1972 Movies

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The Films of 1972

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A full list of 1972 Wide Release Films on Wikipedia

My Top Picks

The Godfather
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
The Poseidon Adventure
Deliverance

Notable Mentions ("Surprise" Films)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*but were afraid to ask)
Last House on the Left
Panda Go Panda!
Play it Again, Sam

The Biggest Disappointments

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Carry on Henry

All the films I've seen from 1972

Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Carry On Abroad
Carry on Henry
Carry on Matron
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Deliverance
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*but were afraid to ask)
Fist of Fury (Jing Wu Mén)
Frenzy
Fritz the Cat
The Godfather
The Last House on the Left
Panda Go Panda!
Play it Again, Sam
The Poseidon Adventure
Silent Running
Slaughterhouse-Five
Sleuth
Snoopy Come Home
Tales from the Crypt

What's Left to See from 1972?

The 14 Amazons (Shi si nu ying hao) – (Hong Kong)
1776
Across 110th Street
Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The * – (Australia)
Amazing Mr. Blunden, The
Angry Guest (E ke) – (Hong Kong)
Another Nice Mess
Antony and Cleopatra
Apna Desh (Our Country) – (India)
Assassination of Trotsky, The
Asylum
Avanti!
Bad Company
Baharo Phool Barsao – (Pakistan)
Baron Blood (Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga) – (Italy)
Bawarchi (The Chef) – (India)
Be-Imaan – (India)
Ben
Big Bird Cage, The
Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The (Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant) – (West Germany)
Black Gunn
Blacula
Blanche – (France)
Bluebeard
Bone
Boxcar Bertha
Boy Turns Man, The (Momcheto si otiva) – (Bulgaria)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna) – (Italy/U.K.)
Buck and the Preacher
Butterflies Are Free
Cabaret
Candidate, The
Canterbury Tales, The (I racconti di Canterbury) – (Italy)
Carey Treatment, The
Castle of Purity, The (El castillo de la pureza) – (Mexico)
Cats' Play (Macskajáték) – (Hungary)
Chato's Land
Child's Play
Cheongchun gyosa (The Young Teacher) – (South Korea)
Cisco Pike
Come Back
Corky
Cowboys, The
Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) – (Sweden)
Cruel Sea, The (Bas ya Bahar) – (Kuwait)
Culpepper Cattle Co., The
Cu mâinile curate (With Clean Hands) – (Romania)
Daigoro vs. Goliath – (Japan)
Daughters of Satan
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie) – (U.S.S.R.)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Days of '36
The Dagger – (Iran)
Deep Throat
Dirty Little Billy
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The – (France)
Don't Torture a Duckling (Non si sevizia un paperino) – (Italy)
Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (Dr. Jekyll and the Wolfman) – (Spain)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again *
Dynamite Chicken
Eagle in a Cage
Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, The
Endless Night
Erotic Adventures of Zorro, The
Fat City
Fata Morgana – (West Germany)
Fear in the Night
Fellini's Roma – (Italy)
Final Comedown, The
Un flic (A Cop) – (France)
Follow Me!
Frogs
Fuzz
Game of Death – (Hong Kong/United States)
Ganga Zumba
Gentlemen of Fortune (Dzhentlmeny udachi) – (U.S.S.R.)
Getaway, The
Girl on the Broomstick, The (Dívka na koštěti) – (Czechoslovakia)
Glastonbury Fayre
Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty, The (Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter) – (West Germany)
Goat Horn, The (Koziyat rog) – (Bulgaria)
Godzilla vs. Gigan, directed by Jun Fukuda – (Japan)
Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, The
Groundstar Conspiracy, The
Hammersmith Is Out
Harder They Come, The – (Jamaica)
Heartbreak Kid, The
Hellé – (France)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Her Third (Der Dritte) – (East Germany)
Hickey & Boggs
Hit Man
Hot Rock, The
Images
