List of LGBT-related films of 1971 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
Bananas United States Comedy
The Boy Friend United Kingdom
United States
Musical, comedy Based on the musical of the same name by Sandy Wilson
Brazil Drama Rubens Araújo, Norma Bengell, Nelson Dantas, Joseph Guerreiro, Leina Krespi, Carlos Kroeber, Augusto Lorenzo, Tetê Medina and Nuno Veloso a.k.a. The Murdered House
The Cat o' Nine Tails Italy
France
West Germany
Thriller a.k.a. Il gatto a nove code
Clinic Exclusive United Kingdom Erotic
Daughters of Darkness Belgium
France
West Germany
Horror a.k.a. Les Lèvres Rouges, Le Rouge aux Lèvres
Death in Venice France
Italy
Drama Dirk Bogarde, Mark Burns, Marisa Berenson, Björn Andrésen, Silvana Mangano, Romolo Valli, Nora Ricci, Franco Fabrizi, Carole André, Sergio Garfagnoli and Luigi Battaglia Based on the novella of the same name by Thomas Manna.k.a. Morte a Venezia
Diamonds Are ForeverUnited Kingdom
United States
Action, thrillerSean Connery,Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot
Don't Deliver Us from Evil Joël Séria France Drama Loosely based on the Parker-Hulme murder case a.k.a. Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal
Fortune and Men's Eyes Canada
United States
DramaWendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall, Danny Freedman, Larry Perkins, James Barron, Lázaro Pérez and Jon Granik
The Friends France Drama Philippe March, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Nathalie Fontaine, Yann Favre, Dany Roussel, Claude Larcher, Hélène Zanicolli, Christian Chevreuse, Martin Pierlot, Liliane Valais and Vincent Gauthier a.k.a.
Girl Stroke BoyBob KellettUnited KingdomComedy, dramaBased on the play Girlfriend by David Percival
I'm Going to Get You, Elliott Boy Ed Forsyth Canada Prison drama
It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He LivesWest GermanyDocumentary, DramaBerryt Bohlen, Bernd Feuerhelm, Ernst Kuchling and Norbert Loscha.k.a. Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt
Lust for a Vampire United Kingdom
United States
Horror
The Music Lovers United Kingdom Drama Based on Beloved Friend, a collection of letters edited by Catherine Drinker Bowen and Barbara von Meck
La noche de Walpurgis Spain
West Germany
Horror Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell, Andrés Resino, Yelena Samarina, José Marco, Betsabé Ruiz, Barta Barri, Luis Gaspar, Ruperto Ares, María Luisa Tovar, Julio Peña, Patty Shepard and Eduardo Chappa Released in the United States as The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman, and in the UK as Shadow of the Werewolf
Pink Narcissus United States Drama
A Season in Hell Italy Drama Based on the life and death of the poet Arthur Rimbaud and his troubled relationship with the poet Paul Verlaine
The Shiver of the VampiresJean RollinFranceHorrorSandra Julien, Jean-Marie Durand, Jacques Robiolles, Michel Delahaye, Marie-Pierre Castel, Kuelan Herce, Nicole Nancel and Dominiquea.k.a. Le Frisson des Vampires, also released in English under several other names.
Some of My Best Friends Are... United States Drama
Sunday Bloody Sunday United Kingdom Drama
Twins of Evil United Kingdom Horror Peter Cushing, Kathleen Byron, Mary Collinson, Madeleine Collinson, Damien Thomas and David Warbeck
Vanishing Point United States
United Kingdom
Action, drama
Vampyros LesbosJesús FrancoSpainWest GermanyHorrorEwa Strömberg, Soledad Miranda, Andrea Montchal, Dennis Price and Paul Müllera.k.a. Las Vampiras
The Velvet VampireStephanie RothmanUnited StatesHorrorCeleste Yarnall, Michael Blodgett and Sherry Milesa.k.a. Cemetery Girls
Villain United Kingdom Crime, thriller Based on the novel The Burden of Proof by James Barlow
WhityRainer Werner FassbinderWest GermanyDrama, western
Women in Revolt United States Comedy, drama Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn, Jonathan Kramer, Michael Sklar, Maurice Braddell, Johnny Kemper, Martin Kove and Frank Cavestani