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New Hollywood
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Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver stands with arms crossed, wearing sunglasses and a military jacket, next to a sign reading Pedestrians Prohibited. History of Hollywood Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow, wearing a fedora and vest, sits on the bumper of a vintage car holding a gun in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. Anne Bancroft, wearing a leopard print coat, and Dustin Hoffman, in a suit, sit together at a hotel bar table in a scene from the 1967 film The Graduate. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper sit by a campfire at night next to a motorcycle in a scene from the film Easy Rider. Still from The Godfather showing Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in a tuxedo with a red rose, having his hand kissed by a man, with Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in the background. Lobby card for the 1975 film Jaws shows Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, and Richard Dreyfuss on a boat, with a shark image and movie title on the left. Infographic titled Jaws Bites featuring a large illustrated shark at the center, surrounded by colorful fact blocks about the 1975 movie Jaws, including release date, cast, box office totals, shark statistics, death count, and trivia such as the famous improvised line and Oscar wins.

New Hollywood: References & Edit History

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  • Will Gosner
    Will Gosner is an associate editor covering general interest topics, including film, television, and sports. He has a B.A. from the University of Chicago. He joined Britannica in 2014.
  • Laura Payne
    Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne State University linguistics instructor.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-references. Sep 08, 2025
Added a cross-reference and media. Jun 18, 2025
Added cross-reference to American Graffiti. May 22, 2025
Media added. Feb 18, 2025
New article added. Dec 20, 2024
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