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (Ai Nu) – (Hong Kong)
Insect Woman (Chungnyeo) – (South Korea)
J. W. Coop
João and the Knife (João e a faca) – (Brazil)
Jeremiah Johnson
Joe Kidd
Junior Bonner
Kansas City Bomber
King of Marvin Gardens, The
Koshish, starring Sanjeev Kumar – (India)
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Liberty (La Mortadella) – (Italy)
Lady Sings the Blues
Last House on the Left, The
Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi) – (France/Italy)
Legend of Nigger Charley, The
Les aventures galantes de Zorro
Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The
Limbo
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru) – (Japan)
Los Amigos (AKA Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears) – (Italy/U.S.)
Love in the Afternoon (L'Amour l'après-midi) – (France)
Ludwig – (Italy/France)
Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King – (West Germany)
Man, The
Man of La Mancha – (U.S./Italy)
Man Who Quit Smoking (Mannen som slutade röka) – (Sweden)
Manhunt (La mala ordina) – (Italy)
Master Touch, The - (Italy)
Mattei Affair, The – (Italy)
Mechanic, The
Mehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants (Iran)
Metzitzim (Peeping Toms) – (Israel)
Moon of the Wolf
Mutiny on the Buses
My Dearest señorita (Mi querida señorita) – (Spain)
My Name Is Shanghai Joe – (Italy)
Napoleon and Samantha
New Centurions, The
New Land, The (Nybyggarna) – (Sweden)
Nidhanaya (The Treasure) – (Sri Lanka)
Night of the Lepus
Night Stalker, The
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Offence, The
One Is a Lonely Number
Other, The
Other Side of the Underneath, The
Outside Man, The (Un homme est mort) – (France)
Oyster Village (Seokhwachon) – (South Korea)
Pancho Villa
Pearl in the Crown (Perła w koronie) – (Poland)
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pink Flamingos
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Play It as It Lays
Pocket Money
Pope Joan
Possession of Joel Delaney, The
Prime Cut
Private Parts
Pulp
Rage
Raja Jani – (India)
Reason to Live, a Reason to Die, A – (Italy)
Red Psalm (Még kér a nép) – (Hungary)
Revengers, The
Rowdyman, The – (Canada)
Ruling Class, The
Salzburg Connection, The
Savage Messiah
Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (Slam the Monster on the Frontpage) – (Italy)
Scientific Cardplayer, The (Lo Scopone Scientifico) – (Italy)
Seduction of Mimi, The (Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore) – (Italy)
Shaft's Big Score
Sitting Target
Skyjacked
Slaughter
Solaris – (U.S.S.R.)
Something to Hide
Sounder
State of Siege (État de Siège) – (France)
Steptoe and Son
Stigma
Street Mobster (Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota) – (Japan)
Super Fly
Tabi no Omosa (Journey into Solitude) – (Japan)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) – (France)
Taming of the Fire (Ukroshcheniye ognya) – (U.S.S.R.)
They Only Kill Their Masters
Thing with Two Heads, The
To Find a Man
Tomorrow
Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto (Foolish, Foolish, but not that Much) – (Mexico)
Tout Va Bien (Everything's Fine) – (France/Italy)
Travels with My Aunt
Treasure Island – (France/Germany/Spain/US)
Trick Baby
Triple Echo, The
Trouble Man
Ulzana's Raid
Under Milk Wood
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (Gunki hatameku moto ni) – (Japan)
Une belle fille comme moi (a.k.a. Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me) – (France)
Valachi Papers, The – (Italy/France)
La Vallée – (France)
Vampire Circus
Victoria No. 203 – (India)
The Visitors
War Between Men and Women, The
Water Margin, The (Shui hu zhuan) – (Hong Kong)
Way of the Dragon (Meng long guo jiang) – (Hong Kong)
We Won't Grow Old Together (Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble) – (France)
Wedding (Wesele), The – (Poland)
What's Up, Doc?
When the Gods Fall Asleep (Quando os Deuses Adormecem) – (Brazil)
Where Does It Hurt?
Winter Soldier
Wrath of God, The
X,Y, and Zee, aka Zee and Co.
You'll Like My Mother
Young Winston