19 films released in 1972

King Boxer (天下第一拳 | Tian xia di yi quan)

Jeong Chang-hwa, 1972, Hong Kong

97 mins
7.8 / 10 (735)
127 countries
11 months
Action Drama

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (愛奴 | Ai nu)

Chor Yuen, 1972, Hong Kong

87 mins
7.4 / 10 (1166)
127 countries
11 months
Action Drama Erotica

Four Times That Night (Quante volte... quella notte)

Mario Bava, 1972, Italy

79 mins
5.8 / 10 (190)
1 country
7 months
Comedy Drama

Love in the Afternoon (L'amour l'après-midi)

Éric Rohmer, 1972, France

97 mins
8.2 / 10 (6294)
1 country
3 months
Romance Drama

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972, West Germany

120 mins
8.4 / 10 (3417)
3 countries
39 days
Drama LGBTQ+

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie)

Luis Buñuel, 1972, France

101 mins
8.4 / 10 (14239)
5 countries
39 days
Comedy Drama

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave (Excite Me / Gently Before She Dies))

Sergio Martino, 1972, Italy

97 mins
6.8 / 10 (365)
1 country
Unlimited
Horror Thriller Mystery

The Dawns Here Are Quiet (...А зори здесь тихие | A zori zdes tikhie)

Stanislav Rostotsky, 1972, Soviet Union

158 mins
8.4 / 10 (602)
6 countries
Unlimited
Drama History War

Cousin Jules (Le cousin Jules)

Dominique Benicheti, 1972, France

91 mins
9 / 10 (547)
1 country
Unlimited
Documentary

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Jonas Mekas, 1972, United States

81 mins
8.6 / 10 (3088)
103 countries
Unlimited
Documentary

Rendez-vous romantiques

Michka Gorki, 1972, France

25 mins
7.8 / 10 (310)
1 country
Unlimited
Documentary Short

Incantation

Peter Rose, 1972, United States

8 mins
6.8 / 10 (610)
99 countries
Unlimited
Avant-Garde Short

Sleuth

Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1972, United Kingdom

138 mins
7.8 / 10 (909)
2 countries
Unlimited
Thriller

Acera, or The Witches' Dance (Acera, ou Le Bal des sorcières)

Geneviève Hamon Jean Painlevé, 1972, France

15 mins
7.8 / 10 (703)
125 countries
Unlimited
Documentary Short Avant-Garde

Pointilly (Le château de Pointilly)

Adolfo Arrieta, 1972, France

38 mins
6.6 / 10 (290)
100 countries
Unlimited
Short Avant-Garde

Umbracle

Pere Portabella, 1972, Spain

85 mins
7.2 / 10 (514)
128 countries
Unlimited
Horror Avant-Garde

Three Cheers for the Whale (Vive la baleine)

Mario Ruspoli Chris Marker, 1972, France

18 mins
8.2 / 10 (2498)
128 countries
Unlimited
Documentary Short

Dyn Amo

Stephen Dwoskin, 1972, United Kingdom

113 mins
6.8 / 10 (191)
105 countries
Unlimited
Avant-Garde