The year 1972 in film involved several significant events.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''

The Working Class Goes to Heaven ''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (Italian: ''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), released in the US as ''Lulu the Tool'', is a 1971 political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as ...

'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :'' The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by

Francesco Rosi Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film ''The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to hav ...

, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''

The Canterbury Tales ''The Canterbury Tales'' ( enm, Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's '' magnum opus ...

'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

, Italy / France

1972 Wide-release movies

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Notable films released in 1972

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*'' The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (

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historical drama martial arts film) *'' 1776'', starring

William Daniels William David Daniels (born March 31, 1927) is an American actor, who is best known for his television roles, notably as Mark Craig in the drama series '' St. Elsewhere'', for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards; the voice of KITT in the te ...

Howard Da Silva Howard Da Silva (born Howard Silverblatt, May 4, 1909 – February 16, 1986) was an American actor, director and musical performer on stage, film, television and radio. He was cast in dozens of productions on the New York stage, appeared in mo ...

John Cullum John Cullum (born circa 1930) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including '' Shenandoah'' (1975) and '' On the Twentieth Century'' (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Mu ...

, Ken Howard,

Blythe Danner Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. Accolades she has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzy Huffstodt on '' Huff'' (2004–2006), and ...

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*'' Across 110th Street'', starring Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto *'' The Adventures of Barry McKenzie'', directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Peter Cook, Spike Milligan – (

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) *'' Aguirre, the Wrath of God'' (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes), directed by

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

, starring

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

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) *''

The Amazing Mr. Blunden ''The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' is a 1972 British family mystery film involving ghosts directed by Lionel Jeffries. It was based on the 1969 novel '' The Ghosts'' by Antonia Barber. It stars Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosal ...

'', starring Laurence Naismith and Lynne Frederick – ( U.K.) *'' And Now For Something Completely Different, the first film made by the British comedy troupe

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– ( U.K.) *''

Angry Guest ''Angry Guest'' or E ke is a 1972 Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh from Hong Kong, starring David Chiang and Ti Lung, it is a sequel to Duel of Fists. Synopsis Fan Ke (David Chiang) and Wenlie (Ti Lung) are back, and this time they'r ...

'' (E ke), directed by Chang Cheh – (

) *''

Another Nice Mess ''Another Nice Mess'' is a 1972 comedy film written and directed by Bob Einstein and starring Rich Little as Richard Nixon and Herb Voland as Spiro Agnew. Plot The film is presented in the style of a Laurel and Hardy comedy, with Nixon in the ...

'', starring Rich Little *''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' ( First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in aroun ...

'', directed by and starring

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten ...

, with Hildegarde Neil – ( U.K.) *''

Apna Desh ''Apna Desh'' () is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, produced by A.V. Subramaniam and T.M.Kittu and directed by Jambu. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Om Prakash, Jagdeep, Mukkamala, Madan Puri and the credited Roja Raman ...

'' (Our Country), starring

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record ...

and Mumtaz – (

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) *''

The Assassination of Trotsky ''The Assassination of Trotsky'' is a 1972 British historical drama film, directed by Joseph Losey with a screenplay by Nicholas Mosley. It stars Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky, as well as Romy Schneider and Alain Delon. Plot Exiled from the So ...

'', starring Richard Burton and

Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

) *'' Asylum'', starring Britt Ekland, Barbara Parkins,

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, Peter Cushing, Barry Morse *''

Avanti! ''Avanti!'' is a 1972 American/Italian international co-production comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Samuel A. Taylor's play, ...

'', directed by

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Holly ...

, starring

Jack Lemmon John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered equally proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy pictures, leadi ...

and Juliet Mills

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*'' Bad Company'', directed by Robert Benton, starring Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown *''

Baharo Phool Barsao ''Baharo Phool Barsao'' (), is a 1972 Pakistani Urdu-language romance film produced and directed by Indian director Mehmood Sadiq (a.k.a. M. Sadiq). He had come from India to produce and direct this film, but died halfway through its production ...

'' – (

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) *''

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'' (Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga), directed by Mario Bava, starring Joseph Cotten and

Elke Sommer Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in '' The Pink Panther'' sequel '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), th ...

– (

) *''

Bawarchi ''Bawarchi'' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 Indian Hindi musical comedy-drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Badhuri with Asrani, A.K. Hangal, Usha Kiran and Durga Khote in supporting roles. Thi ...

'' (The Chef), starring

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) *'' Be-Imaan'' – (

) *''

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'', starring

Lee Montgomery Elliott Harcourt Montgomery (born November 3, 1961), known as Lee Montgomery, is a United States-based Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as a lonely little boy who befriends a pack of killer rats in the film ''Ben'' (1972) and as Sarah ...

*'' The Big Bird Cage'', starring Pam Grier *''

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant ''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'' (german: Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant) is a 1972 West German romantic drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play. Featuring an all-female cast, the plot tak ...

'' (Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant), directed by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's mai ...

, starring

Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla (; born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer associated with the theater and film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She first worked for Fassbinder in 1965 and became an active participant in the New German ...

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) *''

Black Gunn ''Black Gunn'' is a 1972 American neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Herbert Jefferson Jr. and Luciana Paluzzi. Baseball pitcher Vida Blue appears in a supporting ...

'' *'' Blacula'', starring William Marshall and Vonetta McGee *'' Blanche'', directed by Walerian Borowczyk, starring Michel Simon,

Georges Wilson Georges Wilson (16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French film and television actor. He was the father of French actor Lambert Wilson. Biography Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine (now Val-de-Marne) as the illegitimate s ...

