The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1971 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

*February 8 -

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

's hour-long documentary film, ''Eat the Document'', premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour. *April 23 - Melvin Van Peebles film '' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'' becomes the highest-grossing independent film of 1971. *May - The first permanent

IMAX IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating. Graem ...

projection system begins showing at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto. *May 10 -

Frank Yablans Frank Yablans (August 27, 1935 – November 27, 2014) was an American studio executive, film producer, and screenwriter. Yablans served as an executive at Paramount Pictures, including President of the studio, in the 1960s and 70s. As a filmmaker, ...

becomes President of

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

. *Britain's

National Film School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2021 ranking by '' The Hollywood Rep ...

begins operation at Beaconsfield Film Studios.

Awards

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

(Cannes Film Festival): :''

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 na� ...

'', directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' (''Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini''), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W. Germany

1971 Wide-release movies

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

unless stated

January–March

*January 1971 **1 January ***'' Punishment Park'' ***'' Something Big'' **8 January ***''

The Ski Bum ''The Ski Bum'' is a novel by Lithuanian- French author Romain Gary (1914–1980). French translation was published in 1969 under the title 'Adieu Gary Cooper'. The novel tells the story of Lenni, a 21-year-old boy escaping from America, his cou ...

'' **21 January ***'' Zachariah'' **24 January ***'' The Music Lovers'' **25 January ***'' City Beneath the Sea'' **28 January ***'' 10 Rillington Place'' ***'' The Last Valley'' *February 1971 **3 February ***'' Carry On Henry'' ***'' Doctors' Wives'' **4 February ***''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...

'' **9 February ***'' How to Frame a Figg'' ***'' Little Murders'' **12 February ***'' Raid on Rommel'' **14 February ***'' Countess Dracula'' **15 February ***'' Gas-s-s-s'' **19 February ***'' Cold Turkey'' ***'' One More Train to Rob'' **23 February ***'' The Pursuit of Happiness'' **28 February ***'' Wanda'' *March 1971 **2 March ***'' Death in Venice'' (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

)) ***'' Yuma'' **8 March ***'' The Emigrants'' ( Sweden) **9 March ***'' When Eight Bells Toll'' **10 March ***'' Get Carter'' **11 March ***'' Lawman'' ***'' A New Leaf'' ***''

THX 1138 ''THX 1138'' is a 1971 American social science fiction, social science fiction film co-written and directed by George Lucas in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and co-written by Walter Murch, th ...

'' ***'' Up Pompeii'' **12 March ***'' The Andromeda Strain'' **13 March ***''

Vanishing Point A vanishing point is a point on the image plane of a perspective drawing where the two-dimensional perspective projections of mutually parallel lines in three-dimensional space appear to converge. When the set of parallel lines is perpen ...

'' **17 March ***''

The Barefoot Executive ''The Barefoot Executive'' (also known as ''The Rating Game'') is a 1971 American comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Heather North, Harry Morgan, and John Ritter (in his film debut), about a pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, wh ...

'' **21 March ***'' Making It'' **24 March ***'' Brother John'' ***'' Friends'' **25 March ***'' The Deserter'' **28 March ***'' The Battle of Love's Return'' ***'' Taking Off'' **31 March ***'' B.S. I Love You'' ***'' Just Before Nightfall'' (

)

April–June

*April 1971 **7 April ***'' Shinbone Alley'' ***'' The Zodiac Killer'' **9 April ***'' The Mephisto Waltz'' ***'' Summer of '42'' ***'' Valdez Is Coming'' **16 April ***'' The Blood on Satan's Claw'' **21 April ***''

Melody A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combina ...

'' **23 April ***'' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'' **24 April ***'' The Cat'' (

) **28 April ***'' Bananas'' ***'' Pretty Maids All in a Row'' **30 April ***'' The Big Doll House'' *May 1971 **1 May ***''

Billy Jack ''Billy Jack'' is a 1971 American action drama independent film, the second of four films centering on a character of the same name which began with the movie '' The Born Losers'' (1967), played by Tom Laughlin, who directed and co-wrote the s ...

'' **12 May ***''

Mrs. Pollifax-Spy ''Mrs. Pollifax–Spy'' is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Leslie H. Martinson, starring Rosalind Russell, Darren McGavin, and Nehemiah Persoff. It was released by United Artists. Russell wrote the screenplay for the film, which she adapte ...

