This article needs additional citations for verification .(December 2023) |
| List of years in film |
|---|
| Years in film |
|---|
| |
| 19th century |
| 1870s |
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.
The top ten 1971 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiddler on the Roof | United Artists | $40,500,000 [1] |
| 2 | Billy Jack | Warner Bros. | $32,500,000 [1] |
| 3 | The French Connection | 20th Century Fox | $26,300,000 [1] |
| 4 | Summer of '42 | Warner Bros. | $20,500,000 [2] |
| 5 | Diamonds Are Forever | United Artists | $19,727,000 [2] |
| 6 | Dirty Harry | Warner Bros. | $18,000,000 [2] |
| 7 | A Clockwork Orange | $17,000,000 [2] | |
| 8 | Carnal Knowledge | Embassy | $14,075,000 [2] |
| 9 | The Last Picture Show | Columbia | $13,110,000 [2] |
| 10 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song | Cinemation Industries | $9,200,000 [3] |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 5 | Douglas Shearer | 71 | Canada | Sound Engineer | |
| 5 | Fanfulla | 57 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 15 | John Dall | 52 | US | Actor | ||
| 20 | Broncho Billy Anderson | 90 | US | Actor, Director, Writer | ||
| 25 | Isobel Lennart | 55 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| February | 3 | Jay C. Flippen | 71 | US | Actor | |
| 22 | Frédéric Mariotti | 87 | France | Actor | ||
| 22 | Matt McHugh | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Fernandel | 67 | France | Actor | ||
| March | 5 | Winnie Lightner | 71 | US | Actress | |
| 8 | Harold Lloyd | 77 | US | Actor, Director, Writer | ||
| 8 | Borden Chase | 71 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 12 | Roy Glenn | 56 | US | Actor | ||
| 12 | Tor Johnson | 67 | Sweden | Actor | ||
| 15 | Bebe Daniels | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Nan Wynn | 55 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| 22 | Nella Walker | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Basil Dearden | 60 | UK | Director | ||
| 30 | Selmer Jackson | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Werner Peters | 52 | Germany | Actor | ||
| April | 9 | Paulette Noizeux | 83 | France | Actress | |
| 20 | Cecil Parker | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
| 21 | Edmund Lowe | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | John Tansey | 69 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| May | 1 | Glenda Farrell | 66 | US | Actress | |
| 26 | John Longden | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 27 | Chips Rafferty | 62 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 28 | Audie Murphy | 45 | US | Actor | ||
| June | 8 | Piero Gherardi | 61 | Italy | Production, Costume Designer | |
| 9 | Harold Lloyd Jr. | 40 | US | Actor | ||
| 10 | Michael Rennie | 61 | UK | Actor | ||
| 14 | Kenneth Macpherson | 69 | Scotland-Italy | Film-maker | ||
| 18 | Thomas Gomez | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| July | 6 | Louis Armstrong | 69 | US | Actor, Musician | |
| 11 | Carleton G. Young | 64 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Cliff Edwards | 76 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
| 19 | Norman Reilly Raine | 77 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 23 | Van Heflin | 62 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Christl Mardayn | 74 | Austria | Actress, Singer | ||
| August | 3 | Ernst Eklund | 81 | Sweden | Actor | |
| 15 | Paul Lukas | 80 | Hungary | Actor | ||
| 16 | Spyros Skouras | 78 | Greece | Producer, Studio Executive | ||
| 17 | Horace McMahon | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| September | 7 | Spring Byington | 84 | US | Actress | |
| 10 | Pier Angeli | 39 | Italy | Actress | ||
| 11 | Bella Darvi | 42 | Poland | Actress | ||
| October | 11 | Chester Conklin | 85 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | Fritz Achterberg | 90 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 13 | Phoebe Ephron | 57 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | Betty Bronson | 64 | US | Actress | ||
| 24 | Cheryl Walker | 53 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Vincent Coleman | 71 | US | Actor | ||
| November | 2 | Martha Vickers | 46 | US | Actress | |
| 4 | Ann Pennington | 77 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Gladys Cooper | 82 | UK | Actress | ||
| 17 | Fania Marinoff | 81 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | Stuart Gilmore | 70 | US | Editor, Director | ||
| 26 | Bengt Ekerot | 51 | Sweden | Actor | ||
| December | 12 | Frank Wolff | 43 | US | Actor | |
| 13 | Dita Parlo | 63 | Poland | Actress | ||
| 18 | Diana Lynn | 45 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Robert Lowery | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Max Steiner | 83 | Austria | Composer | ||
| 28 | Burt Gillett | 80 | US | Director | ||
| 29 | Stuart Holmes | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Dorothy Comingore | 58 | US | Actress | ||
| 31 | Marin Sais | 81 | US | Actress | ||
| 31 | Lucien Hubbard | 83 | US | Producer, screenwriter | ||