, Jacques Perrin,

Ligia Branice Ligia Borowczyk (7 December 1932 – 6 September 2022) was a Polish actress. Life and career Borowczyk was married to film director Walerian Borowczyk and held roles in some of his earlier films, including ''Goto, Island of Love'' and '. She ma ...

– (

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) *'' Bluebeard'', directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Richard Burton, Joey Heatherton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Sybil Danning *''

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'', starring Yaphet Kotto *'' Boxcar Bertha'', directed by

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, incl ...

, starring Barbara Hershey and David Carradine *''

The Boy Turns Man ''The Boy Turns Man'' ( bg, Момчето си отива / ''Momcheto si otiva'') is a Bulgarian comedy-drama film released in 1972 in cinema, 1972, directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, starring Nevena Kokanova, Philip Trifonov, Kiril Gospodinov and Sash ...

'' (Momcheto si otiva), directed by

Lyudmil Kirkov Lyudmil Kirkov ( bg, Людмил Кирков, 14 December 1933 – 12 December 1995) was a Bulgarian film director and actor. Kirkov was among the prominent Bulgarian film and theatre directors from the last decades of the 20th century. He ...

, starring

Nevena Kokanova Nevena Kokanova ( bg, Невена Коканова) (12 December 1938 – 3 June 2000) was a Bulgarian film actress. She was known as the "first lady of Bulgarian cinema." Her mother was from a well-known Austrian aristocratic family, and he ...

Kiril Gospodinov Kiril Ivanov Gospodinov ( bg, Кирил Иванов Господинов) (1934–2003) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor. His acting created one of the eminent characters in the Cinema of Bulgaria, Bulgarian film art. Biography and caree ...

, Sashka Bratanova – (

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) *'' Brother Sun, Sister Moon'' (Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna), directed by

Franco Zeffirelli Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, ...

– (

/ U.K.) *'' Buck and the Preacher'', directed by and starring

Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive ...

, with

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an internati ...

and

Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (1 ...

*'' Butterflies Are Free'', starring Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart ( Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress)

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'', directed by Bob Fosse, starring

Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy ...

, Michael York, Joel Grey – 8

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, including Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor *'' The Candidate'', directed by Michael Ritchie, starring

Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award from four nominations, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, the Cec ...

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof '' Young ...

, Melvyn Douglas *''

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, starring Hugh Griffith – Golden Bear winner – (

) *'' The Carey Treatment'', directed by Blake Edwards, starring

James Coburn James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor who was featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career.AllmoviBi ...

and Jennifer O'Neill *'' Carry On Matron'', starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques – ( U.K.) *'' The Castle of Purity'' (El castillo de la pureza) – (

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) *''

Cats' Play ''Cats' Play'' ( hu, Macskajáték) is a 1972 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel by ...

'' (Macskajáték) – (

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) *'' Chato's Land'', starring

Charles Bronson Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. Known for his "granite features and brawny physique," he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, Western, and wa ...

Jack Palance Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk ( uk, Володимир Палагню́к); February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor known for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all fo ...

James Whitmore James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor. He received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Theatre World Award, and a Tony Award, plus two ...

, Richard Basehart, Ralph Waite *'' Child's Play'', directed by

Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for ''12 Angry Men'' (1957), '' Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), ''Network'' (1976 ...

, starring

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

, Robert Preston,

Beau Bridges Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Bridges was awar ...

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Cisco Pike ''Cisco Pike'' is a 1972 American drama film that was written and directed by Bill L. Norton, and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Kris Kristofferson as a musician who, having fallen on hard times, turns to the selling of marijuana ...

'', starring Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black,

Gene Hackman Eugene Allen Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American retired actor and former novelist. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs ...

*''

Come Back, Charleston Blue ''Come Back, Charleston Blue'' is a 1972 American comedy film starring Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques, loosely based on Chester Himes' novel ''The Heat's On''. It is a sequel to the 1970 film ''Cotton Comes to Harlem''. Plot Detectiv ...

'', starring

Godfrey Cambridge Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 – November 29, 1976) was an American stand-up comic and actor. Alongside Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, and Nipsey Russell, he was acclaimed by '' Time'' in 1965 as "one of the country's foremost cele ...

and Raymond St. Jacques *''

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1972 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. It is the fourth of five films in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The f ...

'', starring

Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 4 October 1998) was a British actor, photographer and film director. He began his acting career as a child in England, and then in the United States, in ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1 ...

, Ricardo Montalbán,

Natalie Trundy Natalie Trundy (born Natalie Trundy Campagna, August 5, 1940 – December 5, 2019) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Early years Trundy (pronounced "Troon-dee") was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of an Italian fa ...

, Don Murray *'' Corky'', starring Robert Blake and

*'' The Cowboys'', directed by

Mark Rydell Mark Rydell (born Mortimer H. Rydell; March 23, 1929) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has directed several Academy Award-nominated films including '' The Fox'' (1967), '' The Reivers'' (1969), ''Cinderella Liberty'' (1973) ...

, starring

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...

Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director. He resisted playing stereotypically black roles, instead performing in several productions with New York City's Shakespeare Festival Theater, Leland Hayward ...

Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver ...

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Cries and Whispers ''Cries and Whispers'' ( sv, Viskningar och rop, lit=Whispers and Cries) is a 1972 Swedish period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. The film, set in ...

'' (Viskningar och rop), directed by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoun ...

, starring

Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her a ...

