Cinema history: Landmark films celebrating 50 years

The year 1976 remains a significant milestone in the ‘New Hollywood’ era, a cinematic movement that spanned from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s and featured directors such as Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, and Brian De Palma.

Notable films from this period include ‘Rocky’, which was written by Sylvester Stallone in just three days. Despite early risks of the project failing or Stallone not securing the lead role, the film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and established Stallone as a major global star.

Another landmark release from 1976 is ‘All the President’s Men’, directed by Alan J. Pakula. This political thriller, based on the true story of the Watergate scandal, follows journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as they investigate the political conspiracy that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.