Top Ten Films of 1977


NO surprises for the film that heads my Top Ten of 1977.

1 Star Wars. The greatest adventure film ever made.

2 Annie Hall. Woody Allen’s masterpiece.

3 Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Spielberg at his best.

4 Sorcerer. William Friedkin’s remake of the French classic Wages of Fear.

5 Black Sunday. Terrorist attack on the Superbowl.

6 Orca. Richard Harris battles a vengeful killer whale.

7 Cross of Iron. Searing anti-war drama from Sam Peckinpah.

8 Equus. Brilliant adaptation of the stage play.

9 The Deep. Peter Benchley’s follow-up to Jaws.

10 Rolling Thunder. William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones on the warpath.