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.

A–C

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
1776	Peter H. Hunt	William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Donald Madden, Ken Howard, John Cullum, Ron Holgate, Blythe Danner	Historical, Musical, Drama	Columbia; adapted from stage musical
Across 110th Street	Barry Shear	Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Tony Franciosa	Action, Crime	United Artists
Another Nice Mess	Bob Einstein	Rich Little, Herb Voland, Bruce Kirby, Steve Martin	Comedy
Avanti!	Billy Wilder	Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill	Comedy	United Artists. Based on Samuel A. Taylor play
Bad Company	Robert Benton	Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown	Western	Paramount
The Ballad of Billie Blue	Ken Osborne	Jason Ledger, Renny Roker, Sherry Bain, Erik Estrada	Drama
Ben	Phil Karlson	Meredith Baxter, Joseph Campanella	Horror	sequel to Willard
Behind the Green Door	Artie Mitchell, Jim Mitchell	Marilyn Chambers, Johnnie Keyes	Adult
Beware! The Blob	Larry Hagman	Robert Walker Jr., Dick Van Patten	Sci-Fi, Comedy, Horror
The Big Bird Cage	Jack Hill	Pam Grier, Anitra Ford, Sid Haig	Exploitation, Prison	New World
The Biscuit Eater	Vincent McEveety	Earl Holliman, Pat Crowley, Lew Ayres	Drama	Disney
Black Girl	Ossie Davis	Peggy Pettitt, Brock Peters, Ruby Dee	Drama, Family	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Black Gunn	Robert Hartford-Davis	Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes	Neo-Noir, Crime, Thriller	Columbia
Black Rage	Chris Robinson	Ted Cassidy, Phyllis Robinson	Drama
Blacula	William Crain	William Marshall, Vonetta McGee	Blaxploitation, Vampire, Horror	AIP. Based on Dracula
Blindman	Ferdinando Baldi	Tony Anthony, Ringo Starr, Lloyd Battista	Western	20th Century Fox
Bluebeard	Edward Dmytryk	Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Joey Heatherton, Nathalie Delon, Virna Lisi	Mystery, Comedy, Drama, Thriller	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Bone	Larry Cohen	Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan, Joyce Van Patten	Black Comedy, Crime	New World
Boxcar Bertha	Martin Scorsese	Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine	Romance, Crime, Drama	American International
The Bravos	Ted Post	George Peppard	Western	TV movie
Buck and the Preacher	Sidney Poitier	Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Cameron Mitchell, Ruby Dee, Denny Miller	Western	Columbia
Butterflies Are Free	Milton Katselas	Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser	Comedy, Drama	Columbia. Oscar for Heckart
Cabaret	Bob Fosse	Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York	Musical	Allied Artists; Oscars for Fosse and Minnelli; 8 total
Cancel My Reservation	Paul Bogart	Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Candidate	Michael Ritchie	Robert Redford, Melvyn Douglas, Peter Boyle	Political Drama	Warner Bros.; Oscar for screenplay
The Carey Treatment	Blake Edwards	James Coburn, Jennifer O'Neill, Pat Hingle	Mystery, Crime, Thriller	MGM. Based on novel by Michael Crichton
Chato's Land	Michael Winner	Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore, Richard Basehart, Victor French, Simon Oakland, Ralph Waite	Western	United Artists
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things	Bob Clark	Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches	Horror, Comedy
Child's Play	Sidney Lumet	James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges	Mystery, Drama	Paramount
Cisco Pike	Bill L. Norton	Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Karen Black, Harry Dean Stanton	Drama	Sony Pictures
Come Back, Charleston Blue	Mark Warren	Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques	Comedy	Warner Bros. Sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes	J. Lee Thompson	Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalbán, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes	Sci-Fi	20th Century Fox. 3rd sequel to Planet of the Apes
Cool Breeze	Barry Pollack	Thalmus Rasulala, Judy Pace	Blaxploitation, Heist, Crime	MGM
Corky	Leonard Horn	Robert Blake, Charlotte Rampling, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Connelly	Action, Drama, Thriller	MGM
The Couple Takes a Wife	Jerry Paris	Bill Bixby, Paula Prentiss, Myrna Loy, Larry Storch, Valerie Perrine, Robert Goulet, Nanette Fabray	Comedy	Made-for-TV
The Cowboys	Mark Rydell	John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Slim Pickens, A Martinez, Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert Carradine	Western	Warner Bros.; became TV series
Cry for Me, Billy	William Graham	Cliff Potts, Harry Dean Stanton	Western, Drama	Warner Bros.
