43rd National Board of Review Awards
January 3, 1972
The 43rd National Board of Review Awards were announced on January 3, 1972.
Top Ten Films
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Macbeth
''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...
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The Boy Friend''
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich''
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The French Connection''
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The Last Picture Show''
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Nicholas and Alexandra''
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The Go-Between
''The Go-Between'' is a novel by L. P. Hartley published in 1953. His best-known work, it has been adapted several times for stage and screen. The book gives a critical view of society at the end of the Victorian era through the eyes of a naïv ...
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King Lear''
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The Tales of Beatrix Potter
''The Tales of Beatrix Potter'' (US title: ''Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter'') is a 1971 ballet film based on the children's stories of English author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. The film was directed by Reginald Mills, choreograp ...
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Death in Venice''
Top Foreign Films
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Claire's Knee''
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Bed and Board''
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The Clowns''
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis''
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The Conformist''
Winners
*Best Film:
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Macbeth
''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...
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*Best Foreign Film:
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Claire's Knee''
*Best Actor:
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Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American retired actor and former novelist. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs ...
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The French Connection''
*Best Actress:
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Irene Papas - ''
The Trojan Women''
*Best Supporting Actor:
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Ben Johnson - ''
The Last Picture Show''
*Best Supporting Actress:
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Cloris Leachman - ''
The Last Picture Show''
*Best Director:
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Ken Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...
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The Devils'', ''
The Boy Friend''
External links National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1971
{{NBR Awards Chron
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
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