Longest films of the 1970s

60 films on Codexery, ranked by running time: The Adventures of Elektronik leads at 215 min, and the list runs down to Henry VIII and His Six Wives at 125 min. Every figure comes from the entry's cited source article, and each name links to its full Codexery page.

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					Source
1	The Adventures of Elektronik Films About Androids	215 min	Konstantin Bromberg	1979	source
2	Barry Lyndon Films Shot at EMI-Elstree Studios	185 min	Stanley Kubrick	1975	source
3	The Deer Hunter EMI Films Films	184 min	Michael Cimino	1978	source
4	Ali Baba 40 Dongalu Indian Fantasy Adventure Films	179 min	B. Vittalacharya	1970	source
5	Rajakota Rahasyam Indian Historical Fantasy Films	172 min	B. Vittalacharya	1971	source
6	Kurukshetram Films Based on the Mahabharata	168 min	Kamalakara Kameswara Rao	1977	source
7	Solaris Russian-language science fiction films	166 min	Andrei Tarkovsky	1972	source
8	Mutyala Muggu Films Based on the Ramayana	165 min	Bapu	1975	source
9	The Snake King's Wife Cambodian Horror Films	164 min	Tea Lim Koun	1970	source
10	Dharam Veer Indian Historical Fantasy Films	163 min	Manmohan Desai	1977	source
11	The Flight of Mr. McKinley Russian-language science fiction films	161 min	Mikhail Schweitzer	1975	source
12	Babruvahana Films Based on the Mahabharata	160 min	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	1977	source
13	Karunamayudu Film Portrayals of Jesus' Death and Resurrection	160 min	A. Bhimsingh	1978	source
14	Simha Baludu Indian Historical Fantasy Films	159 min	K. Raghavendra Rao	1978	source
15	Thundercrack! 1970s LGBTQ-related Horror Films	159 min	Curt McDowell	1975	source
16	Taming of the Fire Films About Space Programs	158 min	Daniil Khrabrovitsky	1972	source
17	Count Dracula Films based on horror novels	155 min	Philip Saville	1977	source
18	Jaani Dushman Indian Haunted House Films	153 min	Rajkumar Kohli	1979	source
19	Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato Japanese Animated Science Fiction Films	151 min	Toshio Masuda	1978	source
20	Yamagola Films Set in Hell	150 min	T. Rama Rao	1977	source
21	Annai Velankanni Films Based on Indian Folklore	148 min	K. Thangappan	1971	source
22	Lost Horizon Lost world films	147 min	Charles Jarrott	1973	source
23	Jay Vejay Indian Historical Fantasy Films	145 min	L. V. Prasad	1977	source
24	Elaan Indian Science Fiction Thriller Films	144 min	K. Ramanlal	1971	source
25	Tah Tien Kaiju Films	142 min	Sompote Saengduenchai	1973	source
26	Laila Majnu Films Based on Indian Folklore	141 min	Harnam Singh Rawail	1976	source
27	Death on the Nile EMI Films Films	140 min	John Guillermin	1978	source
28	Out of the Darkness Films About Tentacled Monsters	140 min	Chatrichalerm Yukol	1971	source
29	Perceval le Gallois Arthurian Films	140 min	Éric Rohmer	1978	source
30	Bhadrakali Films About Mental Disorders	139 min	A. C. Tirulokchandar	1976	source
31	G.I. Samurai Japanese Science Fiction Action Films	139 min	Kōsei Saitō	1979	source
32	An Ordinary Miracle Russian-language Fantasy Comedy Films	138 min	Mark Zakharov	1978	source
33	Lakshmi Kataksham Indian Fantasy Adventure Films	138 min	–	1970	source
34	Jesal Toral Films Based on Indian Folklore	137 min	Ravindra Dave	1971	source
35	The Boy Friend Films Shot at EMI-Elstree Studios	137 min	Ken Russell	1971	source
36	Goodbye Uncle Tom Mondo films	136 min	–	1971	source
37	Close Encounters of the Third Kind Films About Alien Visitations	135 min	Steven Spielberg	1977	source
38	Seetharamu Indian Science Fiction Action Films	135 min	V. Somashekhar	1979	source
39	Kalyanaraman Tamil-language Comedy Horror Films	134 min	G. N. Rangarajan	1979	source
40	King Kong Lost world films	134 min	John Guillermin	1976	source
41	The Wiz Films Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	133 min	Sidney Lumet	1978	source
42	Pope Joan Films Based on European Myths and Legends	132 min	Michael Anderson	1972	source
43	Star Trek: The Motion Picture Films Set in the 23rd Century	132 min	Robert Wise	1979	source
44	The Adventures of Buratino Russian Children's Fantasy Films	132 min	Leonid Nechayev	1975	source
45	Mooroovare Vajragalu Films Based on the Mahabharata	131 min	Y. R. Swamy	1973	source
46	Chinatown Notable Films	130 min	Roman Polanski	1974	source
47	Garam Masala Indian Fantasy Comedy Films	130 min	Aspi Irani	1972	source
48	Jai Santoshi Maa Hindu Mythological Films	130 min	Vijay Sharma	1975	source
49	Lok Parlok Indian Fantasy Comedy-drama Films	130 min	T. Rama Rao	1979	source
50	Capricorn One Mars in Film	129 min	Peter Hyams	1977	source
51	Galaxy Express 999 Japanese Animated Science Fiction Films	129 min	Rintaro	1979	source
52	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever American Fantasy Comedy-drama Films	129 min	Vincente Minnelli	1970	source
53	Rollerball Films Based on Science Fiction Short Stories	129 min	Norman Jewison	1975	source
54	Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche Hindi-language Horror Films	127 min	Tulsi Ramsay	1972	source
55	Dawn of the Dead Italian Splatter Films	126 min	George A. Romero	1978	source
56	Moonraker British Science Fiction Action Films	126 min	Lewis Gilbert	1979	source
57	The Tenant French Horror Thriller Films	126 min	Roman Polanski	1976	source
58	Tintorera Mexican horror films	126 min	René Cardona Jr	1977	source
59	Darna, Kuno...? Philippine superhero films	125 min	Luciano B. Carlos	1979	source
60	Henry VIII and His Six Wives EMI Films Films	125 min	Waris Hussein	1972	source

How this list is made

Includes films in Codexery film codexes first released in the 1970s whose infobox gives a running time in minutes. Where several cuts are listed, the first figure in the infobox is used. Values are copied from structured data already on each Codexery page and re-checked against the linked source; nothing on this page is estimated or written by a model. Spot an error? Use “Suggest an edit” on the entry’s page.

Longest films of the 1970s

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