'' ***'' Plaza Suite'' ***'' Red Sky at Morning'' **13 May ***'' Wake in Fright'' **14 May ***'' Johnny Got His Gun'' **18 May ***'' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' **21 May ***'' Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' **24 May ***'' Pink Narcissus'' **26 May ***'' Big Jake'' ***''

Support Your Local Gunfighter ''Support Your Local Gunfighter'' is a 1971 American comic Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring James Garner and Suzanne Pleshette. The screenplay was written by James Edward Grant. The picture shares many cast and crew members an ...

'' ***''

Villain A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ...

'' **28 May ***'' The Beguiled'' ***'' The Grissom Gang'' *June 1971 **2 June ***''

The Young Graduates ''The Young Graduates'' is a 1971 American drama film directed by Robert Anderson, and starring Patricia Wymer, Steven Stewart, Gary Rist, Bruno Kirby, Jennifer Ritt, Dennis Christopher and Marly Holiday. The film was released by Crown Internatio ...

'' **5 June ***'' The Ceremony'' ( Japan) **9 June ***'' The Deadly Trap'' ***''

They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a dr ...

'' **13 June ***'' Drive, He Said'' ***'' Wuthering Heights'' **15 June ***'' Fortune and Men's Eyes'' ***''

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? ''Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?'' is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman.Canby, Vincent (June 16, 1971)"Film: 'Who Is Harry Kellerman ... ?' at the Su ...

'' **17 June ***''

The Anderson Tapes ''The Anderson Tapes'' is a 1971 American crime film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery and featuring Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam and Alan King. The screenplay was written by Frank Pierson, based upon a best-selling 1970 novel of ...

'' **18 June ***'' Willard'' ***'' The Panic in Needle Park'' **22 June ***''

Scandalous John ''Scandalous John'' is a 1971 American comedy-drama Western (genre), western film directed by Robert Butler (director), Robert Butler and produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions. It stars Brian Keith and Alfonso Arau. The music w ...

'' **23 June ***''

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le ...

'' ***'' Man and Boy'' ***'' Wild Rovers'' **24 June ***'' McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' **25 June ***'' Klute'' **27 June ***'' A Town Called Hell'' **28 June ***'' The Hellstrom Chronicle'' **30 June ***'' Carnal Knowledge'' ***'' The Million Dollar Duck'' ***''

My Old Man's Place ''My Old Man's Place'' (also known as ''Glory Boy'' or ''The Old Man's Place'') is a 1971 American war drama film directed by Edwin Sherin and starring Arthur Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, William Devane, Michael Moriarty, and Topo Swope. The film was ...

'' ***'' What's the Matter with Helen?'' ***'' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''

July–September

*July 1971 **1 July ***'' Murphy's War'' ***'' Walkabout'' ***''

Sunday Bloody Sunday "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album '' War'' and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in the Netherlands and West Germany. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is noted ...

'' **2 July ***''

Shaft Shaft may refer to: Rotating machine elements * Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power * Line shaft, a power transmission system * Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque * Axle, a shaft around whi ...

'' **7 July ***'' Pinocchio'' (re-release) ***'' Two-Lane Blacktop'' **15 July ***''

Vampyros Lesbos ''Vampyros Lesbos'' ( es, Las Vampiras) is a 1971 West German-Spanish erotic horror film directed and co-written by Jesús Franco. The film stars Ewa Strömberg as Linda Westinghouse, an American who works in a Turkish legal firm. Westinghouse ha ...

'' **16 July ***'' The Devils'' ***'' The Hunting Party'' ***'' The Light at the Edge of the World'' **17 July ***''

Gamera vs. Zigra is a 1971 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, written by Niisan Takahashi, and produced by Yoshihiko Manabe and Hidemasa Nagata. It is the seventh entry in the ''Gamera'' film series, after '' Gamera vs. Jiger'', which was relea ...

'' ( Japan) **21 July ***''

Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in '' Graham's Magazine'' in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. August ...

'' **23 July ***''

The Seven Minutes ''The Seven Minutes'' is a novel by Irving Wallace published in 1969 and released by Simon & Schuster. The book is a fictional account of the effects of pornography and the related arguments about freedom of speech. Synopsis A novel titled ' ...

'' **24 July ***''

Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a 1971 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Yoshimitsu Banno, co-written by Banno and Takeshi Kimura, and produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. It is the 11th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and features the fictional monster charac ...

