Uneducated, but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer, working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Films are listed by year of release on separate pages, either in alphabetical order (1900–2013) or in chronological order (2014– ). B. It really may be the best boxing film out there, along with Scorsese's Raging Bull. A list of American films released in 1975. United States unless stated To me Rocky is much more than a boxing film however, it's a love story at its heart. Including the Oscar winning Best Picture, Rocky. 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. This is a list of films produced by the American film industry from the earliest films of the 1890s to the present. Buffalo Bill et les Indiens. Jump to navigation Jump to search This is a list of television films ... 1976) Griffin and Phoenix (February 27, 1976) Young Pioneers (March 1, 1976) One of My Wives Is Missing (March 5, 1976) Dead on Target (March 17, 1976) Time Travelers (March 19, 1976) Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, United States. Wikipedia For example, the decade's popular independent hit and Best Picture winner, director John Avildsen's sports film Rocky (1976) was the first (and best) in a long series of self-parody sequels that featured rags-to-riches actor and unknown scriptwriter Sylvester Stallone as underdog, inarticulate, Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa (inspired by boxer Chuck Wepner) in a "Cinderella" story. La Bataille de Midway (film, 1976) Bienvenue à Los Angeles (film) Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw. Le Bus en folie. This is a list of American films released in 1971.. At the 44th Academy Awards, The French Connection won the Academy Award for Best Picture.The other nominees were A Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Last Picture Show and … One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won the Academy Award for Best Picture. American Film Magazine - July/August 1976 by AFI. Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Publication date 1976-07 Topics Magazines, Journals, Periodicals, Movies, Films, Motion Pictures, TV, Television, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James Earl Jones, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Orson Welles, The Other Side of the Wind, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. This film-related list is incomplete; you can help by . It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa , an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer, working as … Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. A–B. 1976 was a great year for film in my view. 1976: 2010: Allures: 1961: 2011: America, America: 1963: 2001: American Graffiti: 1973: 1995: An American in Paris: 1951: 1993: Anatomy of a Murder: 1959: 2012: Annie Hall: 1977: 1992: Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman: 1974: 2003: The Apartment: 1960: 1994: Apocalypse Now: 1979: 2000: Applause: 1929: 2006: The Asphalt Jungle: 1950: 2008: Atlantic City: 1980: 2003: The Augustas: 1930s-1950s: … Bad Georgia Road. List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company. The highest-grossing film of 1975 was Jaws. Template:Short description Template:Inc-film Template:Americanfilmlist A list of American films released in 1976. Among the films I've seen from this year, 6 of them stand out to me as near masterpieces. Rocky was also the highest-grossing American film released during 1976. Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, directed by Robert Altman, United States Notable films released in 1976.