List of Columbia Pictures films (1970–1979)
The following is a list of films produced and/or released by
Big Five film studios. Columbia Pictures is a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony
.
Release date | Title | Notes |
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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 | |
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
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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 | House of Evil | Co-production with Azteca Films and Filmica Vergara S.A. |
January 19, 1971 | The Reckoning |
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February 3, 1971 | Doctors' Wives | Co-production with Frankovich Productions |
February 21, 1971 | Claire's Knee | |
February 23, 1971 | The Pursuit of Happiness | |
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 Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, North American and Spain distribution by Paramount Pictures and Argentinan distribution by Cinema International Corporation (via Paramount)
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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
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June 6, 1971 | Summertree | Co-production with The Bryna Company
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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
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September 1, 1971 | Creatures the World Forgot | Co-production with Hammer Film Productions |
September 2, 1971 | See No Evil | Co-production with Filmways Pictures
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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.
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January 1, 1972 | J. W. Coop | |
January 14, 1972 | Cisco Pike | |
January 20, 1972 | To Find a Man | Co-production with Rastar
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 Sisiter | 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
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October 21, 1973 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Co-production with Rastar
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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 |
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] | International distribution only; co-production with Paramount Pictures and Dino DeLaurentiis Cinematografica |
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 | |
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
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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
| |
February 8, 1976 | Taxi Driver | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture; co-production with Bill/Philips Productions and Italo/Judeo Productions |
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
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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
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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
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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 EMI Films
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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 | U.S. distribution only; Co-production with EMI Films and John Marshall Production
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June 17, 1977 | The Deep | distribution only; co-production with EMI Films
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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 | co-production with First Artists; co-distributed by Warner Bros. |
November 16, 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | distribution only; Co-production with Julia Philips and EMI Films
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December 7, 1977 | The Incredible Melting Man | International theatrical distribution only; distributed in U.S. by American International Pictures; Co-production with Quartet Productions |
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
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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
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May 24, 1978 | If Ever I See You Again | |
June 23, 1978 | The Cheap Detective | distribution only; co-production with Rastar Pictures
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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
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December 21, 1978 | Spider-Man Strikes Back | International theatrical distribution only; Co-production with Danchuck Productions |
December 31, 1978 | Ice Castles | |
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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 | distribution only |
October 1979 | Skatetown, U.S.A. | Co-production with Rastar
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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 20th Century Fox (International)
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December 21, 1979 | The Electric Horseman[N 9] | US distribution only; co-production with Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions and Wildwood Productions |
Notes
- ^ Owned by MGM
- ^ Co-owned by Warner Bros.
- ^ Owned by Disney (via 20th Century Studios)
- ^ Co-owned by StudioCanal
- ^ a b Owned by Bristol Myers Squibb
- ^ a b Owned by ITV Studios
- ^ Fortune Star
- ^ Owned by Lionsgate in the U.S. and Icon Entertainment International and Exclusive Media internationally
- ^ Owned by Universal Pictures