The Culpepper Cattle Co.	Dick Richards	Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Geoffrey Lewis, Gregory Sierra, Luke Askew, Bo Hopkins	Western	20th Century Fox

D–G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe	Philip Leacock	Buddy Ebsen	Western	TV movie
Daughters of Satan	Hollingsworth Morse	Tom Selleck, Barra Grant	Horror	United Artists
Deadhead Miles	Vernon Zimmerman	Alan Arkin, Paul Benedict	Road, Comedy	Paramount
Dealing	Paul Williams	Robert F. Lyons, Barbara Hershey, John Lithgow	Comedy, Thriller	Warner Bros.
Deep Throat	Gerard Damiano	Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems	Adult
Deliverance	John Boorman	Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox	Adventure, Drama, Thriller	Warner Bros., James Dickey novel; 3 Oscar nominations
Dirty Little Billy	Stan Dragoti	Michael J. Pollard, Richard Evans	Western	Columbia
The Doberman Gang	Byron Ross Chudnow	Julie Parrish, Hal Reed	Action, Comedy, Crime	inspired 3 sequels
Dr. Phibes Rises Again	Robert Fuest	Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Beryl Reid, Fiona Lewis, Terry-Thomas	Horror	A.I.P.; sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dynamite Chicken	Ernest Pintoff	Richard Pryor, Al Goldstein	Comedy
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds	Paul Newman	Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts	Drama	20th Century Fox. Based on a play by Paul Zindel
Elvis on Tour	Pierre Adidge, Robert Abel	Elvis Presley	Documentary	MGM; won Golden Globe for Best Documentary
Endless Night	Sidney Gilliat	Hayley Mills, Britt Eklund	Horror, Mystery	Based on a book by Agatha Christie
Every Little Crook and Nanny	Cy Howard	Victor Mature, Lynn Redgrave, Maggie Blye	Comedy	MGM
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Gene Wilder, Burt Reynolds, Tony Randall, Louise Lasser, Lynn Redgrave, Heather MacRae, Lou Jacobi, Regis Philbin	Anthology, Sex Comedy	United Artists. Based on a book by David Reuben
Fat City	John Huston	Jeff Bridges, Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell	Sports, Drama	Columbia. Based on a novel by Leonard Gardner
Fillmore	Richard T. Heffron	Santana, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane	Documentary	Concert film
The Final Comedown	Oscar Williams	Billy Dee Williams, Celia Kaye	Blaxploitation, Drama
Five Summer Stories	Greg MacGillivray	Eddie Aikau	Documentary
Follow Me!	Carol Reed	Mia Farrow, Topol, Michael Jayston	Comedy Drama	Universal
Four More Years	Top Value Television	Spiro Agnew, Walter Cronkite, Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, George McGovern	Documentary
Fritz the Cat	Ralph Bakshi	Skip Hinnant	Adult Animation, Black Comedy	first animated film Rated X
Frogs	George McCowan	Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark	Horror	AIP
Fuzz	Richard A. Colla	Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Yul Brynner, Jack Weston, Tom Skerritt	Action, Comedy	United Artists
Georgia, Georgia	Stig Björkman	Dirk Benedict, Diana Sands, Stig Engström	Drama	Cinerama
Get to Know Your Rabbit	Brian De Palma	Tom Smothers, Katharine Ross, Orson Welles	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Getaway	Sam Peckinpah	Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Al Lettieri, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Jack Dodson, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Slim Pickens	Crime Drama, Action, Thriller	National General Pictures. Based on a novel by Jim Thompson; remade in 1994
Gidget Gets Married	E.W. Swackhamer	Michael Burns, Monie Ellis	Comedy	TV movie
Glass Houses	Alexander Singer	Bernard Barrow, Jennifer O'Neill, Deirdre Lenihan	Romance, Drama	Columbia
The Godfather	Francis Ford Coppola	Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Abe Vigoda, Richard Castellano, Richard Conte, Sterling Hayden, Gianni Russo, Al Lettieri, John Marley, Alex Rocco, Richard Bright, Lenny Montana, Joe Spinell, Al Martino	Crime Drama	Paramount; won 3 Oscars; top-grossing film of 1972; based on novel by Mario Puzo
Goodnight, My Love	Peter Hyams	Richard Boone, Barbara Bain, Victor Buono	Mystery, Comedy, Crime	Made-for-TV
Grave of the Vampire	John Hayes	William Smith, Lyn Peters	Vampire, Horror
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid	Philip Kaufman	Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall	Western	Universal
The Great Waltz	Andrew L. Stone	Horst Buchholz, Mary Costa, Nigel Patrick	Biography, Historical, Musical	MGM
The Groundstar Conspiracy	Lamont Johnson	George Peppard, Michael Sarrazin, Christine Belford	Neo-Noir, Crime	Universal

H–M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Hammer	Bruce D. Clark	Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton, Vonetta McGee	Blaxploitation, Action	United Artists
Hammersmith Is Out	Peter Ustinov	Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov	Comedy, Drama	Cinerama Corp.
