The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

*January –

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sets up a separate motion picture division and names David V. Picker as president. *March 22 – Filming begins on

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...

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'' science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights. *April 1 – ''

The Rocky Horror Picture Show ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 musical comedy horror film by 20th Century Fox, produced by Lou Adler and Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman. The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien, who is also ...

'' is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the

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) in

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in New York City, starting through the run and still being shown in there all around the world. *April 9 –

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

's last film, '' Family Plot'', is released. *August 11 – John Wayne appears in his final film, ''

The Shootist ''The Shootist'' is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name.Swarthout, Glendon (1975). ''The Shootist'', New York, New York: Doubleday. It is John Wayne's final film ro ...

''. *August 26 – Alan Ladd Jr. is promoted from head of worldwide production to president of

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...

's film division. *November 15 –

Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film st ...

is brought in as president and CEO of

. *November 21 – ''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burge ...

'', the first in the film series opens. It becomes the highest-grossing film released in the year and goes on to win the

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. *December 5 – '' Bound for Glory'' debuts and is the first motion picture in which inventor/operator

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used his new

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for filming moving scenes, although its use had already been seen in '' Marathon Man'' and ''Rocky'' which were filmed later but released earlier. *December 17 - ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

'' opens to the year's highest opening weekend gross and overall box office success.

Awards

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Taxi Driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying and ...

'', directed by

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

, United States

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winn ...

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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'' is a 1976 revisionist Western film directed by Robert Altman and based on the 1968 play '' Indians'' by Arthur Kopit. It stars Paul Newman as William F. Cody, alias Buffalo Bi ...

'', directed by Robert Altman, United States

Notable films released in 1976

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7-Man Army ''7-Man Army'' is a 1976 Hong Kong historical war action film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Ti Lung, David Chiang, Alexander Fu and Chen Kuan-Tai. It was written by Ni Kuang and Chang Cheh. Chan San-Yat and Hsieh Hsing were the action dire ...

'' (Ba dao lou zi), directed by

Chang Cheh Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese people, Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them wi ...

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Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

, starring Robert De Niro,

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All the President's Men ''All the President's Men'' is a 1974 non-fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, two of the journalists who investigated the June 1972 break-in at the Watergate Office Building and the resultant political scandal for ''The Washingto ...

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Alan J. Pakula Alan Jay Pakula (; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture for ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Moc ...

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Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is ...

Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the List of awards and nominations received by Robert Redford, recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Awards, Academy Award from four nomi ...

Jason Robards Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes ...

Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New ...

Hal Holbrook Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called ''Mark Twain Tonight!'' ...

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Baby Blue Marine ''Baby Blue Marine'' is a 1976 American drama film set during World War II that was directed by John D. Hancock and starring Jan-Michael Vincent. The feature film was produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg. Plot Marion “Hedge” Hedg ...

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Jan-Michael Vincent Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV series ''Airwolf'' (1984–1987) and the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film ''Big W ...

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The Bad News Bears ''The Bad News Bears'' is a 1976 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Bill Lancaster. It stars Walter Matthau as an alcoholic ex-baseball pitcher who becomes a coach for a youth baseball team known as the Bears. ...

'', directed by Michael Ritchie, starring

Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), ''King Creole'' (1958) and as a coach of a ...

Tatum O'Neal Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award, winning at age 10 for her performance as Addie Loggins in '' Paper Moon'' (1973) opposite her father, Ryan O'Neal. S ...

Vic Morrow Victor Morrow (born Victor Morozoff; February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982) was an American actor. He came to prominence as one of the leads of the ABC drama series '' Combat!'' (1962–1967), which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstand ...

Jackie Earle Haley Jack Earle Haley (born July 14, 1961) is an American actor and director. His earliest roles included Moocher in '' Breaking Away'' (1979) and Kelly Leak in '' The Bad News Bears'' (1976), ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' (1977) and ''T ...

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Barocco ''Barocco'' is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a y ...

'', directed by André Téchiné, starring

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmina Adjani ; born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards for acting; she won the Best Actress award for '' Possession'' (1981), '' ...

Marie-France Pisier Marie-France Pisier (10 May 194424 April 2011) was a French actress, screenwriter, and director. She appeared in numerous films of the French New Wave and twice earned the national César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Early life Pisier was ...

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); Winner of three

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for Best Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Music. *''

Beach Guard in Winter ''Beach Guard in Winter'' ( sh, Čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu) is a 1976 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Paskaljević. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Irfan Mensur as Dragan Pasanović * Gordana Kosa ...

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The Best Way to Walk ''The Best Way to Walk'' (French: ''La meilleure façon de marcher'') is a 1976 French film directed by Claude Miller, his directorial debut. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Patrick Bouchitey, Christine Pascal, Claude Piéplu and Michel Blanc. Plot ...

