1974 in film

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The year **1974 in film** involved some significant events.

## Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

See also: List of 1974 box office number-one films in the United States
The top ten 1974 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

## Events

* February 7 - *Blazing Saddles* is released in the USA.
* June 20 - *Chinatown*, directed by Roman Polanski and featured Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston, is released to worldwide critical acclaim.
* August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J. Geils Band, marries actress Faye Dunaway.
* November 1 - Technicolor ceases its legendary dye-transfer printing process.
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with big fanfare from the studio, most significantly with its film release *That's Entertainment!*, a retrospective documentary that acknowledges and celebrates the importance and legacy of its prestigious film musicals (e.g. *The Wizard of Oz*, *Singin' in the Rain*, *Meet Me in St. Louis*, *Gigi*, *An American in Paris*, *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*, etc.) for the studio.
* October, November, and December, 1974 - Three "disaster films" are released in three consecutive months: *Airport 1975*, *Earthquake*, and *The Towering Inferno* respectively. All were box office successes.
* Kevin Costner made his film debut in *Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.*, although the film was not released until 1986.

## Awards

**Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):**

***The Conversation***, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, United States
**Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):**

***The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz***, directed by Ted Kotcheff, Canada
## Notable films released in 1974

1. The Godfather Part II
2. A Woman Under the Influence
3. Chinatown

## Births

* January 5 - Daisy Bates, actress
* January 30 - Christian Bale, English actor
* February 9
	+ Amber Valletta, American model and actress
	+ Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress
* March 24 - Alyson Hannigan, actress
* April 24 - Jennifer Paz, Filipino actress
* April 28 - Penélope Cruz, actress
* May 21 - Fairuza Balk, actress
* June 25 - Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
* July 8 - Tami Erin, American actress
* July 22 - Franka Potente, actress
* July 30 - Hilary Swank, actress
* August 7 - Michael Shannon, actor
* August 15 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
* August 20 - Amy Adams, American actress
* August 23 - Ray Park, English actor
* September 10 - Ryan Phillippe, American actor
* September 19 - Victoria Silvstedt, Swedish actress and model
* October 17 - Matthew Macfadyen, English actor
* October 28 - Joaquin Phoenix, Puerto Rican-born actor
* November 11 - Leonardo DiCaprio, actor
* November 16 - Chloë Sevigny, American actress
* December 1 - Erica Rivas, Argentinian actress
* December 7 - Habieb Naseer, Bollywood director
* December 17
	+ Sarah Paulson, American actor
	+ Giovanni Ribisi, American actor

## Film debuts

* Armand Assante - *The Lords of Flatbush*
* Chevy Chase - *The Groove Tube*
* Jeff Goldblum - *Death Wish*
* John Rhys-Davies - *The Black Windmill*
* Fred Ward - *Ginger in the Morning*
* Denzel Washington - *Death Wish*

## References

1. ↑ "Box Office Information for *Blazing Saddles*". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
2. ↑ "Box Office Information for *The Towering Inferno*". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
3. ↑ "Box Office Information for *The Trial of Billy Jack*". The Numbers. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
4. ↑ "Box Office Information for *Young Frankenstein*". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
5. ↑ "Box Office Information for *Earthquake*". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
6. ↑ "Box Office Information for *The Godfather Part II*". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
7. ↑ "Box Office Information for *Airport 1975*". The Numbers. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
8. ↑ "Box Office Information for *The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams*". The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
9. ↑ "Box Office Information for *The Longest Yard*". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
10. ↑ "Box Office Information for *Benji*". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.

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