Top Ten of 1972: World Premieres
| 1. | Aguirre, the Wrath of God Dir. Werner Herzog. With Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Del Negro A+ |
| 2. | The Godfather Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. With Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall A |
| 3. | Cries and Whispers Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann A |
| 4. | Cabaret Dir. Bob Fosse. With Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Marisa Berenson A |
| 5. | Solaris Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky. With Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Yuri Yarvet, Anatoli Solonitsyn A– |
| 6. | Fat City Dir. John Huston. With Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Nicholas Colasanto A– |
| 7. | Sounder Dir. Martin Ritt. With Kevin Hooks, Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Janet MacLachlan A– |
| 8. | Last Tango in Paris Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. With Maria Schneider, Marlon Brando, Jean-Pierre Léaud A– |
| 9. | Pink Flamingos Dir. John Waters. With Divine, David Mills, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pierce A– |
| 10. | Winter Soldier Dirs. Winterfilm Collective. Documentary of Vietnam War veterans' testimonies B+ |
Reviews from 1972
★ = Full Review / © = Capsule Review / ★ = Blog or Special Feature Review (New Window)
★ Solaris Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky. With Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Yuri Yarvet, Anatoli Solonitsyn A–
More Grades from 1972
Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade
Heat Dir. Paul Morrissey. With Joe Dallesandro, Andrea Feldman, Sylvia Miles, Pat Ast, Ray Vestal B+
Lady Sings the Blues Dir. Sidney J. Furie. With Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor C+
Liza with a "Z" Dir. Bob Fosse. Concert documentary of Liza Minnelli's 1972 one-woman show B+
The Poseidon Adventure Dir. Ronald Neame. With Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons C
Sleuth Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier D+
Travels with My Aunt Dir. George Cukor. With Alec McCowen, Maggie Smith, Lou Gossett Jr. F
Also from 1972
Memories too distant for grading
Fetching
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Margit Cartensen, Irm Hermann
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Dir. Luis Buñuel. With Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig
The King of Marvin Gardens Dir. Bob Rafelson. With Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn
Play It Again, Sam Dir. Herbert Ross. With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Lacy, Tony Roberts
Feh
Deliverance Dir. John Boorman. With Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, Billy Redden
The Ruling Class Dir. Peter Medak. With Peter O'Toole, William Mervyn, Coral Browne, Alastair Sim
Still to Come from 1972
Gourmet Prospects:
Boxcar Bertha Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Dir. Paul Newman. With Joanne Woodward
Images Dir. Robert Altman. With Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi, Hugh Millais
Love in the Afternoon Dir. Eric Rohmer. With Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley, Daniel Ceccaldi
Ludwig Dir. Luchino Visconti. With Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvia Mangano, Gert Frôbe
Ludwig: Requiem for a King Dir. Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. With Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Balthasar Thomass
My Childhood Dir. Bill Douglas. With Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Karl Fieseler
The New Land Dir. Jan Troëll. With Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Pierre Lindstedt
The Seduction of Mimi Dir. Lina Wertmüller. With Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Turi Ferro
State of Siege Dir. Costa-Gavras. With Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber
Further Research:
1776 Dir. Peter H. Hunt. With William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, John Cullum
Across 110th Street Dir. Barry Shear. With Yaphet Kotto, Antonio Fargas, Anthony Franciosa, Gloria Hendry
Alfredo, Alfredo Dir. Pietro Germi. With Dustin Hoffman, Stefania Sandrelli, Carla Gravina, Clara Colosimo
And Hope to Die Dir. René Clément. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari, Aldo Ray
Angelic Orgasm Dir. Kôji Wakamatsu. With Ken Yoshizawa, Rie Yokoyama, Yuki Arasa, Masao Adachi
Antony and Cleopatra Dir. Charlton Heston. With Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter, John Castle
The Assassination of Trotsky Dir. Joseph Losey. With Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider
Avanti! Dir. Billy Wilder. With Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Pippo Franco
Bad Company Dir. Robert Benton. With Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis, David Huddleston
Behind the Green Door Dirs. Artie Mitchell & Jim Mitchell. With Marilyn Chambers, George S. McDonald