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The Big Bus ''The Big Bus'' is a 1976 American disaster comedy film starring Joseph Bologna and Stockard Channing, and directed by James Frawley. A spoof of the disaster movie genre (which was popular at the time), it follows the maiden cross-country tri ...

'', starring

Joseph Bologna Joseph Bologna (December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films ''My Favorite Year'', ''Blame It on Rio'' and ''Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film), Transylvania ...

, Stockard Channing, John Beck *''

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings ''The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings'' is a 1976 American sports comedy film about a team of enterprising ex- Negro league baseball players in the era of racial segregation. Loosely based upon William Brashler's 1973 novel of the ...

'', starring

Billy Dee Williams William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor. He appeared as Lando Calrissian in the '' Star Wars'' franchise, first in the early 1980s for ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), and thir ...

James Earl Jones James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in America ...

Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as on ...

*'' Black and White in Color'' (La Victoire en chantant), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – (

) – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film *'' The Blank Generation'', with

Patti Smith Group Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''. Called the "punk poet ...

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Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

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Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw ''Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw'' is a 1976 crime drama film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Marjoe Gortner and Lynda Carter. The film marks the big screen debut of Lynda Carter and was released four months after her first appearance as ...

'', starring

Marjoe Gortner Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner (born January 14, 1944) is a former evangelist preacher and actor. He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be ordained as a preacher at age four, due to his extraordi ...

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Lynda Carter Lynda Jean Cordova Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known as the star of th ...

*'' Bound for Glory'', a biopic of

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

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Hal Ashby William Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Before his career as a director Ashby edited films for Norman Jewison, notably ''The R ...

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David Carradine David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series ''Kung Fu'', playi ...

*'' Breaking Point'', starring Bo Svenson,

Robert Culp Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on ''I Spy'' (1965–1968), the espionage television se ...

John Colicos John Colicos (December 10, 1928 – March 6, 2000) was a Canadian actor. He performed on stage and television in the United States and Canada. Career Colicos was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Greek father and a Canadian mother. In 1957 he app ...

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The Bricklayers ''The Bricklayers'' ( es, Los albañiles) is a 1976 Mexican drama film directed by Jorge Fons. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear. Cast * Ignacio López Tarso - Don Jesús * Jaime Fern ...

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Brother and Sister "Brother and Sister" (also "Little Sister and Little Brother"; German: ''Brüderchen und Schwesterchen'') is a European fairy tale which was, among others, written down by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 11). It is a tale of Aarne–Thompson Type 450. In ...

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'', directed by Robert Altman, starring

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight children with his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to act ...

Burt Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-yea ...

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Bugsy Malone ''Bugsy Malone'' is a 1976 gangster musical comedy film written and directed by Alan Parker (in his feature film directorial debut). A co-production of United States and United Kingdom, it features an ensemble cast, featuring only child actor ...

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Alan Parker Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English filmmaker. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts ...

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Scott Baio Scott Vincent James Baio (; born September 22, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for playing Chachi Arcola on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1977–1984) and its spin-off '' Joanie Loves Chachi'' (1982–1983), the title character on ...

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Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the ho ...

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Karen Black Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portrayi ...

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...

Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her pe ...

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Helen Morse Helen Morse (born 24 January 1947) is an English-born Australian actress who has appeared in films, on television and on stage. She won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1976 film ''Caddie'', and starred in the 198 ...

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Franklyn Ajaye Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. His nickname is "The Jazz Comedian" for his distinctive jazz-inflected style of delivery, timing, and astute use of silence. He released a series of comedy a ...

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The Career of a Chambermaid ''Telefoni bianchi'' (''White Telephones'', internationally released as ''The Career of a Chambermaid'') is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. For this film Agostina Belli was awarded with a Special David di Donatello for her perf ...

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Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an o ...

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Caro Michele ''Caro Michele'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where Monicelli won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Cast * Mariangela Melato as Mara Castorelli ...

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Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...

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Brian De Palma Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading ...

, starring

Sissy Spacek Mary Elizabeth Spacek (; born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for four Briti ...

Piper Laurie Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films ''The Hustler'' (1961), ''Carrie (1976 film), Carrie'' (1976), and ''Children of a Lesser God (film), Children of a Lesser God' ...

, Amy Irving *''

The Cassandra Crossing ''The Cassandra Crossing'' is a 1976 disaster thriller film directed by George Pan Cosmatos and starring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg and O. J. Simpson about a disease-infected Swedish ...

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Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

Richard Harris Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's '' Red Desert'', Frank Machin in '' This Sporting ...

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her perform ...

Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American theatre director, actor and acting teacher. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931 ...

Martin Sheen Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films ''The Subject Was Roses'' (1968) and ''Badlands'' (1973), and later achieved wid ...

