In terms of the 70s, I suppose it depends on whether we're talking political with a big P. Blue Collar, definitely, but I think films like The Deer Hunter, Dog Day Afternoon, Saturday Night Fever (one of the most underrated films ever IMO), Mean Streets, Spielberg in general (when you think about it) were far less demonising and far more sophisticated representations of the working class than we get with today's Hollywood.
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