1977 in film
See also: 1976 in film, other events of 1977, 1978 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Other Movies Released |
Events
- In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network.
- Rocky picks up an Academy Award for Best Picture and All The President's Men wins Jason Robards the Supporting Actor and an Art Direction for George Jenkins and George Gaines.
- May 25 - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope opens in theaters and becomes the highest grossing movie to date.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- Star Wars(now known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind, starring Richard Dreyfuss
- Smokey and the Bandit
- The Goodbye Girl
- In Search of Noah's Ark
- A Bridge Too Far
- The Rescuers
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- Oh, God, starring George Burns
Births
- January 13 - Orlando Bloom, actor
- July 1 - Liv Tyler, actress
Deaths
- January 14 - Peter Finch, actor
- January 29 - Freddie Prinze, actor/comedian
- May 10 - Joan Crawford, actress
- August 16 - Elvis Presley, singer, actor
- August 19 - Groucho Marx, comedian
- October 14 - Bing Crosby, American singer and actor
- December 25 - Charlie Chaplin, star of silent film
- Roberto Rossellini, Italian actor, director