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A Child in the Crowd ''A Child in the Crowd'' (french: Un enfant dans la foule) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Gérard Blain. It was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jean François Cimino as Paul, enfant * César Chauveau as Paul, adoles ...

'' (Un enfant dans la foule) – (

) *'' Chinese Roulette'' (Chinesisches Roulette), directed by

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Chitchor ''Chitchor'' () is a 1976 Indian Hindi romantic musical film, written and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It is based on a Bengali story, ''Chittachakor'' by Subodh Ghosh. K. ...

'' (Heart Stealer) – (

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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The Clown Murders ''The Clown Murders'' is a 1976 Canadian horror film directed by Martyn Burke. It was one of the earliest films in which John Candy appears. The Executive Producer was Stephen Stohn, who later produced the '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' TV ...

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Coup de Grâce A coup de grâce (; 'blow of mercy') is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. It may be a mercy killing of mortally wounded civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent. ...

'' (Der Fangschuß), directed by

Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, ...

– (West Germany/

) *'' A Cricket in the Ear'' (Shturets v uhoto), directed by Georgi K. Stoyanov, starring

Pavel Popandov Pavel (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Serbian language, Serbian and Macedonian language, Macedonian: Павел, Czech language, Czech, Slovene language, Slovene, Romanian language, Romanian: Pavel, Polish language, Po ...

Tatyana Lolova Tatyana Lolova ( bg, Татяна Лолова; 10 February 1934 – 22 March 2021) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian stage and film actress. She was best known for her comedy roles that she played for more than 40 years, bringing her the reputation as ...

Itzhak Fintzi Itzhak Fintzi (Izko Finzi) ( bg, Ицхак Финци (Ицко Финци)) (born 25 April 1933) is a Bulgarian film and stage actor. He was born in Sofia, where he graduated from the dramatic art academy. He graduated from the Bulgarian Nat ...

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Deadly Hero ''Deadly Hero'' is a 1975 American neo noir thriller film starring Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala and Treat Williams (in his film debut). It was directed by Ivan Nagy from a screenplay by George Wislocki and Don Peter ...

'', starring Don Murray and

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The Desert of the Tartars ''The Desert of the Tartars'' ( it, Il deserto dei Tartari) is a 1976 Italian film by director Valerio Zurlini with an international cast including Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Max von Sydow, Francisco Rabal, Philippe Noiret, Fernando Rey, ...

'' (Il deserto dei Tartari), starring

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...

– (Italy/France/West Germany) *'' The Devil's Playground'', directed by

Fred Schepisi Frederic Alan Schepisi ( ; Kael, Pauline (1984). '' Taking It All In''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. His credits include '' The Chant of Jimmie ...

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) *''

Diary of the Dead ''Diary of the Dead'' (promoted as ''George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead'') is a 2007 American found footage horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. Although independently produced, it was distributed theatrically by The Weinst ...

'', starring

Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald (November 24, 1913 – July 17, 2005) was an Irish actress and a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame. In 2020, she was listed at number 30 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Early li ...

and

Héctor Elizondo Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American character actor. He is known for playing Phillip Watters in the television series ''Chicago Hope'' (1994–2000) and Ed Alzate in the television series '' Last Man Standing'' (2011–2021) ...

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The Divine Nymph ''The Divine Nymph'' ( it, Divina creatura) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and starring Laura Antonelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Michele Placido and Terence Stamp. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International F ...

'' (Divina creatura), starring Marcello Mastroianni and

Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...

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Dixie Dynamite ''Dixie Dynamite'' is a 1976 American film directed by Lee Frost that stars Warren Oates. Steve McQueen appears uncredited in a scene as a motorbike driver. Plot A man who makes liquor illegally from a still is in cahoots with the sheriff, who ...

'', starring

Warren Oates Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). A ...

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'', starring

David McCallum David Keith McCallum Jr. (born 19 September 1933) is a Scottish actor and musician. He first gained recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E''. In recent years, McCallum ...

George Wyner George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American film and television actor. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. Wyner has made guest appearances in over 1 ...

and

Linda Gray Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the CB ...

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Don's Party ''Don's Party'' is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election. The play opened on 11 August 1971 at The Pram Factory theatre in Carlton. Plot Don Henderson is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and b ...

'', directed by

Bruce Beresford Bruce Beresford (; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. Beresford's notable films he has directed include '' B ...

, starring

Ray Barrett Raymond Charles Barrett (2 May 19278 September 2009) was an Australian actor. During the 1960s, he was a leading actor on British television, where he was best known for his appearances in ''The Troubleshooters'' (1965–1971). From the 1970s, ...

, John Hargreaves and

Pat Bishop Patricia Mary Bishop (13 June 1946 – 28 March 2000) was an Australian actress, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland noted for her performances in theatre, film and television series. She was married to the renowned Australian actor Bill Hunter ...