, Ingrid Thulin,

Liv Ullmann Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent partner of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She acted in m ...

– (

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) *'' The Cruel Sea'' (Bas ya Bahar) – (

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) *'' The Culpepper Cattle Co.'', directed by Dick Richards, starring

Gary Grimes Gary Grimes (born June 2, 1955) is a former American actor. Biography Grimes was born in San Francisco, California. His uncle was actor Rudy Solari. Grimes' first major role was in the 1971 film ''Summer of '42'', playing a teenager, based on a ...

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Cu mâinile curate ''Cu mâinile curate'' (''With Clean Hands'') is a 1972 Romanian crime thriller film directed by and starring Sergiu Nicolaescu. Plot Set in post war Romania, Roman Mihai, a communist who was tortured by the fascists during the war, is now a ...

'' (With Clean Hands) – (

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)

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*'' Daigoro vs. Goliath'' – (

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) *''

Daughters of Satan ''Daughters of Satan'' is a 1972 American horror film directed by Hollingsworth Morse and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Tom Selleck, Barra Grant, Tani Guthrie, Paraluman, Vic Silayan and Vic Díaz. The film was released by Unit ...

'', starring

Tom Selleck Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series ''Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations ...

*''

The Dawns Here Are Quiet ''The Dawns Here Are Quiet'' (russian: А зори здесь тихие, A zori zdes tikhie) is a 1972 Soviet war drama directed by Stanislav Rostotsky based on Boris Vasilyev's novel of the same name. The film deals with antiwar themes and fo ...

'' () – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'', starring

Alan Bates Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story '' Whistle Down the Wind'' to the " kitchen sink" dram ...

– ( U.K.) *'' Days of '36'', directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos * '' The Dagger'' – drama romance film directed by Fereydun Gole (Iran) *'' Deep Throat'', – adult film directed by Gerard Damiano *''

Deliverance ''Deliverance'' is a 1972 American survival thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The screenplay was adapt ...

'', directed by

John Boorman Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, best known for feature films such as '' Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), '' Zardoz'' (1974), '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977 ...

, starring Jon Voight,

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ' ...

Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor and comedian. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 films. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest actor in ...

, Ronny Cox *'' Dirty Little Billy'', starring

Michael J. Pollard Michael J. Pollard (born Michael John Pollack Jr.; May 30, 1939 – November 20, 2019) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as C.W. Moss in the film ''Bonnie and Clyde'' (1967), which earned him critical acclaim along with nomi ...

*''

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' (french: Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie) is a 1972 surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel from a screenplay co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of bourgeois people ...

'', directed by Luis Buñuel, starring

Fernando Rey Fernando Casado Arambillet (La Coruña (Spain), 20 September 1917 – Madrid (Spain), 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, i ...

Delphine Seyrig Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (; 10 April 1932 – 15 October 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She came to prominence in Alain Resnais's 1961 film ''Last Year at Marienbad'', and later acted in films by Francois ...

, Stephane Audran – Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film – (

) *'' Don't Torture a Duckling'' (Non si sevizia un paperino) – (

) *'' Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo'' (Dr. Jekyll and the Wolfman), starring Paul Naschy – (

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

) *''

Dr. Phibes Rises Again ''Dr. Phibes Rises Again'' is a 1972 British horror-dark comedy film, produced by Louis M. Heyward, directed by Robert Fuest, that stars Vincent Price and Robert Quarry. The film is a sequel to ''The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971). After seekin ...

'', starring

Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...

and Robert Quarry – ( U.K.) *'' Dynamite Chicken'', starring Richard Pryor

E

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Eagle in a Cage ''Eagle in a Cage'' is an Anglo-American historical drama film, produced in 1972. Plot summary After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and surrender to the British Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte is delivered into exile and imprisonment on St. He ...

'', starring John Gielgud,

Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He w ...

Billie Whitelaw Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was a ...

Kenneth Haigh Kenneth William Michael Haigh (25 March 1931 – 4 February 2018) was an English actor. He first came to public recognition for playing the role of Jimmy Porter in the play ''Look Back in Anger'' in 1956 opposite Mary Ure in London's West End ...

*'' The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'', directed by

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

, starring Joanne Woodward *'' Endless Night'', directed by

Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. He was the son of George Gilliat, editor of the ''Evening Standard'' from 1928 to 1933. Sidney was born in the district of Edgeley in Sto ...

, starring

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland – ( U.K.) *'' Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex'', directed by and starring

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

, with Gene Wilder, Lynn Redgrave, Louise Lasser,

Lou Jacobi Lou Jacobi (born Louis Harold Jacobovitch; December 28, 1913October 23, 2009) was a Canadian character actor. Life and early career Jacobi was born Louis Harold Jacobovitch in Toronto, Canada, to Joseph and Fay Jacobovitch. Jacobi began acting ...

, Heather MacRae,

Tony Randall Anthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play '' The Odd Couple'' by Neil Si ...

F

*'' Fat City'', directed by

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...

, starring Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell *'' Fata Morgana'', directed by

– (

) *'' Fear in the Night'', starring Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates, Peter Cushing and

Joan Collins Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primeti ...

- ( U.K.) *''

Featureless Men Featureless Men (Egyptian Arabic: رجال بلا ملامح translit: ''Regal bila Malameh'' aliases: Faceless Men) is a 1972 Egyptian film directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar, stars Salah Zulfikar and Nadia Lutfi. The film was shot in 1970, released in ...

