The Seventies

The Seventies

Documentaries, news items and movies showing what the 1970s were like

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The Seventies
  • Know the British

    Fabulous documentary made to educate American businessmen on the peculiar ways, customs, etiquette and traditions of the British as they were in 1974.

  • A Year To Remember - 1970

    In this episode: - Civil war in Nigeria- London fashions- Growing unrest in Northern Ireland- Vietnam: The war grows bloodier with no hope for peace- Mayday strikes and “demos”- John & Yoko

  • A Year To Remember - 1971

    In this episode: - The Harrier jump jet- Frazier snatches the world heavyweight crown from Cassius Clay- A massive volcanic eruption from Mount Etna in Sicily- Music lovers in NY pay homage to Louis Armstrong- The IRA and riots in Northern Ireland- The two week war between India and Pakistan

  • A Year To Remember - 1972

    In this episode: - Britain joins the common market- Bloodshed in Northern Ireland continues- Egyptian treasures draw massive crowds to the British Museum- Vietnam: communist troops from the North launch their biggest offensive in four years- Charlie Chaplin returns to America for the first time i...

  • A Year To Remember - 1973

    In this episode: - Pablo Picasso dies at 91- The world's largest uncut diamond, the star of Sierra Leone, on show in London- Muhammad Ali vs Joe Bugner in Vegas- The plight of Native Americans and Marlon Brando- Bobby Charlton comes out on his final home game for Manchester United- The Watergate ...

  • A Year To Remember - 1974

    In this episode: - John Wayne on a publicity trip to London- Cleaning up the Suez Canal- Violence in Northern Ireland- The round-the-world yacht race- West Germany wins the World Cup- A military coup in Cyprus forces President Makarios to fly to Britain

  • A Year To Remember - 1975

    In this episode: - Northern Ireland: More than 150 prisoners are released- A belated knighthood for P.G. Wodehouse- Cricketing hero Gary Sobers knighted- The world's biggest mass wedding: 1,800 couples in South Korea- King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated by a mentally-deranged nephew- The ...

  • A Year To Remember - 1976

    In this episode: - John Currie wins the men’s figure skating gold at the Winter Olympics- The big landowners in Rhodesia increase security around their homes and farms- Harold Wilson stuns the political world and resigns- Argentina: President Isabelle Peron is deposed in a bloodless coup- Portuga...

  • A Year To Remember - 1977

    In this episode: - Rolls Royce now produce 50% more cars than five years ago- Holland: South Maluku terrorists seeking independence seize a train- The Queen’s Silver Jubilee- A historic day for Spain- Elvis Presley dies- The England cricket team

  • A Year To Remember - 1978

    In this episode: - A mass exodus of tourists in Rhodesia- Super tanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two in heavy seas- Prince Charles parachuting- Cow chip throwing contest in Oklahoma- Switzerland: Grave robbers steal the body of Charlie Chaplin- Argentina wins World Cup

  • A Year To Remember - 1979

    In this episode: - The Shah of Iran is driven into exile- The end of 30 years of hostility between Egypt and Israel- Top Tory MP Airey Neave dies in IRA car bomb- The annual university boat race- The deposed Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is hanged- Thatcher becomes prime minister

  • Horror Express

    A British anthropologist (Christopher Lee) discovers a frozen monster in Manchuria. Convinced that the creature is the “missing link”, he embarks on a Trans-Siberian train to transport it back to Europe. But during the journey, the monster comes to life and starts killing the passengers.