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) *''

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands ''Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'' ( pt, Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. Based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jorge Amado, it takes place in 1940s Bahia and has Sônia Braga, José ...

'' (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos), starring

Sônia Braga Sônia Maria Campos Braga (; born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) and ''Moon over Parador'' (1988). She ...

– (

) *'' Les douze travaux d'Asterix'' (The Twelve Trials of Asterix) – (

) *''

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'', starring

and

Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born Frederick Samuel Kotto; November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999) as ...

E

*'' The Eagle Has Landed'', starring

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) *''

Eat My Dust ''Eat My Dust!'' is a 1976 action film from New World Pictures starring Ron Howard. Plot When the clean-cut but rebellious son of a small-town sheriff steals the race car of a professional driver, the sheriff forms a motorized posse to recover th ...

'', starring

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

and Christopher Norris *''

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'', directed by

Ralph Nelson Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. He was best known for directing '' Lilies of the Field'' (1963), '' Father Goose'' (1964), and '' Charly'' (1968 ...

, starring

Rock Hudson Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades. A prominent heartthrob in the Golde ...

and

Barbara Carrera Barbara Carrera (born Barbara Kingsbury) is an American actress, model and artist. She starred in the films '' The Master Gunfighter'' (1975), '' Embryo'' (1976), '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (1977), ''Condorman'' (1981), ''I, the Jury'' (1982) ...

*'' The Enforcer'', starring

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Doll ...

Harry Guardino Harry Guardino (December 23, 1925 – July 17, 1995) was an American actor whose career spanned from the early 1950s to the early 1990s. Biography Guardino was born to an Italian family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and raised in Bro ...

Tyne Daly Ellen Tyne Daly (; born February 21, 1946) is an American actress. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work, a Tony Award and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee. Daly began her career on stage in summer stock in New York, ...

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Escape from the Dark ''Escape from the Dark'' (American title: ''The Littlest Horse Thieves'') is a 1976 family drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Alastair Sim (in his final film role), Peter Barkworth and Mauri ...

'', starring

Alastair Sim Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE (9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976) was a Scottish character actor who began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his ...

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)

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F comme Fairbanks ''F comme Fairbanks'' is a 1976 French drama film directed by Maurice Dugowson. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Patrick Dewaere – André * Miou-Miou – Marie * John Berry – Fragman * Michel Piccoli � ...

'' (F Like Fairbanks), starring

Patrick Dewaere Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. Actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years, until his suicide in ...

and

Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...

– (

) *'' Face to Face'' (Ansikte mot ansikte), directed by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

, starring Liv Ullmann and

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career ...

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) *'' Family Plot'', directed by

(his final film), starring Barbara Harris,

Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver B ...

, William Devane *''Farsighted for Two Diopters'' (Dva Dioptara Dalekogledstvo), directed by Petar B. Vasilev, starring Georgi Partsalev – (

) *''Fellini's Casanova'', directed by Federico Fellini, starring

– (

) *''The Fifth Seal'' (Az ötödik pecsét), directed by Zoltán Fábri – (List of Hungarian films 1948-1989#1970-1979, Hungary) *''The First Nudie Musical'', directed by Bruce Kimmel, starring Cindy Williams, Stephen Nathan, Diana Canova *''The Food of the Gods (film), The Food of the Gods'', starring

, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Ida Lupino *''Freaky Friday (1976 film), Freaky Friday'', directed by Gary Nelson (director), Gary Nelson, starring Barbara Harris and

*''From Noon till Three'', starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland *''The Front'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Andrea Marcovicci, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy (actor), Michael Murphy *''Fumō Chitai'' (Wasted Land) – (

) *''Futureworld'', starring Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner

G

*''Gable and Lombard'', starring James Brolin and Jill Clayburgh *''Gator (film), Gator'', starring Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed *''Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona'' (Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer) – (1976 in Israeli film, Israel) *''God Told Me To'', starring Tony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis *''Griffin and Phoenix (1976 film), Griffin and Phoenix'', starring Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh *''Grizzly (1976 film), Grizzly'', starring Christopher George *''The Gumball Rally'', starring Michael Sarrazin *''Gus (1976 film), Gus'', starring Don Knotts and Ed Asner

H

*''Harlan County, USA'' – a documentary film *''Harry and Walter Go to New York'', starring James Caan, Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton,

*''Heart of Glass (film), Heart of Glass'' (Herz aus Glas), directed by Werner Herzog – (

) *''The House with Laughing Windows'' (La casa dalle finestre che ridono) – (

)

I

*''Illustrious Corpses'' (Cadaveri eccellenti), directed by Francesco Rosi, starring Lino Ventura – (

