List of British films of 1972


A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1972 :

Feature films

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
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The Alf Garnett SagaBob KellettWarren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Adrienne PostaComedySpin-off from TV series Till Death Us Do Part
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandWilliam SterlingFiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Peter SellersMusical
All Coppers Are...Sidney HayersMartin Potter, Julia Foster, Nicky HensonCrime drama
The Amazing Mr BlundenLionel JeffriesLaurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Diana DorsFamily
Antony and CleopatraCharlton HestonCharlton Heston, Eric Porter, John CastleHistorical drama
The AsphyxPeter NewbrookRobert Stephens, Robert Powell, Jane LapotaireHorror
The Assassination of TrotskyJoseph LoseyRichard Burton, Romy Schneider, Alain DelonHistorical drama
AsylumRoy Ward BakerPeter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert LomPortmanteau horror
Au Pair GirlsVal GuestAstrid Frank, Gabrielle Drake, Richard O'SullivanSex comedy
Bless This HouseGerald ThomasSid James, Terry Scott, Sally GeesonComedy
Spin-off of Bless This House
Brother Sun, Sister MoonFranco ZeffirelliGraham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh LawsonBiopicCo-production with Italy
Burke & HareVernon SewellDerren Nesbitt, Harry Andrews, Glynn EdwardsHorror
The Call of the WildKen AnnakinCharlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Raimund HarmstorfAdventure
Carry On AbroadGerald ThomasSid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles HawtreyComedy
Carry On MatronGerald ThomasKenneth Williams, Sid James, Barbara WindsorComedy
Danny JonesJules BrickenFrank Finlay, Jane Carr, Len JonesDrama
The Darwin AdventureJack CoufferNicholas Clay, Ian Richardson, Robert FlemyngBiopic
A Day in the Death of Joe EggPeter MedakAlan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter BowlesComedy drama
Death LineGary ShermanDonald Pleasence, David Ladd, Norman RossingtonHorror
Demons of the MindPeter SykesGillian Hills, Shane Briant, Robert HardyHorror
DoomwatchPeter SasdyIan Bannen, Judy Geeson, George SandersSci-fi mystery
TV series spin-off
Dracula AD 1972Alan GibsonChristopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie BeachamHorror
EmbassyGordon HesslerRichard Roundtree, Chuck Connors, Ray MillandThriller
Endless NightSidney GilliatHayley Mills, Britt Ekland, Hywel BennettMystery
The Fast KillLindsay ShonteffTom Adams, Michael Culver, Peter HallidayThriller
Fear in the NightJimmy SangsterJudy Geeson, Joan Collins, Peter CushingThriller
The FiendRobert Hartford-DavisAnn Todd, Tony Beckley, Patrick MageeHorror
The Flesh and Blood ShowPete WalkerRay Brooks, Jenny Hanley, Robin AskwithHorrorWith 3-D sequence
Follow Me!Carol ReedMia Farrow, Chaim Topol, Michael JaystonComedy
For the Love of AdaRonnie BaxterIrene Handl, Wilfred Pickles, Jack SmethurstComedySpin-off of For the Love of Ada
Four Dimensions of GretaPete WalkerTristan Rogers, Alan Curtis, Robin AskwithSex comedyWith 3-D sequences
FrenzyAlfred HitchcockJon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowenThriller
Go for a TakeHarry BoothReg Varney, Dennis Price, Norman RossingtonComedy
Henry VIII and His Six WivesWaris HusseinKeith Michell, Donald Pleasence, Charlotte RamplingHistorical
Based on a BBC TV series The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Horror ExpressEugenio MartínChristopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly SavalasHorrorCo-production with Spain
I Want What I WantJohn DexterAnne Heywood, Harry Andrews, Jill BennettDrama
ImagesRobert AltmanSusannah York, René Auberjonois, Marcel BozzuffiDrama
Innocent BystandersPeter CollinsonStanley Baker, Geraldine Chaplin, Dana AndrewsSpy thriller
