Editing 1970 in film (section)

==Events==
* January 9 – [[Larry Fine]], the second member of [[The Three Stooges]], suffers a massive stroke, effectively ending his career.
* February 11 – ''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'', starring [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Ringo Starr]], premieres in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including [[Badfinger]]'s "Come and Get It" (written and produced by [[Paul McCartney]]), is released on [[Apple Records]].
* March 12 – Film debut of [[Ornella Muti]] in ''[[La moglie più bella]]'' (The Most Beautiful Wife) 3 days after her 15th birthday.<ref name="IMDB">IMDB</ref>
* March 17 – The controversial film ''[[The Boys in the Band (1970 film)|The Boys in the Band]]'', directed by [[William Friedkin]] and based on [[Mart Crowley]]'s hit off-Broadway play, opens in theaters.
* July – [[Stanley R. Jaffe]] appointed as president of [[Paramount Pictures]], succeeding [[Charles Bludhorn]] who remained chairman and CEO.
* October 24 – [[Joan Crawford]]'s final film, the low-budget horror picture ''[[Trog]]'', opens in theaters.
* December 1 – ''[[Yousuf Khan Sher Bano]]'' is the first [[Pashto (language)|Pashto]] film released.
* December 14 – [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] film ''[[Up Your Legs Forever]]'' with 367 participants in New York City.<ref name="Badman2009">{{cite book|author=Keith Badman|title=The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDLhgzA930UC|date=28 October 2009|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-85712-001-4|page=49}}</ref>
* The [[IMAX]] motion picture projection system premieres at the Fuji Pavilion, at [[Expo '70]] in [[Osaka, Japan]].
* In [[Culver City, California]], [[MGM]] begins selling off its studio back lot property and movie props.