List of American films of 1972


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A list of American films released in 1972.

The Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture.


Contents


A-C

Title Director Cast Genre/Note
Across 110th Street Barry Shear Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto Drama, Crime
Another Nice Mess Bob Einstein Rich Little, Herb Voland Comedy
Avanti! Billy Wilder Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills Comedy
Bad Company Robert Benton Jeff Bridges Western
Ben (film) Phil Karlson Meredith Baxter Horror
Beware! The Blob Larry Hagman Robert Walker, Jr., Dick Van Patten Science Fiction
Black Rage (film) Chris Robinson Ted Cassidy Drama
Blacula William Crain William Marshall, Vonetta McGee Horror, Blax-
ploitation
Boxcar Bertha Martin Scorsese Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus Drama
Butterflies Are Free Milton Katselas Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser Comedy
Cabaret Bob Fosse Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York, Marisa Berensen Musical, Romance
The Candidate Michael Ritchie Robert Redford, Melvyn Douglas, Peter Boyle Drama
The Carey Treatment Blake Edwards James Coburn Mystery
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things Bob Clark Valerie Mamches Horror
Cocksucker Blues Robert Frank The Rolling Stones, Truman Capote Documentary
Come Back, Charleston Blue Mark Warren Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques Comedy
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes J. Lee Thompson Roddy McDowell, Don Murray, Hari Rhodes, Ricardo Montalban Science Fiction
The Cowboys Mark Rydell John Wayne Western

D-G

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Deep Throat (film) Gerard Damiano Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems Adult, Fantasy
Deliverance John Boorman Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ron Cox Drama
Dirty Little Billy Stan Dragoti Michael J. Pollard Western
The Doberman Gang Byron Chudnow Hal Reed Crime, Action
Dr. Phibes Rises Again Robert Fuest Vincent Price Horror
Dynamite Chicken Ernest Pintoff Richard Pryor, Al Goldstein Comedy
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Drama
Elvis on Tour Pierre Adidge,Robert Abel Elvis Presley Documentary
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Woody Allen Woody Allen, Burt Reynolds Comedy
Fat City John Huston Jeff Bridges, Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrell Drama
Five Summer Stories Greg MacGillivray Eddie Aikau Documentary
Frenzy Alfred Hitchcock Billie Whitelaw Thriller
Fritz the Cat Ralph Bakshi Skip Hinnant Comedy, Animated
Frogs George McCowan Ray Milland, Sam Elliott Horror
Get to Know Your Rabbit Brian De Palma Tom Smothers, Katharine Ross, Orson Welles Comedy
The Getaway Sam Peckinpah Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw, Sally Stuthers Drama, Crime
Glastonbury Fayre Peter Neal Steve Winwood Documentary
The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, James Caan Drama

H-M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Hammer Bruce D. Clark Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton Drama, Action
The Heartbreak Kid Elaine May Charles Grodin, Doris Roberts, Jeannie Berlin Comedy
Heat Paul Morrissey Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles Comedy, Drama
The Hot Rock Peter Yates Robert Redford Comedy, Crime Drama
I Want What I Want John Dexter Anne Heywood Drama
Images Robert Altman Susannah York Thriller
Jeremiah Johnson Sydney Pollack Robert Redford, Will Geer Western
Joe Kidd John Sturges Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall Western
Junior Bonner Sam Peckinpah Steve McQueen, Ida Lupino Western
The King of Marvin Gardens Bob Rafelson Jack Nicholson, Ellen Burstyn Drama
Lady Caroline Lamb Robert Bolt Sarah Miles, Laurence Olivier Drama
Lady Sings the Blues Sidney J. Furie Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams Biography
The Last House on the Left Wes Craven Sandra Cassel Horror
The Last of the Red Hot Lovers Gene Saks Alan Arkin, Paula Prentiss Comedy
The Legend of Boggy Creek Charles B. Pierce William Stumpp Mystery
The Legend of Nigger Charley Martin Goldman Fred Williamson, D'Urville Martin Western, Blax-
ploitation		 aka "The Legend of Black Charley"
The Magnificent Seven Ride George McGowan Lee Van Cleef Western
Man of La Mancha Arthur Hiller Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren Musical
The Mechanic Michael Winner Charles Bronson, Jan Michael-Vincent Thriller, Action

