Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1973
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The Exorcist
(1973) When a teenager is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Dir: William Friedkin With: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair Drama | Horror | Thriller |
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The Crazies
(1973) The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town. Dir: George A. Romero With: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller |
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The Sting
(1973) In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. Dir: George Roy Hill With: Paul Newman, Robert Redford Comedy | Crime | Drama |
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American Graffiti
(1973) A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. Dir: George Lucas With: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard Comedy | Drama | Romance |
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The Holy Mountain
(1973) A Christlike figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery... Dir: Alexandro Jodorowsky Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi |
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Robin Hood
(1973) The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals. Dir: Wolfgang Reitherman With: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris Animation | Adventure | Family | Romance United States-APPROVED 83 mins. |
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Papillon
(1973) A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape. Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner With: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman Adventure | Biography | Crime | Drama |
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Enter the Dragon
(1973) A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. Dir: Robert Clouse With: Bruce Lee Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller |
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Live and Let Die
(1973) 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Dir: Guy Hamilton With: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto Action | Adventure | Thriller |
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Soylent Green
(1973) In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff. Dir: Richard Fleischer With: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller |








