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Pick of the Litter 1972
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
(1972) 
A grieving widow (Hidari) is determined to find the truth behind her husband's court martial and execution on the New Guinea front during the final days of World War II. Interviewing surviving members of her husband's garrison, she encounters conflicting testimonies that form a heart-breaking tapestry of wartime atrocity and ... more
Deliverance
Deliverance
(1972)  R
Terrifying exploration of the primal nature of man and his alienation from nature, based on the novel by James Dickey, which he adapted for the film (he also makes an appearance as a sheriff). Four urban professionals, hoping to get away from it all for the weekend, canoe down a ... more
The Godfather
The Godfather
(1972)  R
Coppola's award-winning adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel about a fictional Mafia family in the late 1940s. Revenge, envy, and parent-child conflict mix with the rituals of Italian mob life in America. Minutely detailed, with excellent performances by Pacino, Brando, and Caan as the violence-prone Sonny. Film debut of Coppola's daughter ... more
Sounder
Sounder
(1972)  G
The struggles of a family of black sharecroppers in rural Louisiana during the Depression. When the father is sentenced to jail for stealing in order to feed his family, they must pull together even more, and one son finds education to be his way out of poverty. Tyson brings strength ... more
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
(1972)  R
Bunuel in top form, satirizing modern society. These six characters are forever sitting down to dinner, yet they never eat. Dreams and reality, actual or contrived, prevent their feast.

 
 
 
ALL AWARD WINNERS FROM 1972
 
 
The Boy Friend (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
(1971) G
 
Butterflies Are Free (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Achievement in cinematography
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Art Direction
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Achievement in film editing
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Natl. Bd. of Review) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (British Academy of Film and Television Arts ) for Best Motion Picture of the Year
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (British Academy of Film and Television Arts ) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Achievement in directing
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Achievement in Sound
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Academy Awards) for Original Song Score and/or Adaptation
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Natl. Bd. of Review) for Achievement in directing
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Natl. Bd. of Review) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (British Academy of Film and Television Arts ) for Achievement in directing
(1972) PG
 
Cabaret (Writers Guild of America Awards) for Best Adapted screenplay
(1972) PG
 
The Candidate (Writers Guild of America Awards) for Best Original screenplay
(1972) PG
 
The Candidate (Academy Awards) for Best Story and Screenplay
(1972) PG
 
The Canterbury Tales (Berlin Intl. Film Fest.) for Golden Berlin Bear
(1971)
 
Carnal Knowledge (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(1971) R
 
Cries and Whispers (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Best Screenplay
(1972) R
 
Cries and Whispers (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Motion Picture of the Year
(1972) R
 
Cries and Whispers (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1972) R
 
Cries and Whispers (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Achievement in cinematography
(1972) R
 
Cries and Whispers (N.Y. Film Critics) for Achievement in directing
(1972) R
 
Cries and Whispers (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Screenplay
(1972) R
 
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Best Motion Picture of the Year
(1972) R
 
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Academy Awards) for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
(1972) R
 
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Achievement in directing
(1972) R
 
The Emigrants (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
(1972) PG
 
Fiddler on the Roof (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
(1971) G
 
Fiddler on the Roof (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
(1971) G
 
The French Connection (British Academy of Film and Television Arts ) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1971) R
 
The French Connection (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Motion Picture - Drama
(1971) R
 
The French Connection (Golden Globes Awards) for Achievement in directing
(1971) R
 
The French Connection (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
(1971) R
 
The Godfather (Academy Awards) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1972) R
 
The Godfather (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1972) R
 
The Godfather (Natl. Bd. of Review) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1972) R
 
The Godfather (Writers Guild of America Awards) for Best Adapted screenplay
(1972) R
 
The Godfather (Academy Awards) for Best Picture of the year
(1972) R
 
The Godfather (Academy Awards) for Best Adapted screenplay
(1972) R
 
The Godfather (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1972) R
 
The Godfather (Directors Guild of America Awards) for Achievement in directing
(1972) R
 
The Heartbreak Kid (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
The Heartbreak Kid (N.Y. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
The Heartbreak Kid (Natl. Soc. Film Critics) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1972) PG
 
The Hospital (Golden Globes Awards) for Best Screenplay
(1971) PG
 
 
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