The Leading Ladies of the 1970's (redux)

The Leading Ladies of the 1970's! - That is right, I am revisiting hence the redux the list's thus far made for the leading ladies and men of each decade. A total of only 4 does not allow us to fairly capture the actors from around the globe that truly left a mark in that particular decade. With a lot of thought a pain staking hours I have finally came up with the leading lists for each decade and now bringing you the COMPLETE LIST of the ladies of the 1970's who simply were in my book the definition of that decade. Enjoy and left me know via comments your thoughts...perhaps you agree or disagree and have leading ladies that potentially belong to the "Runner's Up List."

Note: The actors that were originally part of each list are not being edited and removed (they are there for a reason!).

 The eight top leading ladies deemed as the defining women of the 1970's are:

Faye Dunaway, Liv Ullman, Diane Keaton, Glenda Jackson, Gena Rowlands, Ellen Burstyn, Hanna Schygulla, & Jane Fonda. 


These leading ladies truly hit the silver screen in big ways with major roles in motion pictucres during the 1970's.

"Love Those Classic Movies!" will highlight in articles each leading lady as being the definition of what made the 1970's a great decade for films.

Great films that each leading lady appeared during the 1970's:

Faye Dunaway:

Little Big Man (1970)
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
The Deadly Trap (1971)
'Doc' (1971)
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Chinatown (1974)
The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Network (1976)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
The Champ (1979)

Liv Ullman:

Cold Sweat (1970)
The Night Visitor (1971)
The Emigrants (1971)
The New Land (1972)
Pope Joan (1972)
Cries & Whispers (1972)
Lost Horizon (1973)
40 Carats (1973)
Zandy's Bride (1974)
The Abdication (1974)
Leonor (1975)
Face to Face (1976)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Autumn Sonata (1978)



Diane Keaton:

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
The Godfather (1972)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Sleeper (1973)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Love and Death (1975)
I Will...I Will...For Now (1976)
Harry and Walter Go To New York (1976)
Annie Hall (1977)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Interiors (1978)
Manhattan (1979)

Glenda Jackson:

The Music Lovers (1970)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Mary, Queen of Scotts (1971)
The Triple Echo (1972)
The Nelson Affair (1973)
A Touch of Class (1973)
The Devil is a Woman (1974)
The Maids (1975)
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
Hedda (1975)
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Nasty Habits (1977)
House Calls (1978)
Stevie (1978)
The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
Lost and Found (1979)

Gena Rowlands:

Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
A Woman Under The Influence (1974)
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Opening Night (1977)
The Brink's Job (1978)


Ellen Burstyn:

Alex In Wonderland (1970)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Providence (1977)
A Dream of Passion (1978)
Same Time, Next Year (1978)

Hanna Schygulla:

God's of the Plague (1970)
Why Does Herr. R Run Amok? (1970)
Mathias Kneissl (1970)
Whity (1971)
Beware of the Holy Whore (1971)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972)
Effie Briest (1974)
The Wrong Move (1975)
Der Stumme (1976)
The Clown (1976)
Silversternacht - Ein Dialog (1978)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
The Third Generation (1979)

Jane Fonda:

Klute (1971)
Tout va bien (1972)
Steelyard Blues (1973)
A Doll's House (1973)
The Blue Bird (1976)
Fun With Dick and Jane (1977)
Julia (1977)
Coming Home (1978)
Comes a Horseman (1978)
California Suite (1978)
The China Syndrome (1979)
The Electric Horseman (1979)

On The Cover: Dunaway, Ullman, Keaton, & Jackson!

 

Cover Girls: Faye Dunaway, Liv Ullman, Diane Keaton, & Glenda Jackson

We continue our series entitled; "On The Cover" where we are highlighting our best leading ladies of the 1970s. This is a celebration of these ladies and their best time on the cover of the biggest magazines throughout their careers. Enjoy!

 

Manhattan (1979) Woody Allen & Diane Keaton are hillarious!

 

 

 

Manhattan (1979) / United Artists/MGM Studios

Directed By: Woody Allen

Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Meryl Streep, & Mariel Hemingway.

