List of American films of 1973

A list of American films released in 1973.
The Sting won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The highest-grossing film of the year was The Exorcist.

Highest-grossing

1. The Exorcist
2. The Sting
3. American Graffiti
4. Papillon
5. The Way We Were
6. Magnum Force
7. Robin Hood
8. Walking Tall
9. Serpico
10. Jesus Christ Superstar
11. The World's Greatest Athlete
12. Enter the Dragon

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
40 Carats	Milton Katselas	Edward Albert, Liv Ullmann, Deborah Raffin, Billy Green Bush, Binnie Barnes, Gene Kelly, Rosemary Murphy, Don Porter	Romantic Comedy	Columbia. Based on the play
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies	John Erman	Cliff Robertson, Pamela Franklin, Bernadette Peters	Adventure, Comedy, Drama	20th Century Fox
The Affair	Gilbert Cates	Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Kent Smith, Bruce Davison, Frances Reid, Paul Ryan, Jamie Smith-Jackson	Romance, Drama	Made-for-TV
The All-American Boy	Charles Eastman	Jon Voight, Jeanne Cooper	Sports, Drama	Warner Bros.
American Graffiti	George Lucas	Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith	Comedy, Drama	Universal. 5 Academy Award nominations; Golden Globe Best Comedy
Arnold	Georg Fenady	Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Jamie Farr, Elsa Lanchester, Shani Wallis, Victor Buono, Bernard Fox, John McGiver	Horror	Cinerama
Ash Wednesday	Larry Peerce	Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Fonda, Helmut Berger	Drama	Paramount
The Baby	Ted Post	Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman, Marianna Hill	Psychological Thriller	Independent
Bad Charleston Charlie	Ivan Nagy	Ross Hagen, Christopher George	Crime, Comedy
Badge 373	Howard Koch	Robert Duvall, Verna Bloom, Henry Darrow	Neo-Noir, Crime, Thriller	Paramount. Script by Pete Hamill
Badlands	Terrence Malick	Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates	Neo-Noir, Crime Drama	Warner Bros. Malick's first film
Bang the Drum Slowly	John D. Hancock	Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster	Sports, Drama	Paramount. Based on Mark Harris novel
Battle for the Planet of the Apes	J. Lee Thompson	Roddy McDowall, John Huston, Claude Akins	Sci-Fi	20th Century Fox. 4th Planet of the Apes sequel
Beyond Atlantis	Eddie Romero	Patrick Wayne, John Ashley, Leigh Christian	Sci-Fi, Horror	Independent
The Big Game	Robert Day	Stephen Boyd, France Nuyen, Ray Milland, Cameron Mitchell	Action
Black Caesar	Larry Cohen	Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry, D'Urville Martin	Blaxploitation, Crime Drama	AIP. James Brown score
Black Mama White Mama	Eddie Romero	Pam Grier, Margaret Markov, Lynn Borden	Blaxploitation, Prison, Thriller	AIP
Black Snake	Russ Meyer	David Prowse, Anouska Hempel, Percy Herbert	Adventure	Independent
Blackenstein	William A. Levey	John Hart, Liz Renay, Andrea King	Blaxploitation, Horror	Independent
Blume in Love	Paul Mazursky	George Segal, Susan Anspach, Kris Kristofferson, Shelley Winters	Romantic Comedy, Drama	Warner Bros.
Book of Numbers	Raymond St. Jacques	Raymond St. Jacques, Philip Michael Thomas, Freda Payne, Hope Clarke	Crime	Embassy
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf	Nathan Juran	Kerwin Mathews, Elaine Devry, Robert J. Wilke	Horror	Universal
Breezy	Clint Eastwood	William Holden, Kay Lenz, Marj Dusay	Romance, Drama	Universal

