Best 1940s Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

3eyedraven's 30 top-rated 1940s movies and TV series of the 1970s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Godfather 1972 ★ 8.7
Mirror 1975 ★ 8.0
The Ascent 1977 ★ 7.8
Matador 1978 ★ 9.1
The Old Gun 1975 ★ 7.5
The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 ★ 7.4
A Bridge Too Far 1977 ★ 7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970 ★ 7.2
Mr. Klein 1976 ★ 7.2
Holocaust 1978 ★ 7.3
The Waltons 1972 ★ 7.2
The Way We Were 1973 ★ 7.0
Ellery Queen 1975 ★ 7.5
The Tin Drum 1979 ★ 6.9
Operation: Daybreak 1975 ★ 6.9
Operation Petticoat 1977 ★ 6.9
Summer of '42 1971 ★ 6.7
Catch-22 1970 ★ 6.7
The Eagle Has Landed 1976 ★ 6.7
The Annuity 1972 ★ 6.6
Midway 1976 ★ 6.6
The Naked Civil Servant 1975 ★ 6.7
New York, New York 1977 ★ 6.5
Tommy 1975 ★ 6.4