Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1971
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A Clockwork Orange
(1971) In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi 136 mins. |
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
(1971) A poor boy wins the opportunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. Dir: Mel Stuart With: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum Family | Fantasy | Musical 100 mins. |
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Maid in Sweden
(1971) Maid in Sweden tells the story of Inga, a 16-year-old Swedish girl who leaves her rural home to spend a weekend in the Swedish capital... Dir: Dan Wolman With: Christina Lindberg, Monica Ekman, Krister Ekman Drama 80 mins. |
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Dirty Harry
(1971) When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath. Dir: Don Siegel With: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon Action | Crime | Thriller 102 mins. |
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Diamonds Are Forever
(1971) A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an extortion plot headed by his nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Dir: Guy Hamilton With: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller United States-GP 120 mins. |
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The French Connection
(1971) A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. Dir: William Friedkin With: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey Action | Crime | Thriller 104 mins. |
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Vanishing Point
(1971) Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco... Dir: Richard C. Sarafian With: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger Action | Thriller United States-GP 99 mins. |
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THX 1138
(1971) Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society. Dir: George Lucas With: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley Sci-Fi | Thriller 86 mins. |
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Straw Dogs
(1971) A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. Dir: Sam Peckinpah With: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan Drama | Thriller 118 mins. |
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Fiddler on the Roof
(1971) In pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish peasant must contend with marrying off his three daughters while antisemitic sentiment threatens his home. Dir: Norman Jewison With: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey Drama | Musical 181 mins. |










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