'' (''Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster'') ( Japan) ***'' The Horsemen'' **28 July ***'' On Any Sunday'' ***'' Von Richthofen and Brown'' **29 July ***''

'' **30 July ***'' Bless the Beasts and Children'' ***'' The Hunting Party'' *August 1971 **1 August ***'' Doc'' ***'' The Omega Man'' **5 August ***'' The Love Machine'' **9 August ***'' The Mephisto Waltz'' **11 August ***'' The Hired Hand'' **13 August ***'' Die Screaming, Marianne'' ( U.K.) **17 August ***'' Cry Uncle!'' **18 August ***''

Fools' Parade ''Fools' Parade'' is a 1971 American crime-drama period film directed by Andrew McLaglen, with top-billed stars James Stewart and George Kennedy, and second-tier stars Strother Martin, Kurt Russell, William Windom (actor), William Windom, Mike Kel ...

'' **19 August ***'' Clay Pigeon'' ***'' The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker'' **25 August ***'' A Gunfight'' **27 August ***'' Let's Scare Jessica to Death'' *September 1971 **1 September ***'' Beware of a Holy Whore'' (

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

) **2 September ***'' See No Evil'' **3 September ***'' Return of Sabata'' **15 September ***'' Red Sun'' ***'' Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me'' **17 September ***'' Kotch'' **20 September ***''

Dracula vs. Frankenstein ''Dracula vs. Frankenstein'' is a 1971 American science fiction horror film directed and co-produced by Al Adamson. The film stars J. Carrol Naish as Dr. Durea, a descendant of Dr. Frankenstein who is working on a blood serum for his assista ...

'' **22 September ***'' Desperate Characters'' **23 September ***'' Unman, Wittering and Zigo'' **24 September ***'' The Last Rebel'' **24 September ***''

The Trojan Women ''The Trojan Women'' ( grc, Τρῳάδες, translit=Trōiades), also translated as ''The Women of Troy'', and also known by its transliterated Greek title ''Troades'', is a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides. Produced in 415 BC during ...

'' **25 September ***''

Tiki Tiki ''Tiki Tiki'' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Gerald Potterton and released in 1971."Tiki-Tiki a complicated delight". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 30, 1972. Created by intercutting animated sequences with live-action footage from the Rus ...

'' **28 September ***'' And Now for Something Completely Different'' ***'' The Last Movie'' **30 September ***'' The Skin Game''

October–December

*October 1971 **6 October ***''

Zeppelin A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin () who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874Eckener 1938, ...

'' **9 October ***'' The French Connection'' **13 October ***'' Shoot Out'' **15 October ***''

A Safe Place ''A Safe Place'' is a 1971 American drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Tuesday Weld, Orson Welles, and Jack Nicholson. Plot A young woman, named Noah, lives alone in a small apartment New York City. She is a mentally di ...

'' **18 October ***'' Bunny O'Hare'' **20 October ***'' Catlow'' ***'' The Organization'' ***''

Play Misty for Me ''Play Misty for Me'' is a 1971 American psychological thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star. The screenplay, written by regular Eastwood co ...

'' ***'' The Todd Killings'' ***'' T.R. Baskin'' **22 October ***'' The Last Picture Show'' **23 October ***'' The Big Boss'' (

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

) **24 October ***'' Joe Hill'' **25 October ***'' Bleak Moments'' **27 October ***''

Captain Apache ''Captain Apache'' is a 1971 Spanish-British acid Western film directed by Alexander Singer and starring Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, and Stuart Whitman. It was written and produced by Milton Sperling and Philip Yordan. The film was based on th ...

'' **29 October ***''

200 Motels ''200 Motels'' is a 1971 surrealist musical film written and directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, and featuring music by Zappa. An international co-production of United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars the Mothers of Invention, T ...

'' ***'' Duck, You Sucker!'' *November 1971 **1 November ***'' I, Monster'' **3 November ***''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and musical theatre#Book musicals, book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia in or around 190 ...

'' **5 November ***'' Black Noon'' **8 November ***'' Hannie Caulder'' **10 November ***''

Jennifer on My Mind ''Jennifer on My Mind'' is a 1971 American drama film based on the 1968 novel ''Heir'' by Roger L. Simon. It was directed by Noel Black from a screenplay by Erich Segal, stars Michael Brandon and Tippy Walker, and features Robert De Niro in a min ...

'' **12 November ***'' Mon oncle Antoine'' ***'' Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?'' **13 November ***''

Duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ...

'' **18 November ***'' The Christian Licorice Store'' **24 November ***'' Black Beauty'' ***''

Man in the Wilderness ''Man in the Wilderness'' is a 1971 American revisionist Western film about a scout for a group of mountain men who are traversing the Northwestern United States during the 1820s. The scout is mauled by a bear and left to die by his companions ...