'', directed by

Mahmoud Zulfikar Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (18 February 1914 – 22 May 1970) was an Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He started his career as an architect, before becoming an actor in 1939. He was a major figure in Egyp ...

, starring Salah Zulfikar and

Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi ( ar, نادية لطفي; born Poula Mohamed Mostafa Shafiq ( ar, بولا محمد مصطفى شفيق); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020) was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the ...

- (

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...

) *'' Fellini's Roma'', directed by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

– (

) *'' Fillmore'', a music documentary film featuring Santana,

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, world music, ...

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ach ...

*''

The Final Comedown ''The Final Comedown'' is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout be ...

'', starring

Billy Dee Williams William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor. He appeared as Lando Calrissian in the '' Star Wars'' franchise, first in the early 1980s for ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), and thir ...

*'' Fist of Fury'' (Jīng Wǔ Mén), starring

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines th ...

– (

) *'' Un flic'' (''A Cop''), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring

and Catherine Deneuve – (

) *'' Follow Me!'', starring Mia Farrow *''

Frenzy ''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel ''Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Squa ...

'', directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

, starring

Jon Finch Jon Finch (2 March 1942 – 28 December 2012) was an English stage and film actor who became well known for his Shakespearean roles. Most notably, he starred in films for directors Roman Polanski (''Macbeth'', 1971) and Alfred Hitchcock (''Fren ...

Alec McCowen Alexander Duncan McCowen, (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions. Early life McCowen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Mary (née Walkden), a dance ...

, Barry Foster, Anna Massey – ( U.K.) *''

Fritz the Cat ''Fritz the Cat'' is a comic strip created by Robert Crumb. Set in a "supercity" of anthropomorphic animals, it focused on Fritz, a feline con artist who frequently went on wild adventures that sometimes involved sexual escapades. Crumb began d ...

'', directed by Ralph Bakshi — first animated movie to receive an

X rating An X rating is a rating used in various countries to classify films that have content deemed suitable only for adults. It is used when the violent or sexual content of a film is considered to be potentially disturbing to general audiences. Aust ...

*'' Frogs'', directed by George McCowan, starring

Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985. He is remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning ...

, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark *'' Fuzz'', starring

Yul Brynner Yuliy Borisovich Briner (russian: link=no, Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born actor. He was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in th ...

and Raquel Welch

G

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Game of Death ''The Game of Death'' (Chinese: 死亡的遊戲) is an incomplete Hong Kong martial arts film, filmed between August and October 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring Bruce Lee, in his final film project. Lee died during the making ...

'', starring

and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – (

) *''

Gentlemen of Fortune ''Gentlemen of Fortune'' (russian: Джентльмены удачи, Dzhentlmeny udachi) is a 1971 Soviet crime comedy film, filmed at Mosfilm and directed by Aleksandr Sery. The stars of the film include famous Soviet actors such as Yevgeny Le ...

'' (Dzhentlmeny udachi) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Getaway'', directed by

Sam Peckinpah David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic ''The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...

, starring

Steve McQueen Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and ...

, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri,

Sally Struthers Sally Anne Struthers (born July 28, 1947) is an American actress and activist. She played Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton) on ''All in the Family'', for which she won two Emm ...

, Jack Dodson, Slim Pickens *'' The Girl on the Broomstick'' (Dívka na koštěti) – (

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) *'' Glastonbury Fayre'', directed by Nicolas Roeg and Peter Neal, featuring

Family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Fairport Convention Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.) They started o ...

Traffic Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic ...

and more – ( U.K.) *''

The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty ''The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty'' (german: Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter) is a 1972 German-language drama film directed by Wim Wenders. It is also known as ''The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick''. It was adapted from the novel ...

'' (Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter), directed by

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docu ...

– (

) *'' The Goat Horn'' (Koziyat rog) – (

) *''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caa ...

'', directed by

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five ...

, starring

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academ ...

Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino (; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he has received numerous accolades: including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy ...

, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall,

John Cazale John Holland Cazale (; August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films over seven years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: ''The Godfather'' (1972), ''The Conversation'' (197 ...

, Richard Castellano,

Talia Shire Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress who played roles as Connie Corleone in ''The Godfather'' films and Adrian Balboa in the ''Rocky'' series. For her work in ''The Godfather Part II'' and ''Rocky'', Shire ...

, Gianni Russo, Richard Conte, John Marley,

Alex Rocco Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and his Pr ...

, Al Lettieri, Sterling Hayden –

for Best Picture and Best Actor *'' Godzilla vs. Gigan'', directed by Jun Fukuda – (

) *''

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid ''The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid'' is a 1972 American Western film about the James-Younger Gang distributed by Universal Pictures. It was written and directed by Philip Kaufman in a cinéma vérité style and starring Cliff Robertson. The ...

'', starring Cliff Robertson and Robert Duvall *''

The Groundstar Conspiracy ''The Groundstar Conspiracy'' is a 1972 American neo noir crime film directed by Lamont Johnson. It stars George Peppard and Michael Sarrazin. Douglas Heyes' screenplay (written under his frequent pseudonym, Matthew Howard) was adapted very fr ...

'', starring George Peppard

H

*''

Hammersmith Is Out ''Hammersmith Is Out'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the legend of Faust. It is directed by Peter Ustinov, who starred in the film alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Beau Bridges, Leon Ames, and George Raft. Plot Billy B ...

'', directed by and starring

Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov ; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits ...

