Top 10 Favourite Films of the 1970s
The 1970s were a decade of change in world history. As the social progressive values that emerged in the 1960s continued to grow, the golden age of capitalism came to an end. U.S. President Richard Nixon resigned from office following the Watergate scandal, Margaret Thatcher became the first female British Prime Minister, Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty as a result of the Yom Kippur War, a military coup d'état restored democracy in Portugal after 48 years of dictatorship, and the Fall of Saigon finally brought an end to the Vietnam War. (from left to right) Richard Nixon delivers his farewell speech to cabinet and to White House staff following his resignation (August 9, 1974); Margaret Thatcher arriving at Conservative Party headquarters the day after being elected Prime Minister (May 4, 1979); soldiers during the «Carnation Revolution» in Portugal (April 25, 1974); North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon on tanks and trucks, ending the Vietnam War (April 30, 1...