31. Break Up, The ( rupture, La )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Bouquet, Annie Cordy, Jean-Claude Drouot, Jean Carmet
Plot: A woman named Helene is being terrorized by her husband who is trying to ruin her reputation and put their child in danger.
32. Confession, The ( aveu, L' )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Costa-Gavras
Actors: Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michel Vitold, László Szabó, Jean Bouise
Plot: Based on the true-life story of Czechoslovakian communist Artur London:
Anton Ludvik, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs in Czechoslovakia finds he
is being watched and followed. Suddenly he finds himself arrested and
thrown into solitary confinement before undergoing a brutal interrogation.
33. Performance
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg
Actors: James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Anthony Valentine, Michèle Breton, Ann Sidney
34. Chisum
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Actors: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Christopher George, Bruce Cabot
35. THX 1138
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Lucas
Actors: Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, Donald Pleasence, John Pearce, Sid Haig, Ian Wolfe
Plot: A 1984ish look at society several centuries into the future with a couple
rebelling against the current political minds when they are not supposed
to know better.
36. Loving
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Irvin Kershner
Actors: George Segal, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Nancie Phillips, Janis Young
37. Let It Be
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, George Martin
Plot: Documentary focusing on The Beatles trying to reignite their passion for music but ultimately showcasing the tension and deterioration of the band. Includes the last time The Beatles played together: the legendary rooftop performance atop Apple.
38. The Boys in the Band
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Friedkin
Actors: Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Frederick Combs, Laurence Luckinbill
Plot: A group of gay men gather for a birthday party and reflect on their lives.
39. Tristana
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero, Lola Gaos, Antonio Casas, Jesús Fernández
40. Catch-22
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Alan Arkin, Bob Newhart, Orson Welles, Jon Voight, Martin Sheen, Martin Balsam
