Films: 1972

Our 25 Favorite Films of 1972

1. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)2. Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby)3. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Bunuel)4. Last Tango in Paris (Bernardo Bertolucci)5. The Hot Rock (Peter Yates)6. Aguirre, The Wrath of God (Werner Herzog)7. Roma (Federico Fellini)8. Jeremiah Johnson (Sydney Pollack)9. Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky)10. Deliverance (John Boorman)11. Cries and Whispers (Ingmar Bergman)

12. Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock)

13. Fat City (John Huston)

14. The King of Marvin Gardens (Bob Rafelson)

15. Superfly (Gordon Parks Jr.)

16. Avanti! (Billy Wilder)

17. Sleuth (Joseph L. Mankiewicz)

18. What’s Up, Doc? (Peter Bogdanovich)

19. The Ruling Class (Peter Medak)

20. Junior Bonner (Sam Peckinpah)

21. Images (Robert Altman)

22. Slaughterhouse Five (George Roy Hill)

23. Last House on the Left (Wes Craven)

24. Everything You Always Wanted … (Woody Allen)

25. Pink Flamingos (John Waters)

Best Actor: Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson

Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather

Best Screenplay: Luis Bunuel for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Posted by G. William Locke