Best 27 Biography Movies Editor's Choice from 1970

The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton. Explore Patton / IMDB / YouTube

Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo. Get info on Waterloo / IMDB / YouTube

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war. Details on Chisum / IMDB / YouTube

In a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write. A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him. Read about The Wild Child / IMDB / YouTube

Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic-sympathetic King Charles I. Learn about Cromwell / IMDB / YouTube

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years. See more about 7 Plus Seven / IMDB / YouTube

Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories. Info on Eros + Massacre / IMDB / YouTube

A meeting with James Baldwin doesn't quite go according to plan for a group of presumptuous white filmmakers in this Paris-set documentary short. Find out about Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris / IMDB / YouTube

The impoverished son of Irish immigrants is pushed by wrongful police persecution into becoming Australia's most notorious bushranger. Check out Ned Kelly / IMDB / YouTube

Long before faith-based films became a regular feature of mainstream movie theaters, there was The Cross and The Switchblade, the story of Pastor David Wilkerson and gang member Nicky Cruz. Get info on The Cross and the Switchblade / IMDB / YouTube

The real story about an illiterate murderer, educated in prison, where he reflects on his actions days before he died. Details on Jackal of Nahueltoro / IMDB / YouTube

The film depicts the adventures of expatriate American writer Henry Miller and his friends, as they pursue art, money, food, and sex in Paris. Read about Tropic of Cancer / IMDB / YouTube

Follows Martin Luther King's life and decades-long civil rights activism. See more about King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the life of Norway's greatest composer Edvard Grieg, and filmed in Norway where he lived. The soundtrack is all Edvard Grieg's music with added lyrics. Details on Song of Norway / IMDB / YouTube

The life and work of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky is shown through his relationship with aristocratic art connoisseur Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck. Look into Tchaikovsky / IMDB / YouTube

A sex-change operation that changed George into Christine in 1950s Denmark. Look into The Christine Jorgensen Story / IMDB / YouTube

After serving four years of a six-year sentence on a manslaughter charge, a tough punk (Pretty Boy Floyd) escapes from prison and goes on a violent rampage. Details on A Bullet for Pretty Boy / IMDB / YouTube

The legend of the master thief Ole Høiland who i the first half of the 1800s stole from the rich and charmed the women he met on his way, until he tried to make a heist from the National bank. More about Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland / IMDB / YouTube

Derby is a fascinating look at the world of 1970s professional Roller Derby. Features lots of on-track action, as well as an off-track behind the scenes look at the lives of the Roller Derby pros featured in the film. Look into Derby / IMDB / YouTube