'' **30 November ***'' Bleak Moments'' ***'' Brian's Song'' ***'' The Day of the Wolves'' *December 1971 **1 December ***''

Born to Win ''Born to Win'' is a 1971 black comedy crime drama film directed by Ivan Passer and starring George Segal, Karen Black, Paula Prentiss, Hector Elizondo, Jay Fletcher and Robert De Niro. Filming locations took place in Manhattan, specifically T ...

'' ***'' Chandler'' **2 December ***'' Family Life'' **8 December ***'' Believe in Me'' **9 December ***'' Gumshoe'' ***'' Happy Birthday, Wanda June'' **12 December ***'' The Decameron'' ***'' Made for Each Other'' **13 December ***'' Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' ***''

Nicholas and Alexandra ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' is a 1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay written by James Goldman and Edward Bond, based on Robert K. Massie's 1967 book of the same name, which is a partia ...

'' **14 December ***'' The Hospital'' ***'' There's Always Vanilla'' **16 December ***'' The Boy Friend'' **17 December ***'' $'' ***'' Lady and the Tramp'' (re-release) ***''

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of S ...

'' ***'' Sometimes A Great Notion'' **19 December ***'' A Clockwork Orange'' **20 December ***''

Harold and Maude ''Harold and Maude'' is a 1971 American romantic black comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot follows the exploits of Harold Chase ...

'' ***''

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 ...

'' **21 December ***'' Such Good Friends'' **22 December ***'' The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' ***''

Kidnapped Kidnapped may refer to: * subject to the crime of kidnapping In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically ...

'' ***''

Minnie and Moskowitz ''Minnie and Moskowitz'' is a 1971 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes and starring his wife Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel in the title roles of Minnie and Moskowitz, respectively. Plot Seymour Moskow ...

'' ***''

Star Spangled Girl ''Star Spangled Girl'' is a 1971 American romantic comedy film directed by Jerry Paris and based on the 1966 Neil Simon play ''The Star-Spangled Girl''. It stars Sandy Duncan, Tony Roberts, Todd Susman, and Elizabeth Allen. Plot In a Los Ang ...

'' **23 December ***'' Bad Man's River'' ***'' Dirty Harry'' **29 December ***'' Straw Dogs'' **30 December ***'' Diamonds Are Forever''

Notable films released in 1971

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*'' $'' (a.k.a. ''Dollars'', ''The Heist''), starring Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn *'' 10 Rillington Place'', starring

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and

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...

- ( U.K.) *''

1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Broo ...

'', Italian historical drama starring

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and Marcello Mastroianni *''

'', featuring Frank Zappa and

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*'' The 300 Year Weekend'', starring Michael Tolan and William Devane

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*'' Aabhijathyam'', Indian Malayalam, directed by A Vincent and produced by RS Prabhu, with stars Madhu, Sharada and Sukumari *'' Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan'', Indian Malayalam, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam, with stars Gemini Ganesan and Rajasree *'' Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee'',

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

film produced, directed and written by Mohan Kumar, with stars Rajendra Kumar and Sadhana *'' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'', starring Vincent Price and Joseph Cotten - (U.K.) *''

Achante Bharya ''Achante Bharya'' () is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language film directed and produced by Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Chitthi''. The film stars Adoor Bhasi, K. P. Ummer, Ragini (actress), Ragini and Thikkurissy ...

'', Indian

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-language film, directed by Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, with stars

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and ro ...

, K. P. Ummer and Ragini *'' Adrift on the Nile'' (Thartharah fawq al-Nil), directed by Hussein Kamal - (

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) *'' Adiós, Sabata'' (a.k.a. The Bounty Hunters), starring Yul Brynner - (

) *'' The Adversary'' (Pratidwandi), directed by Satyajit Ray - (

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) *''

Agnimrigam ''Agnimrigam'' is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Sheela and K. P. Ummer in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast *Prem Nazir as Ramesh * Sathyan as M ...

'', Indian

-language film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair, with stars

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Indi ...

Sathyan Sathyan is a common Indian name and can refer to: * Sathyan (actor) (1912–1971), Manuel Sathyaneshan , Malayalam film actor * Sathyan (Tamil actor) (born 1975), Tamil film comedian and actor * Sathyan (singer) Satyan, (Satyan Mahalingam), ...

and

Sheela Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as ...

*'' Amar Prem'' (Immortal Love), starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna - (

) *''

Anand Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer Places * Anand ...

'', starring Rajesh Khanna - (

) *''

'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Christopher Walken *'' And Now for Something Completely Different'', a

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film - ( U.K.) *'' The Andromeda Strain'', directed by

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, starring Arthur Hill, Kate Reid,

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, James Olson *'' Animal Treasure Island'' (Dōbutsu Takarajima) - ( Japan)

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*'' Bananas'', directed by and starring

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