List of Columbia Pictures films (1970–1979)

The following is a list of films produced and/or released by Columbia Pictures in 1970–1979. Most films listed here were distributed theatrically in the United States by the company's distribution division, Sony Pictures Releasing (formerly known as Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International [1991–2005] and Warner-Columbia Films [1971-1987; a joint venture with Warner Bros.]). It is one of the Big Five film studios. Columbia Pictures is a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony.

Release date Title Notes
January 1970Land RaidersCo-Production with Morningside Productions
February 4, 1970The Looking Glass WarCo-Production with Frankovich Productions
February 5, 1970The Virgin Soldiersco-production with High Road Productions and Open Road Films
March 4, 1970Loving
March 18, 1970The Liberation of L.B. Jonesco-production with Liberation Company
April 27, 1970Riverrun
May 13, 1970Getting Straight
May 21, 1970Run Wild, Run Freeco-production with Irving Allen Productions
May 27, 1970Watermelon Man
June 17, 1970A Walk in the Spring Rain
July 24, 1970You Can't Win 'Em Allco-production with SRO
August 31, 1970The Things of Life
August 1970The Olympics in MexicoMexican film
September 11, 1970Sartana Kills Them All
September 12, 1970Five Easy PiecesNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
September 16, 1970R.P.M.
The Executionerco-production with Ameran Films
October 12, 1970The Mind of Mr. Soamesco-production with Amicus Productions
October 16, 1970I Never Sang for My FatherNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
October 23, 1970Cromwellco-production with Irving Allen Productions
November 3, 1970The Owl and the PussycatCo-production with Rastar
November 18, 1970I Walk the Line
December 8, 1970HusbandsCo-production with Faces Music
December 15, 1970There's a Girl in My Soup
December 16, 1970Take a Girl Like Youco-production with Albion Film Distributors
December 25, 1970The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a GunFrench film
1971House of EvilCo-production with Azteca Films and Filmica Vergara S.A.
January 19, 1971The Reckoning
February 3, 1971Doctors' WivesCo-production with Frankovich Productions
February 21, 1971Claire's Knee
February 23, 1971The Pursuit of Happiness
March 12, 1971The Buttercup Chainco-production with Columbia British Productions
March 24, 1971Brother John
March 28, 1971A Severed Head
March 31, 1971WaterlooInternational (excluiding the Soviet Union, Argentina and Spain) distribution only; co-production with Mosfilm and Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, North American and Spain distribution by Paramount Pictures and Argentinan distribution by Cinema International Corporation (via Paramount)
March 1971Isle of the Snake People
April 2, 1971Flight of the Doves
April 8, 1971The ProfessorMexican film; co-production with Posa Films
April 1971The Incredible Invasion
May 12, 197110 Rillington PlaceCo-production with Filmways Pictures
June 6, 1971SummertreeCo-production with The Bryna Company
June 9, 1971A Man Called Sledge
June 13, 1971Drive, He Saidco-production with BBS Productions and Drive Productions Inc.
June 17, 1971The Anderson Tapesco-production with Robert M. Weitman Productions
June 23, 1971Man and BoyCo-production with J. Cornelius Crean Films Inc. and Jemmin Inc.
July 24, 1971The Horsemen
August 18, 1971Fools' Paradeco-production with Stanmore Productions and Penbar Productions, Inc.
August 27, 1971The Love MachineCo-production with Sujac Productions and Frankovich Productions
September 1, 1971Creatures the World ForgotCo-production with Hammer Film Productions
September 2, 1971See No EvilCo-production with Filmways Pictures
September 24, 1971The Last Rebel
September 29, 1971The Brotherhood of Satanco-production with Four Star Excelsior and LQ/JAF
September 1971Fragment of Fear
Dad's Armyco-production with Norcon Film Productions
Welcome to the Club
October 1, 1971A Safe Place
October 13, 1971Macbeth
October 22, 1971The Last Picture ShowNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
October 28, 1971Bless the Beasts and Children
December 9, 1971Happy Birthday, Wanda Juneco-production with Red Lion, Sourdough and The Filmakers Group
December 13, 1971Nicholas and AlexandraNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
December 17, 1971$Also known as Dollars, co-production with Frankovich Productions, Inc.
January 1, 1972J. W. Coop
January 14, 1972Cisco Pike
January 20, 1972To Find a ManCo-production with Rastar
January 21, 1972X, Y, and ZeeCo-production with Zee Company, Original British title: Zee and Co.
