The Story of Film: An Odyssey S1E9 — American Cinema of the 70s

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey•Season 1•Episode 9

American Cinema of the 70s

8.0/10 · 223 votesOct 29, 201162 min

Ranked #7 of 15 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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The maturing of American cinema of the late sixties and seventies: Buck Henry, writer of The Graduate, talks exclusively about movie satire of the time. Paul Schrader reveals his thoughts on his existential screenplay for Taxi Driver. Writer Robert Towne explores the dark ideas in

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Season 1 Episodes15

E1 8.1

Birth of the Cinema

E2 8.0

The Hollywood Dream

E3 8.1

The Golden Age of World Cinema

The Arrival of Sound

Post-War Cinema

Sex & Melodrama

European New Wave

New Directors, New Form

E9 8.0Now viewing

American Cinema of the 70s

E10 7.7

Movies to Change the World

E11 7.8

The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream

E12 7.8

Fight the Power: Protest in Film

E13 7.9

New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America

E14 7.9

New American Independents & The Digital Revolution

E15 7.9

Cinema Today and the Future

Cast2

Mark Cousins

Presenter / Narrator

Mario Cordova

Narrator

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Episode Summary

"American Cinema of the 70s" is episode 9 of The Story of Film: An Odyssey season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 223 votes, ranking #7 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on October 29, 2011.

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