1972 in film

The year 1972 in film involved several significant cinematic events including the release of Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Award-winning film, The Godfather.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Awards 

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La classe operaia va in paradiso), directed by Elio Petri, Italy
The Mattei Affair (Il Caso Mattei), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France

1972 film releases
United States unless stated

January–March
January 1972
1 January 
J. W. Coop
7 January 
Glass Houses
13 January 
The Cowboys
14 January 
Cisco Pike
20 January 
To Find a Man
21 January 
Zee and Co.
26 January 
The Hot Rock
February 1972
13 February 
Cabaret
14 February 
Pocket Money
March 1972
8 March
Tales from the Crypt (U.K.)
10 March 
Silent Running
What's Up, Doc?
12 March
Godzilla vs. Gigan – (Japan)
15 March 
Slaughterhouse-Five
17 March
Pink Flamingos
22 March 
The Biscuit Eater
23 March 
The Concert for Bangladesh
24 March 
The Godfather

April–June
April 1972
12 April 
Fritz the Cat
16 April 
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
28 April 
Buck and the Preacher
30 April 
Vampire Circus (U.K.)
May 1972
4 May 
Play It Again, Sam
12 May 
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
17 May 
The Honkers
24 May 
The Possession of Joel Delaney
25 May 
Chato's Land
Z.P.G.
26 May 
The Other
June 1972
2 June
The War Between Men and Women
4 June 
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
12 June 
Deep Throat
14 June
Fillmore
16 June
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
20 June
The Assassination of Trotsky (U.K.)
21 June 
Beware! The Blob
Frenzy
The Groundstar Conspiracy
The Revengers
23 June
Ben
28 June
Prime Cut
29 June
The Candidate
Come Back, Charleston Blue
30 June
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

July–September
July 1972
5 July
Napoleon and Samantha
6 July
Butterflies Are Free
12 July 
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
14 July 
Fuzz
Joe Kidd
The Wrath of God
19 July 
The Man
26 July 
Fat City
30 July 
Deliverance
August 1972
1 August 
The Magnificent Seven Ride
2 August 
Junior Bonner
9 August 
Snoopy, Come Home
22 August
And Now for Something Completely Different
23 August
To Kill a Clown
25 August
Blacula
30 August
The Last House on the Left
September 1972
1 September
Bluebeard
9 September
Man of the East
13 September
The Ruling Class
15 September 
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
21 September 
Cancel My Reservation
24 September
Sounder
26 September 
Solaris 
28 September 
Dracula A.D. 1972

October–December
October 1972
8 October
Bad Company
11 October
Dumbo (re-release)
14 October 
Last Tango in Paris
18 October 
Run, Cougar, Run
19 October 
When the Legends Die
21 October 
Lady Sings the Blues
31 October 
Pancho Villa
November 1972
Dirty Little Billy
1 November 
Daughters of Satan
Trouble Man
15 November
Daisy Town
Ulzana's Raid
17 November
1776
Asylum (U.K.)
The Mechanic
20 November
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
22 November 
Rage
They Only Kill Their Masters
December 1972
2 December 
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
3 December
Horror Express (U.K.)
8 December
Sleuth (U.K.)
12 December 
Child's Play
Man of La Mancha
The Poseidon Adventure
13 December
The Getaway
17 December
Avanti!
The Heartbreak Kid
Pete 'n' Tillie
Travels with My Aunt
18 December
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
19 December
Across 110th Street
21 December 
Jeremiah Johnson
The Adventures of Pinocchio
22 December 
Snowball Express
30 December
Way of the Dragon

