1974 in Film - Events

Events

  • February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.
  • June 20 - Chinatown 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.
  • October, November, and December, 1974 - Three "disaster films" are released in three consecutive months: Airport 1975, Earthquake, and The Towering Inferno respecively. All were box office successes.
  • Kevin Costner made his film debut in Sizzle Beach, USA, although the film was not released until 1986.

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