List of Canadian films of 1974

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1974:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
125 Rooms of ComfortPatrick LoubertTim Henry, Robert A. Silverman, Jackie BurroughsDrama
Alien ThunderClaude FournierDonald Sutherland, Gordon Tootoosis, Chief Dan George, Kevin McCarthy, Jean DuceppeDrama
Along These LinesPeter PearsonDocumentary
The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds (La pomme, la queue et les pépins)Claude FournierDonald LautrecComedy
The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzTed KotcheffRichard Dreyfuss, Micheline Lanctôt, Jack Warden, Randy Quaid, Joseph Wiseman, Denholm Elliott, Joe SilverComedy-drama coming-of-age story based on the novel by Mordecai RichlerAcademy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay nominee – (Mordecai Richler & Lionel Chetwynd)
Bar SalonAndré ForcierGuy L'Écuyer, Madeleine ChartrandDrama
BingoJean-Claude LordClaude Michaud, Alexandra Stewart, Gilles PelletierPolitical drama
Black ChristmasBob ClarkOlivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot KidderHorror
ButleyHarold PinterAlan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'CallaghanDramaUK-US-Canada coproduction
By the Blood of Others (Par le sang des autres)Marc SimenonBernard Blier, Denise Filiatrault, Yves Beneyton, Daniel Pilon, Mylène DemongeotDramaCanada-France co-production
Canadian PacificDavid RimmerStructural film
Child Under a LeafGeorge BloomfieldDyan Cannon, Donald Pilon, Joseph Campanella, Al Waxman, Micheline LanctôtDrama
The Corpse EatersLawrence ZazelenchukMichael Hopkins, Ed LeBreton, Terry LondonHorror
Cree Hunters of MistassiniBoyce Richardson, Tony IanzeloDocumentary
DeathdreamBob ClarkJohn Marley, Lynn Carlin, Richard BackusHorror
DerangedAlan Ormsby, Jeff GillenRoberts BlossomHorror
The Happy PrinceMichael MillsAnimated short
JanisSeaton Findlay & Howard AlkDocumentaryFrom producer Budge Crawley, this is most complete film ever made about blues legend Janis Joplin; Canadian Film Award-Theatrical documentary
Malachi's CoveHenry HerbertJohn Barrett, David Bradley, Arthur EnglishDramaUK-Canada coproduction
Monkeys in the AtticMorley MarksonJackie Burroughs, Victor Garber, Jess Walton, Louis Del Grande, Jim HenshawDrama
Montreal MainFrank VitaleFrank Vitale, Allan Moyle, Stephen LackDrama
MouseyDaniel PetrieKirk Douglas, Jean Seberg, John VernonThriller
Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est)Denise Filiatrault, Michelle Rossignol, Frédérique CollinDrama
Only God KnowsPeter PearsonGordon Pinsent, John Beck, Paul Hecht, Tisa Farrow, Toby TarnowDrama
Orders (Les Ordres)Michel BraultHélène Loiselle, Jean Lapointe, Guy ProvostDocudramaMichel Brault shared a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director in 1975.
The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo LegendCaroline LeafNFB animated shortAcademy Award nominee; Canadian Film Award – Animated Short, Non-Feature Overall Sound
Le Plumard en folieJacques LemoineAlice Sapritch, Michel GalabruSex comedy
A Quiet Day in BelfastMilad BassadaBarry Foster, Margot Kidder, Sean McCainDramaCanadian Film Award: Actress (Kidder)
Satellites of the SunSidney GoldsmithNFB documentary
SeizureOliver StoneJonathan Frid, Martine Beswick, Hervé VillechaizeDramaOliver Stone’s (Platoon) first feature
Sunday in the CountryJohn TrentErnest Borgnine, Michael J. Pollard, Hollis McLaren, Cec Linder, Al WaxmanDrama
Sweet MovieDusan MakavejevCarole Laure, Pierre Clementi, Anna PrucnalPolitical/Experimental featureFrance-Canada-West German co-production
There's Nothing Wrong with Being Good to Yourself (Y'a pas d'mal à se faire du bien)Claude MulotJean Lefebvre, Françoise Lemieux, Michel Galabru, Darry CowlComedyCanadian-French coproduction
To Kill the KingGeorge McCowanPatrick O'Neal, Susan Tyrrell, Barry Morse, Lance Henriksen, Cec LinderPolitical thriller
Waiting for FidelMichael RubboNFB documentaryIts informal, director-as-star style influenced the films of Nick Broomfield and Michael Moore
The White DawnPhilip KaufmanWarren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Louis Gossett Jr.Drama
Why Rock the Boat?John HoweStuart Gillard, Tiiu Leek, Henry Beckman, Patricia GageDramaCanadian Film Award – Adapted Screenplay, Actor (Gillard), Supporting Actor (Beckman)
Wolfpen PrincipleJack DarcusJanet WrightDrama