Hardcase	John Llewellyn Moxey	Clint Walker	Western	Hanna-Barbera Productions; TV film
The Heartbreak Kid	Elaine May	Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Eddie Albert, Audra Lindley	Black Comedy, Romance	20th Century Fox. Script by Neil Simon; 2 Oscar nominations; remade in 2007
Heat	Paul Morrissey	Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles	Comedy, Drama	produced by Andy Warhol
Hickey & Boggs	Robert Culp	Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Rosalind Cash	Neo-Noir, Crime	United Artists
Hit Man	George Armitage	Bernie Casey, Pam Grier	Blaxploitation, Crime	MGM
Home for the Holidays	John Llewellyn Moxey	Jessica Walter, Sally Field, Eleanor Parker, Walter Brennan, Julie Harris	Slasher	ABC Circle Films; Made-for-TV
The Honkers	Steve Ihnat	James Coburn, Lois Nettleton, Anne Archer	Western, Comedy	United Artists
The Hot Box	Joe Viola	Carmen Argenziano, Andrea Cagan, Margaret Markov	Prison, Action	New World
The Hot Rock	Peter Yates	Robert Redford, George Segal, Zero Mostel	Crime, Comedy, Drama	20th Century Fox. William Goldman script; from book by Donald Westlake
Images	Robert Altman	Susannah York, René Auberjonois	Psychological Horror	Columbia
Irish Whiskey Rebellion	Chester Erskine	William Devane, Anne Meara, John Pleshette, Richard Mulligan	Crime, Drama	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
J.W. Coop	Cliff Robertson	Cliff Robertson, Geraldine Page	Western	Columbia
Jeremiah Johnson	Sydney Pollack	Robert Redford, Will Geer	Western	Warner Bros.
Joe Kidd	John Sturges	Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Joaquin Martinez, Don Stroud, Dick Van Patten, Gregory Walcott, Paul Koslo	Western	Universal; script by Elmore Leonard
Journey Back to Oz	Hal Sutherland	Milton Berle, Herschel Bernardi, Margaret Hamilton	Animation	Based on Oz book
Junior Bonner	Sam Peckinpah	Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker, Barbara Leigh, Ben Johnson	Western	Cinerama Releasing Corp.
