Top 10 Coolest Movie Posters from the 60’s and 70’s [PHOTOS]
“We must get beyond passions, like a great work of art.” (La Dolce Vita, 1960) Movies are intended to entertain us. Make us afraid to go into the ocean like Jaws did, get us excited for the futuristic effects from Star Wars, or cheer with Rocky in his fight. Check out our Top 10 All Time Favorite Movie Posters!France gets credit for creation of the first movie poster (made for an advertisement) in 1870, and the Polish redefined it as a modern art form a little later on, hiring only the best artists to create them. The US caught on to the trend and has been making these works of art ever since.
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La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960) considered to be one of the greatest movies of its time! La Dolce Vita tells the story of a journalist's week in Rome searching for what else but love! Frederico Fillini directed the movie which won several major awards.
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2001: A space odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is the highest grossing movie of 1968, but it didn't get favorable reviews for the first few years of its release. Slowly the movie gained cult following. The science fiction movie, consists of four sections- The Dawn of Man, TMA-1, Jupitor Mission, Jupiter and Beyond Infinite.
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Alien (1979)
Alien won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. The movie plot revolves around a team of scientists investigating the killings of fellow scientists suspected to have been killed by Aliens!
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The Birds (1963)
The mastermind of suspense and drama, Alan Hitchcock directed the Birds in 1963. The movie tells the story of unexplained bird attacks killing people. This movie also introduced Tippi Hedren to the movie audience. And as always Hitchcock used ear piercing music and up close movie shots to create dramatic effects. The Birds is one of the many Hitchcock movies studied in movie schools around the nation. Check it out!
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Clockwork Orange (1971)
Clockwork Orange (1971) is considered even today as an 'ultra-violent' movie that revolves the life of young Brit who is a sociopath and a gang leader, the movie shows the terrible crimes done his gang.
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Mean Streets (1973)
In 1973 the movie scene was flooded with Italian inspired gangster movies- but one movie stands out from that movie era- Mean Streets. The movie was names by the Library of Congress as being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.'
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Dr. Stranglove (1964)
Dr. Stranglove is a funny movie satirizing the nuclear scare of that era. It's based on the novel 'Red Alert.' It's also another movie that was selected by the Library of Congress as 'culturally significant.'
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Star Wars (1977)
We can't have a post about All Time favorite movies without including Star Wars and especially Episode IV: A New Hope. The Star Wars saga is groundbreaking in its special effects use, the way scenes were edited, and futuristic story telling.
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Rocky (1976)
The year was 1976 and the movie audience got to see a movie about uneducated but kind-hearted little known boxer from Philadelphia named Rocky Balboa! The movie opened to smash success and until today continues to be one of the most critically acclaimed movies about boxing.
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Jaws (1975)
Swimming with sharks is one of our biggest fears every time we get in the ocean, we think it's' Jaws' we need to credit for that. The movie is directed by Steven Spielberg and it tells the story of the great white shark attacking beachkgoers. And who can forget Jaws' soundtrack- which is probably one of the most recognized movie tracks of all time!