Films: 1971

Our 25 Favorite Films of 1971

1. Straw Dogs (Sam Peckinpah)

2. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick)

3. Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby)

4. Walkabout (Nic Roeg)

5. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (Robert Altman)

5. The French Connection (William Friedkin)

6. Murmur of the Heart (Louis Malle)

8. The Panic in Needle Park (Jerry Schatzberg)

9. Carnal Knowledge (Mike Nichols)

10. The Last Picture Show (Peter Bogdanovich)

11. Bleak Moments (Mike Leigh)

12. Trafic (Jacques Tati)

13. Duck, You Sucker (Sergio Leone)

14. Klute (Alan J. Pakula)

15. Duel (Steven Spielberg)

16. Bananas (Woody Allen)

17. Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Schlesinger)

18. The Hospital (Arthur Hiller)

19. Two English Girls (Francois Truffaut)

20. Two-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman)

21. Shaft (Gordon Parks)

22. Willy Wonka (Mel Stuart)

23. Taking Off (Milos Forman)

24. Fata Morgana (Werner Herzog)

25. Dirty Harry (Don Siegel)


Best Director: Stanley Kubrick for A Clockwork Orange

Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs

Best Screenplay: Colin Higgins for Harold and Maude