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The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
le class="wikitable"> | | Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | Jaws | Universal | $260,000,000 | | 2. | Rocky Horror Picture Show* | 20th Century Fox | $112,892,319 | | 3. | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | United Artists | $108,981,275 | | 4. | Dog Day Afternoon | Warner Brothers | $50,000,000 | | 5. | Shampoo | Columbia | $49,407,734 | | 6. | The Return of the Pink Panther | United Artists | $20,170,000 | | 7. | Three Days of the Condor | Paramount | $20,014,000 | | 8. | Funny Lady | Columbia | $19,313,000 | | 9. | The Other Side of the Mountain | Universal | $18,012,000 | | 10. | Tommy | Columbia | $17,793,000 | |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
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The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | Jaws | Universal | $260,000,000 | | 2. | Rocky Horror Picture Show* | 20th Century Fox | $112,892,319 | | 3. | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | United Artists | $108,981,275 | | 4. | Dog Day Afternoon | Warner Brothers | $50,000,000 | | 5. | Shampoo | Columbia | $49,407,734 | | 6. | The Return of the Pink Panther | United Artists | $20,170,000 | | 7. | Three Days of the Condor | Paramount | $20,014,000 | | 8. | Funny Lady | Columbia | $19,313,000 | | 9. | The Other Side of the Mountain | Universal | $18,012,000 | | 10. | Tommy | Columbia | $17,793,000 | |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1975.shtml
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Fantasy Films, United Artists
- Best Director:
Milo Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBest Actor: Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBest Actress: Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBest Supporting Actor: George Burns - The Sunshine BoysBest Supporting Actress: Lee Grant - ShampooBest Foreign Language Film: Dersu Uzala (????? ?????), directed by Akira Kurosawa, USSR
Golden Globe Awards:
Drama:Best Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBest Actor: Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBest Actress: Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Musical or comedy:Best Picture: The Sunshine BoysBest Actor: Walter Matthau - The Sunshine BoysBest Actress: Ann-Margret - Tommy
OtherBest Director: Milo Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBest Foreign Film: Lies My Father Told Me, Canada
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Chronique des années de braise), directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algeria
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Adoption (Örökbefogadás), directed by Márta Mészáros, Hungary
Films released in 1975
Births
Deaths
January 9 - Pierre Fresnay, French actor
January 18 - Gertrude Olmstead, American actress
January 24 - Larry Fine, American actor and comedian, original member of The Three Stooges
January 27 - Bill Walsh, American film producer and writer
March 7 - Ben Blue, Canadian-born American actor
March 14 - Susan Hayward, American actress
April 3 - Mary Ure, Scottish actress
April 10 - Marjorie Main, American actress
April 13 - Larry Parks, American actor
April 15 - Richard Conte, American actor
May 4 - Moe Howard, American actor, original member of The Three Stooges
June 4 - Evelyn Brent, American actress
October 31 - Joseph Calleia, Maltese actor
November 2 - Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian film director
November 5 - Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer, and silent film actress, portrayed by Esther Williams
December 24 - Bernard Herrmann, American film composer
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