1975 in film

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The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.

Events

January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. At this time, the title of the story was Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars.
March - Production begins on Star Wars
March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London
July - In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, Star Wars, George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic.
Jaws becomes the first movie to ever gross US$100 million in North America, setting the standard for future blockbusters.

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Jaws	Universal	$129,549,000
2.	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	United Artists	$47,800,000
3.	Rocky Horror Picture Show*	20th Century Fox	$50,420,000
4.	Shampoo	Columbia	$23,822,000
5.	Dog Day Afternoon	Warner Brothers	$22,500,000
6.	The Return of the Pink Panther	United Artists	$20,170,000
7.	Three Days of the Condor	Paramount	$20,014,000
8.	Funny Lady	Columbia	$19,313,000
9.	The Other Side of the Mountain	Universal	$18,012,000
10.	Tommy	Columbia	$17,793,000

(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1975.shtml

Best Director: Miloš Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Best Actress: Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Drama:

Best Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Best Actress: Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Musical or comedy:

Other

Best Director: Miloš Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Chronique des années de braise), directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algeria

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Adoption (Örökbefogadás), directed by Márta Mészáros, Hungary