List of British films of 1972 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1972 (see 1972 in film):

1972

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1972
Adolf Hitler: My Part in his DownfallNorman CohenJim Dale, Arthur Lowe, Spike MilliganComedy
Adult FunJames ScottPeter Marinker, Deborah NortonComedy/thriller[1]
The Alf Garnett SagaBob KellettWarren Mitchell, Dandy NicholsComedy
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandWilliam SterlingFiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Peter SellersMusical
All Coppers Are...Sidney HayersMartin Potter, Julia FosterDrama
The Amazing Mr Blunden Family
And Now For Something Completely DifferentIan MacNaughton, Terry Gilliam (animated sequences)Monty Python, Carol Cleveland, Connie BoothComedy
Antony and CleopatraCharlton HestonCharlton Heston, Eric Porter, John CastleHistorical drama
The Asphyx Horror
The Assassination of TrotskyHistorical drama
AsylumRoy Ward BakerPeter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert LomPortmanteau horror
Au Pair GirlsVal GuestAstrid Frank, Johnny BriggsSex comedy
Bless This HouseGerald ThomasSid James, Terry ScottComedySpin-off of Bless This House
The Boy Who Turned YellowFamily drama
Brother Sun, Sister MoonFranco ZeffirelliGraham Faulkner, Judi BowkerBiopic
The Call of the WildKen AnnakinCharlton Heston, Michèle MercierAdventure
Carry On AbroadGerald ThomasComedy
Carry On MatronKenneth Williams, Sid JamesComedy
Cry WolfJohn DavisDrama
Danny JonesJules BrickenFrank Finlay, Jane CarrDrama
The Darwin AdventureJack CoufferNicholas Clay, Susan MacreadyBiopic
A Day in the Death of Joe EggPeter MedakAlan Bates, Janet SuzmanBlack comedy
Death LineDonald Pleasence, David LaddHorror
Demons of the Mind Horror
DoomwatchPeter SasdyIan Bannen, Judy GeesonSci-fi mysteryTV series spin-off
Dracula AD 1972Horror
EmbassyGordon HesslerRichard Roundtree, Chuck Connors, Ray MillandThriller
Endless NightMystery
The Fast KillLindsay ShonteffTom Adams, Graham Ashley, Chris CarbisCrime
Fear in the Night Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Peter CushingThriller
The FiendRobert Hartford-DavisAnn Todd, Tony Beckley, Patrick MageeHorror
The Flesh and Blood ShowPete WalkerRay Brooks, Jenny HanleyHorrorWith 3-D sequence
Follow Me!Carol ReedMia Farrow, Michael JaystonComedy
For the Love of AdaRonnie BaxterIrene Handl, Wilfred PicklesComedySpin-off of For the Love of Ada
Four Dimensions of GretaPete WalkerTristan Rogers, Karen BoyesSex comedyWith 3-D sequences
FrenzyJon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowenThriller
FrightPeter CollinsonHorror
Glastonbury Fayre Documentary A film of Glastonbury Festival
Go for a TakeHarry BoothDennis Price, Bob ToddComedy
Henry VIII and His Six WivesWaris HusseinKeith Michell, Donald PleasenceDramaBased on a BBC TV series
Hide and SeekDavid EadyPeter Newby, Gary KempFamily/adventure
I Want What I WantJohn DexterAnne Heywood, Harry Andrews, Jill BennettDrama
ImagesRobert AltmanSusannah York, René AuberjonoisDrama
Innocent BystandersPeter CollinsonStanley Baker, Geraldine ChaplinSpy film
Lady Caroline Lamb Historical
Madame SinDavid GreeneBette Davis, Robert WagnerThriller
MadeJohn MackenzieCarol White, Roy HarperDrama
Mutiny on the BusesReg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen LewisComedyTV sitcom spin-off sequel
My Childhood Biopic, Drama
Nearest and DearestJohn RobinsHylda Baker, Jimmy JewelComedyTV sitcom spin-off
Neither the Sea Nor the SandFred BurnleySusan Hampshire, Frank FinlayThrillerAlso known as The Exorcism of Hugh [2]
Nobody Ordered LoveRobert Hartford-DavisIngrid Pitt, Judy HuxtableHorror
The OffenceSidney LumetSean Connery, Trevor HowardCrime
Ooh… You Are AwfulComedy
The Other Side of the Underneath Drama
Our Miss FredDanny La RueWar Comedy
The Pied PiperJacques DemyJack Wild, Donald PleasenceFantasy
Pope JoanDrama
PulpCrime/thriller
RentadickJim ClarkJames Booth, Richard BriersComedy
The Ruling ClassBlack comedy
Running ScaredDavid HemmingsDrama
Savage MessiahBiopic Biopic of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Sitting TargetDouglas HickoxOliver Reed, Jill St. JohnAction
SleuthJoseph L. MankiewiczMystery/thriller
Something to HideAlastair ReidThriller
Steptoe and SonComedy TV sitcom spin-off
Straight on Till MorningPeter CollinsonRita Tushingham, Shane BriantThriller
Tales from the Crypt Horror
That's Your FuneralJohn RobinsBill Fraser, Raymond HuntleyComedyBased on the TV series of the same name
Tower of EvilJim O'ConnollyBryant Haliday, Jill HaworthHorror
The Triple EchoMichael AptedGlenda Jackson, Oliver ReedDramaEntered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival
Twins of EvilPeter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary CollinsonHorror
Under Milk WoodAndrew SinclairRichard Burton, Elizabeth TaylorComedy/drama
Up the FrontComedy
Vampire CircusHorror
What Became of Jack and Jill?Bill BainVanessa Howard, Mona WashbourneThriller
Young WinstonBiography
Z.P.G.Michael CampusOliver Reed, Geraldine ChaplinSci-fi
Zee and Co.Brian G. HuttonElizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah YorkDrama

Most Popular Films at the British Box Office in 1972[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adult Fun (1972). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152150/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bc88ba3. dead. February 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Neither the Sea nor the Sand | 1972.
  3. Book: 269–270. Sue. Harper. Justin. Smith. British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh Press. 2013.