, with

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

, Richard Burton,

*''

The Harder They Come ''The Harder They Come'' is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. The film is most famous for its reggae soundtrack that is said to have "brought reggae to the world". ...

'', starring

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

– (

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

) *'' The Heartbreak Kid'', directed by

Elaine May Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and actress. She has received numerous awards including an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and a Tony. She made her initial impact in the 1950s with he ...

, starring Charles Grodin,

Jeannie Berlin Jeannie Berlin (born Jeannie Brette May; November 1, 1949) is an American film, television and stage actress and screenwriter, the daughter of Elaine May. She is best-known for her role in the 1972 comedy film '' The Heartbreak Kid'', for which sh ...

, Cybill Shepherd, Eddie Albert *'' Hellé'', directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, suc ...

– (

) *'' Henry VIII and His Six Wives'', starring Keith Michell,

, Jane Asher – ( U.K.) *''

Her Third ''Her Third'' () is a 1972 East German (then GDR) film directed by Egon Günther and starring Jutta Hoffmann, Barbara Dittus, Rolf Ludwig and Armin Mueller-Stahl. The film is based on the short story ''Unter den Bäumen regnet es zweimal'' by Ebe ...

'' (Der Dritte) – (

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) *'' Hickey & Boggs'', starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby *''

Hit Man Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be ...

'', starring Bernie Casey and Pam Grier *'' The Hot Rock'', directed by

Peter Yates Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. Biography Early life Yates was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from ...

, starring

George Segal George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as ''Ship o ...

, Ron Leibman, Zero Mostel *''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Barry Crane, starring Stewart Granger as Sherlock Holmes and Bernard Fox as Watson, co-starring William Shatner

I

*''Images (film), Images'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Susannah York – (American films of 1972, US/British films of 1972, UK) *''Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan'' (Ai Nu) – (Hong Kong films of 1972, Hong Kong film) directed by Chor Yuen *''Insect Woman (1972 film), Insect Woman'' (Chungnyeo) – (South Korean films of 1972, South Korea)

J

*''J. W. Coop'', starring Cliff Robertson *''João and the Knife'' (João e a faca) – (Brazilian films of the 1970s, Brazil) *''Jeremiah Johnson (film), Jeremiah Johnson'', directed by Sydney Pollack, starring

*''Joe Kidd'', directed by John Sturges, starring Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon *''Junior Bonner'', directed by

, starring

, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker

K

*''Kansas City Bomber'', starring Raquel Welch *''The King of Marvin Gardens'', directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Jack Nicholson,

, Ellen Burstyn *''Koshish'', starring Sanjeev Kumar – (

)

L

*''Lady Caroline Lamb (film), Lady Caroline Lamb'', directed by Robert Bolt, starring Sarah Miles, Richard Chamberlain, Laurence Olivier – ( U.K.) *''Lady Liberty (film), Lady Liberty'' (La Mortadella), starring Sophia Loren and William Devane – (Italy) *''Lady Sings the Blues (film), Lady Sings the Blues'', biopic of Billie Holiday, directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Diana Ross,

, Richard Pryor *''The Last House on the Left (1972 film), The Last House on the Left'', directed by Wes Craven, starring Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David A. Hess *''Last Tango in Paris'' (''Ultimo tango a Parigi''), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring

and Maria Schneider (actress), Maria Schneider – (

) *''The Legend of Nigger Charley'', starring Fred Williamson *''The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'', directed by

, starring

, Anthony Perkins, Ava Gardner,

, Victoria Principal *''Limbo (1972 film), Limbo'', directed by Mark Robson (film director), Mark Robson, starring Kate Jackson *''Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance'' (Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru) – (

) *''Los Amigos'' (AKA ''Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears''), starring Anthony Quinn and Franco Nero – (Italy/U.S.) *''Love in the Afternoon (1972 film), Love in the Afternoon'' (L'Amour l'après-midi), directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Zouzou (model), Zouzou – (

) *''Ludwig (film), Ludwig'', directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano – (

) *''Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King'', directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Harry Baer – (West Germany)

M

*''The Man (1972 film), The Man'', TV movie written by Rod Serling, starring James Earl Jones, Burgess Meredith, William Windom (actor), William Windom, Georg Stanford Brown, Jack Benny *''Man of La Mancha (film), Man of La Mancha'', starring Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco – (U.S./Italy) *''The Man Who Quit Smoking'' (Mannen som slutade röka) – (

) *''La mala ordina, Manhunt'' (La mala ordina), starring Henry Silva – (Italy) *''The Master Touch'' starring Kirk Douglas- (Italy) *'' The Mattei Affair'', directed by

, starring Gian Maria Volonté – Palme d'Or winner – (

) *''The Mechanic (1972 film), The Mechanic'', starring

*''Mehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants'', starring Naser Malek Motiee and Hamideh Kheirabadi (Iran) *''Metzitzim'' (Peeping Toms) – (1972 in Israeli film, Israel) *''Moon of the Wolf'', starring David Janssen and Bradford Dillman *''Mutiny on the Buses'', starring Reg Varney – ( U.K.) *''Mi querida señorita, My Dearest señorita'' (Mi querida señorita) – (

) *''My Name Is Shanghai Joe'', starring

and Chen Lee – (

)

N

*''Napoleon and Samantha'', starring Michael Douglas and Jodie Foster *''The New Centurions'', starring George C. Scott and Stacy Keach *''The New Land'' (Nybyggarna), directed by Jan Troell, starring Max von Sydow and

– Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film – (

) *''Nidhanaya'' (The Treasure) – (Sri Lankan films of the 1970s#1972, Sri Lanka) *''Night of the Lepus'', starring Janet Leigh, Stuart Whitman, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, Deforest Kelley *''The Night Stalker (1972 film), The Night Stalker'', TV movie starring Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Carol Lynley, Claude Akins. Ralph Meeker, Kent Smith, Charles McGraw, Larry Linville, Barry Atwater *''Now You See Him, Now You Don't'', starring Kurt Russell

O

*''The Offence'', directed by

, starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard – (British films of 1972, UK/American films of 1972, US) *''One day, the Nile, One Day, the Nile'', directed by Youssef Chahine, starring Salah Zulfikar and Soad Hosny - (

) *''One Is a Lonely Number'', starring Trish Van Devere *''The Other (1972 film), The Other'', starring Diana Muldaur *''The Other Side of the Underneath'', starring Sheila Allen (English actress), Sheila Allen – ( U.K.) *''The Outside Man'' (Un homme est mort), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Angie Dickinson – (

) *''Oyster Village'' (Seokhwachon) – (South Korean films of 1972, South Korea)

P

*''Pancho Villa (film), Pancho Villa'', starring Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors, Anne Francis *''Paris and Love'', starring Salah Zulfikar and Sabah (singer), Sabah – (List of Lebanese films, Lebanon) *''Pearl in the Crown'' (Perła w koronie) – (List of Polish films of the 1970s, Poland) *''Pete 'n' Tillie'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Rene Auberjonois, Barry Nelson *''Pink Flamingos'', directed by John Waters (filmmaker), John Waters, starring Divine (actor), Divine *''Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii'', directed by Adrian Maben, starring Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright (musician), Richard Wright, Nick Mason *''Play It Again, Sam (1972 film), Play It Again, Sam'', directed by Herbert Ross, starring

, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts (actor), Tony Roberts *''Play It as It Lays (film), Play It as It Lays'', directed by Frank Perry, starring Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins *''Pocket Money'', directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring

and Lee Marvin *''Pope Joan (1972 film), Pope Joan'', starring

, Olivia de Havilland, Franco Nero *''The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film), The Poseidon Adventure'', directed by Ronald Neame, starring

, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Stella Stevens, Jack Albertson,

, Arthur O'Connell, Pamela Sue Martin, Eric Shea, Leslie Nielsen, Byron Webster *''The Possession of Joel Delaney'', starring Shirley MacLaine and Perry King *''Prime Cut'', starring Lee Marvin and

*''Private Parts (1972 film), Private Parts'', directed by Paul Bartel *''Pulp (1972 film), Pulp'', starring Michael Caine – ( U.K.)

R

*''Rage (1972 film), Rage'', starring George C. Scott and Martin Sheen *''Raja Jani'', starring Dharmendra – (

) *''A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die'', starring

and Telly Savalas – (Italy) *''Red Psalm'' (Még kér a nép), directed by Miklós Jancsó – (

) *''The Revengers (film), The Revengers'', starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine *''The Rowdyman'', starring Gordon Pinsent – (Canadian films of 1972, Canada) *''The Ruling Class (film), The Ruling Class'', starring Peter O'Toole and Alastair Sim – ( U.K.)

S

*''The Salzburg Connection'', starring Barry Newman, Anna Karina, Klaus Maria Brandauer *''Savage Messiah (1972 film), Savage Messiah'', directed by Ken Russell – ( U.K.) *''Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina'' (Slam the Monster on the Frontpage), starring Gian Maria Volonté – (Italy) *''The Scientific Cardplayer'' (Lo Scopone Scientifico), starring Bette Davis, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Mangano – (

) *''The Seduction of Mimi'' (Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore), starring Mariangela Melato – (Italy) *''Shaft's Big Score'', starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gunn *''Silent Running'', starring

*''Sitting Target'', starring Oliver Reed, Ian McShane and Jill St. John – (U.K.) *''Skyjacked (film), Skyjacked'', starring

, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin, Jeanne Crain, Walter Pidgeon *''Slaughter (1972 film), Slaughter'', starring Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn *''Slaughterhouse-Five (film), Slaughterhouse-Five'', directed by George Roy Hill, starring Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Valerie Perrine *''Sleuth (1972 film), Sleuth'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine – (American films of 1972, US/British films of 1972, UK) *''Snoopy, Come Home'' *''Solaris (1972 film), Solaris'', directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, starring Natalya Bondarchuk – ( U.S.S.R.) *''Something to Hide'', starring Peter Finch and Shelley Winters *''Sounder (film), Sounder'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield *''State of Siege'' (État de Siège), directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Yves Montand – (

) *''Steptoe and Son (film), Steptoe and Son'', starred Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett – ( U.K.) *''Stigma (1972 film), Stigma'', directed by David E. Durston, starring Philip Michael Thomas *''Street Mobster'' (Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota) – (

) *''Super Fly (1972 film), Super Fly'', directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., starring Ron O'Neal

T

*''Tabi no Omosa'' (Journey into Solitude) – (

) *''Tales from the Crypt (film), Tales from the Crypt'', starring Peter Cushing and