Ben Dir. Phil Karlson. With Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell, Meredith Baxter
Black Girl Dir. Ossie Davis. With Claudia McNeil, Brock Peters, Leslie Uggams, Louise Stubbs
Blacula Dir. William Crain. With William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala
Blaise Pascal Dir. Roberto Rossellini. With Pierre Arditi, Rita Forzano, Giuseppe Addobbati
Blanche Dir. Walerian Borowczyk. With Ligia Branice Michel Simon, Georges Wilson, Jacques Perrin
Bone Dir. Larry Cohen. With Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan, Joyce Van Patten, Jeannie Berlin
Boxer from Shantung Dirs. Chang Cheh & Li Pao Hsueh. With Chen Kuan Tai, Ching Li, David Chiang
Brother Sun, Sister Moon Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. With Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson
Butterflies Are Free Dir. Milton Katselas. With Goldie Hawn, Edward Albee, Eileen Heckart
The Candidate Dir. Michael Ritchie. With Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter
The Canterbury Tales Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli
César and Rosalie Dir. Claude Sautet. With Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey, Bernard Le Coq
Chato's Land Dir. Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore, Simon Oakland
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things Dir. Bob Clark. With Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches
Child's Play Dir. Sidney Lumet. With James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Ron Weyand
Cocksucker Blues Dir. Robert Frank. Documentary following Rolling Stones on Exile tour
A Cop Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. With Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve, Michael Conrad
The Cowboys Dir. Mark Rydell. With John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst
The Culpepper Cattle Co. Dir. Dick Richards. With Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew, Bo Hopkins
The Dawns Here Are Quiet Dir. Stanislav Rostotsky. With Yelena Drapeko, Yekaterina Markova
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Dir. Peter Medak. With Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles
Days of 36 Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. With Vangelis Kazan, Kostas Pavlou, Thanos Grammenos, Giorgos Kyritsis
Deep Throat Dir. Gerard Damiano. With Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dolly Sharp, Bill Harrison
The Devil Dir. Andrzej Zulawski. With Malgorzata Braunek, Michal Grudzinski, Iga Mayr, Bozena Miefiodow
Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know about Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask Dir. Woody Allen
Fellini's Roma Dir. Federico Fellini. With Peter Gonzales Falcon, Fiona Florence, Britta Barnes
Frenzy Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. With Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster, Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey
Fritz the Cat Dir. Ralph Bakshi. Animated. Voices of Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry
Get to Know Your Rabbit Dir. Brian De Palma. With Tom Smothers, John Astin, Susanne Zenor
The Getaway Dir. Sam Peckinpah. With Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Dir. Philip Kaufman. With Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall
Hammersmith Is Out Dir. Peter Ustinov. With Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov
The Harder They Come Dir. Perry Henzell. With Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw
The Heartbreak Kid Dir. Elaine May. With Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Audra Lindley
History Lessons Dirs. Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet. With Gottfried Bold, Johann Unterpertinger
Hungry Wives Dir. George A. Romero. With Jan White, Raymond Laine, Ann Muffly, Joedda McClain
I Dismember Mama Dir. Paul Leder. With Zooey Hall, Geri Reischl, Joanne Moore Jordan, Greg Mullavey
Indian Summer Dir. Valerio Zurlini. With Alain Delon, Giancarlo Giannini, Sonia Petrovna, Alida Valli
Jeremiah Johnson Dir. Sydney Pollack. With Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton, Josh Albee
Joe Kidd Dir. John Sturges. With Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Don Stroud, Stella Garcia
Junior Bonner Dir. Sam Peckinpah. With Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson
The Last House on the Left Dir. Wes Craven. With Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Dir. John Huston. With Paul Newman, Victoria Principal
Liza Dir. Marco Ferreri. With Catherine Deneuve, Marcello Mastroianni, Corinne Marchand
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Dir. Kenji Misumi. With Tomisaburô Wakayama
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Dir. Kenji Misumi. With Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yoichi Hayachi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades Dir. Kenji Misumi. With Tomisaburô Wakayama, Gô Katô
