The best 70s sci-fi film posters
The 70s began with a wave of dystopian sci-fi and culminated with Star Wars and the birth of the modern blockbuster. These are some of the decade’s most stunning poster designs.
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![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2021-06/silent-running-1971-002-poster.jpeg/1440x0/silent-running-1971-002-poster.jpeg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2023-07/phase-iv-1974-poster.jpg/1440x0/phase-iv-1974-poster.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2022-11/zardoz-1974-poster-white-type.jpg/1440x0/zardoz-1974-poster-white-type.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2022-09/a-boy-and-his-dog-1975-poster-white-type.jpg/1440x0/a-boy-and-his-dog-1975-poster-white-type.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2023-07/logans-run-1976-poster.jpeg/1440x0/logans-run-1976-poster.jpeg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2023-07/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977-poster.jpg/1440x0/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977-poster.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2023-07/star-wars-1977-poster.jpg/1440x0/star-wars-1977-poster.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2023-07/capricorn-one-1977-poster.jpg/1440x0/capricorn-one-1977-poster.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2021-05/alien-1979-poster-glowing-egg.jpg/1440x0/alien-1979-poster-glowing-egg.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2023-07/mad-max-1979-poster.jpg/1440x0/mad-max-1979-poster.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2021-11/moonraker-1979-poster.jpg/1440x0/moonraker-1979-poster.jpg)
![](https://core-cms.bfi.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/responsive/public/2023-07/star-trek-the-motion-picture-1979-poster.jpg/1440x0/star-trek-the-motion-picture-1979-poster.jpg)
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