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During the 1970s, modern dramatic directors made some of their first films.

Francis Ford Coppola directed The Godfather ( 1972 ).

Martin Scorsese directed Taxi Driver ( 1976 ), Mean Streets ( 1973 ), and musical drama New York, New York ( 1977 ).

Sylvester Stallone created one of the most successful sports drama franchises with Rocky ( 1976 ) and also directed the sequel Rocky II ( 1979 ).

In addition, in sports drama were films that focused on the struggle of athletes such as Brian's Song ( 1970 ), and The Longest Yard ( 1974 ).

War films and specifically World War II films were produced, giving the most realistic adaptation of the war seen in films at that time.

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( 1970 ), Patton ( 1970 ), and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ), which all show the trials and hardships of war, are still considered classic war films.