During the 1970's one team that could not be missed in the cinema is Woody Allen & Diane Keaton. They collaborated in such hilarious films where Allen directed, wrote, and appeared. Where Keaton starred and gave the film great momentum with her star power. The collaboration of both happened and with the end of the 70's around the corner the last in the great decade for the both was the film we are currently talking about; "Manhattan" from 1979.

Just like most of Allen's motion pictures this is filmed and entirely takes place in New York City.


Plot:

Isaac Davis (Allen) a comedy writer is going through what would look to be a mid life crises. Isaac is 42 and is unhappy with his work and trying to deal with the multiple women in his life. One day he

finally decides to make a change and up and quits his job as a writer for TV comedies. One lovely young lass Isaac is dating is Tracy (Hemingway) a 17 year old. This relationship of course is hush-hush from everyone else due to their ages.

The best friend of Isaac; Yale Pollack (Murphy) is married to Emily (Anne Byrne). Yale is two timer where on the side he is also having an affair with Mary Wilkie (Keaton). Now the story gets even more crazy where we meet Mary's ex husband Jeremiah (Wallace Shawn) now shows up along with Isaac's ex wife Jill Davis (Streep). The importance of Jill's visit to her ex is that currently being a writer as well is working on a project about her marriage with Isaac that came to an end. Since the divorce Jill has come out of closet and is truly happy with her new partner Connie (Karen

Ludwig).

The first time for Isaac and Mary to meet does not go over too well with one another. However, their paths collide when attending a fundraiser for the Equal Rights Amendment. After they both depart the event Isaac shares a cab with Mary. The cab ride between people that are just beginning to know one another builds to an all night time through out the city. They start to truly get to know one another and hit it off where by the end of the evening they are spending time on the Queensboro Bridge in NYC. Even though there is the attraction between Isaac and Mary he still dates the young Tracy. What then we see is that Yale breaks up with Mary and then turns around and tries to get both Isaac to start seeing her...now this is a riot! Isaac loves the idea and jumps at it so he breaks up with Tracy and starts to see seriously Mary. Is there enough chemistry for the new couple to stay together and how about the craziness around them, perhaps that will either help make them stronger or drive them insane! Watch this well done film from Woody Allen!

The Leading Ladies of the 1970's!

The Leading Ladies of the 1970's!

The four top leading ladies deemed as the defining women of the 1970's are:

Faye Dunaway, Liv Ullman, Diane Keaton, & Glenda Jackson.


These leading ladies truly hit the silver screen in big ways with major roles in motion pictucres during the 1970's.

"Love Those Classic Movies!" will highlight in articles each leading lady as being the definition of what made the 1970's a great decade for films.

Great films that each leading lady appeared during the 1970's:

Faye Dunaway:

Little Big Man (1970)
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
The Deadly Trap (1971)
'Doc' (1971)
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Chinatown (1974)
The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Network (1976)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
The Champ (1979)

Liv Ullman:

Cold Sweat (1970)
The Night Visitor (1971)
The Emigrants (1971)
The New Land (1972)
Pope Joan (1972)
Cries & Whispers (1972)
Lost Horizon (1973)
40 Carats (1973)
Zandy's Bride (1974)
The Abdication (1974)
Leonor (1975)
Face to Face (1976)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Autumn Sonata (1978)



Diane Keaton:

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
The Godfather (1972)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Sleeper (1973)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Love and Death (1975)
I Will...I Will...For Now (1976)
Harry and Walter Go To New York (1976)
Annie Hall (1977)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Interiors (1978)
Manhattan (1979)

Glenda Jackson:

The Music Lovers (1970)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Mary, Queen of Scotts (1971)
The Triple Echo (1972)
The Nelson Affair (1973)
A Touch of Class (1973)
The Devil is a Woman (1974)
The Maids (1975)
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
Hedda (1975)
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Nasty Habits (1977)
House Calls (1978)
Stevie (1978)
The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
Lost and Found (1979)