) *''The Inheritance (1976 film), The Inheritance'' (L'eredità Ferramonti), starring Anthony Quinn and

– (Italy) *''In the Realm of the Senses'' (Ai no Korīda), directed by Nagisa Oshima – (

) *''L'innocente'', directed by Luchino Visconti – (Italy) *''The Inugamis (1976 film), The Inugamis'' (Inugami-ke no ichizoku), directed by Kon Ichikawa – (Japan) *''I Will, I Will... for Now'', directed by Norman Panama, starring Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton, Victoria Principal

J

*''Jackson County Jail (film), Jackson County Jail'', starring Tommy Lee Jones and Yvette Mimieux *''J. D.'s Revenge'', starring Glynn Turman and Louis Gossett Jr. *''Je t'aime moi non plus (film), Je t'aime moi non plus'' (I Love You...Me Neither), directed by Serge Gainsbourg, starring Jane Birkin and Joe Dallesandro – (

) *''Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000'' (Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000) – (List of Swiss films, Switzerland/

) *''The Judge and the Assassin'' (Le Juge et l'assassin), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, starring Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Huppert – (

)

K

*''Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film), Kabhie Kabhie'' (Sometimes), starring Shashi Kapoor – (

) *''Kalicharan'' – (

) *''The Killer Inside Me (1976 film), The Killer Inside Me'', starring Stacy Keach *''The Killing of a Chinese Bookie'', directed by John Cassavetes, starring Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel *''

'', directed by John Guillermin, starring Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin *''King Kung Fu'', directed by and starring Lance D. Hayes *''Kings of the Road'' (Im Lauf der Zeit), directed by Wim Wenders – (

)

L

*''The Last Hard Men (film), The Last Hard Men'', starring Charlton Heston and James Coburn *''The Last Supper (1976 film), The Last Supper'' (La Última Cena) – (List of Cuban films#1970s, Cuba) *''The Last Tycoon (1976 film), The Last Tycoon'', directed by Elia Kazan, starring Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Ray Milland, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Nicholson *''Leadbelly (film), Leadbelly'', a biopic directed by Gordon Parks *''Lipstick (1976 film), Lipstick'', starring Margaux Hemingway, Mariel Hemingway, Chris Sarandon *''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'', starring

and

*''Logan's Run (1976 film), Logan's Run'', directed by Michael Anderson (director), Michael Anderson, starring Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter

M

*''Mako: The Jaws of Death'', directed by William Grefe, starring Richard Jaeckel *''The Man on the Roof'' (Mannen på taket), directed by Bo Widerberg – (

) *''The Man Who Fell to Earth (film), The Man Who Fell to Earth'', directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark – (

) *''Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!'' (Marečku, podejte mi pero!) – (Czech films of the 1970s, Czechoslovakia) *'' Marathon Man'', directed by John Schlesinger, starring

, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, Marthe Keller, William Devane *''The Marquise of O (film), The Marquise of O'', directed by Éric Rohmer – (

/France) *''Massacre at Central High'', directed by Rene Daalder *''Master of the Flying Guillotine'' (a.k.a. ''One-Armed Boxer 2''), starring Jimmy Wang (actor), Jimmy Wang – (List of Taiwanese films#1970s, Taiwan/

) *''A Matter of Time (1976 film), A Matter of Time'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Ingrid Bergman, Liza Minnelli, Charles Boyer, Isabella Rossellini – (U.S./Italy) *''Max Havelaar (film), Max Havelaar'', directed by Fons Rademakers – (

) *''The Memory of Justice'', a documentary film by Marcel Ophüls – (France/West Germany/U.K./U.S.) *''Midway (1976 film), Midway'', starring Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Toshiro Mifune, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum,

*''Mikey and Nicky'', directed by Elaine May, starring John Cassavetes and Peter Falk *''The Missouri Breaks'', directed by Arthur Penn, starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson *''Mohammad, Messenger of God'', directed by Moustapha Akkad, starring Anthony Quinn – (List of Moroccan films, Morocco/List of Libyan films, Libya) *''Mother, Jugs & Speed'', directed by Peter Yates, starring Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel *''Mr. Klein'', directed by Joseph Losey, starring Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau – (

) *''Murder by Death'', starring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Alec Guinness, Peter Falk, Eileen Brennan, Elsa Lanchester, James Coco, Truman Capote *''The Mysterious Monsters'', starring Peter Graves and Peter Hurkos

N

*''Network (1976 film), Network'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall *''The Next Man'', starring Sean Connery *''Next Stop, Greenwich Village'', starring Shelley Winters, Lenny Baker, Ellen Greene *''Nickelodeon (film), Nickelodeon'', directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds,

, John Ritter, Stella Stevens *''Nightmare in Badham County'', starring Deborah Raffin and Chuck Connors *''No Deposit, No Return'', starring David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Barbara Feldon, Kim Richards