Justin Morgan Had a Horse	Hollingsworth Morse	Don Murray, R.G. Armstrong	Western, Drama, Family	Disney
Kansas City Bomber	Jerrold Freedman	Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy	Sports, Drama	MGM
The King of Marvin Gardens	Bob Rafelson	Jack Nicholson, Ellen Burstyn, Bruce Dern	Drama	Columbia
Lady Sings the Blues	Sidney J. Furie	Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor	Biography, Musical, Drama	Paramount. Story of Billie Holiday; 5 Oscar nominations
The Last House on the Left	Wes Craven	Sandra Cassel, David A. Hess	Horror
Last of the Red Hot Lovers	Gene Saks	Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Paula Prentiss	Comedy	Paramount; based on Neil Simon play
Last Tango in Paris	Bernardo Bertolucci	Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Michi	Erotic, Drama	United Artists
Left Hand of Gemini		Ian McShane, Richard Egan	Sci-Fi
The Legend of Boggy Creek	Charles B. Pierce	William Stumpp	Horror, Mystery
The Legend of Nigger Charley aka Legend of Black Charley	Martin Goldman	Fred Williamson, D'Urville Martin	Blaxploitation, Western	Paramount
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean	John Huston	Paul Newman, Anthony Perkins, Ava Gardner, Victoria Principal, Jacqueline Bisset, Tab Hunter, Anthony Zerbe, Roddy McDowall, John Huston, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty	Biography, Western	National General Pictures. Academy Award|Oscar, Golden Globe for Song
Limbo	Mark Robson	Kathleen Nolan, Kate Jackson, Stuart Margolin	Drama	Universal
The Limit	Yaphet Kotto	Yaphet Kotto, Yaphet Kotto, Quinn K. Redeker, Virgil Frye	Crime	Cannon
Los Amigos	Paolo Cavara	Anthony Quinn, Franco Nero, Pamela Tiffin	Western	MGM
The Magnificent Seven Ride!	George McCowan	Lee Van Cleef, George Kennedy, Ed Lauter, Stefanie Powers, William Lucking, Luke Askew, James Sikking, Mariette Hartley, Gary Busey	Western	United Artiststhird sequel to The Magnificent Seven
The Man	Joseph Sargent	James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Barbara Rush	Political Drama	Paramount. Script by Rod Serling
Man of La Mancha	Arthur Hiller	Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco	Musical	United Artists. Based on Dale Wasserman play; 2 Golden Globes
The Mechanic	Michael Winner	Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent	Action, Thriller	United Artists; remade in 2011
Melinda	Hugh A. Robertson	Calvin Lockhart, Rosalind Cash, Renny Roker, Vonetta McGee, Jim Kelly	Drama	MGM
Molly and Lawless John	Gary Nelson	Vera Miles, Sam Elliott	Western

N–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Napoleon and Samantha	Bernard McEveety	Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster	Adventure, Drama	Disney
Necromancy	Bert I. Gordon	Orson Welles, Lee Purcell, Pamela Franklin	Supernatural Horror	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
The New Centurions	Richard Fleischer	George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Rosalind Cash, Erik Estrada, Clifton James	Neo-Noir, Action, Crime	Columbia. Based on a novel by Joseph Wambaugh
Night Call Nurses	Jonathan Kaplan	Alana Stewart, Mittie Lawrence	Sex Comedy, Thriller	New World
Night of Terror	Jeannot Szwarc	Donna Mills, Chuck Connors, Martin Balsam, Agnes Moorehead, Catherine Burns, David Spielberg, John Karlen	Thriller	Made-for-TV
Night of the Lepus	William F. Claxton	Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh	Sci-Fi, Horror	MGM
No Drums, No Bugles	Clyde Ware	Martin Sheen, Davey Davison	War, Drama	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
No Place to Run	Delbert Mann	Herschel Bernardi, Stefanie Powers, Larry Hagman	Drama	TV movie
Northeast of Seoul	David Lowell Rich	Anita Ekberg, John Ireland, Victor Buono	Action, Thriller	Cannon
Now You See Him, Now You Don't	Robert Butler	Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, Bing Russell, Michael McGreevey, William Windom, Jim Backus, Richard Bakalyan, Ed Begley Jr., Edward Andrews	Sci-Fi, Comedy	Disney
The Offence	Sidney Lumet	Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant	Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	United Artists
One Is a Lonely Number	Mel Stuart	Trish Van Devere, Monte Markham, Janet Leigh	Drama	MGM
The Other	Robert Mulligan	Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, Victor French, John Ritter	Psychological, Horror, Thriller	20th Century Fox; from Tom Tryon novel
Painters Painting	Emile de Antonio	Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning	Documentary
Pancho Villa	Eugenio Martin	Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors	Western	filmed in Spain
Payday	Daryl Duke	Rip Torn, Ahna Capri	Drama	Cinerama Releasing
Pete 'n' Tillie	Martin Ritt	Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page	Comedy, Drama	Universal; 2 Oscar nominations
Pickup on 101	John Florea	Jack Albertson, Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Sheen	Drama	AIP
Pink Flamingos	John Waters	Divine	Black Comedy	cult film, distributed by 20th Century Fox
A Place Called Today	Don Schain	Lana Wood, Cheri Caffaro	Drama	Embassy
Play It Again, Sam	Herbert Ross	Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Susan Anspach	Comedy	Paramount; based on Allen's play
Play It as It Lays	Frank Perry	Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Adam Roarke	Drama	Universal; from Joan Didion novel
Pocket Money	Stuart Rosenberg	Paul Newman, Lee Marvin	Western, Buddy, Comedy	National General Pictures. Terrence Malick script
Pope Joan	Michael Anderson	Liv Ullmann, Olivia de Havilland	Historical Drama	Columbia
Portnoy's Complaint	Ernest Lehman	Richard Benjamin, Karen Black, Lee Grant	Comedy, Drama	Warner Bros.; from novel by Philip Roth
The Poseidon Adventure	Ronald Neame	Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Pamela Sue Martin, Carol Lynley, Red Buttons, Jack Albertson	Disaster, Adventure, Drama	20th Century Fox. Based on Paul Gallico novel; won 2 Oscars; Remake of 2005 film
The Possession of Joel Delaney	Waris Hussein	Shirley MacLaine, Perry King, Michael Hordern	Horror	Paramount
Prime Cut	Michael Ritchie	Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek, Angel Tompkins	Action, Crime, Drama	National General
Private Parts	Paul Bartel	Stanley Livingston, Lucille Benson	Horror	MGM
Rage	George C. Scott	George C. Scott, Martin Sheen	Mystery, Drama, Thriller	Warner Bros.
