By Patrick Mondout
The Godfather was number one at the box office and, along with Cabaret, at the Oscars. Other notable movies of 1972 include:
1776
Across 110th Street
And Now for Something Completely Different
Avanti!
Bad Company
Bay Of Blood
Ben
Blacula
Black Mama, White Mama
Boxcar Bertha
Butterflies Are Free
Cabaret
The Candidate
Canterbury Tales
The Cowboys
Cries and Whispers
Deliverance
Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie
Everything You Wanted To Know about Sex...
Fat City
Frenzy
Fritz the Cat
Frogs
The Getaway
The Godfather
Heartbreak Kid
Heat
Hot Rock
Images
Jeremiah Johnson
Joe Kidd
King of Marvin Gardens
Lady Sings The Blues
Last House On The Left
Last Tango in Paris
Life and Times of Judge Bean
Mechanic
Night Stalker
Other
Pink Flamingos
Play It Again, Sam
Poseidon Adventure
Prime Cut
Fellini's Roma
Ruling Class
Shaft's Big Score!
Silent Running
Slaughterhouse Five
Sleuth
Snoopy, Come Home
Solaris
Sounder
Superfly
Travels With My Aunt
Two English Girls
What's Up Doc
5: Dirty Harry ($16M)
4: What's Up, Doc? ($17M)
3: Diamonds are Forever ($21M)
2: Fiddler on the Roof ($21.5M)
1: The Godfather ($81.5M)