List of American films of 1972


This is a list of American films released in 1972.
Cabaret won 8 Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Actress. The Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNote
The Daughters of Joshua CabePhilip LeacockBuddy EbsenWesternMade for TV
Daughters of SatanHollingsworth MorseTom Selleck, Barra GrantHorrorUnited Artists
Deadhead MilesVernon Zimmerman Alan Arkin, Paul BenedictComedyParamount
Paul WilliamsRobert F. Lyons, Barbara Hershey, John LithgowComedy thrillerWarner Bros.
Deep ThroatGerard DamianoLinda Lovelace, Harry ReemsAdult
DeliveranceJohn BoormanJon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny CoxDramaWarner Bros. James Dickey novel; 3 Oscar nominations
Dirty Little BillyStan DragotiMichael J. Pollard, Lee PurcellWesternColumbia
The Doberman GangByron ChudnowJulie Parrish, Hal ReedCrime, Actioninspired 2 sequels
Dr. Phibes Rises AgainRobert FuestVincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Beryl Reid, Fiona Lewis, Terry-ThomasHorrorA.I.P.; sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dynamite ChickenErnest PintoffRichard Pryor, Al GoldsteinComedy
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon MarigoldsPaul NewmanJoanne Woodward, Nell PottsDrama20th Century Fox. Based on a play by Paul Zindel
Elvis on TourPierre Adidge, Robert AbelElvis PresleyDocumentaryMGM; won Golden Globe for Best Documentary
Endless NightSidney GilliatHayley Mills, Britt EklundMysterybased on a book by Agatha Christie
Every Little Crook and NannyCy HowardVictor Mature, Lynn Redgrave, Maggie BlyeComedyMGM
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* Woody AllenWoody Allen, Gene Wilder, Burt Reynolds, Tony Randall, Louise Lasser, Lynn Redgrave, Heather MacRae, Lou Jacobi, Regis PhilbinComedyUnited Artists. Based on a book by David Reuben
Fat CityJohn HustonJeff Bridges, Stacy Keach, Susan TyrrellDramaColumbia. Based on a novel by Leonard Gardner
Four More YearsTop Value TelevisionSpiro Agnew, Walter Cronkite, Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, George McGovernDocumentary
FillmoreRichard T. HeffronSantana, Grateful Dead, Jefferson AirplaneDocumentaryConcert film
The Final ComedownOscar WilliamsBilly Dee Williams, Celia Kayeblaxploitation
Five Summer StoriesGreg MacGillivrayEddie AikauDocumentary
Fritz the CatRalph BakshiSkip HinnantComedyfirst animated film Rated X
FrogsGeorge McCowanRay Milland, Sam ElliottHorrorAIP
FuzzRichard A. CollaBurt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Yul Brynner, Jack Weston, Tom SkerrittAction comedyUnited Artists
Georgia, GeorgiaStig BjörkmanDirk Benedict, Diana Sands, Stig EngströmDramaCinerama
Get to Know Your RabbitBrian De PalmaTom Smothers, Katharine Ross, Orson WellesComedyWarner Bros.
The GetawaySam PeckinpahSteve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Al Lettieri, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Jack Dodson, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Slim PickensCrime dramaNational General Pictures. Based on a novel by Jim Thompson; remade in 1994
Gidget Gets MarriedE.W. SwackhamerMichael Burns, Monie EllisComedyMade for TV
Glass HousesAlexander SingerBernard Barrow, Jennifer O'Neill, Deirdre LenihanDramaColumbia
The GodfatherFrancis Ford CoppolaMarlon 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, Alex Rocco, Al MartinoCrime dramaParamount; won 3 Oscars; top-grossing film of 1972; based on novel by Mario Puzo
Grave of the VampireJohn HayesWilliam Smith, Lyn PetersHorror
The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidPhilip KaufmanCliff Robertson, Robert DuvallWesternUniversal
The Great WaltzAndrew L. StoneHorst Buchholz, Mary Costa, Nigel PatrickHistoricalMGM
The Groundstar ConspiracyLamont JohnsonGeorge Peppard, Michael Sarrazin, Christine BelfordCrimeUniversal

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