1976 in film
Events
- March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film. In one of the best business decisions in film history, Lucas cuts his directing fee by $500,000 to gain ownership of merchandising and sequel rights
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- North America
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- All the President's Men, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford
- The Omen- Gregory Peck, Lee Remick
- The Bad News Bears
- Silent Movie
- Midway
- Dog Day Afternoon
- Murder by Death
- Jaws (re-release)
- Blazing Saddles (re-release)
- Lucky Lady
- Taxi Driver, starring Robert DeNiro, Palme d'Or winner
- The Outlaw Jesse Wales
Births
Deaths
- January 12 - Agatha Christie, writer
- January 23 - Paul Robeson, actor, singer
- February 11 - Lee J Cobb, actor.
- February 11 - Alice Allyn, actress.
- February 11 - Charlie Naughton, actor.
- February 12 - Sal Mineo, actor
- February 26 - Frieda Inescort, actress
- March 14 - Busby Berkeley, director
- March 17 - Luchino Visconti, italian theatre and cinema director.
- June 9 - Sybil Thorndike, actress
- October 14 - Edith Evans, actress
- November 15 - Jean Gabin, actor
- November 28 - Rosalind Russell, actress
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