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The year 1972 in film involved several significant events.
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The year 1972 in film involved several significant events.
The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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| 1 | The Godfather | Paramount | $86,300,000 [1] |
| 2 | The Poseidon Adventure | 20th Century Fox | $42,000,000 [1] |
| 3 | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Bros. | $28,000,000 [1] |
| 4 | Deliverance | $22,500,000 [1] | |
| 5 | Jeremiah Johnson | $21,900,000 [2] | |
| 6 | Cabaret | Allied Artists | $20,250,000 [2] |
| 7 | Deep Throat | Bryanston | $20,000,000 [2] |
| 8 | The Getaway | National General | $18,000,000 [2] |
| 9 | Brother of the Wind | Sun International | $12,000,000 [3] |
| 10 | Lady Sings the Blues | Paramount | $9,666,000 [2] |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Maurice Chevalier | 83 | France | Actor, Singer | |
| 8 | Wesley Ruggles | 82 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 17 | Rochelle Hudson | 55 | US | Actress | ||
| 18 | George Mitchell | 66 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Richard Fraser | 58 | Scotland | Actor | ||
| 22 | Alec Coppel | 64 | Australia | Screenwriter | ||
| 24 | Jerome Cowan | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Herbert Hübner | 82 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 29 | Hugh McDermott | 65 | Scotland | Actor | ||
| February | 2 | Jessie Royce Landis | 75 | US | Actress | |
| 7 | Walter Lang | 75 | US | Director | ||
| 19 | John Grierson | 73 | Scotland | Director, Producer | ||
| 20 | Walter Winchell | 74 | US | Commentator | ||
| 21 | Bronislava Nijinska | 64 | Poland | Choreographer | ||
| March | 3 | Harold Young | 74 | US | Director, Editor | |
| 19 | Albert Mannheimer | 59 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 20 | Marilyn Maxwell | 51 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | J. Arthur Rank | 83 | England | Executive | ||
| 29 | Hal Roach Jr. | 53 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 30 | Peter Whitney | 55 | US | Actor | ||
| April | 5 | Brian Donlevy | 71 | Ireland | Actor | |
| 5 | Isabel Jewell | 64 | US | Actress | ||
| 7 | Betty Blythe | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 13 | Dorothy Dalton | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 20 | Jorge Mistral | 51 | Spain | Actor | ||
| 25 | George Sanders | 65 | England | Actor | ||
| 25 | Alfred J. Goulding | 87 | Australia | Director | ||
| 27 | Bobby Howes | 76 | England | Producer, Director | ||
| 28 | Harry Joe Brown | 81 | US | Producer, Director | ||
| 30 | Gia Scala | 38 | England | Actor | ||
| May | 3 | Bruce Cabot | 68 | US | Actor | |
| 4 | Elsa Ratassepp | 79 | Estonia | Actress | Libahunt | |
| 5 | Frank Tashlin | 59 | US | Director | ||
| 7 | Henri Diamant-Berger | 76 | France | Director, producer, screenwriter | ||
| 12 | Steve Ihnat | 37 | Czechoslovakia | Actor | ||
| 13 | Dan Blocker | 43 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Nigel Green | 47 | South Africa | Actor | ||
| 18 | Sidney Franklin | 79 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 22 | Margaret Rutherford | 80 | England | Actress | ||
| 23 | Richard Day | 76 | Canada | Art director | ||
| 24 | Asta Nielsen | 90 | Denmark | Actress | ||
| 25 | Charles C. Coleman | 70 | US | Director | ||
| June | 17 | Jean Brochard | 79 | France | Actor | |
| 17 | Gale Henry | 79 | US | Actress | ||
| 20 | Sidney Lanfield | 74 | US | Director | ||
| 22 | Paul Czinner | 82 | Hungary | Director, screenwriter | ||
| 25 | Nicholas Hannen | 74 | England | Director | ||
| 27 | Thomy Bourdelle | 81 | France | Actor | ||
| July | 3 | Hal Walker | 76 | US | Director | |
| 6 | Brandon deWilde | 30 | US | Actor | ||
| 10 | Emrys Jones | 56 | England | Actor | ||
| 10 | Harmon Jones | 61 | Canada | Director | ||
| 19 | Sally Benson | 74 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | Helen Traubel | 73 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
| August | 7 | Joi Lansing | 43 | US | Actress | |
| 7 | Tom Neal | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | Oscar Levant | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Pierre Brasseur | 66 | France | Actor | ||
| 19 | Roger Furse | 68 | England | Costume and production designer | ||
| 24 | D. Ross Lederman | 77 | US | Director | ||
| 27 | Gaby André | 52 | France | Actress | ||
| September | 11 | Max Fleischer | 89 | US | Animator, Director, Producer | |
| 12 | William Boyd | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | Lane Chandler | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Akim Tamiroff | 72 | Russia | Actor | ||
| 29 | Max Nosseck | 70 | Germany | Director | ||
| 29 | Edward Sloman | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Edgar G. Ulmer | 68 | Austria | Director | ||
| October | 4 | Colin Gordon | 61 | England | Actor | |
| 9 | Miriam Hopkins | 69 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Leo G. Carroll | 85 | England | Actor | ||
| 22 | Jack Melford | 73 | England | Actor | ||
| 24 | Claire Windsor | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Mitchell Leisen | 74 | US | Director | ||
| November | 5 | Reginald Owen | 85 | England | Actor | |
| 7 | Tod Andrews | 57 | Russia | Actor | ||
| 10 | Francis Chagrin | 66 | Romania | Composer | ||
| 16 | Vera Karalli | 83 | Russia | Actress | ||
| 23 | Marie Wilson | 56 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | Eve Southern | 72 | US | Actress | ||
| 30 | William P. S. Earle | 89 | US | Director | ||
| December | 6 | Janet Munro | 38 | England | Actress | |
| 9 | William Dieterle | 79 | Germany | Director | ||
| 9 | Louella Parsons | 91 | US | Columnist, Screenwriter | ||
| 15 | Edward Earle | 90 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 19 | Jacques Deval | 77 | France | Director, Screenwriter | ||
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
This page covers significant events of the year 1973 in film.
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and Midnight Cowboy, a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as two highly successful musical films, Funny Girl and Oliver!, the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards.
