Seven can't-miss rock films from the 1970s. In many ways, the rock and roll musical followed a similar path. By the time 1970 arrived, rock music had been showing up in movies for about fifteen years.

When The Blackboard Jungle hit movie theaters in 1955, teenagers reportedly showed up in droves just to dance in the aisles to the opening credits, which were set to Bill Haley’s "Rock Around ...

Among rock-themed movies that have been turned into Broadway shows, ... “Almost Famous,” the movie, was steeped in music, with the rock songs of the era playing throughout the film.