45th Academy Awards (1972)
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1. The Godfather (1972)
R | 175 min | Crime, Drama
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton
Votes: 2,013,964 | Gross: $134.97M
Winner - Best Picture Nominated - Best Director for Francis Ford Coppola Winner - Best Actor for Marlon Brando (Declined) Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for James Caan Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Robert Duvall Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Al Pacino Winner - Best Adapted Screenplay for Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo Nominated - Best Costume Design for Anna Hill Johnstone Nominated - Best Sound Mixing for Charles Grenzbach, Chris Newman and Richard Portman Nominated - Best Film Editing for William H. Reynolds and Peter Zinner
2. Cabaret (1972)
PG | 124 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey
Votes: 59,425 | Gross: $42.77M
Nominated - Best Picture Winner - Best Director for Bob Fosse Winner - Best Actress for Liza Minnelli Winner - Best Supporting Actor for Joel Grey Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Jay Presson Allen Winner - Best Score (Adaptation and Original Song) Winner - Best Sound Mixing for David Hildyard and Robert Knudson Winner - Best Art Direction Winner - Best Cinematography for Geoffrey Unsworth Winner - Best Film Editing for David Bretherton
3. Deliverance (1972)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox
Votes: 119,328 | Gross: $7.06M
Nominated - Best Picture Nominated - Best Director for John Boorman Nominated - Best Film Editing for Tom Priestley
4. Sounder (1972)
G | 105 min | Drama, Family
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews
Votes: 4,829 | Gross: $3.10M
Nominated - Best Picture Nominated - Best Actor for Paul Winfield Nominated - Best Actress for Cicely Tyson Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Lonne Elder III
5. Sleuth (1972)
PG | 138 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, John Matthews
Votes: 50,192 | Gross: $4.08M
Nominated - Best Director for Joseph L. Mankiewicz Nominated - Best Actor for Michael Caine Nominated - Best Actor for Laurence Olivier Nominated - Best Original Score (Dramatic) for John Addison
6. The Ruling Class (1972)
PG | 154 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Hugh Owens
Votes: 6,810
Nominated - Best Actor for Peter O'Toole
7. Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
R | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan
Votes: 4,848 | Gross: $6.03M
Nominated - Best Actress for Diana Ross Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe and Terence McCloy Nominated - Best Score (Adaptation and Original Song) Nominated - Best Costume Design for Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch and Bob Mackie Nominated - Best Art Director
8. Travels with My Aunt (1972)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy
At his mother's funeral, banker Henry meets his Aunt Augusta, an eccentric old woman who takes him on a wild adventure to rescue an old lover.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Stephens
Votes: 2,571 | Gross: $0.53M
Nominated - Best Actress for Maggie Smith Winner - Best Costume Design for Anthony Powell Nominated - Best Act Direction Nominated - Best Cinematography for Douglas Slocombe
9. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newlywed man on his honeymoon has second thoughts about his marriage and falls for a different woman.
Director: Elaine May | Stars: Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Audra Lindley
Votes: 5,660 | Gross: $12.21M
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Eddie Albert Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Jeannie Berlin
10. Butterflies Are Free (1972)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.
Director: Milton Katselas | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser
Votes: 5,964 | Gross: $0.25M
Winner - Best Supporting Actress for Eileen Heckart Nominated - Best Sound Mixing for Charles T. Knight and Arthur Piantadosi Nominated - Best Cinematography for Charles Lang
11. Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tillie Shlai is not looking forward to meeting yet another blind date. This one's name is Pete Seltzer. Pete and Tillie are not a match made in heaven; he uses wisecracking and constant ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Barry Nelson
Votes: 1,159 | Gross: $18.97M
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Geraldine Page Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Julius J. Epstein
12. Fat City (1972)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Sport
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take different directions.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark
Votes: 10,393
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Susan Tyrrell
13. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons
Votes: 49,259 | Gross: $84.56M
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Shelley Winters Winner - Best Original Song for "The Morning After" Nominated - Best Original Score (Dramatic) for John Williams Nominated - Best Costume Design for Paul Zastupnevich Nominated - Best Sound Mixing for Herman Lewis and Theodore Soderberg Nominated - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Cinematography for Harold E. Stine Nominated - Best Film Editing for Harold F. Kress
14. The Candidate (1972)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter
Votes: 11,931 | Gross: $0.12M
Winner - Best Original Screenplay for Jeremy Larner Nominated - Best Sound Mixing for Gene Cantamessa and Richard Portman
15. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur, Bulle Ogier
Votes: 46,860 | Gross: $0.20M
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière Winner - Best Foreign Language Film (France)
16. Murmur of the Heart (1971)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 10,854 | Gross: $0.35M
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Louis Malle
17. Young Winston (1972)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, War
Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Peter Cellier, Ronald Hines
Votes: 2,982 | Gross: $4.69M
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Carl Foreman Nominated - Best Costume Design for Anthony Mendleson Nominated - Best Art Direction
18. Marjoe (1972)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
This Oscar-winning documentary explores the life of one-time child evangelist and faith healer Marjoe Gortner. The son of professional evangelists, Gortner was preaching on the Southern tent-revival circuit by the age of 3.
