List of Canadian films of 1972

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1972:

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The Apparition (L'Apparition) Roger Cardinal René Angélil Comedy
Balablok Břetislav Pojar Animated short
Cry of the Wild Bill Mason NFB documentary
Dirty Money (La Maudite galette) Denys Arcand Luce Guilbeault, Marcel Sabourin, René Garon, Gabriel Arcand Drama Denys Arcand's first dramatic feature
The Doves (Les Colombes) Jean-Claude Lord Jean Besré, Lise Thouin, Jean Duceppe Drama
Dream Life (La Vie rêvée) Mireille Dansereau Liliane Lemaître-Auger, Véronique Le Flaguais DramaThe first Quebec feature directed by a woman; Canadian Film Awards – Editing, Wendy Mitchener Award [1]
A Fan's Notes Eric Till Jerry Orbach, Julia Anne Robinson, Burgess Meredith Comedy drama [2]
Françoise Durocher, Waitress André Brassard Short drama
Journey Paul Almond Geneviève Bujold, John Vernon Drama [3]
The Merry Wives of Tobias Rouke John Board Henry Beckman, Paul Bradley, Linda Sorenson, Judith Gault Comedy
Montreal Blues Pascal Gélinas Paule Baillargeon, Jocelyn Bérubé, Raymond Cloutier, Suzanne Garceau, Claude Laroche, Guy Thauvette Drama
Quebec: Duplessis and After... (Québec: Duplessis et après...) Denys Arcand NFB documentary
The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige) Denis Héroux Daniel Pilon, Christine Olivier, Jean Duceppe Historical drama
The Rowdyman Peter Carter Gordon Pinsent, Will Greer, Linda Goranson Drama AV Preservation Trust Masterwork
Selling Out Tadeusz Jaworski Documentary
Street Musique Ryan Larkin Animated short
This Is Stompin' Tom Edwin Moody Stompin' Tom Connors Documentary
The Time of the Hunt (Le Temps d'une chasse) Francis Mankiewicz Guy L'Écuyer, Marcel Sabourin, Pierre Dufresne, Olivier L'Écuyer Drama
The True Nature of Bernadette (La Vraie nature de Bernadette) Gilles Carle Micheline Lanctôt, Donald Pilon Drama AV Preservation Trust Masterwork
Voulez-vous coucher avec God? Jack Christie, Michael Hirsh Experimental
Wedding in White William Fruet Carol Kane, Donald Pleasence, Doris Petrie Drama Canadian Film Awards – Feature Film, Supporting Actress (Petrie), Art Direction
The Wise Guys (Les Smattes) Jean-Claude Labrecque Donald Pilon, Daniel Pilon, Marcel Sabourin Crime drama

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References

  1. Wise, Wyndham (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 213. ISBN   0-8020-3512-4 . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. Clandfield, David (1987). Canadian Film. Toronto: Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN   0-19-540581-1.
  3. Clandfield, David (1987). Canadian Film. Toronto: Oxford University Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN   0-19-540581-1.