List of science fiction films: 1970s

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A list of science fiction films released in the 1970s.

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Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
1970
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Ted Post James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans Flag of the United States
The Big Mess Alexander Kluge Flag of West Germany
Colossus: The Forbin Project Joseph Sargent Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert Flag of the United States [1]
Space Amoeba Ishiro Honda Chotaro Togin, Shinichi Takashi, Sachio Sakai Flag of Japan
Toomorrow Val Guest Olivia Newton-John, Benny Thomas, Vic Cooper Flag of the United Kingdom
Yog, Monster from Space Ishiro Honda Chotaro Togin, Shinichi Takashi Flag of Japan
1971
The Andromeda Strain Robert Wise Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid Flag of the United States
A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates Flag of the United Kingdom [2]
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Don Taylor Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter Flag of the United States
Gamera vs. Zigra Noriyaki Yuasa Koji Fujiyama, Daigo Inoue Flag of Japan
Gas-s-s-s Roger Corman Robert Corff, Elaine Giftos, George Armitage Flag of the United States
Glen and Randa Jim McBride Steven Curry, Shelley Plimpton Flag of the United States
Godzilla vs. Hedorah Yoshimitsu Banno Toshie Kimura, Akira Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Kawase Flag of Japan
The Omega Man Boris Sagal Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash Flag of the United States
THX 1138 George Lucas Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley Flag of the United States
1972
Beware! The Blob Larry Hagman Richard Stahl, Godfrey Cambridge Flag of the United States
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes J. Lee Thompson Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban Flag of the United States
Godzilla vs. Gigan Jun Fukuda Yuriko Hishimi, Tomoko Umeda, Hiroshi Ishikawa Flag of Japan
Now You See Him, Now You Don't Robert Butler Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn Flag of the United States
Silent Running Douglas Trumbull Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin Flag of the United States
Slaughterhouse Five George Roy Hill Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche Flag of the United States [3]
Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky Natalya Bondarchuk, Jüri Järvet, Donatas Banionis Flag of the Soviet Union [4]
ZPG Michael I. Campus Sheila Reid, Aubrey Woods, Oliver Reed Flag of the United States
1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes J. Lee Thompson Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden Flag of the United States
The Day of the Dolphin Mike Nichols George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino Flag of the United States
Fantastic Planet René Laloux Flag of FranceFlag of Czechoslovakia Animated film
The Final Programme Robert Fuest Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Patrick Magee Flag of the United Kingdom
Godzilla vs. Megalon Jun Fukuda Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi Flag of Japan
Idaho Transfer Peter Fonda Keith Carradine Flag of the United States
Invasion of the Bee Girls Denis Sanders William Smith, Claudia Jennings, Andre Philippe Flag of the United States
Sleeper Woody Allen Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, John Beck Flag of the United States [5]
Soylent Green Richard Fleischer Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young Flag of the United States [6]
Westworld Michael Crichton Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin Flag of the United States
Who? Jack Gold Elliott Gould, Trevor Howard, Joseph Bova Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of West Germany
1974
Dark Star John Carpenter Brian Narelle, Andreijah Pahich, Carl Duniholm Flag of the United States [7]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Jun Fukuda Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko Tajima Flag of Japan
Flesh Gordon Michael Benveniste, Howard Ziehm Jason Williams, Suzanne Fields, Joseph Hudgins Flag of the United States
Phase IV Saul Bass Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick Flag of the United States
Prophecies of Nostradamus Toshio Masuda Tetsuro Tamba, Toshio Kurosawa, Kaoru Yumi Flag of Japan
Space Is the Place John Coney Sun Ra Flag of the United States
The Terminal Man Mike Hodges George Segal Flag of the United States
Zardoz John Boorman Sean Connery Flag of the United Kingdom
1975
A Boy and his Dog L.Q. Jones Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Tim McIntire Flag of the United States [8]
Black Moon Louis Malle Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra Stewart Flag of France
Death Race 2000 Paul Bartel David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone Flag of the United States
Futureworld Richard T. Heffron Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur Hill Flag of the United States
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Jim Sharman Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick Flag of the United Kingdom
Rollerball Norman Jewison James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams Flag of the United States [9]
Shivers David Cronenberg Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry Flag of Canada
The Stepford Wives Bryan Forbes Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson Flag of the United States
Terror of Mechagodzilla Ishiro Honda Ikio Sawamura, Katsuhiko Sasaki Flag of Japan
The Ultimate Warrior Robert Clouse Wabei Slyolwe, William Smith Flag of the United States
1976
Any Day Now Roeland Kerbosch Flag of the Netherlands
At the Earth's Core Kevin Connor Doug McClure, Peter Cushing Flag of the United Kingdom
