The following is a list of biographical films released of the 1970s.
1970
Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressA Bullet for Pretty BoyPretty Boy FloydFabianChisumJohn ChisumJohn WayneCromwellOliver CromwellRichard HarrisThe Cross and the SwitchbladeDavid WilkersonPat BooneThe Honeymoon KillersMartha BeckShirley StolerRaymond FernandezTony Lo BiancoJulius CaesarJulius CaesarCharlton HestonMichael the BraveMichael the BraveAmza PelleaNed KellyNed KellyMick JaggerPattonGeorge S. PattonGeorge C. ScottSong of NorwayEdvard GriegToralv MaurstadRikard NordraakFrank PorrettaSzerelmi álmok – LisztFranz LisztImre SinkovitsTropic of CancerHenry MillerRip TornThe Wild ChildVictor of AveyronJean-Pierre Cargol
1971 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressBrian's SongBrian PiccoloJames CaanThe DevilsUrbain GrandierOliver ReedDocDoc HollidayStacy KeachEvel KnievelEvel KnievelGeorge HamiltonMacbethMacbeth of ScotlandJon FinchMary, Queen of ScotsMary, Queen of ScotsVanessa RedgraveElizabeth I of EnglandGlenda JacksonThe Music LoversPyotr TchaikovskyRichard ChamberlainNicholas and AlexandraTsar Nicholas IIMichael JaystonTsaritsa Alexandra of RussiaJanet SuzmanRain for a Dusty Summertcm.comMiguel ProHumberto Almazán10 Rillington PlaceJohn Reginald ChristieRichard Attenborough
1972 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressAdolf Hitler: My Part in His DownfallSpike MilliganJim DaleThe Assassination of TrotskyLeon TrotskyRichard BurtonAguirre, the Wrath of GodLope de AguirreKlaus KinskiAntony and CleopatraMark AntonyCharlton HestonCleopatra VIIHildegarde NeilBrother Sun, Sister MoonSt. Francis of AssisiGraham FaulknerSt. Clare of AssisiJudi BowkerDirty Little BillyBilly the KidMichael J. PollardThe Great WaltzJohann Strauss IIHorst BuchholzHenry VIII and His Six WivesHenry VIIIKeith MichellAnne BoleynCharlotte RamplingLady Caroline LambLady Caroline LambSarah MilesLady Sings the BluesBillie HolidayDiana RossThe Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanJudge Roy BeanPaul NewmanThe Life of Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da VinciPhilippe LeroyLiving FreeGeorge AdamsonNigel DavenportJoy AdamsonSusan HampshireLudwigLudwig II of BavariaHelmut BergerLudwig - Requiem for a Virgin KingLudwig II of BavariaHarry BaerThe Mattei AffairEnrico MatteiGian Maria VolontéPancho VillaPancho VillaTelly SavalasPope JoanPope JoanLiv UllmannSavage MessiahHenri Gaudier-BrzeskaScott AntonyTadas BlindaTadas BlindaVytautas TomkusThe Valachi PapersJoseph ValachiCharles BronsonYoung WinstonWinston ChurchillSimon Ward
1973 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressDillingerJohn DillingerWarren OatesGiordano BrunoGiuliano MontaldoGian Maria VolontéEdvard MunchEdvard MunchGeir WestbyHitler: The Last Ten DaysAdolf HitlerAlec GuinnessJesus Christ SuperstarJesusTed NeeleyThe Last American HeroJunior JohnsonJeff BridgesLucky LucianoLucky LucianoGian Maria VolontéMaurieMaurice StokesBernie CaseyJack TwymanBo SvensonPapillonHenri CharrièreSteve McQueenLouis DegaDustin HoffmanPat Garrett and Billy the KidPat GarrettJames CoburnBilly the KidKris KristoffersonSerpicoFrank SerpicoAl PacinoWalking TallBuford PusserJoe Don Baker
1974 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressThe AbdicationQueen Christina of SwedenLiv UllmannConrackPat ConroyJon VoightThe Education of Sonny CarsonRobert "Sonny" CarsonRony ClantonThe Enigma of Kaspar HauserKaspar HauserBruno S.Karl MayKarl MayHelmut KäutnerThe Great McGonagallWilliam McGonagallSpike MilliganLennyLenny BruceDustin HoffmanMahlerGustav MahlerRobert PowellAlma MahlerGeorgina HaleStaviskyAlexandre StaviskyJean-Paul BelmondoThe Story of Jacob and JosephJacobKeith MichellJosephTony Lo BiancoVisit to a Chief's SonKevin GormanJohn Philip Hogdon
