Top 10 Favourite Films of the 1970s
The 1970s were a decade of change in world history. As the social progressive values that had emerged in the 1960s continued to grow, the golden age of capitalism came to an end. The Beatles split up, Idi Amin seized power in Uganda, Palestinian terrorists killed 11 athletes and coaches during the Munich Olympics, 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, United States President Richard Nixon resigned from office following the Watergate scandal, the Fall of Saigon finally brought an end to the Vietnam War, Mao Zedong died, the first MRI scan was performed, John Paul II became the first Italian Pope in over 450 years, and Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. LEFT TO RIGHT: Soldiers during the «Carnation Revolution» in Portugal (April 25, 1974); Richard Nixon delivers his farewell speech to cab...