God Told Me To Larry Cohen Tony Lo Bianco Flag of the United States
Logan's Run Michael Anderson Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter Flag of the United States [10]
The Man Who Fell to Earth Nicolas Roeg David Bowie, Candy Clark, Rip Torn Flag of the United Kingdom [11]
The Rat Savior Alexander Green Ivica Vidovic, Relja Basic Flag of Serbia
The Super Inframan Hua-Shan Li Hsiu-hsien, Wang Hsieh, Lin Wen-wei Flag of Hong KongFlag of Japan Superhero film
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Terri Garr Flag of the United States [12]
Damnation Alley Jack Smight Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda Flag of the United States
Demon Seed Donald Cammell Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham Flag of the United States
Empire of the Ants Bert I. Gordon Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John Carson Flag of the United States
The Incredible Melting Man William Sachs Alex Rebar, Burr de Benning, Myron Healey Flag of the United States
The Island of Dr.Moreau Don Taylor Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport Flag of the United States
The People That Time Forgot Kevin Connor Patrick Wayne, Doug McClure Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United States
Star Wars George Lucas Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing Flag of the United States [13]
The War in Space Jun Fukuda Ryo Ikebe, Yuko Asano Flag of Japan
Wizards Ralph Bakshi Flag of the United States Animated film
1978
The Alien Factor Donald M. Dohler Don Leifert, Tom Griffith, Richard Dyszel Flag of the United States
The Boys from Brazil Franklin J. Schaffner Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason Flag of the United States
Capricorn One Peter Hyams Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro Flag of the United States
The Cat from Outer Space Norman Tokar Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan Flag of the United States
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Philip Kaufman Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy Flag of the United States [14]
Laserblast Michael Rae Kim Milford, Gianni Russo, Ron Masak Flag of the United States
Message from Space Kinji Fukasaku Vic Morrow, Sonny Chiba, Philip Casnoff Flag of Japan
Superman Richard Donner Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United States [15]
Warlords of Atlantis Kevin Connor Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer Flag of the United Kingdom
1979
Alien Ridley Scott Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United States [16]
The Alien Encounters Edward Hunt Helen Shaver, Kurt Schiegl Flag of Canada
The Black Hole Gary Nelson Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster Flag of the United States
The Brood David Cronenberg Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle Flag of Canada
The Dark John Cardos William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel Flag of the United States
Mad Max George Miller Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne Flag of Australia
Meteor Ronald Neame Sean Connery, Natalie Wood Flag of the United States
Moonraker Lewis Gilbert Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michel Lonsdale Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of France
Quintet Robert Altman Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey Flag of the United States
Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky Alexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoli Solonitsin, Nikolai Grinko Flag of the Soviet Union Flag of West Germany
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Robert Wise William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley Flag of the United States
Starcrash Luigi Cozzi Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, David Hasselhoff Flag of the United States

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Won a Golden Scroll of Merit in 1979 for theatrical motion picture production.
  2. ^ Winner of a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  3. ^ Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  4. ^ Winner of the Grand Prize of the Jury and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
  5. ^ Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and a Nebula Award for Best Script.
  6. ^ Winner of a Nebula Award for Best Script and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  7. ^ Won a Golden Scroll for Best Special Effects in 1976.
  8. ^ Winner of a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  9. ^ Won a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  10. ^ Winner of a Academy Award for Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award) and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  11. ^ Won a Nebula Award for Best Script and a Saturn Award for Best Actor in a film.
  12. ^ Winner of Academy Awards for Cinematography and Sound Editing (Special Achievement Award) and a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition (1979). It was also the second highest grossing film of 1977.
  13. ^ Won Academy Awards for Art Direction, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound (Special Achievement Award), Visual Effects; a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. It was also the highest grossing film of 1977.
  14. ^ Remake. Winner of Saturn Awards for Best Director and Best Sound.
  15. ^ Won the Academy Award for Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award), Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition. It was also the highest grossing film of the year.
  16. ^ Winner of the Academy Award for Visual Effects, Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Carol Schwartx, Michelle Banks et al (1997). Video Hound's Sci-Fi Experience. Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 0-7876-0615-4. 
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