Red Sun	Terence Young	Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress	Western	National General
A Reflection of Fear	William A. Fraker	Robert Shaw, Sondra Locke, Sally Kellerman	Drama, Thriller	Columbia
The Revengers	Daniel Mann	William Holden, Ernest Borgnine	Western	National General
Rivals	Krishna Shah	Joan Hackett, Robert Klein	Drama	Embassy
Run, Cougar, Run	Jerome Courtland	Stuart Whitman, Frank Aletter, Lonny Chapman	Western	Disney
The Salzburg Connection	Lee H. Katzin	Barry Newman, Anna Karina, Klaus Maria Brandauer	Thriller	20th Century Fox
Savages	James Ivory	Susan Blakely, Sam Waterston	Comedy
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole	Jud Taylor	Susan Hayward, Darren McGavin, Michael Constantine, Michele Nichols, Beverly Garland, Jeanette Nolan, Richard Anderson, Dane Clark	Drama	TV movie
The Screaming Woman	Jack Smight	Olivia de Havilland, Ed Nelson, Joseph Cotten, Walter Pidgeon, Lonny Chapman	Horror, Thriller	TV movie
A Separate Peace	Larry Peerce	Parker Stevenson, William Roerick	Drama	Paramount
Shaft's Big Score	Gordon Parks	Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn	Blaxploitation, Action, Crime	MGM. Sequel to Shaft
Silent Running	Douglas Trumbull	Bruce Dern, Ron Rifkin	Sci-Fi	Universal
Sitting Target	Douglas Hickox	Oliver Reed, Jill St. John	Crime, Drama	MGM
Skyjacked	John Guillermin	Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin, Roosevelt Grier, Mariette Hartley, Walter Pidgeon, Jeanne Crain, Ken Swofford, Leslie Uggams	Disaster	MGM; Crain's final film
Slaughter	Jack Starrett	Jim Brown, Rip Torn, Stella Stevens, Cameron Mitchell, Don Gordon	Blaxploitation	A.I.P.; followed by 1973 sequel
Slaughterhouse-Five	George Roy Hill	Michael Sacks, Valerie Perrine	Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama	Universal. From Kurt Vonnegut novel
Snoopy, Come Home	Bill Melendez	Voices of Chad Webber, Robin Kohn, Hilary Momberger, Johanna Baer	Animation	sequel to A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Snowball Express	Norman Tokar	Dean Jones, Nancy Olson, Johnny Whitaker, Keenan Wynn, Michael McGreevey, Harry Morgan, George Lindsey	Screwball Comedy	Disney
Something Evil	Steven Spielberg	Sandy Dennis, Darren McGavin, Ralph Bellamy, Jeff Corey, Johnny Whitaker, John Rubinstein, Margaret Avery	Horror	TV movie
Sounder	Martin Ritt	Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks	Drama	20th Century Fox. 4 Oscar nominations; Based on novel
Stand Up and Be Counted	Jackie Cooper	Jacqueline Bisset, Stella Stevens, Steve Lawrence	Comedy	Columbia
Stigma	David E. Durston	Philip Michael Thomas	Drama	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie	Jack Starrett	Bonnie Bedelia, Ken Howard, Anthony Zerbe	Thriller	20th Century Fox
Superbeast	George Schenck	Antoinette Bower, Harry Lauter,	Horror	United Artists
Super Fly	Gordon Parks Junior	Ron O'Neal, Julius Harris	Blaxploitation, Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	Warner Bros. Curtis Mayfield score

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
