Cinematografica; distributed in the US and the UK by Paramount Pictures
August 7, 1974 California Split Co-production with Spelling-Goldberg and Won World
August 23, 1974 Buster and Billie Co-production with Black Creek Billie
August 1974 Open Season co-production with Arpa Productions and Impala
September 25, 1974 The Mutations Co-production with Cyclone and Getty Pictures Corp.
October 9, 1974 Law and Disorder[N 5] Co-production with Fadsin Cinema Associates, Leroy Street, Memorial Enterprises and Ugo
October 17, 1974 Liberation
October 18, 1974 The Odessa File Co-production with John Woolf Productions, Domino Productions and Oceanic Filmproduktion
November 8, 1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1975

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Release date Title Notes
February 12, 1975 The Stepford Wives[N 5] Theatrical distributor only
March 13, 1975 Shampoo Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
March 15, 1975 Funny Lady Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; co-production with Rastar
March 19, 1975 Tommy distribution only; produced by Hemdale Film Corporation; co-production with Robert Stigwood
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
April 24, 1975 Touch and Go French & Italian film
co-production with Les Films Ariane and Vides Cinematografica
April 29, 1975 Aloha Bobby and Rose Co-production with Cine Artists International
May 20, 1975 The Fortune
May 22, 1975 Breakout
The Wind and the Lion International distribution only; co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; US distribution by United Artists
June 20, 1975 Bite the Bullet
July 16, 1975 White Line Fever co-production by International Cinemedia Center and White Line Fever Syndicate
September 17, 1975 Swept Away distribution only; remade in 2002
October 8, 1975 Hard Times co-production with Lawrence Gordon Productions
October 12, 1975 Lies My Father Told Me co-production with Canadian Film Development Corporation
December 18, 1975 The Man Who Would Be King International distribution only; co-production with Allied Artists Pictures
December 25, 1975 Aaron Loves Angela
The Black Bird Co-production with Rastar

1976

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Release date Title Notes
February 8, 1976 Taxi Driver Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture; co-production with Bill/Philips Productions and Italo/Judeo Productions
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994
February 13, 1976 Jack and the Beanstalk U.S. distribution only; produced by Group TAC, Nippon Herald Films and Film-Rite Inc.
March 11, 1976 Robin and Marian Co-production with Rastar
April 16, 1976 Countdown at Kusini Co-production with DST Telecommunications, Nigeria Glipp Productions and Tam International Limited
April 1976 The Stranger and the Gunfighter U.S. distribution only; produced by Champion Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Harbor Productions, Midega Film and The Shaw Brothers
May 5, 1976 Baby Blue Marine Co-production with Spelling-Goldberg Productions
May 16, 1976 Grizzly Worldwide distribution only with Film Ventures International
May 26, 1976 Drive-In Co-production with George Litto Productions
May 1976 Watch Out, We're Mad U.S. distribution only; produced by Filmayer, Capital Films and Rizzoli Film
June 6, 1976 The Last Woman U.S. distribution only; produced by Les Productions Jaques Roitfield
June 17, 1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York Co-production with Devlin-Gittes/Tony Bill
June 23, 1976 Murder by Death Co-production with Rastar
July 1, 1976 The Minister and I Mexican film; co-production with Rioma Films
July 14, 1976 Shadow of the Hawk Co-production with International Cinemedia Center, Rising Road, The Canadian Film Development Corporation and The Odeon Theatres
August 1, 1976 Obsession Co-production with Yellowbird Productions
September 17, 1976 The Front co-production with Devon/Persky-Bright, Persky-Bright Productions and Rollins-Joffe Productions
November 22, 1976 The Savage Bees UK and Netherlands theatrical distribution only; produced by Alan Landsburg Productions and Don Kirshner Productions. aired on NBC in U.S.
December 21, 1976 Nickelodeon US distribution only; produced by British Lion Films and EMI Films