Notable films released in 1972
United States unless stated

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The 14 Amazons (Shi si nu ying hao), starring Lisa Lu – (Hong Kong)
1776, starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner
A
Across 110th Street, starring Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Peter Cook, Spike Milligan – (Australia)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes), directed by Werner Herzog, starring Klaus Kinski- (West Germany)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden, starring Laurence Naismith and Lynne Frederick – (U.K.)
Angry Guest (E ke), directed by Chang Cheh – (Hong Kong)
Another Nice Mess, starring Rich Little
Antony and Cleopatra, directed by and starring Charlton Heston, with Hildegarde Neil – (U.K.)
Apna Desh (Our Country), starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz – (India)
The Assassination of Trotsky, starring Richard Burton and Alain Delon – (Italy)
Asylum, starring Britt Ekland, Barbara Parkins, Charlotte Rampling, Peter Cushing, Barry Morse
Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills
Les aventures galantes de Zorro
B
Bad Company, directed by Robert Benton, starring Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown
Baharo Phool Barsao – (Pakistan)
Baron Blood (Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga), directed by Mario Bava, starring Joseph Cotten and Elke Sommer – (Italy)
Bawarchi (The Chef), starring Rajesh Khanna – (India)
Be-Imaan – (India)
Ben, starring Lee Montgomery
The Big Bird Cage, starring Pam Grier
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Hanna Schygulla – (West Germany)
Black Gunn
Blacula, starring William Marshall and Vonetta McGee
Blanche, directed by Walerian Borowczyk, starring Michel Simon, Georges Wilson, Jacques Perrin, Ligia Branice – (France)
Bluebeard, directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Richard Burton, Joey Heatherton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Sybil Danning
Bone, starring Yaphet Kotto
Boxcar Bertha, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Barbara Hershey and David Carradine
The Boy Turns Man (Momcheto si otiva), directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, starring Nevena Kokanova, Kiril Gospodinov, Sashka Bratanova – (Bulgaria)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna), directed by Franco Zeffirelli – (Italy/U.K.)
Buck and the Preacher, directed by and starring Sidney Poitier, with Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee
Butterflies Are Free, starring Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart (Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress)
C
Cabaret, directed by Bob Fosse, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey – 8 Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor
The Candidate, directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas
The Canterbury Tales (I racconti di Canterbury), by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Hugh Griffith – Golden Bear winner – (Italy)
The Carey Treatment, directed by Blake Edwards, starring James Coburn and Jennifer O'Neill
Carry On Matron, starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques – (U.K.)
The Castle of Purity (El castillo de la pureza) – (Mexico)
Cats' Play (Macskajáték) – (Hungary)
Chato's Land, starring Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore, Richard Basehart, Ralph Waite
Child's Play, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges
 (The Young Teacher) – (South Korea)Cisco Pike, starring Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene HackmanCome Back, Charleston Blue, starring Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. JacquesConquest of the Planet of the Apes, starring Roddy McDowall, Ricardo Montalbán, Natalie Trundy, Don MurrayCorky, starring Robert Blake and Charlotte RamplingThe Cowboys, directed by Mark Rydell, starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce DernCries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann – (Sweden)The Cruel Sea (Bas ya Bahar) – (Kuwait)The Culpepper Cattle Co., directed by Dick Richards, starring Gary GrimesCu mâinile curate (With Clean Hands) – (Romania)
DDaigoro vs. Goliath – (Japan)Daughters of Satan, starring Tom SelleckThe Dawns Here Are Quiet () – (U.S.S.R.)A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, starring Alan Bates – (U.K.)Days of '36, directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos
 The Dagger – drama romance film directed by Fereydun Gole (Iran)Deep Throat, – adult film directed by Gerard DamianoDeliverance, directed by John Boorman, starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny CoxDirty Little Billy, starring Michael J. PollardThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stephane Audran – Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film – (France)Don't Torture a Duckling (Non si sevizia un paperino) – (Italy)Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (Dr. Jekyll and the Wolfman), starring Paul Naschy – (Spain)Dr. Phibes Rises Again, starring Vincent Price and Robert Quarry – (U.K.)Dynamite Chicken, starring Richard Pryor
EEagle in a Cage, starring John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Billie Whitelaw, Kenneth HaighThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, directed by Paul Newman, starring Joanne WoodwardEndless Night, directed by Sidney Gilliat, starring Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland – (U.K.)The Erotic Adventures of ZorroEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Gene Wilder, Lynn Redgrave, Louise Lasser, Lou Jacobi, Heather MacRae, Tony Randall, Burt Reynolds
