1971 in film

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The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.

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[edit] Events

  • February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour.
  • The first permanent IMAX projection system is installed at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto.
  • April 23 - The film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song becomes the highest-grossing independent film of 1971.


[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank Title Studio Actors Director(s) Gross
1. Fiddler on the Roof United Artists Topol, Leonard Frey Norman Jewison $80,500,000[1]
2. The French Connection 20th Century Fox Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey William Friedkin $51,700,000[2]
3. Diamonds Are Forever United Artists Sean Connery, Jill St. John Guy Hamilton $43,819,547[3]
4. Dirty Harry Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Andy Robinson Don Siegel $35,976,000[4]
5. Billy Jack Warner Bros. Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor Tom Laughlin $32,500,000[5]
6. Summer of '42 Warner Bros. Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes Robert Mulligan $32,063,634[6]
7. The Last Picture Show Columbia Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges and Cloris Leachman Peter Bogdanovich $29,133,000[7]
8. Carnal Knowledge Embassy Jack Nicholson, Ann-Margret, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel Mike Nichols $28,623,000[8]
9. A Clockwork Orange Warner Bros. Malcolm McDowell Stanley Kubrick $26,589,355[9]
10. Bedknobs and Broomsticks Walt Disney Pictures Angela Lansbury Robert Stevenson $17,871,174[10]
11. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Cinemation Industries Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles $15,200,000[11]
12. Willard Cinerama Releasing Corporation Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester and Ernest Borgnine Daniel Mann $14,545,941[12]
13. The Hospital United Artists George C. Scott and Diana Rigg Arthur Hiller $14,142,409[13]
14. Shaft MGM Richard Roundtree Gordon Parks $13,000,000[14]

[edit] Awards

Category/Organization 29th Golden Globe Awards
February 6, 1972		 26th BAFTA Awards
February 26, 1973		 44th Academy Awards
April 10, 1972
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film The French Connection Fiddler on the Roof Cabaret The French Connection
Best Director William Friedkin
The French Connection		 Bob Fosse
Cabaret		 William Friedkin
The French Connection
Best Actor Gene Hackman
The French Connection		 Chaim Topol
Fiddler on the Roof		 Gene Hackman
The French Connection		 Gene Hackman
The French Connection
Best Actress Jane Fonda
Klute		 Twiggy
The Boy Friend		 Liza Minnelli
Cabaret		 Jane Fonda
Klute
Best Supporting Actor Ben Johnson
The Last Picture Show		 Ben Johnson
The Last Picture Show		 Ben Johnson
The Last Picture Show
Best Supporting Actress Cloris Leachman
The Last Picture Show		 Cloris Leachman
The Last Picture Show		 Cloris Leachman
The Last Picture Show
Best Screenplay, Original The Hospital
Paddy Chayefsky		 The Hospital
Paddy Chayefsky		 The Hospital
Paddy Chayefsky
Best Screenplay, Adapted The Last Picture Show
Peter Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry		 The French Connection
Ernest Tidyman
Best Score Shaft
Isaac Hayes		 The Godfather
Nino Rota		 Shaft
Isaac Hayes

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Go-Between, directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W. Germany

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fiddler on the Roof, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0FOTR.php. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  2. ^ "The French Connection, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=frenchconnection.htm. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Diamonds Are Forever, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=diamondsareforever.htm. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Dirty Harry, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dirtyharry.htm. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  5. ^ Waxman, Sharon (June 20, 2005). "Billy Jack Is Ready to Fight the Good Fight Again". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE2D9133EF933A15755C0A9639C8B63&pagewanted=2. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  6. ^ "Summer of '42, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0SM42.php. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  7. ^ "The Last Picture Show, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lastpictureshow.htm. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  8. ^ "Carnal Knowledge, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0CKNW.php. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  9. ^ "A Clockwork Orange, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=clockworkorange.htm. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  10. ^ "Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0BNAB.php. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  11. ^ "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0ASSS.php. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  12. ^ "Willard, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/00263.php. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  13. ^ "The Hospital, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1971/0HSPT.php. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Shaft, Box Office Information". Film.com. http://www.film.com/movies/whats-the-big-deal-shaft-1971#fbid=tnxsr9JHtco. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
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