Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent partner of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She acted in many of his films, including Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), The Passion of Anna (1969), and Autumn Sonata (1978).
The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters to con a mob boss. The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had previously directed Newman and Redford in the Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and written by screenwriter David S. Ward, inspired by real-life cons perpetrated by brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his 1940 book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man.
Cries and Whispers is a 1972 Swedish period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. The film, set in a mansion at the end of the 19th century, is about three sisters and a servant who struggle with the terminal cancer of one of the sisters (Andersson). The servant (Sylwan) is close to her, while the other two sisters confront their emotional distance from each other.
Serpico is a 1973 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino in the title role. The screenplay was adapted by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from the book of the same name written by Peter Maas with the assistance of its subject, Frank Serpico. The story details Serpico's struggle with corruption within the New York City Police Department during his eleven years of service, and his work as a whistleblower that led to the investigation by the Knapp Commission.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a 1972 comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of bourgeois people attempting—despite continual interruptions—to dine together. The French-language film stars Fernando Rey, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Julien Bertheau, and Milena Vukotic.
The 73rd National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2001, were announced on 5 December 2001 and given on 7 January 2002.
The 38th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on 3 January 1973, honored the best filmmaking of 1972.
The 39th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 27 January 1974, honored the best filmmaking of 1973.
The 27th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 20, 1955.
The 30th National Board of Review Awards were announced in late December, 1958.
Jack Kehoe was an American film actor appearing in a wide variety of films, including the crime dramas Serpico (1973), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987), as well as the cult favorites Car Wash (1976) and Midnight Run (1988), the popular western Young Guns II (1990), and On the Nickel (1980).
The 38th National Board of Review Awards were announced on January 10, 1967.
The 39th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 31, 1967.
The 44th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 14, 1972.
The 49th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 19, 1977.
The 52nd National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 18, 1980, and given on January 26, 1981.
The 7th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 29 December 1972, honored the best filmmaking of 1972.
The 9th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1972 and 1973, and took place on 29 October 1973. Cries and Whispers directed by Ingmar Bergman was presented with the award for Best Film.
Harry Stradling Jr. was a two-time Oscar-nominated American cinematographer and the son of cinematographer Harry Stradling.