FFat City, directed by John Huston, starring Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan TyrrellFata Morgana, directed by Werner Herzog – (West Germany)Fear in the Night, starring Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates, Peter Cushing and Joan Collins- (U.K.)Fellini's Roma, directed by Federico Fellini – (Italy)Fillmore, a music documentary film featuring Santana, Grateful Dead, Jefferson AirplaneThe Final Comedown, starring Billy Dee WilliamsFist of Fury (Jīng Wǔ Mén), starring Bruce Lee – (Hong Kong)Un flic (A Cop), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve – (France)Follow Me!, starring Mia FarrowFrenzy, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster, Anna Massey – (U.K.)Fritz the Cat, directed by Ralph Bakshi — first animated movie to receive an X ratingFrogs, directed by George McCowan, starring Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark Fuzz, starring Burt Reynolds, Yul Brynner and Raquel Welch
GGame of Death, starring Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – (Hong Kong/United States)Ganga ZumbaGentlemen of Fortune (Dzhentlmeny udachi) – (U.S.S.R.)The Getaway, directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, Sally Struthers, Jack Dodson, Slim PickensThe Girl on the Broomstick (Dívka na koštěti) – (Czechoslovakia)Glastonbury Fayre, directed by Nicolas Roeg and Peter Neal, featuring Family, Fairport Convention, Traffic and more – (U.K.)The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter), directed by Wim Wenders – (West Germany)The Goat Horn (Koziyat rog) – (Bulgaria)The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Richard Castellano, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo, Richard Conte, John Marley, Alex Rocco, Al Lettieri, Sterling Hayden – Academy Awards for best picture and best actorGodzilla vs. Gigan, directed by Jun Fukuda – (Japan)The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, starring Cliff Robertson and Robert DuvallThe Groundstar Conspiracy, starring George Peppard
HHammersmith Is Out, directed by and starring Peter Ustinov, with Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Beau BridgesThe Harder They Come, starring Jimmy Cliff – (Jamaica)The Heartbreak Kid, directed by Elaine May, starring Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, Cybill Shepherd, Eddie AlbertHellé, directed by Roger Vadim – (France)Henry VIII and His Six Wives, starring Keith Michell, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher – (U.K.)Her Third (Der Dritte) – (East Germany)Hickey & Boggs, starring Robert Culp and Bill CosbyHit Man, starring Bernie Casey and Pam GrierThe Hot Rock, directed by Peter Yates, starring Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Zero Mostel
IImages, directed by Robert Altman, starring Susannah York – (US/UK)Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (Ai Nu) – (Hong Kong)Insect Woman (Chungnyeo) – (South Korea)
JJ. W. Coop, starring Cliff RobertsonJoão and the Knife (João e a faca) – (Brazil)Jeremiah Johnson, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert RedfordJoe Kidd, directed by John Sturges, starring Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John SaxonJunior Bonner, directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Joe Don Baker
KKansas City Bomber, starring Raquel WelchThe King of Marvin Gardens, directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen BurstynKoshish, starring Sanjeev Kumar – (India)
LLady Caroline Lamb, directed by Robert Bolt, starring Sarah Miles, Richard Chamberlain, Laurence Olivier – (U.K.)Lady Liberty (La Mortadella), starring Sophia Loren and William Devane – (Italy)Lady Sings the Blues, biopic of Billie Holiday, directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard PryorThe Last House on the Left, directed by Wes Craven, starring Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David A. HessLast Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider – (France/Italy)The Legend of Nigger Charley, starring Fred WilliamsonThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, directed by John Huston, starring Paul Newman, Anthony Perkins, Ava Gardner, Roddy McDowall, Victoria PrincipalLimbo, directed by Mark Robson, starring Kate JacksonLone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru) – (Japan)Los Amigos (AKA Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears), starring Anthony Quinn and Franco Nero – (Italy/U.S.)Love in the Afternoon (L'Amour l'après-midi), directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Zouzou – (France)Ludwig, directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano – (Italy/France)Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King, directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Harry Baer – (West Germany)
MThe Man, TV movie written by Rod Serling, starring James Earl Jones, Burgess Meredith, William Windom, Georg Stanford Brown, Jack BennyMan of La Mancha, starring Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco – (U.S./Italy)The Man Who Quit Smoking (Mannen som slutade röka) – (Sweden)Manhunt (La mala ordina), starring Henry Silva – (Italy)The Master Touch starring Kirk Douglas- (Italy)The Mattei Affair, directed by Francesco Rosi, starring Gian Maria Volonté – Palme d'Or winner – (Italy)The Mechanic, starring Charles BronsonMehdi in Black and Hot Mini Pants, starring Naser Malek Motiee and Hamideh Kheirabadi (Iran)Metzitzim (Peeping Toms) – (Israel)Moon of the Wolf, starring David Janssen and Bradford DillmanMutiny on the Buses, starring Reg Varney – (U.K.)My Dearest señorita (Mi querida señorita) – (Spain)My Name Is Shanghai Joe, starring Klaus Kinski and Chen Lee – (Italy)
NNapoleon and Samantha, starring Michael Douglas and Jodie FosterThe New Centurions, starring George C. Scott and Stacy KeachThe New Land (Nybyggarna), directed by Jan Troell, starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann – Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film – (Sweden)Nidhanaya (The Treasure) – (Sri Lanka)Night of the Lepus, starring Janet Leigh, Stuart Whitman, Rory Calhoun, Deforest KelleyThe Night Stalker, TV movie starring Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Carol Lynley, Claude Akins. Ralph Meeker, Kent Smith, Charles McGraw, Larry Linville, Barry AtwaterNow You See Him, Now You Don't, starring Kurt Russell
OThe Offence, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard – (UK/US)One Is a Lonely Number, starring Trish Van DevereThe Other, starring Diana MuldaurThe Other Side of the Underneath, starring Sheila Allen – (U.K.)The Outside Man (Un homme est mort), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Angie Dickinson – (France)Oyster Village (Seokhwachon) – (South Korea)