1975 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressBabeBabe DidricksonSusan ClarkCaponeAl CaponeBen GazzaraDog Day AfternoonSonny WortzikAl PacinoGalileoGalileo GalileiChaim TopolThe Happy HookerXaviera HollanderLynn RedgraveThe Hiding PlaceCorrie ten BoomJulie HarrisLepketcm.comLouis BuchalterTony CurtisLisztomaniaFranz LisztRoger DaltreyMoses the LawgiverMosesBurt LancasterMurph the SurfJack Roland MurphyDon StroudThe Naked Civil ServantQuentin CrispJohn HurtThe Other Side of the MountainJill KinmontMarilyn HassettThe Story of Adele H.Adèle HugoIsabelle AdjaniUn prete scomodoLorenzo MilaniEnrico Maria Salerno
1976 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressAmelia EarhartAmelia EarhartSusan ClarkBound for GloryWoody GuthrieDavid CarradineBruce Lee and IBruce LeeDanny LeeBetty Ting PeiBetty Ting PeiBruce Lee: The Man, The MythBruce LeeBruce LiBuffalo Bill and the IndiansBuffalo BillPaul NewmanThe Disappearance of AimeeAimee Semple McPhersonFaye DunawayEleanor and FranklinFranklin D. RooseveltEdward HerrmannEleanor RooseveltJane AlexanderFellini's CasanovaGiacomo CasanovaDonald SutherlandGable and LombardClark GableJames BrolinCarole LombardJill ClayburghHelter SkelterVincent BugliosiGeorge DiCenzoCharles MansonSteve RailsbackJames DeanJames DeanStephen McHattieThe Last of Mrs. LincolnMary Todd LincolnJulie HarrisMad Dog MorganDan MorganDennis HopperThe MessageMuhammadAnthony QuinnThe Story of DavidKing DavidTimothy BottomsSybilShirley Ardell MasonSally FieldW.C. Fields and MeW. C. FieldsRod Steiger
1977 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressChanakya ChandraguptaChanakyaAkkineni Nageswara RaoChandraguptaN. T. Rama RaoThe Amazing Howard HughesHoward HughesTommy Lee JonesGreased LightningWendell ScottRichard PryorThe GreatestMuhammad AliMuhammad AliMacArthurDouglas MacArthurGregory PeckLooking for Mr. GoodbarRoseann QuinnDiane KeatonThe Private Files of J. Edgar HooverJ. Edgar HooverBroderick CrawfordThe Trial of Ned KellyNed KellyJohn WatersRembrandt fecit 1669RembrandtFrans Stelling as (Rembrandt young)Ton de Koff as (Rembrandt old)Scott JoplinScott JoplinBilly Dee WilliamsValentinoRudolph ValentinoRudolf NureyevWilmaWilma RudolphShirley Jo Finney
1978 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressAmerican Hot WaxAlan FreedTim McIntireBud and LouBud AbbottHarvey KormanLou CostelloBuddy HackettThe Buddy Holly StoryBuddy HollyGary BuseyDeadman's CurveJan BerryRichard HatchDean TorrenceBruce DavisonDiary of Korean-Japanese Warhttp://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03167Yi Sun-sinKim Jin-kyuIshi: The Last of His TribeIshiEloy CasadosLa Vida y Poesia de Julia de BurgosJulia de BurgosAna Li DiazKingDr. Martin Luther King Jr.Paul WinfieldThe Lost BoysJ. M. BarrieIan HolmMidnight ExpressBilly HayesBrad DavisPretty BabyErnest J. BellocqKeith CarradineVeera Puran AppuPuran AppuRavindra RandeniyaGongalegoda BandaJoe AbeywickramaThe Defection of Simas KudirkaSimas KudirkaAlan ArkinThe Roads of ExileJean-Jacques RousseauFrançois Simon
1979 Film Subject(s) Lead actor or actressBackstairs at the White HouseMaggie RogersOlivia ColeLillian Rogers ParksLeslie UggamsBirth of The BeatlesJohn LennonStephen MacKennaPaul McCartneyRod CulbertsonGeorge HarrisonJohn AltmanRingo StarrRay AshcroftA Glass Of WaterAbigail Masham, Baroness MashamSvetlana SmirnovaThe Bronte SistersCharlotte BrontëIsabelle AdjaniEmily BrontëMarie-France PisierAnne BrontëIsabelle HuppertCaligulaGaius Germanicus CaligulaMalcolm McDowellElvisElvis PresleyKurt RussellEscape from AlcatrazFrank MorrisClint EastwoodJesusJesusBrian DeaconLes Égouts du paradisAlbert SpaggiariFrancis HusterThe Great Riviera Bank RobberyIan McShaneMeetings with Remarkable MenGeorge GurdjieffDragan MaksimovicThe Onion FieldKarl Francis HettingerJohn SavageGregory PowellJames WoodsJimmy Lee SmithFranklyn SealesVlad TepesVlad the ImpalerStefan Sileanu
See also List of biographical films biographical films
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