Lady Caroline LambRobert BoltSarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard ChamberlainHistorical
Madame SinDavid GreeneBette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm ElliottThriller
MadeJohn MackenzieCarol White, Roy Harper, John CastleDrama
Mutiny on the BusesHarry BoothReg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen LewisComedyTV sitcom spin-off On the Buses sequel
Neither the Sea Nor the SandFred BurnleySusan Hampshire, Frank Finlay, Jack LambertThrillerAlso known as The Exorcism of Hugh
Night Hair ChildAndrea BianchiMark Lester, Britt Ekland, Hardy KrügerThriller
Nobody Ordered LoveRobert Hartford-DavisIngrid Pitt, Judy Huxtable, John RonaneDrama
Ooh… You Are AwfulCliff OwenDick Emery, Derren Nesbitt, Liza GoddardComedy
The Other Side of the UnderneathJane ArdenSheila Allen, Ann Lynn, Penny SlingerDrama
Our Miss FredBob KellettDanny La Rue, Alfred Marks, Lance PercivalWar Comedy
The Pied PiperJacques DemyJack Wild, Donald Pleasence, DonovanFantasy musical
Pope JoanMichael AndersonLiv Ullmann, Jeremy Kemp, Olivia de HavillandHistorical
PulpMike HodgesMichael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel StanderComedy thriller
RentadickJim ClarkJames Booth, Richard Briers, Julie EgeComedy
The Ruling ClassPeter MedakPeter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur LoweComedy
Running ScaredDavid HemmingsRobert Powell, Gayle Hunnicutt, Barry MorseDrama
Savage MessiahKen RussellDorothy Tutin, Scott Antony, Helen MirrenBiopicBiopic of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Sex and the Other WomanStanley LongRichard Wattis, Margaret Burton, Bartlett MullinsSex comedy
Sitting TargetDouglas HickoxOliver Reed, Jill St. John, Ian McShaneCrime drama
SleuthJoseph L. MankiewiczLaurence Olivier, Michael CaineMystery thriller
Something to HideAlastair ReidPeter Finch, Shelley Winters, Linda HaydenThriller
Steptoe and SonCliff OwenWilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Carolyn SeymourComedy
Spin-off from Steptoe and Son
Straight on Till MorningPeter CollinsonRita Tushingham, Shane BriantThriller
SunstruckJames GilbertHarry Secombe, Maggie Fitzgibbon, John MeillonComedyCo-production with Australia
Tales from the CryptFreddie FrancisRalph Richardson, Joan Collins, Peter CushingHorrorAnthology
That's Your FuneralJohn RobinsBill Fraser, Raymond HuntleyComedy
Based on the TV series of the same name
A Time for LovingChristopher MilesBritt Ekland, Mel Ferrer, Joanna ShimkusDrama
Tower of EvilJim O'ConnollyBryant Haliday, Jill Haworth, Anna PalkHorror
The Triple EchoMichael AptedGlenda Jackson, Oliver Reed, Brian DeaconDramaEntered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival
Under Milk WoodAndrew SinclairRichard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'TooleComedy drama
Up the FrontBob KellettFrankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, Zsa Zsa GaborComedy
Vampire CircusRobert YoungAnthony Higgins, Adrienne Corri, Lalla WardHorror
What Became of Jack and Jill?Bill BainVanessa Howard, Mona Washbourne, Paul Nicholas Thriller
Young WinstonRichard AttenboroughSimon Ward, Robert Shaw, Anne BancroftBiopic
Zee and Co.Brian G. HuttonElizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah YorkDrama

Most Popular Films at the British Box Office in 1972

Source:
  1. Diamonds Are Forever
  2. The Godfather
  3. Fiddler on the Roof
  4. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  5. The Devils
  6. Steptoe and Son
  7. The French Connection
  8. Nicholas and Alexandra
  9. Ryan's Daughter
  10. Dirty Harry
  11. Mary, Queen of Scots
  12. A Clockwork Orange
  13. What's Up, Doc?
  14. Straw Dogs
  15. Shaft
  16. Klute
  17. Young Winston
  18. The Go-Between
  19. Mutiny on the Buses
  20. Sleeping Beauty
  21. Please Sir!
  22. ''Up the Chastity Belt''