Paramount Pictures Films of 1973
This list contains the films produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures in 1973. List in order of when films were released in the United States.
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- DirectorVernon ZimmermanStarsAlan ArkinPaul BenedictDonna AndersonThe story of a long-distance trucker and his experiences on the road.Written by Terrence Malick and starring Alan Arkin
- DirectorAleksander FordStarsGunther MalzacherElzbieta CzyzewskaPeter SteenBased on Nobel Prize-winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel, this is the story of life as a political prisoner behind the walls of a Stalinist labor camp.
- DirectorPeter CollinsonStarsStanley BakerGeraldine ChaplinDonald PleasenceExperienced British spy must retrieve a defecting Soviet scientist from Turkey. When a pretty female innocent bystander gets kidnapped by mistake by his enemies, he feels responsible and decides to help her as well.Released in U.S. January 24, 1973
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJack LemmonJack GilfordLaurie HeinemanA disillusioned war veteran has two days to let go of his shaken morals if he wants his small fashion company to survive.Budget: $1 million; Gross: $2.3 million (rentals)
- DirectorCharles NicholsIwao TakamotoStarsDebbie ReynoldsHenry GibsonPaul LyndeWilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.Gross: $2.4 million (US / Canada rentals)
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsBarry NewmanSuzy KendallJohn VernonA man is in radio contact with his family when their airplane is shot down. He wants those responsible and becomes a criminal to get a job as deep sea diver with those salvaging the plane's cargo.Released in U.S. March 14, 1973
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsRichard RoundtreeRoy ThinnesNigel DavenportA black, Union Army deserter and his crippled American Indian hostage form a strained partnership in the interests of surviving the advancing threats of a racist bounty hunter and neighboring bandits.
- DirectorEnnio De ConciniStarsAlec GuinnessSimon WardAdolfo CeliA dramatization based on eyewitness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.Gross: $2.25 million (US / Canada rentals)
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsRyan O'NealTatum O'NealMadeline KahnDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.Budget: $2.5 million; Box office: $30,933,743
- DirectorLarry G. SpanglerStarsFred WilliamsonD'Urville MartinDenise NicholasAfter the end of the Civil War, Charley fights against a group of Southern soldiers seeking to reignite the Confederacy.
- DirectorPatrick GarlandStarsClaire BloomAnthony HopkinsRalph RichardsonYears ago, Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald (Sir Anthony Hopkins). Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear of her husband finding out, and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband's esteem.
- DirectorRon O'NealStarsRon O'NealRoscoe Lee BrowneSheila FrazierA Harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to Rome, where he joins an African revolution.Gross: $1.2 million (US / Canada rentals)
- DirectorMelvin FrankStarsGeorge SegalGlenda JacksonPaul SorvinoRomantic comedy about a pair of clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst.Box office: $16.8 million
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsRobert MitchumPeter BoyleRichard JordanAfter his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.Gross: $1 million ( US/ Canada rentals)
- DirectorHoward W. KochStarsRobert DuvallVerna BloomHenry DarrowAfter a suspended New York City cop's ex-partner is murdered, he vows to clean up the streets.Gross: $1.1 million (US / Canada rentals)
- DirectorJohn D. HancockStarsMichael MoriartyRobert De NiroVincent GardeniaThe story of the friendship between a worldly-wise star pitcher and a half-wit catcher as they cope with the catcher's terminal illness through a baseball season.Budget: $1 million
- DirectorStan LathanStarsCannonball AdderleyJerry ButlerSammy Davis Jr.Documentary about a concert held in Chicago in 1972.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsBilly Dee WilliamsRichard PryorPaul HamptonA Federal Agent, whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose, is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug trade and trains them. Then they all leave for France to track down and destroy the ring.
- DirectorAnthony SimmonsStarsPeter SellersDonna MullaneJohn ChaffeyA retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life.
- DirectorHall BartlettStarsJames FranciscusJuliet MillsPhilip AhnA skilled flyer but very rebellious young seagull is kicked out of his clan. However, instead of being sad or lonely, he decides to enjoy and explore his newfound freedom.Budget: $1.5 million; Box office: $1.6 million
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJack HawkinsDonald PleasenceGeorgia BrownA psychiatrist tells stories of four special cases to a colleague.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsElizabeth TaylorHenry FondaHelmut BergerAfter getting plastic surgery in Switzerland to help rejuvenate her shaky marriage, Barbara Sawyer has an affair with a younger man while waiting for her husband's arrival from the U.S.
- DirectorKirk DouglasZoran CalicStarsKirk DouglasMark LesterNeville BrandA peg legged pirate is searching for treasure with the help of a young boy, teen girl and a parrot. They'll have to fight Natives and his former crew on the way.
- DirectorJoseph JacobyStarsJohn LefkowitzLinda De CoffRonald Anton"Hurry Up, Or I'll Be 30" is the critically-acclaimed film of one man's frustration with his boring life. This motion picture features Danny DeVito in one of his earliest screen roles. For Georgie (soon to be 30!) a new and exciting world lies just over the Brooklyn Bridge. Life at home with his parents is at its limits. There are new worlds to explore, and perhaps even romance. Only the Brave!
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn RandolphJack KehoeAn honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.Budget: $3 million; Box office: $29.8 million
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary MasonA married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.Budget: $1.1 million
- DirectorPietro GermiStarsDustin HoffmanStefania SandrelliCarla GravinaAlfredo, a timid young Italian, lusts after and woos the beautiful Maria Rosa. But when he manages to marry her, he discovers life is not nearly so blissful as he expected.Released in U.S. December 17, 1973; Starring Dustin Hoffman