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Marathon Man (1976): Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider…; Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman display their thespian prowess in this dark tale of a marathon runner entangled in international espionage. One…
Mikey and Nicky (1976): Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty…; Loosely improvised drama, with a wild–eyed John Cassavetes calling on old pal Peter Falk to help escape the Mob. Turns out he may not be such a…
Murder by Death (1976): Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco…; A classic whodunnit premise is taken within an inch of its life by a knockout cast, here playing a gaggle of famous sleuths and sidekicks who convene…
Peeper (1976): Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn…; Patchy noir send–up with Caine as a poor man's Phillip Marlowe struggling to find a missing woman, with his biggest obstacle being himself.
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976): Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, John Huston…; Fun addition to the Holmes canon with the great detective pursuing his arch rival Moriarty through New York after his nemesis pulls off a daring bank…
Silver Streak (1976): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh…; Considered the first and best pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, this is an unusual yet relaxed mix of comedy, romance, action thriller and…
St. Ives (1976): Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset…; Enjoyable riff on 1940s private–eye noir (especially THE MALTESE FALCON), in which a wouldbe novelist–gumshoe (Bronson) gets way out of…
Two Minute Warning (1976): Dir. Larry Peerce
Feat. Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam…; Questionable Charlton Heston thriller set in a pro–football stadium, where a group of cops must take down a sniper in the crowd before he opens…
3 Days of the Condor (Three Days of the Condor) (1975): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson…; A polished thriller from the heyday of the 70s conspiracy genre, with Robert Redford as the hunted CIA operative who knows 'too much'. Going on…
Brannigan (1975): Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson…; Effective late–career casting for Wayne, playing a Chicago cop who pursues a criminal across the Atlantic to London. Although featuring a…

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