Directors: Sarah Kernochan, Howard Smith | Stars: Agnes Benjamin, Marjoe Gortner, Vernon Gortner, Sarah Kernochan
Votes: 1,745
Winner - Best Documentary Feature
19. Instinct for Survival (1972)
G | 104 min | Documentary
Documentary that explores the differences and similarities between human behavior and that of animals.
Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Bert Haanstra, Anton Koolhaas, Stephen Murray, Alexander Scourby
Votes: 275
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
20. Malcolm X (1972)
PG | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
Director: Arnold Perl | Stars: James Earl Jones, Ossie Davis, John Ali, Muhammad Ali
Votes: 533 | Gross: $0.10M
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
21. Manson (1973)
R | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Documentary on Charles Manson and his family. Has a number of insightful interviews with many family members most notably Squeaky and Sandy (Blue and Red). There is also a history of Manson... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Hendrickson, Laurence Merrick | Stars: Bobby Beausoleil, Mary Brunner, Vincent Bugliosi, Bruce Davis
Votes: 1,117
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
22. The Silent Revolution (1972)
40 min | Documentary, Short
The Silent Revolution is a 1972 German documentary film about molecular biology. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Directors: Edouard de Laurot, Eckehard Munck
Votes: 26
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
23. Deze kleine wereld (1972)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about antique mechanical toys.
Director: Charles Huguenot van der Linden
Votes: 59
Winner - Best Documentary Short
24. Hundertwassers Regentag (1971)
43 min | Documentary, Short
The film follows artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser and presents his workings and his artistic and personal views.
Director: Peter Schamoni | Stars: Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Doris Kunstmann
Votes: 79
Nominated - Best Documentary Short
Nominated - Best Documentary Short
Nominated - Best Documentary Short
27. The Tide of Traffic (1972)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Commissioned for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the film shows the mixed blessings of the automobile.
Director: Derek Williams
Votes: 23
Nominated - Best Documentary Short
28. The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972)
PG-13 | 188 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II in a small village outpost, a Soviet sergeant has his troop replaced by an all female unit. As they finally begin to appreciate one another, German paratroopers are spotted nearby and the realities of war emerge.
Director: Stanislav Rostotskiy | Stars: Andrey Martynov, Irina Dolganova, Elena Drapeko, Ekaterina Markova
Votes: 4,774
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (USSR)
29. I Love You Rosa (1972)
77 min | Drama
The love of Nissim for his widowed sister-in-law, Rosa, in the Old City of Jerusalem at the turn of the century. Under a (very old) Jewish religious law, Nissim has the duty to marry his childless sister-in-law on the death of his brother.
Director: Moshé Mizrahi | Stars: Michal Bat-Adam, Gabi Otterman, Moshe Tal, Levana Finkelstein
Votes: 250
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Israel)
30. My Dearest Senorita (1972)
80 min | Romance, Drama
A 43-year-old woman living in a small town discovers that she is actually a man. Will she change her sex and suffer the reaction of a narrow-minded society?
