Gritty, Natural, Realistic Movies of the 1970s

Loved The Great Santini

I've heard nothing but great things about this movie for years and still haven't watched it. I think I need to, Scott is always worth watching.

I also recommend this.

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Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)

Saw this the other night. Reasonable overall, can see it fitting into this genre.

Milano Calibro 9 1972 Fernando Di Leo
The Long Goodbye 1973 Robert Altman
Un Flic 1972 Jean-Pierre Melville
Lucky Luciano 1973 Francesco Rosi
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 Joseph Sargent
The Seven-Ups 1973 Philip D’Antoni
Across 110th Street 1972 Barry Shear
Straight Time 1978 Ulu Grosbard
The Silent Partner 1978 Daryl Duke
Dirty Little Billy 1972 Stan Dragoti
Midnight Express 1978 Alan Parker

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Im trying to make a collection like this, i have so far


Serpico
Panic in needle park
Straight time

Would Deliverance (1972) fit this category (or is it too polished)?

It's been years since I've seen this. Maybe somewhere in between, but I could be wrong. I only seem to remember the conflicting scene.

I don't remember much of anything in Deliverance feeling remotely polished (to the film's credit), so I'd say yes.

I asked because I once submitted it as a suggestion on this board for "neo-realism" movies of the 70's, but was told it was just too Hollywood & mainstream to qualify (perhaps it was the "star power" of the 4 main leads???)

You know, sometimes I think when a movie makes a ton of money, people look at it like it isn't independent anymore, like the low-budget indie film, "Rocky" which fits perfectly here.