PPancho Villa, starring Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors, Anne FrancisPearl in the Crown (Perła w koronie) – (Poland)Pete 'n' Tillie, directed by Martin Ritt, starring Walter Matthau and Carol BurnettPink Flamingos, directed by John Waters, starring DivinePink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, directed by Adrian Maben, starring Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick MasonPlay It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross, starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony RobertsPlay It as It Lays, directed by Frank Perry, starring Tuesday Weld and Anthony PerkinsPocket Money, directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and Lee MarvinPope Joan, starring Liv Ullmann, Olivia de Havilland, Franco NeroThe Poseidon Adventure, directed by Ronald Neame, starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Roddy McDowall, Leslie NielsenThe Possession of Joel Delaney, starring Shirley MacLaine and Perry KingPrime Cut, starring Lee Marvin and Gene HackmanPrivate Parts, directed by Paul BartelPulp, starring Michael Caine – (U.K.)
RRage, starring George C. Scott and Martin SheenRaja Jani, starring Dharmendra – (India)A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die, starring James Coburn and Telly Savalas – (Italy)Red Psalm (Még kér a nép), directed by Miklós Jancsó – (Hungary)The Revengers, starring William Holden and Ernest BorgnineThe Rowdyman, starring Gordon Pinsent – (Canada)The Ruling Class, starring Peter O'Toole and Alastair Sim – (U.K.)
SThe Salzburg Connection, starring Barry Newman, Anna Karina, Klaus Maria BrandauerSavage Messiah, directed by Ken Russell – (U.K.)Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (Slam the Monster on the Frontpage), starring Gian Maria Volonté – (Italy)The Scientific Cardplayer (Lo Scopone Scientifico), starring Bette Davis, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Mangano – (Italy)The Seduction of Mimi (Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore), starring Mariangela Melato – (Italy)Shaft's Big Score, starring Richard Roundtree and Moses GunnSilent Running, starring Bruce DernSitting Target, starring Oliver Reed, Ian McShane and Jill St. John – (U.K.)Skyjacked, starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin, Jeanne Crain, Walter PidgeonSlaughter, starring Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip TornSlaughterhouse-Five, directed by George Roy Hill, starring Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Valerie PerrineSleuth, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine – (US/UK)Snoopy, Come HomeSolaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, starring Natalya Bondarchuk – (U.S.S.R.)Something to Hide, starring Peter Finch and Shelley WintersSounder, directed by Martin Ritt, starring Cicely Tyson and Paul WinfieldState of Siege (État de Siège), directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Yves Montand – (France)Steptoe and Son, starred Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett – (U.K.)Stigma, directed by David E. Durston, starring Philip Michael ThomasStreet Mobster (Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota) – (Japan)Super Fly, directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., starring Ron O'Neal
TTabi no Omosa (Journey into Solitude) – (Japan)Tales from the Crypt, starring Peter Cushing and Joan Collins – (U.K.)The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) – (France)Taming of the Fire () – (U.S.S.R.)They Only Kill Their Masters, starring James Garner and Katharine RossThe Thing with Two Heads, starring Ray Milland and Rosey GrierTo Find a Man, starring Pamela Sue Martin, Tom Bosley, Tom Ewell, Phyllis NewmanTomorrow, starring Robert DuvallTonta, tonta, pero no tanto (Foolish, Foolish, but not that Much) – (Mexico)Tout Va Bien (Everything's Fine), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jane Fonda and Yves Montand – (France/Italy)Travels with My Aunt, starring Maggie SmithTreasure Island, starring Orson Welles – (France/Germany/Spain/US)Trick Baby, starring Kiel Martin and Mel StewartThe Triple Echo, directed by Michael Apted, starring Glenda Jackson and Oliver Reed – (U.K.)Trouble Man, directed by Ivan Dixon, starring Robert Hooks and Paul Winfield
UUlzana's Raid, directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Burt LancasterUnder Milk Wood, starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole – (U.K.)Under the Flag of the Rising Sun () – (Japan)Une belle fille comme moi (a.k.a. Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me), directed by François Truffaut – (France)
VThe Valachi Papers, starring Charles Bronson and Lino Ventura – (Italy/France)La Vallée, directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Bulle Ogier with music by Pink Floyd – (France)Vampire Circus, starring Adrienne Corri and Anthony Higgins – (U.K.)Victoria No. 203 – (India)The Visitors, directed by Elia Kazan
WThe War Between Men and Women starring Jack Lemmon and Barbara HarrisThe Water Margin (Shui hu zhuan), directed by Chang Cheh – (Hong Kong)Way of the Dragon (Meng long guo jiang), directed by and starring Bruce Lee with Nora Miao and Chuck Norris – (Hong Kong)We Won't Grow Old Together (Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble) – (France)The Wedding (Wesele), directed by Andrzej Wajda – (Poland)What's Up, Doc?, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'NealWhen the Gods Fall Asleep (Quando os Deuses Adormecem) – (Brazil)Where Does It Hurt?  starring Peter SellersWinter Soldier, a documentary made by Vietnam Veterans Against the WarThe Wrath of God, starring Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth, Frank Langella
XYZX,Y, and Zee, aka Zee and Co., starring Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah YorkYou'll Like My Mother, starring Patty DukeYoung Winston, biopic of Winston Churchill, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft – (U.K.)

