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Best Comedy Films of 1970


Start the Revolution Without Me

Two French peasants are ... narrator. Wilder and Sutherland encounter a variety of comical situations in their dual roles of peasants and blue-blooded eccentrics. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 01

"How will you make ... for "Support Your Local Mother," in which Nancy Walker makes her first appearance as Rhoda Morganstern's obstreperous mom, Ida). [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Kelly's Heroes

Like M*A*S*H and Catch-22, ... of their campaign, the vain General Colt (Carroll O'Connor) mistakes the quartet of freelancing scam artists for all-American heroes. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

War Games is the ... a smarter-than-she-looks local gal. Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? was reworked as in 1984 as Tank. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Myra Breckinridge

Gore Vidal's best-selling satiric ... following, despite the fact the film's only authorized video release has been out of print since the late '70s. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Decameron

The Decameron was the ... as his dream of that work. The film is followed by Pasolini's The Canterbury Tales and The Arabian Nights. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Bill Cosby Show: Season 02

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Catch-22

Director Mike Nichols and ... Nichols. Despite this reception, Catch-22's ensemble cast and pungent sensibility effectively underline the insanity of war, Vietnam and otherwise. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the ... Harry Stradling, who'd previously photographed Streisand in Funny Girl; Stradling died during production, and was replaced by Ernest Laszlo. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Sonny and Cher: Nitty Gritty Hour

Sonny and Cher, the ... '70s rock music duo, are featured in this humorous and musical video. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Where's Poppa?

Director Carl Reiner, most ... a "poor black child"? George Burns as God?) he would never again attempt anything as risky as Where's Poppa?. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Hogan's Heroes: Season 06

The sixth and final ... Lily Frankel (a part she'd played in earlier seasons), who helps Hogan and company destroy a German-guided missile base. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Boatniks

The inept Ensign Garland ... cellar. Character actors Joe E. Ross and Al Lewis witness the sight gags and react to the seafaring shenanigans. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

There's a Girl in My Soup

The television host of ... she rejects him in favor of Jimmy, however, who has sworn faithfulness to her and given up cheating forever. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Carry on Loving

This is the 20th ... back to the days of the classic silent comedies, with continual running gags and sexual innuendo permeating the film. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Projectionist

This offbeat comedy finds ... cult status over the years and is in the archives of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Les Novices

Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) is ... Agnes and Lisa swim back to the group of nuns, don habits and blend back into the religious order. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Out-of-Towners

Ohio businessman Jack Lemmon ... first shown on network television, the film was shorn of its closing punchline because of an eccentric censorship rule. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Hi, Mom!

Brian De Palma takes ... protestors' mantra that "the whole world is watching," as it all becomes one big staged performance for the cameras. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Lovers and Other Strangers

Lovers and Other Strangers ... his oft-repeated query "So what's the story?" Twelfth-billed Diane Keaton makes her film debut as a garrulous wedding guest. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Doctor in Trouble

This offbeat comedy begins ... the stuffy skipper with his usual comic flair. James Robert Justice plays the captain's blue-blooded brother Sir Lancelott Spratt. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Brady Bunch: Season 02

The most conspicuous change ... for gender equality; and "Alice's September Song," a poignant tale of romance and remembrance focusing on the Brady housekeeper. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Dr. Seuss: Horton Hears a Who!

Horton the elephant comes ... heard just in time. Another Dr. Seuss classic is successfully adapted for the small screen. Recommended for all ages. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Ruddigore

According to the curse ... quite buy all this and wants to make some fundamental changes; he runs into difficulties with the Ruddigor clan. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

How I Unleashed World War II, Vol. 1

Originally produced in 1970, ... responsible for starting the entire war. Desperate and terrified, Dolas makes a series of waggish attempts to get home. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

The Merry Wives of Windsor

This stage production of ... plan by Sir John Falstaff (Leon Charles) to live off the proceeds of two married women he has seduced. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Monique

Monique (Sibylla Kay) is ... with Monique, he comes home one day to discover the two women in bed together in this flesh feature. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Crimen Imperfecto

A taxi driver and ... vengeful group of local drug dealers catchs wind of the plan and puts the pair out of business permanently. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Anand

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Monty Python's Flying Circus: Season 2

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The Flip Wilson Show [TV Series]

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 03

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Monty Python's Flying Circus: Graham Chapman's Personal Best

He may be gone, ... that they believe Chapman would have chosen as his absolute favorite were he still around to make the call. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Family Affair: Season 05

The fifth season of ... than themselves--and Uncle Bill's willingness to help out when the youngsters realize that they've gotten in over their heads! [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp [TV Series]

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The Goodies [TV Series]

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How I Unleashed World War II, Vol. 2

Volume two of director ... in Syria - at a greater distance from the front lines of the war than he ever imagined possible. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]

How I Unleashed World War II, Vol. 3

The tertiary and final ... shuttled off to the front lines, then manages to make it back to Poland - for a hero's welcome. [ best comedy films - 1970 ]




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