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A list of American films released in 1972.

The Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture.


Contents


[edit] 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 Phil Karlson Meredith Baxter Horror
Beware! The Blob Larry Hagman Robert Walker, Jr., Dick Van Patten Science Fiction
Black Rage Chris Robinson Ted Cassidy Drama
Blacula William Crain William Marshall, Vonetta McGee Horror
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 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
Come Back, Charleston Blue Mark Warren Godfrey Cambridge, 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, Bruce Dern, Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert Carradine Western

[edit] D-G

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Deep Throat Gerard Damiano Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems Adult
Deliverance John Boorman Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny 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, Gene Wilder, Tony Randall, Louise Lasser, Lynn Redgrave, Heather MacRae, John Carradine, Regis Philbin Comedy
Fat City John Huston Jeff Bridges, Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrell Drama
Five Summer Stories Greg MacGillivray Eddie Aikau Documentary
Frenzy Alfred Hitchcock Jon Finch, Billie Whitelaw, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster Thriller
Fritz the Cat Ralph Bakshi Skip Hinnant 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 MacGraw, Al Lettieri, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers Crime drama
Glastonbury Fayre Peter Neal Steve Winwood Documentary
The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Richard Castellano, Richard Conte, Sterling Hayden, Al Lettieri, Gianni Russo, Abe Vigoda, John Marley, Lenny Montana Crime drama 3 Oscars

[edit] H-M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Hammer Bruce D. Clark Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton Drama, Action
The Heartbreak Kid Elaine May Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin Comedy
Heat Paul Morrissey Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles Comedy, Drama
The Hot Rock Peter Yates Robert Redford, George Segal, Zero Mostel Comedy, Crime
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, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker Western
The King of Marvin Gardens Bob Rafelson Jack Nicholson, Ellen Burstyn, Bruce Dern 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 aka Legend of Black Charley Martin Goldman Fred Williamson, D'Urville Martin Western
The Magnificent Seven Ride George McGowan Lee Van Cleef, George Kennedy, Stefanie Powers Western
Man of La Mancha Arthur Hiller Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren Musical
The Mechanic Michael Winner Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent Thriller, Action

[edit] 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, Stacy Keach Crime Drama
Night of the Lepus William F. Claxton Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh Horror
Now You See Him, Now You Don't Robert Butler Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn Comedy, Sci-Fi
On Any Sunday Bruce Brown Steve McQueen Documentary Cycles
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 Cult film
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, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Carol Lynley, Red Buttons, Pamela Sue Martin, Jack Albertson Disaster film, 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 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
Sounder Martin Ritt Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield Drama
Super Fly Gordon Parks Junior Ron O'Neal, Julius Harris Crime Drama, Action Score by Curtis Mayfield

[edit] T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Final Comedown Oscar Williams Billy Dee Williams Drama
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean John Huston Paul Newman, Anthony Perkins, Victoria Principal 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
Treasure Island John Hough Orson Welles Adventure
The Triple Echo Michael Apted Glenda Jackson Drama
Trouble Man Ivan Dixon Robert Hooks, Paula Kelly Crime drama
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
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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