N-S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Napoleon and Samantha Bernard McEveety Michael Douglas Family, Adventure
Necromancy Bert I. Gordon Orson Welles, Lee Purcell Horror
The New Centurions Richard Fleischer George C. Scott, Erik Estrada Crime Drama
Night of the Lepus William F. Claxton Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh Horror Cult classic
Now You See Him, Now You Don't Robert Butler Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn Comedy, Sci-Fi
On Any Sunday Bruce Brown Steve McQueen Sports, Documentary
The Other Robert Mulligan Uta Hagen, John Ritter Horror
Painters Painting Emile de Antonio Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning Documentary
Pink Flamingos John Waters Divine Comedy Controversial cult classic
Play It Again, Sam Herbert Ross Woody Allen, Diane Keaton Comedy
Pocket Money Stuart Rosenberg Paul Newman, Lee Marvin Western, Comedy
Portnoy's Complaint Ernest Lehman Richard Benjamin, Karen Black, Lee Grant Comedy, Drama
The Poseidon Adventure Ronald Neame Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters Drama, Adventure
Prime Cut Michael Ritchie Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman Drama, Action
Private Parts Paul Bartel Stanley Livingston Comedy, Horror
Rage George C. Scott George C. Scott, Martin Sheen Drama
Red Sun Terence Young Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress Western
Savages James Ivory Susan Blakely, Sam Waterston Comedy
Shaft's Big Score Gordon Parks Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn Action, Crime Drama
Silent Running Douglas Trumbull Bruce Dern, Ron Rifkin Sci-Fi
Skyjacked John Guillermin Charlton Heston Thriller, Action
Slaughterhouse-Five George Roy Hill Michael Sacks, Valerie Perrine Drama, Sci-Fi
Snoopy, Come Home Bill Meléndez Voices of Chad Webber, Robin Kohn Animated, Musical
Sounder Martin Ritt Cicely Tyson Drama
Super Fly Gordon Parks Junior Ron O'Neal, Julius Harris Crime Drama, Action Notable score by Curtis Mayfield

T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Final Comedown Oscar Williams Billy Dee Williams Drama, Blax-
ploitation
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean John Huston Paul Newman, Richard Farnsworth Western
The Man Joseph Sargent James Earl Jones Drama
The Offence Sidney Lumet Sean Connery Thriller
The Possession of Joel Delaney Waris Hussein Shirley MacLaine Horror
They Only Kill Their Masters James Goldstone James Garner Mystery
The Thing with Two Heads Lee Frost Ray Milland, Roosevelt Grier Sci-Fi
Travels with My Aunt George Cukor Maggie Smith, Louis Gossett Jr. Comedy, Drama
Treasure Island John Hough Orson Welles Adventure
The Triple Echo Michael Apted Glenda Jackson Drama
Trouble Man Ivan Dixon Robert Hooks, Paula Kelly Action, Crime Drama, Blax-
ploitation
Up the Sandbox Irvin Kershner Barbra Streisand Comedy
The Valachi Papers Terence Young Charles Bronson Crime Drama
The War Between Men and Women Melville Shavelson Jack Lemmon, Barbara Harris Comedy
What's Up, Doc? Peter Bogdanovich Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal Comedy, Romance
What? Roman Polanski Marcello Mastroianni Comedy
Winter Soldier Barbara Kopple John Kerry Documentary
Women in Revolt Paul Morrissey Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn Comedy, Drama
The Wrath of God Ralph Nelson Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth Western

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