O

*''Obsession (1976 film), Obsession'', directed by

, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow *''Ode to Billy Joe (film), Ode to Billy Joe'', directed by Max Baer Jr., starring Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, James Best *''The Omen'', directed by Richard Donner, starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner (actor), David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Leo McKern – (British films of 1976, UK/American films of 1976, US) *''One Summer Love'', aka ''Dragonfly'', directed by Gilbert Cates, starring Susan Sarandon and Beau Bridges *''The Outlaw Josey Wales'', directed by and starring

, with Chief Dan George, Sam Bottoms, Sondra Locke, John Vernon *''Oz (1976 film), Oz'' or ''20th Century Oz, a Rock 'N' Roll Road Movie'', starring Bruce Spence, Joy Dunstan – (

)

P

*''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'', starring Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down – (

)

R

*''Cría Cuervos, Raise Ravens'' (Cria Cuervos), directed by Carlos Saura, starring

– (

) *''The Rat Savior'' (Izbavitelj) – (

) *''Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries), Rich Man, Poor Man'', television mini-series, starring Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss *''The Ritz (film), The Ritz'', directed by Richard Lester, starring Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston *''Robin and Marian'', directed by Richard Lester, starring Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw (British actor), Robert Shaw – (British films of 1976, UK/American films of 1976, US) *''

'', directed by John G. Avildsen, starring Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burt Young

S

*''The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (film), The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea'', starring Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles *''Salon Kitty (film), Salon Kitty'', directed by Tinto Brass, starring Helmut Berger and Ingrid Thulin – (Italy/West Germany/France) *''The Scar (1976 film), The Scar (film)'', directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski *''Sebastiane'', directed by Derek Jarman – (

) *''Seclusion Near a Forest'' (Na samotě u lesa), directed by Jiří Menzel – (Czech films of the 1970s, Czechoslovakia) *''The Sell Out (film), The Sell Out'', starring Richard Widmark *''Seven Beauties'' (Pasqualino Settebellezze), starring Fernando Rey – (

) *''The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (film), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Herbert Ross, starring Nicol Williamson as Holmes, Robert Duvall as Watson, Alan Arkin as Sigmund Freud, and Laurence Olivier as Moriarty – (British films of 1976, UK/American films of 1976, US) *''Shadow of Angels'' (Schatten der Engel), starring Ingrid Caven and

– (List of Swiss films, Switzerland) *''The Shaggy D.A.'', starring Dean Jones (actor), Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette *''Sherlock Holmes in New York'', directed by Boris Sagal, starring Roger Moore as Sherlock Holmes and Patrick Macnee as Watson *''

'', directed by Don Siegel, starring John Wayne (his final film), Lauren Bacall,

, Richard Boone, Harry Morgan, James Stewart *''Shout at the Devil (film), Shout at the Devil'', starring Lee Marvin, Roger Moore – (U.K.) *''Silent Movie'', directed by and starring Mel Brooks, with Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters *''Silver Streak (1976 film), Silver Streak'', directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Gene Wilder,

, Jill Clayburgh, Ned Beatty, Ray Walston, Patrick McGoohan *''Sister Street Fighter – Fifth Level Fist'' (Onna hissatsu godan ken) – (

) *''Sky Riders'', starring James Coburn, Susannah York,

*''The Slipper and the Rose'', directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Gemma Craven and Richard Chamberlain – (

) *''Small Change (film), Small Change'' (L'Argent de poche), directed by François Truffaut – (

) *''The Smurfs and the Magic Flute'' (La Flûte à six schtroumpfs) – (List of Belgian films of the 1970s, Belgium) *''Snuff (film), Snuff'' – (Argentine films of 1976, Argentina/U.S.) *''The Song Remains the Same (film), The Song Remains the Same'', featuring Led Zeppelin – (British films of 1976, UK/American films of 1976, US) *''Soy un delincuente'' (I Am a Criminal) – (List of Venezuelan films#1970s, Venezuela) *''Sparkle (1976 film), Sparkle'', starring Irene Cara *''A Star Is Born (1976 film), A Star Is Born'', starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson *''Stay Hungry (film), Stay Hungry'', directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger *''St. Ives (1976 film), St. Ives'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Charles Bronson *''Storm Boy (1976 film), Storm Boy'', starring David Gulpilil – (

) *''Swashbuckler (film), Swashbuckler'', starring Robert Shaw (British actor), Robert Shaw *''The Swiss Conspiracy'', starring David Janssen and Elke Sommer *''Sybil (1976 film), Sybil'', starring Joanne Woodward and Sally Field

T

*''