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Dir. Kenji Misumi. With Tomisaburô Wakayama, Tomoko Mayana
Man of La Mancha Dir. Arthur Hiller. With Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Harry Andrews
The Master and Margarita Dir. Aleksandar Petrovic. With Ugo Tognazzi, Mimsy Farmer, Alain Cuny
The Mattei Affair Dir. Francesco Rosi. With Gian Maria Volonté, Luigi Squarzina, Gianfranco Ombuen
The Mechanic Dir. Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland
Mera Naam Joker Dir. Raj Kapoor. With Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Achala Sachdev, Rishi Kapoor
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life Dir. Ettore Scola. With Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon
Napoleon and Samantha Dir. Bernard McEveety. With Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Johnny Whitaker
Nathalie Granger Dir. Marguerite Duras. With Jeanne Moreau, Lucia Bosé, Gérard Depardieu
The New Centurions Dir. Richard Fleischer. With George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander
The Offence Dir. Sidney Lumet. With Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen
The Other Dir. Robert Mulligan. With Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, Chris Udvarnoky, Martin Udvarnoky
The Outside Man Dir. Jacques Deray. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider
Pakeezah Dir. Kamal Amrohi. With Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Veena, D.K. Sapru
Pete 'n' Tillie Dir. Martin Ritt. With Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Barry Nelson
The Pied Piper Dir. Jacques Demy. With Jack Wild, Donald Pleasance, John Hurt, Donovan, Roy Kinnear
Play It As It Lays Dir. Frank Perry. With Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes, Adam Roarke
Pope Joan Dir. Michael Anderson. With Liv Ullmann, Jeremy Kemp, Nastasa Nicolescu, Sharon Winter
Portnoy's Complaint Dir. Ernest Lehman. With Richard Benjamin, Karen Black, Lee Grant, Jeannie Berlin
The Possession of Joel Delaney Dir. Waris Hussein. With Shirley MacLaine, Perry King, David Elliott
Prime Cut Dir. Michael Ritchie. With Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel Tompkins, Sissy Spacek
The Public Eye Dir. Carol Reed. With Mia Farrow, Topol, Michael Jayston, Margaret Rawlings
Rage Dir. George C. Scott. With George C. Scott, Richard Basehart, Martin Sheen, Barnard Hughes
Raja Jani Dir. Mohan Segal. With Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Prem Nath, Prem Chopra, Johnny Walker
Red Psalm Dir. Miklós Jancsó. With Andrea Drahota, Lajos Bálazsovits, András Bálint, Gyöongyi Bürös
Savage Messiah Dir. Ken Russell. With Dorothy Tutin, Scott Anthony, Helen Mirren, Michael Gough
Savages Dir. James Ivory. With Lewis J. Stadlen, Anne Francine, Thayer David, Susan Blakely
Shaft's Big Score Dir. Gordon Parks. With Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Drew Bundini Brown
Silent Running Dir. Douglas Trumbull. With Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons
Slaughterhouse-Five Dir. George Roy Hill. With Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Valerie Perrine
Super Fly Dir. Gordon Parks, Jr. With Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier, Julius Harris, Charles McGregor
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Dir. Yves Robert. With Pierre Richard, Bertrand Blier
Tout va bien Dirs. Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin. With Yves Montand, Jane Fonda, Vittorio Caprioli
Ulzana's Raid Dir. Robert Aldrich. With Burt Lancaster, Bruce Davison, Jorge Luke, Richard Jaeckel
Under Milk Wood Dir. Andrew Sinclair. With Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun Dir. Kinji Fukasaku. With Tetsurô Tanba, Sachiko Hidari, Shinjiro Ebara
Up the Sandbox Dir. Irvin Kershner. With Barbra Streisand, David Selby, Ariane Heller, Terry Smith
La Vallée Dir. Barbet Schroeder. With Jérôme Beauvarlet, Monique Giraudy, Michael Gothard, Bulle Ogier
The Visitors Dir. Elia Kazan. With Patrick McVey, Patricia Joyce, James Woods, Steve Railsback
The Way of the Dragon Dir. Bruce Lee. With Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris, Wei Ping-Ao
We Won't Grow Old Together Dir. Maurice Pialat. With Marlène Jobert, Jean Yanne, Christine Fabréga
What? Dir. Roman Polanski. With Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith, Guido Alberti
What Have You Done to Solange? Dir. Massimo Dallamano. With Fabio Testi, Cristina Galbó, Karin Baal
What's Up, Doc? Dir. Peter Bogdanovich. With Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? Dir. Curtis Harrington. With Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Ralph Richardson
The Wrath of God Dir. Ralph Nelson. With Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, Rita Hayworth, Victor Buono
Young Winston Dir. Richard Attenborough. With Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Simon Ward, Jack Hawkins
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