Editing Lee Marvin (section)

===1970s===
Marvin had a much greater variety of roles in the 1970s, with fewer 'bad-guy' roles than in earlier years. His 1970s movies included ''[[Monte Walsh (1970)|Monte Walsh]]'' (1970), a Western with Palance and [[Jeanne Moreau]]; the violent ''[[Prime Cut]]'' (1972) with [[Gene Hackman]]; ''[[Pocket Money]]'' (1972) with Paul Newman, for Stuart Rosenberg; ''[[Emperor of the North]]'' (1973) opposite [[Ernest Borgnine]] for Aldrich; as Hickey in ''[[The Iceman Cometh (1973 film)|The Iceman Cometh]]'' (1973) with [[Fredric March]] and [[Robert Ryan]], for [[John Frankenheimer]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee Marvin Cometh to O'Neill's 'Iceman'|author=Leith, Henrietta|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 7, 1973|page=b9}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In 1974, Marvin acted in [[Richard Fleischer]]'s ''[[The Spikes Gang]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/67484-THE-SPIKES-GANG-?cxt=filmography |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> and in [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]]'s ''[[The Klansman]]'' in a shared top billing with [[Richard Burton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55370-THE-KLANSMAN?cxt=filmography |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

During this time, Marvin was offered the role of Quint in ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' (1975) but declined, stating "What would I tell my fishing friends who'd see me come off as a hero against a dummy shark?"<ref>Zec 1980, p. 217.</ref>

In 1976, Marvin co-lead with [[Roger Moore]] in the film ''[[Shout at the Devil (film)|Shout at the Devil]]'', a World War I adventure, directed by [[Peter R. Hunt|Peter Hunt]]. While the reviews were mixed, the film was a commercial success. Both stars were offered to return to their roles in a sequel that never happened.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56165-SHOUT-AT-THE-DEVIL?cxt=filmography |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

Also that year, he was a lead in [[Don Taylor (American filmmaker)|Don Taylor]]'s ''[[The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday]]'', a comic Western with [[Oliver Reed]]. The film was a critical disappointment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55975-THE-GREAT-SCOUT-AND-CATHOUSE-THURSDAY?cxt=filmography |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

In 1979, Marvin co-lead with [[Robert Shaw (actor)|Robert Shaw]] in [[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]]'s Cold War thriller ''[[Avalanche Express]]'', his co-star and the director both died from heart related illness shortly after production.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56194 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>