– ( U.K.) *''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) – (France) *''Taming of the Fire'' () – ( U.S.S.R.) *''They Only Kill Their Masters'', starring James Garner and Katharine Ross *''The Thing with Two Heads'', starring

and Rosey Grier *''One day, the Nile, One Day, the Nile,'' directed by Youssef Chahine, starring Salah Zulfikar and Soad Hosny – (Egypt - Soviet Union) *''To Find a Man'', starring Pamela Sue Martin, Tom Bosley, Tom Ewell, Phyllis Newman *''Tomorrow (1972 film), Tomorrow'', starring Robert Duvall *''Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto'' (Foolish, Foolish, but not that Much) – (

) *''Tout Va Bien'' (Everything's Fine), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jane Fonda and Yves Montand – (

) *''Travels with My Aunt (film), Travels with My Aunt'', starring Maggie Smith *''Treasure Island (1972 live-action film), Treasure Island'', starring Orson Welles – (France/Germany/Spain/US) *''Trick Baby'', starring Kiel Martin and Mel Stewart *''The Triple Echo'', directed by Michael Apted, starring Glenda Jackson and Oliver Reed – ( U.K.) *''Trouble Man (film), Trouble Man'', directed by Ivan Dixon, starring Robert Hooks and Paul Winfield

U

*''Ulzana's Raid'', directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Burt Lancaster *''Under Milk Wood (1972 film), Under Milk Wood'', starring Richard Burton,

, Peter O'Toole – ( U.K.) *''Under the Flag of the Rising Sun'' () – (

) *''Une belle fille comme moi'' (a.k.a. Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me), directed by François Truffaut – (

)

V

*''The Valachi Papers (film), The Valachi Papers'', starring

and Lino Ventura – (

) *''La Vallée (film), La Vallée'', directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Bulle Ogier with music by Pink Floyd – (

) *''Vampire Circus'', starring Adrienne Corri and Anthony Higgins (actor), Anthony Higgins – ( U.K.) *''Victoria No. 203'' – (

) *''The Visitors (1972 film), The Visitors'', directed by Elia Kazan

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*''The War Between Men and Women'' starring

and Barbara Harris (actress), Barbara Harris *''The Water Margin (film), The Water Margin'' (Shui hu zhuan), directed by Chang Cheh – (

) *''Way of the Dragon'' (Meng long guo jiang), directed by and starring

with Nora Miao and Chuck Norris – (

) *''We Won't Grow Old Together'' (Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble) – (

) *''The Wedding (1972 film), The Wedding'' (Wesele), directed by Andrzej Wajda – (List of Polish films of the 1970s, Poland) *''What's Up, Doc? (1972 film), What's Up, Doc?'', directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal *''When the Gods Fall Asleep'' (Quando os Deuses Adormecem) – (Brazilian films of the 1970s, Brazil) *''Where Does It Hurt? '' starring Peter Sellers *''Winter Soldier (film), Winter Soldier'', a documentary made by Vietnam Veterans Against the War *''The Wrath of God'', starring Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth, Frank Langella

X

*''X,Y, and Zee'', aka ''Zee and Co.'', starring

, Michael Caine, Susannah York

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*''You'll Like My Mother'', starring Patty Duke *''Young Winston'', biopic of Winston Churchill, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Simon Ward, Robert Shaw (British actor), Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft – ( U.K.)