March 21, 1972GumshoeCo-production with Memorial Enterprises
April 28, 1972Buck and the Preacher
May 1972Stand Up and Be Countedco-production with Frankovich Productions
June 1, 1972Glass Houses
June 4, 1972A Day in the Death of Joe EggBritish film
June 14, 1972The BurglarsFrench & Italian film
July 6, 1972Butterflies Are FreeNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
July 12, 1972Living FreeBritish film
July 26, 1972Fat CityCo-production with Rastar
August 3, 1972The New CenturionsCo-production with Chartoff-Winkler Productions
August 16, 1972Pope Joan
August 22, 1972And Now for Something Completely DifferentCo-production with Playboy Productions
September 29, 1972Love in the AfternoonCo-production with Les films du losange
October 10, 1972Young Winston
October 12, 1972The King of Marvin Gardens
November 17, 19721776Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
November 1972Dirty Little Billy
December 18, 1972Imagesdistribution only; produced by Hemdale Film Corporation
December 19, 1972Goodbye, Stork, GoodbyeCo-production with Impala, Daga Films and Kalender Films International
December 20, 1972Black Gunn
1973Andrei RublevInternational distribution only
January 31, 1973Shamus
February 4, 1973Wattstaxco-production with Wolper Productions and Stax Records
February 9, 1973The Creeping Flesh
February 12, 1973A Reflection of Fear
March 17, 1973Lost Horizonco-production with Ross Hunter Productions
March 21, 1973Godspell
April 19, 1973Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
May 25, 1973Let the Good Times Roll
June 10, 1973The Hireling
June 28, 197340 Caratsco-production with Frankovich Productions
July 3, 1973Oklahoma Crudeco-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
July 18, 1973SiddharthaU.S. distribution only; produced by Lotus Films
August 1973White SisiterItalian, Spanish & French
co-production with Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia Midega Film and CIPI Cinematografica S.A.
August 8, 1973The Stone Killerco-production with De Laurentiis International Manufacturing and Company S.p.A.
October 19, 1973The Way We WereCo-production with Rastar and Tom Ward Enterprises
October 21, 1973Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsCo-production with Rastar
December 12, 1973The Last DetailCo-production with Bright-Persky Associates and Acrobat Productions
December 14, 1973PapillonInternational distribution only; co-production with Allied Artists Pictures, Les Films Corona and General Production Company; US rights now owned by Warner Bros. Pictures via Lorimar
February 15, 1974Crazy JoeU.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, 1974Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesU.S. distribution only; produced by Toho and Katsu Production Co. Ltd
April 5, 1974The Golden Voyage of SinbadCo-production by Morningside Productions and Ameran Films
April 10, 1974Thomasine & BushrodCo-production with Harvey Bernhard Enterprises
April 14, 1974Lovin' Mollydistribution only; produced by S.J.F. Productions
May 1, 1974The Lords of FlatbushCo-production with Ebbets Field
May 24, 1974Chosen Survivorsco-production with Metromedia Producers Corporation, Alpine Productions Inc. and Churubusco Studios; The film is now owned by The Walt Disney Company via 20th Century Fox
May 1974The TakeCo-production with World Film Services
June 16, 1974The Gravy Traindistribution only; co-production with Tomorrow Entertainment
For Pete's SakeCo-production with Rastar and Barclay
June 1974Birds Do It, Bees Do ItCo-production with Romax Productions and Wolper Pictures
July 24, 1974Death WishInternational distribution only; co-production with Paramount Pictures and Dino DeLaurentiis Cinematografica, international rights now owned by StudioCanal
August 7, 1974California SplitCo-production with Spelling-Goldberg and Won World
August 23, 1974Buster and BillieCo-production with Black Creek Billie
August 1974Open Seasonco-production with Arpa Productions and Impala
September 25, 1974The MutationsCo-production with Cyclone and Getty Pictures Corp.
October 9, 1974Law and DisorderCo-production with Fadsin Cinema Associates, Leroy Street, Memorial Enterprises and Ugo
October 17, 1974Liberation
October 18, 1974The Odessa FileCo-production with John Woolf Productions, Domino Productions and Oceanic Filmproduktion
November 8, 1974Confessions of a Window Cleaner
February 12, 1975The Stepford WivesTheatrical distributor only; The film is now owned by Paramount Pictures
March 13, 1975ShampooNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
March 15, 1975Funny LadyNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; co-production with Rastar
March 19, 1975Tommydistribution 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, 1975Touch and GoFrench & Italian film
co-production with Les Films Ariane and Vides Cinematografica
April 29, 1975Aloha Bobby and RoseCo-production with Cine Artists International
May 20, 1975The Fortune
May 22, 1975Breakout
The Wind and the LionInternational distribution only; co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; US distribution by United Artists (current US distribution owned by Warner Bros. Pictures via Turner Entertainment Co.)
June 20, 1975Bite the Bullet
July 16, 1975White Line Feverco-production by International Cinemedia Center and White Line Fever Syndicate
September 17, 1975Swept Awaydistribution only; Remade in 2002
October 8, 1975Hard Timesco-production with Lawrence Gordon Productions
October 12, 1975Lies My Father Told Meco-production with Canadian Film Development Corporation
December 18, 1975The Man Who Would Be KingInternational distribution only; co-production with Allied Artists Pictures; US distribution now owned by Warner Bros. Pictures via Lorimar
December 25, 1975Aaron Loves Angela
The Black BirdCo-production with Rastar
February 8, 1976Taxi DriverNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture; co-production with Bill/Philips Productions and Italo/Judeo Productions
February 13, 1976Jack and the BeanstalkU.S. distribution only; produced by Group TAC, Nippon Herald Films and Film-Rite Inc.