They Only Kill Their Masters	James Goldstone	James Garner. Katharine Ross	Mystery	MGM
The Thing with Two Heads	Lee Frost	Ray Milland, Roosevelt Grier	Blaxploitation, Sci-Fi, Comedy	AIP
Thumb Tripping	Quentin Masters	Bruce Dern, Meg Foster	Drama	Avco Embassy
To Find a Man	Buzz Kulik	Pamela Sue Martin, Lloyd Bridges, Tom Bosley, Darren O'Connor, Phyllis Newman	Comedy, Drama	Columbia
To Kill a Clown	George Bloomfield	Alan Alda, Blythe Danner	Psychological Thriller	20th Century Fox
Tomorrow	Joseph Anthony	Robert Duvall, Peter Masterson	Drama	Horton Foote script
Travels with My Aunt	George Cukor	Maggie Smith, Louis Gossett Jr.	Comedy	MGM. Based on novel by Graham Greene
Treasure Island	Hal Sutherland	Richard Dawson, Davy Jones, Dal McKennon	Animation, Adventure	Based on the novel
Treasure Island	John Hough	Orson Welles, Lionel Stander, Walter Slezak	Live-Action, Adventure	Based on the novel
Trick Baby	Larry Yust	Kiel Martin, Mel Stewart, Vernee Watson-Johnson	Blaxploitation, Crime	Universal
Trouble Man	Ivan Dixon	Robert Hooks, Paula Kelly	Blaxploitation, Crime, Thriller	20th Century Fox. Marvin Gaye score
Ulzana's Raid	Robert Aldrich	Burt Lancaster, Bruce Davison, Richard Jaeckel	Western	Universal
Unholy Rollers	Vernon Zimmerman	Claudia Jennings, Louis Quinn	Sports, Action, Comedy, Drama	AIP
Up the Sandbox	Irvin Kershner	Barbra Streisand, David Selby	Comedy	National General Pictures. Based on Anne Roiphe novel
The Victim	Herschel Daugherty	Elizabeth Montgomery, Sue Ane Langdon, George Maharis, Jess Walton, Eileen Heckart	Crime, Drama, Mystery	TV movie
The Visitors	Elia Kazan	Patrick McVey, Patricia Joyce, James Woods	Drama	United Artists. Woods' first film
The War Between Men and Women	Melville Shavelson	Jack Lemmon, Barbara Harris	Comedy, Drama	National General
What's Up, Doc?	Peter Bogdanovich	Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn	Screwball Comedy, Romance	Warner Bros. Kahn's first film
When the Legends Die	Stuart Millar	Richard Widmark, Frederic Forrest, Roy Engel, John War Eagle	Western, Drama	20th Century Fox
Where Does It Hurt?	Rod Amateau	Peter Sellers, Jo Ann Pflug, Kathleen Freeman, Harold Gould, Rick Lenz, Pat Morita	Comedy	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Wild in the Sky	William T. Naud	Georg Stanford Brown, Brandon deWilde, Keenan Wynn	Action, Comedy	AIP
Winter Soldier	Barbara Kopple	John Kerry	Documentary
The Woman Hunt	Eddie Romero	John Ashley, Pat Woodell, Sid Haig	Action	New World
The Woman Hunter	Bernard L. Kowalski	Barbara Eden, Robert Vaughn, Stuart Whitman	Mystery	TV movie
Women in Chains	Bernard L. Kowalski	Ida Lupino, Belinda Montgomery, Jessica Walter	Prison	TV movie
The Wrath of God	Ralph Nelson	Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, Rita Hayworth, Victor Buono	Western	MGM. Hayworth's final film
You'll Like My Mother	Lamont Johnson	Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy	Horror, Thriller	Universal

See also

• 1972 in the United States

External links

• 1972 films at the Internet Movie Database
• List of 1972 box office number-one films in the United States