Births

*January 5 - Luciana Pedraza, Argentine actress and director *January 9 – Deon Cole, American actor *January 11 – Amanda Peet, American actress *January 12 - Zabryna Guevara, American actress *January 15 – Kobe Tai, Taiwanese-American adult and mainstream actress *January 20 - Adrian Martinez (actor), American actor and comedian *January 22 - Romi Park, Japanese actress and singer *January 23 - Ewen Bremner, Scottish character actor *January 26 - Cyia Batten, American dancer, model and actress *January 28 - Peter McDonald (actor), Irish actor and director *February 7 - Robyn Lively, American actress *February 9 – Crispin Freeman, American voice actor *February 16 - Sarah Clarke, American actress *February 20 – Gareth Unwin, English producer83rd Academy Awards Official Website.
/ref> *February 26 – Keith Ferguson (voice actor), Keith Ferguson, American voice actor *February 27 - Richard Coyle, English actor *March 4 – Garth Jennings, English film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer *March 9 **Jean Louisa Kelly, American actress and singer **Kerr Smith, American actor *March 13 – Common (rapper), Common, American actor and singer *March 18 – Dane Cook, American comedian *March 23 – Judith Godrèche, French actress *March 26 – Leslie Mann, American actress *March 28 – Nick Frost, English actor, comedian, writer and producer *March 31 – Alejandro Amenábar, Spanish director, writer and soundtrack composer *April 3 - Catherine McCormack, English actress *April 5 - Junko Takeuchi, Japanese actress and voice actress *April 6 - Jason Hervey, American actor and producer *April 15 - Lou Romano, American animator and voice actor *April 17 – Jennifer Garner, American actress *April 18 - Eli Roth, American director, screenwriter, producer and actor *April 20 - Carmen Electra, American actress, singer and model *April 29 – Derek Mears, American actor and stuntman *May 2 – Dwayne Johnson, American actor *May 7 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson, South Korean-born American story artist and director *May 12 - Christian Campbell, Canadian actor *May 14 - Gabriel Mann, American actor and model *May 20 - Busta Rhymes, American rapper and actor *May 22 - Max Brooks, American actor *May 25 - Karan Johar, Indian director *May 28 **Kate Ashfield, English actress **Chiara Mastroianni, French actress *May 31 - Archie Panjabi, British actress *June 2 - Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian, producer, game show host, television personality and presenter *June 7 – Karl Urban, New Zealand actor *June 19 **Jean Dujardin, French actor **Robin Tunney, American actress *June 23 – Selma Blair, American actress *June 28 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor *July 3 - Matt Schulze, American actor and musician *July 5 – Gilles Lellouche, French actor and director *July 7 - Heather Kafka, American actress *July 10 **Christoph Hochhäusler, German film director and screenwriter **Peter Serafinowicz, English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter **Sofia Vergara, Colombian American actress, television producer, presenter and model **John Viener, American actor, voice actor, writer and comedian *July 11 - Michael Rosenbaum, American actor, director, producer, singer and comedian *July 12 – Nenad Jezdić, Serbian actor *July 15 – Scott Foley, American actor, director and screenwriter *July 23 - Marlon Wayans, American actor, comedian, writer and producer *July 27 – Maya Rudolph, American actress and comedian *July 28 – Elizabeth Berkley, American actress *July 29 **Ato Essandoh, American actor **Wil Wheaton, American actor *August 1 - Guri Weinberg, Israeli-American actor and writer *August 2 - Jacinda Barrett, Australian-American actress *August 5 - Darren Shahlavi, English actor, martial artist and stuntman (d. 2015) *August 13 - Michael Sinterniklaas, French voice actor *August 15 – Ben Affleck, American actor, director and writer *August 30 – Cameron Diaz, American actress *September 4 - Carlos Ponce, Puerto Rican actor, musician, model and television personality *September 6 **Idris Elba, English actor **Mait Malmsten, Estonian actor **Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer *September 7 – Matthew Sleeth (visual artist), Matthew Sleeth, Australian director *September 8 **Giovanni Frezza, Italian child actor **Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor *September 9 – Goran Visnjic, Croatian-American actor *September 15 - John Schwab, American actor *September 16 **Mike Doyle (actor), American actor **Alex Rice, Aboriginal-Canadian actress *September 21 - Erin Fitzgerald, Canadian voice actress *September 24 - Finty Williams, English actress *September 27 – Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress *October 8 - Tricia Vessey, American actress, writer and producer *October 15 - Matt Keeslar, American former actor *October 17 – Eminem, American rapper and actor *October 18 - Christopher Knights, English voice actor, editor and cinematographer *October 20 - Thor Freudenthal, German director, screenwriter, animator and special effects artist *October 21 - Masakazu Morita, Japanese actor, voice actor and singer *October 22 – Saffron Burrows, English-American actress *October 23 - Kate del Castillo, Mexican-American actress *October 29 - Gabrielle Union, American actress, voice artist, activist and author *October 30 **David Wilson Barnes, American actor **Jessica Hynes, English actress, director and writer *November 1 **Toni Collette, Australian actress, producer and singer-songwriter **Jenny McCarthy, American actress *November 6 **Thandiwe Newton, English actress **Rebecca Romijn, American actress *November 7 **Christopher Daniel Barnes, American actor and writer **Jeremy London, Jeremy and Jason London, American actors *November 9 - Eric Dane, American actor *November 10 - Trevor Devall, Canadian voice actor and podcaster *November 11 - Adam Beach, Canadian actor *November 13 - Takuya Kimura, Japanese actor, singer and radio personality *November 14 – Josh Duhamel, American actor *November 21 - Rain Phoenix, American actress, musician and singer *November 26 – Arjun Rampal, Indian actor *November 29 - Brian Baumgartner, American actor *December 4 - Yūko Miyamura, Japanese actress and voice actress *December 7 – Jennifer Syme, American entertainment industry employee (d. 2001) *December 14 **Jason Barry, Irish actor **Miranda Hart, English actress, comedian and writer *December 15 – Stuart Townsend, Irish actor *December 16 - Lisa Spoonauer, American former character actress (d. 2017) *December 18 - Jason Mantzoukas, American character actor, comedian, writer and podcaster. *December 19 – Alyssa Milano, American actress *December 20 - Marc Silk, English voice actor *December 23 – Christian Potenza, Canadian actor and voice actor *December 24 – Carmen Moore, Canadian actress *December 26 – Shane Meadows, English independent film director *December 29 – Jude Law, English actor

Deaths

Film debuts

*Anne Archer – ''The Honkers'' *William Atherton – ''The New Centurions'' *Margaret Avery – ''Cool Breeze (film), Cool Breeze'' *

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'' *Jerry Bruckheimer (producer) – '' The Culpepper Cattle Co.'' *Robert Carradine – '' The Cowboys'' *Candy Clark – '' Fat City'' * Ronny Cox – ''Deliverance'' *

– ''To Kill a Clown'' *Jodie Foster – ''Napoleon and Samantha'' *Jackie Earle Haley – ''The Outside Man'' *Bob Hoskins – ''Up the Front'' *Isabelle Huppert – ''Faustine et la bel été'' *Samuel L. Jackson – ''Together for Days'' *Madeline Kahn - ''What's Up, Doc? (1972 film), What's Up, Doc?'' *Ben Kingsley – ''Fear Is the Key (film), Fear Is the Key'' *Ed Lauter - '' Dirty Little Billy'' *John Lithgow – ''Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (film), Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues'' *David Margulies - ''Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers'' *Steve Martin – ''

'' *Brian Doyle-Murray – '' Fuzz'' *Nick Nolte – ''Dirty Little Billy'' *Jürgen Prochnow – ''Zoff'' *Jeffrey Tambor – ''The Summertime Killer'' *Lily Tomlin – ''Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers'' *James Woods – ''The Visitors (1972 film), The Visitors''

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