1972 in film
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See also: 1971 in film, other events of 1972, 1973 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. The Godfather
2. The Poseidon Adventure
3. Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli
4. Ultimo tango a Parigi
5. The Getaway
6. Fritz the Cat
7. Shaft's Big Score
8. Lady Sings the Blues
9. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
10. The Cowboys

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: The Godfather - Ruddy, Paramount
• Best Director : Bob Fosse - Cabaret
• Best Actor: Marlon Brando - The Godfather (declined)
• Best Actress: Liza Minnelli - Cabaret
• Best Supporting Actor ; Joel Grey - Cabaret
• Best Supporting Actress : Eileen Heckart - Butterflies Are Free

Births

• March 23 - Judith Godrèche, actress

Deaths

• January 1 - Maurice Chevalier, French actor/singer
• January 17 - Rochelle Hudson, actress
• February 2 - Jessie Royce Landis, actress
• March 20 - Marilyn Maxwell, actress
• April 5 - Isabel Jewell, actress
• April 5 - Brian Donlevy, actor
• April 30 - Gia Scala, actress
• May 3 - Bruce Cabot, actor
• May 15 - Nigel Green, actor
• May 21 – Margaret Rutherford, actress
• July 6 - Brandon De Wilde, actor
• August 7 - Joi Lansing, actress
• October 9 - Miriam Hopkins, actress
• November 23 - Marie Wilson, actress
• December 9 - Louella Parsons, Hollywood columnist
• December 26 - Harry S. Truman, president/actor

Other Movies Released

• Deliverance
• Young Winston, starring Anthony Hopkins
• Une belle fille comme moi, directed by Francois Truffaut
• Sounder, starring Cicely Tyson
• Slaughterhouse-Five
• They call me Trinity, spaghetti western with Terence Hill

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