1977

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Release date Title Notes
February 9, 1977 Fun with Dick and Jane
March 9, 1977 The Farmer Co-production with Milway Productions
April 2, 1977 The Eagle Has Landed USA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment[N 6] and Associated General Films
May 19, 1977 The Greatest co-production with EMI Films and John Marshall Production
June 17, 1977 The Deep co-production with Cascablanca Filmworks and EMI Films
August 5, 1977 March or Die U.S. distribution only, produced by ITC Entertainment,[N 6] Sir Lew Grade and Associated General Films
August 12, 1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Co-production with Andor Films
August 31, 1977 You Light Up My Life Co-production with Mondial International Corporation
September 14, 1977 Spider-Man International theatrical distribution only; Co-production with Danchuck Productions
September 29, 1977 Bobby Deerfield U.S. distribution only; co-production with Warner Bros. and First Artists
November 16, 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind co-production with Julia Philips and Michael Philips Productions and EMI Films
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2007
December 7, 1977 The Incredible Melting Man International theatrical distribution only; distributed in U.S. by American International Pictures; Co-production with Quartet Productions

1978

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Release date Title Notes
February 2, 1978 The Boys in Company C[N 7]
February 1978 Remember My Name Co-production with Lion's Gate Films
March 3, 1978 The Amsterdam Kill[N 7]
March 17, 1978 Casey's Shadow Co-production with Rastar
April 28, 1978 The Patrolman Mexican film; co-production with Rioma Films
May 19, 1978 Thank God It's Friday Co-production with Cascablanca Filmworks and Motown Productions
May 24, 1978 If Ever I See You Again
June 23, 1978 The Cheap Detective distribution only; co-production with EMI Films and Rastar Pictures
July 28, 1978 The Buddy Holly Story co-production with Innovisions and ECA
August 2, 1978 Eyes of Laura Mars
September 29, 1978 Somebody Killed Her Husband Co-production with Melvin Simon Productions and Fawcett-Major Productions
October 6, 1978 Midnight Express Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Co-production with Cascablanca Filmworks
December 8, 1978 Force 10 from Navarone International distribution only; co-production with Navarone Productions
December 15, 1978 California Suite Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; co-production with Rastar
December 21, 1978 Spider-Man Strikes Back International theatrical distribution only; Co-production with Danchuck Productions
December 31, 1978 Ice Castles

1979

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Release date Title Notes
February 9, 1979 Hardcore
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? co-production with Melvin Simon Productions
March 2, 1979 Fast Break[N 8] distribution only; co-production with Kings Road Entertainment
March 16, 1979 The China Syndrome co-production with Melvin Simon Productions
April 1979 Ashanti International distribution only; produced by Warner Bros.
April 6, 1979 The Fifth Musketeer
May 18, 1979 Hanover Street co-production with Hanover Street Productions
May 1979 Ravagers
June 8, 1979 Game of Death[N 7] US theatrical distribution only
June 22, 1979 Nightwing
July 13, 1979 Just You and Me, Kid
Lost and Found
July 27, 1979 The Villain Co-production with Rastar
August 10, 1979 No Sex Please, We're British
August 10, 1979 The National Health co-production with Virgin Films
Hot Stuff Co-production with Rastar
September 28, 1979 The Legacy UK theatrical distribution only under the Columbia-Warner Distributors label
October 19, 1979 ...And Justice for All
October 26, 1979 When a Stranger Calls[N 9] distribution only
October 1979 Skatetown, U.S.A. Co-production with Rastar
December 14, 1979 1941 TV and international theatrical distribution only; co-production with A-Team Productions and Universal Pictures
Chapter Two Co-production with Rastar
December 19, 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
December 20, 1979 All That Jazz Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture;
co-production and co-distribution with 20th Century Fox (International)
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001
December 21, 1979 The Electric Horseman[N 10] US distribution only; co-production with Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions and Wildwood Productions

Notes

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  1. ^ Owned by MGM
  2. ^ Co-owned by Warner Bros. and Teatro della Pace Films
  3. ^ Owned by Disney (via 20th Century Studios)
  4. ^ Co-owned by StudioCanal
  5. ^ a b Owned by Bristol Myers Squibb
  6. ^ a b Owned by ITV Studios
  7. ^ a b c Owned by Fortune Star
  8. ^ Owned by Lionsgate in the U.S. and Icon Entertainment International and Exclusive Media internationally
  9. ^ Distribution rights currently owned by Quiver Distribution
  10. ^ Owned by Universal Pictures

See also

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