1974 in film

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List of years in film (table)
… 1964 ^. 1965 ^. 1966 ^. 1967 ^. 1968 ^. 1969 ^. 1970 … 1971 1972 1973 -1974- 1975 1976 1977 … 1978 ^. 1979 ^. 1980 ^. 1981 ^. 1982 ^. 1983 ^. 1984 … In home video: 1971 1972 1973 -1974- 1975 1976 1977 In television: 1971 1972 1973 -1974- 1975 1976 1977
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Years in film

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1960s
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1970s
1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
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2010s
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The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.

1 Events
2 Top grossing films (U.S.)
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1974
5 Births
6 Deaths

[edit] Events

February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA
May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of the J. Geils Band marries actress Faye Dunaway
November 1 - Technicolor ceases its legendary dye-transfer printing process.
Robert Redford has three films in the Top Ten at the North American box office, the first actor to do so since Bing Crosby in 1946.^{[citation needed]}
Kevin Costner made his film debut in Sizzle Beach, USA, although the film was not released until 1986

[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	The Towering Inferno	20th Century Fox/Warner Brothers	$48,838,000
2.	Blazing Saddles	Warner Brothers	$47,800,000
3.	Young Frankenstein	20th Century Fox	$38,823,000
4.	Earthquake	Universal	$35,850,000
5.	The Trial of Billy Jack	Tay-Lau/Warner Brothers	$31,100,000
6.	The Godfather, Part II	Paramount	$30,673,000
7.	Airport 1975	Universal	$25,306,000
8.	The Longest Yard	Paramount	$23,017,000
9.	The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams	Sunn	$21,895,000
10.	Murder on the Orient Express	Paramount	$19,124,000