Births
January 1 – Catherine McCormack, English actress
January 11 – Amanda Peet, American actress
January 15 – Kobe Tai, Taiwanese-American adult and mainstream actress
February 9 – Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
March 13 – Common, American actor and singer
March 18 – Dane Cook, American comedian
March 23 – Judith Godrèche, French actress
March 26 – Leslie Mann, American actress
March 28 – Nick Frost, English actor, comedian, writer and producer
March 31 – Alejandro Amenábar, Spanish director, writer and soundtrack composer
April 17 – Jennifer Garner, American actress
April 29 – Derek Mears, American actor and stuntman
May 2 – Dwayne Johnson, American actor
May 25
Karan Johar, Indian director
Octavia Spencer, American actress
May 28 – Chiara Mastroianni, French actress
June 7 – Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
June 19 
Jean Dujardin, French actor
Robin Tunney, American actress
June 23 – Selma Blair, American actress
June 28 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor
July 5 – Gilles Lellouche, French actor and director
July 27 – Maya Rudolph, American actress and comedian
July 28 – Elizabeth Berkley, American actress
July 29 – Wil Wheaton, American actor
August 15 – Ben Affleck, American actor, director and writer
August 30 – Cameron Diaz, American actress
September 6 – Idris Elba, English actor
September 8 – Giovanni Frezza, Italian former child actor
September 9 – Goran Visnjic, Croatian-American actor
September 15 - John Schwab, American actor
September 27 – Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress
October 17 – Eminem, American rapper and actor
October 22 – Saffron Burrows, English-American actress
November 1 – Jenny McCarthy, American actress
November 6 
Thandie Newton, English actress
Rebecca Romijn, American actress
November 7 – Jeremy and Jason London, American actors
November 14 – Josh Duhamel, American actor
November 26 – Arjun Rampal, Indian actor
December 7 – Jennifer Syme, American entertainment industry employee (d. 2001)
December 15 – Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
December 23 – Christian Potenza, Canadian actor and voice actor
December 29 – Jude Law, English actor

Notable deaths

 Film debuts 
Anne Archer – The HonkersMargaret Avery – Cool BreezeNed Beatty – DeliveranceJerry Bruckheimer – The Culpepper Cattle Co.Robert Carradine – The CowboysCandy Clark – Fat CityRonny Cox – The Mind SnatchersBlythe Danner – To Kill a ClownJodie Foster – Napoleon and SamanthaJackie Earle Haley – The Outside ManKevin Hooks – SounderBob Hoskins – Up the FrontIsabelle Huppert – Faustine et la bel étéSamuel L. Jackson – Together for DaysBen Kingsley – Fear Is the KeyJohn Lithgow – Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag BluesSteve Martin – Another Nice MessNick Nolte – Dirty Little BillyJeffrey Tambor – The Summertime KillerLily Tomlin – Scarecrow in a Garden of CucumbersJames Woods – The Visitors''

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References

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