6 'Films from the 70s that you can't watch anywhere

Certain films in this emblematic era are as good as they are lost, thanks to a number of problems.


The 1970s changed film forever. After the combined punch of Industry deregulation who prohibited studios from having theaters, the Influence of foreign filmmakers including François Truffaut and Ingmar Bergman and changing audience tastes that led to a series of low budget and high level flops , the former Hollywood studio system collapsed in the late 1960s. Coupled with the release of the censorship of the film, this has given way to a new generation of authors to become first The Godfather ,, Taxi driver , and the first Star wars movie .

However, despite their historical importation, due to rights problems or a simple negligence by the studios that made them, some of the best films of the decade are almost impossible to check today. Here are seven great films from the 1970s that you can't watch anywhere.

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1
Dawn (1978)

Dawn of the Dead
United Film Distribution Company

Director George A. Romero More or less invented the film Zombie with its legendary independent horror film of 1968 Night of the Living Dead then redefined it a decade later via a healthy injection of social comments in Dawn . Strangely, while A quirk of the law on copyright Put the original film in the public domain shortly after its release, the rest is impossible to find on a streaming service and has been exhausted on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States for years. It is not quite clear why one of the greatest horror films ever made is so difficult to see, but it can have something to do with Complex distribution agreements Dating from the time of its original outing, according to Cinema Blend.

2
The Rose (1979)

Bette Midler in The Rose
20th Century Fox

Midler beet won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar to portray the musician rock in difficulty May Rose Foster in this fictitious musical drama, based on the life, career and the tragic death of a singer Janis Joplin . It was Midler's first role, and the film was a critical and box office success. This also gave the Divine Miss M, one of her biggest success in the title song, "The Rose". And yet, these days, you cannot broadcast the film nowhere, for reasons that are not clear. Fortunately, it was added to the collection of criteria praised in 2015 and is finally available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray.

3
So be it ( 1970)

The Beatles
United artists

Originally designed as a special television which would have been broadcast alongside a live concert by the Beatles, So be it was transformed into a documentary feature film - and along the way has become an invaluable column of the decreasing days of the most famous group of all time. Apparently, one of the backstage takes a look at the recording of the group's album of the same name and including images of their performance on the roof of Abbey Road Studios, So be it is filled with breathless sequences on the wall which give an overview of the flavored links (and near the rupture) between John Lennon ,, Paul McCartney ,, George Harrison , and Ringo Starr . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Despite its importance as a pop-historical artefact, it was not Officially available on personal video (or anything else) since the 80s and has never been available in streaming - although you can catch images from the film Peter Jackson 2021 Disney + Documentary miniseries, Les Beatles: Come back .

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4
Silent film (1976)

Mel Brooks in Silent Movie
20th Century Fox

Two years after the release of Young Frankenstein , his parodic tribute to monster films of the golden age of Hollywood, filmmaker Mel Brooks created another tribute tribute to the films of yesteryear with Silent film , which returned to an even earlier era of the history of cinema. A casting of some of the largest stars of the 1970s, including Dom Deluise ,, Sid Caesar ,, Liza Minnelli ,, James Caan , and Paul Newman - Appear alongside Brooks himself, who plays a washed film producer who has the daring idea to make a silent old-fashioned film today. With intervations and sound effects but no dialogue, Silent film turned out to be a critical success and an unlikely box office. These days, it is much less known than Young Frankenstein However, maybe because if you want to watch it, you have to track down a DVD copy, because the film is not available in streaming.

5
Harry and Tonto (1974)

Still from Harry and Tonto
20th Century Fox

An improbable road film that follows the Harry widower ( Carney Art In an Oscar -winning role, playing a decade and a half more than his real age and helped by prosthetic makeup) and his Cat de pet tonto while they left through the country after the expulsion of the old apartment of his apartment From New York, this comedy of this comedy of director / co-series Paul Mazursky Offers a picturesque tour in the 1970s America. Harry and Tonto visit the old flames, the members of the distant family and the old lairs while they head for the east coast in Los Angeles, and although they are lucky to find a new house, you will have More trouble finding a way of really watching their adventures take place - the film is not available in streaming as it is currently exhausted on DVD.

6
Kid sorrow (1972)

Eddie Albert, Audra Lindley, Cybill Shepherd, and Charles Grodin in The Heartbreak Kid
20th Century Fox

Before his reputation fell by critical failure and at the mega-budget box office Robert Redford / / Dustin Hoffman vanity project Ishtar ,, Elaine can was considered one of Hollywood's clearest comic talents - and one of the few women to find success as a filmmaker during the author of the 70s. His second film as a director, Kid sorrow , was written by Neil Simon And tells the romantic ups and downs in the life of Lenny Cantrow ( Charles Grodin ), who meets the love of his life ( Cybill Shepherd ) Only a few days after getting married to another woman. The dark comic film won the praise of its sharp script and the skillful management of May, but for decades, the contractual problem made a film difficult to watch - the distribution rights are Held by a pharmaceutical company It does not seem very concerned to restore a 50 -year -old film that is not available on streaming or DVD. (But don't be satisfied with lower Ben Stiller remake From 2007 - you can consult an unofficial and widespread copy of online fans if you are looking for strong enough.)


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