Director: Jaime de Armiñán | Stars: José Luis López Vázquez, Julieta Serrano, Antonio Ferrandis, Enrique Ávila
Votes: 666
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Spain)
31. The New Land (1972)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Western
A Swedish immigrant family struggle to establish a new life for themselves in the forest of Minnesota in the mid 19th Century.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Pierre Lindstedt
Votes: 5,284
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Sweden)
32. Ben (1972)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A lonely boy befriends Ben, the leader of a violent swarm of killer rats.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 3,428 | Gross: $0.77M
Nominated - Best Original Song for "Don"
33. The Little Ark (1972)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Family
Two children are trapped in the tower of a church during a flood. Local fishermen attempt to rescue them.
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Theodore Bikel, Geneviève Ambas, Philip Frame, Max Croiset
Votes: 135
Nominated - Best Original Song for "Come Follow, Follow Me"
34. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In Vinegaroon, Texas, former outlaw Roy Bean appoints himself the judge for the region and dispenses his brand of justice as he sees fit.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Paul Newman, Ava Gardner, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs
Votes: 9,340 | Gross: $16.53M
Nominated - Best Original Song for "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey"
35. The Stepmother (1972)
R | 94 min | Drama
As part of a blackmail plot, a woman is forced to seduce her new husband's son. Complications, including murder, ensue.
Director: Howard Avedis | Stars: Alejandro Rey, John Anderson, Katherine Justice, Larry Linville
Votes: 514
Nominated - Best Original Song for "Strange Are the Ways of Love"
36. Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972)
G | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Narrated by Norman Rockwell, the film uses archival footage, dramatic reenactments, and the artist's work, to show how Rockwell recorded the world around him and reflected the aspirations and concerns of a whole generation.
Director: Robert Deubel | Star: Norman Rockwell
Votes: 62
Winner - Best Live Action Short
37. Frog Story (1972)
23 min | Short, Fantasy
Another ordinary day in Harry's life, having a few drinks after a long day of work. Then, while walking out of the bar, a distant voice keeps calling him and the voice pleads to the man to ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Raynold Gideon, Gail Case, Pamela Susan Shoop, Cecil Reddick
Votes: 49
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
38. Solo (1972)
G | 26 min | Documentary, Short
This short story follows a young mountain climber, as he ascends in the beauty of nature. Many challenges face this climber. Is the climb worth his life?
Director: Mike Hoover | Star: Mike Hoover
Votes: 57
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
39. A Christmas Carol (1971 TV Short)
28 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Alastair Sim, Michael Redgrave, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Hordern
Votes: 1,923
Winner - Best Animated Short
40. Kama Sutra Rides Again (1971)
9 min | Animation, Short
An animated short from British comedian Bob Godfrey.
Director: Bob Godfrey | Stars: Bob Godfrey, L.J. Dickens
Votes: 259
Nominated - Best Animated Short
41. Tup Tup (1972)
10 min | Animation, Short
The quick tempo of life in polluted cities makes patients out of people. Neurosis is an everyday occurrence.
Directors: Nedeljko Dragic, Aldo Raparelli
Votes: 250
Nominated - Best Animated Short
42. Limelight (1952)
G | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton
Votes: 22,146 | Gross: $1.00M
Winner - Best Original Score (Dramatic) for Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell
43. Images (1972)
R | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Whilst writing a children's book, a woman interrupted by images unsure if they may, or may not be real
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi, Hugh Millais
Votes: 7,761
Nominated - Best Original Score (Dramatic) for John Williams
44. Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Johnny Whitaker, Will Geer
Votes: 1,095
Nominated - Best Original Score (Dramatic) for Buddy Baker
45. Man of La Mancha (1972)
PG | 132 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
The funny story of mad but kind and chivalrous elderly nobleman Don Quixote who, aided by his squire Sancho Panza, fights windmills that are seen as dragons to save prostitute Dulcinea who is seen as a noblewoman.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Harry Andrews
Votes: 4,781 | Gross: $3.79M
Nominated - Best Score (Adaptation and Original Song)
46. 1776 (1972)
G | 141 min | Drama, Family, History
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden
Votes: 10,306 | Gross: $6.10M
Nominated - Best Cinematography for Harry Stradling, Jr.
47. The Hot Rock (1972)
PG | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand
Votes: 6,946 | Gross: $2.54M
Nominated - Best Film Editing for Fred W. Berger and Frank P. Keller
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