# Martin Scorsese’s favourite movies of the 1970s: “The memories of our lifetime”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/martin-scorseses-favourite-movies-of-the-1970s-the-memories-of-our-lifetime/
- Published: 2026-07-26T12:04:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T00:22:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/martin-scorseses-favourite-movies-of-the-1970s/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Scorsese’s picks span acclaimed American, European and world cinema.
- Herzog, Fassbinder, Coppola and Altman feature repeatedly.
- The list underlines Scorsese’s broad, lifelong cinephilia.

## Summary

Martin Scorsese’s recommended films of the 1970s reflect his longstanding view that cinema preserves shared memories and shapes how audiences see the world. The selection matters as a guide to the films that influenced one of the era’s most significant American directors, combining major New Hollywood works with European, Asian and cult cinema.

- *Aguirre, the Wrath of God* — Werner Herzog (1972)
- *Ali: Fear Eats the Soul* — Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1974)
- *All That Jazz* — Bob Fosse (1979)
- *The American Friend* — Wim Wenders (1977)
- *Apocalypse Now* — Francis Ford Coppola (1979)
- *The Asphyx* — Peter Newbrook (1972)
- *Barry Lyndon* — Stanley Kubrick (1975)
- *Le Boucher* — Claude Chabrol (1970)
- *The Chess Players* — Satyajit Ray (1977)
- *The Conversation* — Francis Ford Coppola (1974)
- *Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde* — Roy Ward Baker (1971)
- *The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser* — Werner Herzog (1974)
- *The Exorcist* — William Friedkin (1973)
- *The Godfather* — Francis Ford Coppola (1972)
- *Kings of the Road* — Wim Wenders (1976)
- *Klute* — Alan J. Pakula (1971)
- *The Legend of Hell House* — John Hough (1973)
- *The Marriage of Maria Braun* — Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1979)
- *M*A*S*H* — Robert Altman (1970)
- *McCabe & Mrs. Miller* — Robert Altman (1971)
- *The Merchant of Four Seasons* — Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1971)
- *The Messiah* — Roberto Rossellini (1975)
- *Nashville* — Robert Altman (1975)
- *Touki Bouki* — Djibril Diop Mambéty (1973)
- *Vampyres* — José Ramón Larraz (1974)

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