Best Biography Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

3eyedraven's 33 top-rated biography 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.

Serpico 1973 ★ 7.5
I, Claudius 1976 ★ 7.8
Patton 1970 ★ 7.5
The Devils 1971 ★ 7.4
Ludwig 1973 ★ 7.4
Lenny 1974 ★ 7.3
10 Rillington Place 1971 ★ 7.3
Hitler: A Career 1977 ★ 7.4
The Buddy Holly Story 1978 ★ 7.2
Waterloo 1970 ★ 7.1
Edvard Munch 1974 ★ 7.3
Fellini's Casanova 1976 ★ 6.9
Padre Padrone 1977 ★ 6.8
Elvis 1979 ★ 6.8
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 1978 ★ 6.7
Mahler 1974 ★ 6.8
The Miracle Worker 1979 ★ 6.8
The Naked Civil Servant 1975 ★ 6.7
Dillinger 1973 ★ 6.6
Cromwell 1970 ★ 6.6
The Music Lovers 1971 ★ 6.5
Savage Messiah 1972 ★ 6.3
The Other Side of the Mountain 1975 ★ 6.3
MacArthur 1977 ★ 6.3