The French Connection (1971)
Two shots 34 minutes (under construction) Shot 1, Shot 2
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
(1971)
1 hour 20 minutes
Klute (1971)
43 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes
Made for Each Other (1971)
1 hour 35 minutes
The Hot Rock (1972)
Between 1 hour 2 minutes and 1 hour 4 minutes there are several shots of the WTC under construction.
(Shot 1,
Shot 2,
Shot 3)
Lady Liberty (1972)
55 minutes,
1 hour 22 minutes
The Strangers in 7A (1972)
Opening shot
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Between 39-43 minutes (Shot 1,
Shot 2)
The Valachi Papers (1972)
18 minutes
(takes place in 1929),
1 hour 44 minutes (takes place in 1957, but you can see the unfinished towers over the top of the ship)
The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
(Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob) (1973)
Opening shot and
seven more shots in the first 6 minutes (Shot 1,
Shot 2,
Shot 3,
Shot 4,
Shot 5,
Shot 6,
Shot 7)
Badge 373 (1973)
1 hour 12 minutes,
1 hour 24 minutes
Godspell (1973)
Opening minute, 2 minutes, several shots between 49-50 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2, Shot 3, Shot 4), 1 hour 6 minutes, 1 hour 12 minutes
Mean Streets (1973)
4 minutes
Serpico (1973)
1 hour 55 minutes
Shamus (1973)
40 minutes
Sisters (1973)
9 minutes, 46 minutes, 57 minutes,
1 hour 3 minutes
Crazy Joe (1974)
41 minutes
Death Wish (1974)
5 minutes (in a model of Manhattan), 1 hour 9 minutes
For Pete's Sake (1974)
35 minutes
Harry and Tonto (1974)
15 minutes (Be sure you see it in widescreen. The towers are way over to the left.)
Law and Disorder (1974)
58 minutes
The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974)
A couple shots at 40 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
2 minutes
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
23 minutes, 27 minutes (including a view out the window), 37 minutes, 1 hour 20 minutes (including the lobby)
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
Opening shot, 4 minutes, 1 hour 31 minutes
Emanuelle in America (1976)
1 minute
Family Enforcer
(1976)
1 hour 16 minutes, 1 hour 19 minutes
King Kong (1976)
The action in King Kong centers around the WTC towers starting at 1 hour 53 minutes into the movie (Shot 1, Shot 2). We see the plaza at the base of the towers. King Kong climbs one of the towers (like he climbed the Empire State Building in the 1933 version). King Kong even jumps from one tower to the other before being shot and dying in the plaza. This movie also included interior shots of the WTC.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Marathon Man (1976)
44 minutes
Network (1976)
1 hour 53 minutes
The Song Remains the Same
(1976)
1 hour 28 minutes, 1 hour 50 minutes, 1 hour 51 minutes, 1 hour 54 minutes
Taxi Driver (1976)
54 minutes
The American Friend (1977)
Opening shot,
3 minutes,
45 minutes,
1 hour 2 minutes,
2 hours 3 minutes
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
Opening shot, twice at 1 minute (Shot 1, Shot 2), 14 minutes, 15 minutes
Emanuelle Around the World (1977)
1 hour 23 minutes,
1 hour 25-26 minutes (nudity),
1 hour 30 minutes,
1 hour 32 minutes
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
59 minutes
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
27 minutes
Mr. Billion (1977)
14 minutes
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Opening shot,
1 hour 19 minutes,
1 hour 23 minutes,
1 hour 52 minutes
The Sentinel (1977)
14 minutes,
37 minutes, 59 minutes, 1 hour 29 minutes
The Turning Point (1977)
25 minutes
Blackout (1978)
24 minutes,
27 minutes,
1 hour 11 minutes
Bye Bye Monkey (1978)
15 minutes,
16 minutes,
18 minutes,
33 minutes,
35 minutes,
41 minutes,
1 hour 3 minutes,
1 hour 17 minutes,
1 hour 18 minutes
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
54 minutes
Fingers (1978)
28 minutes
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
1 minute
The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978)
5 minutes (Dirk McQuickly says he is in Liverpool, but is clearly on the Staten Island Ferry, approaching lower Manhattan)
Superman: The Movie (1978)
56 minutes,
1 hour 4 minutes,
1 hour 13 minutes,
1 hour 14 minutes,
1 hour 27 minutes,
1 hour 31 minutes
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Opening shot
The Wiz (1978)
At 1 hour 13 minutes Dorothy and friends arrive at the Emerald City, which includes the WTC towers in its skyline. There is a big production number in the plaza below the towers that follows. (Shot 1, Shot 2) We also see the towers with an addition joining them.
Going in Style (1979)
33 minutes,
1 hour
Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
1 hour 7 minutes
Manhattan (1979)
First minute
The WTC towers are also on the poster.
Meteor (1979)
31 minutes,
1 hour 14 minutes,
1 hour, 19 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Something Short of Paradise (1979)
Opening shot,
9 minutes
Spider-Man Strikes Back (1979)
1 minute
Stone Cold Dead (1979)
4 minutes,
1 hour 2 minutes
Zombie (1979)
Several shots in the first 8 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2, Shot 3,
Shot 4), 1 hour 29 minutes