Films: 1970

Our 20 Favorite Films of 1970

1. The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci)
2. Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson)
3. Performance (Nic Roeg)
4. MASH (Robert Altman)
5. Gimme Shelter (Maysles Brothers)
6. Tristana (Luis Bunuel)
7. Hi, Mom! (Brian De Palma)
8. Satyricon (Federico Fellini)
9. The Wild Child (Francois Truffaut)
10. Catch-22 (Mike Nichols)
11. The Spider’s Stratagem (Bernardo Bertolucci)

12. Little Big Man (Arthur Penn)

13. Woodstock (Michael Wadleigh)

14. Zabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni)

15. Patton (Franklin J. Schaffner)

16. Tora! Tora! Tora! (Richard Fleisher)

17. The Boys in the Band (William Friedkin)

18. The Landlord (Hal Ashby)

19. Husbands (John Cassavetes)

20. Love Story (Arthur Hiller)

Best Director: Bernardro Bertolucci for The Conformist

Best Actor: Jack Nicholson for Five Easy Pieces

Best Screenplay: Ring Lardner, Jr. for MASH

Written by G. William Locke