'', directed by

, starring Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks, Peter Boyle,

*''The Tenant'' (Le Locataire), directed by and starring Roman Polanski, with

and Melvyn Douglas – (

) *''That's Entertainment, Part II'', documentary featuring Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly *''Tatlong taong walang Diyos'' (Three Godless Years) – (Philippine films of the 1970s, Philippines) *''To Fly!'', a documentary film *''To the Devil a Daughter'', starring Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Nastassja Kinski – (

) *''Todo modo'', starring Gian Maria Volonté and Marcello Mastroianni – (

) *''Tosun Paşa'' – (Turkish films of the 1970s, Turkey) *''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'', starring Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson and Dawn Wells *''Trackdown (film), Trackdown'', starring James Mitchum *''Tracks (1976 film), Tracks'', directed by Henry Jaglom, starring Dennis Hopper *''Treasure of Matecumbe'', starring Joan Hackett, Robert Foxworth, Peter Ustinov *''The Twist (1976 film), The Twist'', directed by Claude Chabrol, starring

, Stéphane Audran, Charles Aznavour, Ann-Margret – (

) *''Two-Minute Warning'', starring Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, David Janssen, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, Walter Pidgeon, Beau Bridges

U

*''Ugly, Dirty and Bad'' (Brutti, sporchi e cattivi), directed by Ettore Scola, starring Nino Manfredi – (

) *''Up! (1976 film), Up!'', directed by Russ Meyer, featuring Raven De La Croix

V

*''Vigilante Force'', starring Kris Kristofferson and Victoria Principal *''Voyage of the Damned'', starring Faye Dunaway, Lee Grant, James Mason, Katharine Ross, Max von Sydow, Orson Welles, Oskar Werner – (

)

W

*''W.C. Fields and Me'', starring Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, Jack Cassidy *''Wan Pipel'' (One People) – (List of Latin American films#Suriname, Suriname/

) *''Welcome to L.A.'', directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Keith Carradine,

, Sally Kellerman, Harvey Keitel *''The White Ship (1976 film), The White Ship'' (Belyy parokhod) – (

) *''Who Can Kill a Child?'' (¿Quién puede matar a un niño?) – (

) *''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'', starring Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr,

, Art Carney

1976 Wide-release movies

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

*January 2 – Paz Vega, Spanish actress *January 6 **Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, voice actor **Danny Pintauro, American actor *January 13 – Michael Peña, American actor *January 15 - Dorian Missick, American actor *January 18 - Derek Richardson (actor), American actor *January 21 – Lars Eidinger, German film, television and stage actor *January 27 - Chris Gauthier, English-born Canadian actor *January 28 – Lee Ingleby, English film, television and stage actor *February 3 **Isla Fisher, Australian actress **Tim Heidecker, American comedian, writer, director, actor and musician *February 5 – Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor *February 9 – Charlie Day, American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, director and musician *February 11 – Brice Beckham, American actor *February 14 - Erica Leerhsen, American actress *February 23 ** Aaron Aziz, Singaporean actor, singer and film director **Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress *February 25 – Rashida Jones, American actress, director, writer, and producer *February 28 - Ali Larter, American actress and model *February 29 - Ja Rule, American rapper and actor *March 8 – Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor, voice actor, writer and producer *March 13 – Danny Masterson, American actor and DJ *March 14 – Corey Stoll, American actor *March 16 – Paul Schneider (actor), Paul Schneider, American actor *March 21 – Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress, singer and writer *March 22 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress, producer, and entrepreneur *March 23 ** Michelle Monaghan, American actress ** Keri Russell, American actress *March 26 – Amy Smart, American actress *March 27 - Craig Wayans, American writer, producer and actor *April 1 ** Troy Baker, American voice actor ** David Oyelowo, English actor, producer, director *April 5 – Sterling K. Brown, American actor *April 6 - Candace Cameron Bure, American actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist *April 13 – Jonathan Brandis, American actor (d. 2003) *April 15 – Susan Ward, American actress and model *April 20 – Joey Lawrence, American actor *April 23 – Gabriel Damon, American actor *April 26 – Elisabet Reinsalu, Estonian actress *April 27 – Sally Hawkins, English actress *May 1 - Violante Placido, Italian actress and singer *May 5 **Dieter Brummer, Australian actor (d. 2021) **Sage Stallone, American actor (d. 2012) *May 14 - Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer *May 22 – Külli Teetamm, Estonian actress *May 25 **Erinn Hayes, American actress and comedian **Cillian Murphy, Irish actor **Ethan Suplee, American film and television actor **J. Michael Tatum, American voice actor *May 26 - Stephen Curry (comedian), Australian comedian and actor *May 28 - Liam O'Brien, American voice actor, writer and director *May 29 – Yûsuke Iseya, Japanese actor *May 30 – Omri Katz, American retired actor *May 31 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor *June 4 - Damion Poitier, American actor and stuntman *June 8 - Eion Bailey, American actor *June 10 - Simon Fenton, English actor *June 18 - Blake Shelton, American actor and singer *June 19 - Ryan Hurst, American actor *June 21 - Dan Scanlon, American animator, storyboard artist, director and screenwriter *June 28 - Lorraine Stanley, English actress *June 29 - Omar Doom, American actor, musician and artist *July 1 - Thomas Sadoski, American actor *July 3 - Andrea Barber, American actress and comedian *July 5 **Jamie Elman, Canadian-American actor **Liberty Phoenix, American former actress *July 6 - Bashir Salahuddin, American actor, writer and comedian *July 7 - Hamish Linklater, American actor *July 9 – Fred Savage, American actor *July 15 **Gabriel Iglesias, American stand-up comedian and actor **Diane Kruger, German actress *July 18 – Elsa Pataky, Hungarian-Spanish actress *July 19 **Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor **Vinessa Shaw, American actress and model *July 31 – Mela Lee, American voice actress *August 2 – Sam Worthington, Australian actor *August 6 ** Andero Ermel, Estonian actor **Soleil Moon Frye, American actress and director *August 9 – Audrey Tautou, French actress *August 23 - Scott Caan, American actor, director and writer *August 26 – Mike Colter, American actor *August 27 – Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress, model and voice artist *September 3 – Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor *September 5 – Carice van Houten, Dutch actress and singer *September 6 **Robin Atkin Downes, English actor and voice actor **Naomie Harris, English actress *September 9 **Emma de Caunes, French actress **Lúcia Moniz, Portuguese singer and actress *September 13 - Colin Trevorrow, American filmmaker *September 20 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress *September 26 – Kersti Heinloo, Estonian actress *October 3 – Seann William Scott, American actor, comedian and producer *October 4 – Alicia Silverstone, American actress *October 9 - Nick Swardson, American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and producer *October 11 - Emily Deschanel, American actress *October 14 - Chang Chen, Taiwanese actor *October 20 – Dan Fogler, American actor, comedian and writer *October 21 – Andrew Scott (actor), Andrew Scott, Irish actor *October 23 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actor and film producer *October 26 - Florence Kasumba, Ugandan-born German actress *October 31 – Piper Perabo, American actress *November 1 - Chad Lindberg, American actor *November 7 - Melyssa Ade, Canadian actress *November 24 - Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Japanese actor *November 28 - Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor and producer *November 29 **Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (d. 2020) **Anna Faris, American actress, podcaster and writer *December 7 – Mark Duplass, American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician *December 8 – Dominic Monaghan, English actor *December 27 - Aaron Stanford, American actor *December 28 - Joe Manganiello, American actor *December 29 – Danny McBride, American actor, comedian and writer *December 31 - Chris Terrio, American screenwriter and director

Deaths

Film debuts

*Albert Brooks – ''

'' *Dean Cain – ''Elmer'' *Bruce Campbell – ''It's Murder!'' *James Cromwell – ''Murder by Death'' *Michael Dorn – ''

'' *Bill Duke – ''

'' *Richard Griffiths – ''It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet'' *Mariel Hemingway – ''Lipstick (1976 film), Lipstick'' *Ernie Hudson – ''Leadbelly (film), Leadbelly'' * Amy Irving – ''

'' *Michael Kamen – ''The Next Man'' *Jessica Lange – ''

'' *Delroy Lindo – ''Find the Lady (1976 film), Find the Lady'' *Mark Margolis – ''The Opening of Misty Beethoven'' *Edie McClurg – ''Carrie'' *Sam McMurray – ''The Front'' *Glenn Morshower – ''Drive-In (film), Drive-In'' *Bill Murray – ''Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' *Lena Olin – '' Face to Face'' *Tim Pigott-Smith – ''Aces High (film), Aces High'' *Mary Kay Place – '' Bound for Glory'' *Jonathan Pryce – ''Voyage of the Damned'' *John Ratzenberger – ''The Ritz (film), The Ritz'' *James Rebhorn – ''The Yum Yum Girls'' *Isabella Rossellini – ''A Matter of Time (film), A Matter of Time'' *Mercedes Ruehl – ''

'' *Theresa Russell – ''The Last Tycoon (1976 film), The Last Tycoon'' *Brooke Shields – ''Alice, Sweet Alice'' *Ron Silver – ''Tunnel Vision (1976 film), Tunnel Vision'' *P.J. Soles – ''Carrie'' *Holland Taylor – ''The Next Man'' *Charlene Tilton – ''Freaky Friday (1976 film), Freaky Friday'' *Frank Vincent – ''The Death Collector'' *Debra Winger – ''Slumber Party '57'' *Chow Yun-fat – ''Tou tai ren''

References

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