The year involved some significant events.
# '' The Godfather ''
# '' The Poseidon Adventure ''
# '' What's Up, Doc? ''
# '' Deliverance ''
# '' Jeremiah Johnson
# '' Cabaret ''
# '' Deep Throat ''
# '' The Getaway ''
# '' Lady Sings The Blues
# '' Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid To Ask) ''
# '' Sounder ''
# '' The Valachi Papers ''
# '' The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean ''
# '' The Cowboys ''
# '' Pete 'n' Tillie ''
: Best Supporting Actor ; - ''Cabaret''
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: Best Picture : ''
: Best Actor : - ''The Godfather''
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: Best Actress : - ''Cabaret''
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:'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri , Italy
:'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi , Italy
:'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini , Italy / France
- '' 1776 ''
- '' The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie ''
- '' Aguirre, The Wrath Of God ''
- '' Avanti! ''
- '' Blacula ''
- '' Butterflies Are Free ''
- '' Boxcar Bertha '', directed by Martin Scorsese
- '' Cabaret ''
- '' The Candidate ''
- '' The Canterbury Tales '', by Pier Paolo Pasolini , Golden Bear winner
- '' Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes ''
- '' The Cowboys ''
- '' Deep Throat ''
- '' Deliverance ''
- '' The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie ''
- '' Dr. Jekyll Y El Hombre Lobo ''
- '' Endless Night '' -(film mentioned in article)
- '' Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid To Ask)
- '' Un Flic '' (''A Cop''), starring Alain Delon , Catherine Deneuve
- '' The Final Comedown ''
- '' Frenzy ''
- '' Fritz The Cat '' — first animated movie to receive an X rating.
- '' The Fury Of The Wolfman ''
- '' The Getaway ''
- '' The Goalkeeper's Fear Of The Penalty ''
- '' The Godfather ''
- '' Godzilla Vs. Gigan ''
- '' The Heartbreak Kid ''
- '' The Hot Rock ''
- '' Images ''
- '' Jeremiah Johnson ''
- '' Lady Sings The Blues ''
- '' The Last House On The Left '', Controversial film about the rape of two teenage girls.
- '' Last Tango In Paris '' (''Ultimo tango a Parigi'')
- '' The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean ''
- '' Man Of La Mancha ''
- '' The Mattei Affair '', Palme d'Or winner
- '' My Name Is Shanghai Joe ''
- '' Napoleon And Samantha ''
- '' The New Land '' ( Nybyggarna ), Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
- '' Pete 'n' Tillie '', starring Walter Matthau
- '' Play It Again, Sam
- '' The Poseidon Adventure ''
- '' Prime Cut '', starring Lee Marvin and Gene Hackman
- '' Shaft's Big Score ''
- '' Skyjacked ''
- '' Slaughterhouse-Five ''
- '' Sleuth '', with Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine
- '' Snoopy Come Home ''
- '' Solaris '', Russian version, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- '' Sounder ,'' starring Cicely Tyson
- '' Superfly ''
- '' Treasure Island '', starring Orson Welles
- '' Une Belle Fille Comme Moi '', directed by François Truffaut
- '' The Valachi Papers ''
- '' What's Up, Doc? ''
- '' Young Winston ''
- January 1 - Catherine McCormack , actress
- January 2 - Taye Diggs , actor
- January 11 - Amanda Peet , actress
- January 15 - Kobe Tai (also Known As Carla Scott) , adult and mainstream actress
- March 23 - Judith Godrèche , actress
- March 31 - Alejandro Amenábar , Spanish director, writer and soundtrack composer
- May 28 - Chiara Mastroianni , actress
- June 12 - Robin Tunney , actress
- August 12 - Rebecca Gayheart ,actress
- August 15 - Ben Affleck ,Actor
- September 28 - Gwyneth Paltrow , actress
- October 17 - Eminem (also Known As Marshall Mathers) , rap star and actor
- November 1 - Jenny McCarthy ,actress
- November 7 - Jeremy and Jason London , actors
- December 7 - Jennifer Syme , entertainment industry employee (d. 2001 )
- December 29 - Jude Law
- January 1 - Maurice Chevalier , French actor/singer
- January 8 - Wesley Ruggles , movie director, producer
- January 17 - Rochelle Hudson , actress
- February 2 - Jessie Royce Landis , actress
- February 7 - Walter Lang , director
- March 20 - Marilyn Maxwell , actress
- April 5 - Isabel Jewell , actress
- April 5 - Brian Donlevy , actor
- April 30 - Gia Scala , actress
- May 3 - Bruce Cabot , actor
- May 15 - Nigel Green , actor
- May 21 - Margaret Rutherford , actress
- July 6 - Brandon De Wilde , actor
- August 7 - Joi Lansing , actress
- October 9 - Miriam Hopkins , actress
- October 16 - Leo G. Carroll , actor (b. 1892 )
- October 24 - Claire Windsor , actress (b. 1897 )
- November 16 - Vera Karalli , actress
- November 23 - Marie Wilson , actress
- December 9 - Louella Parsons , Hollywood Columnist
- December 26 - Harry S. Truman , president/actor
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