Films: 1974

Our 14 Favorite Films of 1974

1. The Godfather II (Francis Ford Coppola)2. Chinatown (Roman Polanski)3. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes)4. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola)5. Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks)6. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (Martin Scorsese)7. F For Fake (Orson Welles)8. Lenny (Bob Fosse)9. Thieves Like Us (Robert Altman)10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper)11. Murder on the Orient Express (Sidney Lumet)12. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Michael Cimino)

13. Phantom of the Paradise (Brian De Palma)

14. The Towering Inferno (John Guillermin)

Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather II

Best Actor: Robert De Niro for The Godfather II

Best Screenplay: John Cassavetes for A Woman Under the Influence

Posted by G. William Locke