This is a list of American films released in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
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Cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...
'' won 8 Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Actress. ''
The Godfather
''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...
'' won the
Academy Award
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for Best Picture.
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A–C
D–G
H–M
N–S
T–Z
See also
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1972 in the United States
External links
1972 filmsat the
Internet Movie Database
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List of 1972 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1972 per ''Variety''. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 24 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film gro ...
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1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
Films
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Lists of 1972 films by country or language