March 11, 1976Robin and MarianCo-production with Rastar
April 16, 1976Countdown at KusiniCo-production with DST Telecommunications, Nigeria Glipp Productions and Tam International Limited
April 1976The Stranger and the GunfighterU.S. distribution only; produced by Champion Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Harbor Productions, Midega Film and The Shaw Brothers
May 5, 1976Baby Blue MarineCo-production with Spelling-Goldberg Productions
May 16, 1976GrizzlyWorldwide distribution only with Film Ventures International
May 26, 1976Drive-InCo-production with George Litto Productions
May 1976Watch Out, We're MadU.S. distribution only; produced by Filmayer, Capital Films and Rizzoli Film
June 6, 1976The Last WomanU.S. distribution only; produced by Les Productions Jaques Roitfield
June 17, 1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkCo-production with Devlin-Gittes/Tony Bill
June 23, 1976Murder by DeathCo-production with Rastar
July 1, 1976The Minister and IMexican film; co-production with Rioma Films
July 14, 1976Shadow of the HawkCo-production with International Cinemedia Center, Rising Road, The Canadian Film Development Corporation and The Odeon Theatres
August 1, 1976ObsessionCo-production with Yellowbird Productions
September 17, 1976The Frontco-production with Devon/Persky-Bright, Persky-Bright Productions and Rollins-Joffe Productions
December 21, 1976NickelodeonUS distribution only; produced by British Lion Films and EMI Films
February 9, 1977Fun with Dick and Jane
March 9, 1977The FarmerCo-production with Milway Productions
April 2, 1977The Eagle Has LandedUSA distribution only; produced by ITC Entertainment and Associated General Films
May 19, 1977The GreatestU.S. distribution only; Co-production with EMI Films and John Marshall Production
June 17, 1977The Deepdistribution only; co-production with Cascablanca Filmworks and EMI Films
August 5, 1977March or DieU.S. distribution only, produced by ITC Entertainment, Sir Lew Grade and Associated General Films
August 12, 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerCo-production with Andor Films
August 31, 1977You Light Up My LifeCo-production with Mondial International Corporation
September 14, 1977Spider-ManInternational theatrical distribution only; Co-production with Danchuck Productions and Marvel Television
September 29, 1977Bobby Deerfieldco-production with First Artists; directed by Warner Bros.
November 16, 1977Close Encounters of the Third Kinddistribution only; Co-production with Julia Philips and Michael Philips Productions and EMI Films
February 2, 1978The Boys in Company CThe film is now owned by Star China Media via Fortune Star Media Limited
February 1978Remember My NameCo-production with Lion's Gate Films
March 3, 1978The Amsterdam KillThe film is now owned by Star China Media via Fortune Star Media Limited
March 17, 1978Casey's ShadowCo-production with Rastar
April 28, 1978The PatrolmanMexican film; co-production with Rioma Films
May 19, 1978Thank God It's FridayCo-production with Cascablanca Filmworks and Motown Productions
May 24, 1978If Ever I See You Again
June 23, 1978The Cheap Detectivedistribution only; co-production with EMI Films and Rastar Pictures
July 28, 1978The Buddy Holly Storyco-production with Innovisions and ECA
August 2, 1978Eyes of Laura Mars
September 29, 1978Somebody Killed Her HusbandCo-production with Melvin Simon Productions and Fawcett-Major Productions
October 6, 1978Midnight ExpressNominee 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, 1978Force 10 from NavaroneInternational distribution only; co-production with Navarone Productions and American-International Pictures; US rights owned by Amazon via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Orion Pictures
December 15, 1978California SuiteNominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; co-production with Rastar
December 21, 1978Spider-Man Strikes BackInternational theatrical distribution only; Co-production with Danchuck Productions and Marvel Television
December 31, 1978Ice Castles
February 9, 1979Hardcore
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?co-production with Melvin Simon Productions
March 2, 1979Fast Breakdistribution only; co-production with Kings Road Entertainment
March 16, 1979The China Syndromeco-production with Melvin Simon Productions
April 1979AshantiInternational distribution only; produced by Warner Bros.
April 6, 1979The Fifth Musketeer
May 18, 1979Hanover Streetco-production with Hanover Street Productions
May 1979Ravagers
June 8, 1979Game of DeathUS theatrical distribution only; the film is now owned by Star China Media via Fortune Star Media Limited
June 22, 1979Nightwing
July 13, 1979Just You and Me, Kid
Lost and Found
July 27, 1979The VillainCo-production with Rastar
August 10, 1979No Sex Please, We're British
August 10, 1979The National Healthco-production with Virgin Films
Hot StuffCo-production with Rastar
October 19, 1979...And Justice for All
October 26, 1979When a Stranger Callsdistribution only
October 1979Skatetown, U.S.A.Co-production with Rastar
December 14, 19791941TV and international theatrical distribution only; co-production with A-Team Productions and Universal Pictures
Chapter TwoCo-production with Rastar
December 19, 1979Kramer vs. KramerWinner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominee for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
December 20, 1979All That JazzNominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture;
co-production and co-distribution with 20th Century Fox (International)
December 21, 1979The Electric HorsemanUS distribution only; co-production with Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions and Wildwood Productions

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