C–G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cahill U.S. Marshal	Andrew V. McLaglen	John Wayne, Gary Grimes, George Kennedy, Neville Brand	Western	Warner Bros.
The Candy Snatchers	Guerdon Trueblood	Tiffany Bolling, Ben Piazza, Dolores Dorn	Exploitation, Crime	Independent
The Cat Creature	Curtis Harrington	Meredith Baxter, David Hedison, Gale Sondergaard	Horror	Made-for-TV
Charley and the Angel	Vincent McEveety	Fred MacMurray, Harry Morgan, Cloris Leachman, Kurt Russell, George Lindsey, Edward Andrews, Richard Bakalyan, Mills Watson	Comedy, Family	Disney
Charley One-Eye	Don Chaffey	Richard Roundtree, Roy Thinnes, Nigel Davenport	Western	Paramount. Co-produced with UK
Charley Varrick	Don Siegel	Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, John Vernon, Jacqueline Scott, Andrew Robinson, Felicia Farr, Norman Fell, Sheree North	Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	Universal. Based on a novel by John H. Reese
Charlotte's Web	Charles A. Nichols	Voices of Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson, Pamelyn Ferdin	Animated	Paramount. From E. B. White story
Cinderella Liberty	Mark Rydell	James Caan, Marsha Mason, Eli Wallach	Drama	20th Century Fox. Golden Globe for Mason; 3 Oscar nominations
Class of '44	Paul Bogart	Gary Grimes, Deborah Winters, Jerry Houser	Comedy, Drama	Warner Bros. sequel to Summer of '42
Cleopatra Jones	Jack Starrett	Tamara Dobson, Antonio Fargas, Shelley Winters	Blaxploitation, Crime, Drama	Warner Bros.
Coffy	Jack Hill	Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, William Elliott	Blaxploitation, Crime, Drama	AIP
Cops and Robbers	Aram Avakian	Joseph Bologna, Cliff Gorman, Delphi Lawrence	Crime, Comedy	United Artists. Written by Donald E. Westlake
The Crazies	George A. Romero	Lynn Lowry, Richard Liberty, Will McMillan	Sci-Fi, Horror	Independent
The Daring Dobermans	Byron Ross Chudnow	Charles Knox Robinson, Tim Considine, David Moses, Joan Caulfield, John War Eagle	Thriller	sequel to The Doberman Gang
The Day of the Dolphin	Mike Nichols	George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver	Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller	Embassy Pictures. Script by Buck Henry; 2 Oscar nominations
The Deadly Trackers	Barry Shear	Richard Harris, Rod Taylor, Neville Brand	Western	Warner Bros.
A Delicate Balance	Tony Richardson	Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick	Drama	American Film Theatre. Based on Edward Albee play
Detroit 9000	Arthur Marks	Alex Rocco, Hari Rhodes, Vonetta McGee	Blaxploitation, Crime, Drama	Independent
The Devil in Miss Jones	Gerard Damiano	Georgina Spelvin, Harry Reems, Gerard Damiano	Adult	released during Golden Age of Porn; reviewed by Roger Ebert
Dillinger	John Milius	Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton, Geoffrey Lewis, Ben Johnson, Richard Dreyfuss, Steve Kanaly, Cloris Leachman	Biography, Gangster, Crime, Drama	AIP. Story of John Dillinger
Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls	Eddie Saeta	John Considine, Barry Coe, Cheryl Miller, Stewart Moss, Jo Morrow, Leon Askin, Moe Howard	Horror
The Doll Squad	Ted V. Mikels	Francine York, Anthony Eisley, Anthony Eisley	Action	Independent
The Don Is Dead	Richard Fleischer	Anthony Quinn, Angel Tompkins, Al Lettieri, Robert Forster	Crime, Drama	Universal
Double Indemnity	Jack Smight	Richard Crenna, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Webber, Samantha Eggar	Crime Drama	Universal; Made-for-TV; Remake of 1944 film
Electra Glide in Blue	James William Guercio	Robert Blake, Mitchell Ryan, Jeannine Riley	Action	United Artists
Emperor of the North	Robert Aldrich	Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine	Action, Adventure, Drama	20th Century Fox
Enter the Dragon	Robert Clouse	Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Bob Wall, Angela Mao Ying, Shih Kien, Ahna Capri, Betty Chung, Geoffrey Weeks, Yang Sze	Martial Arts	Warner Bros. Hong Kong co-production
Executive Action	David Miller	Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan Will Geer	Conspiracy Thriller	National Genera. On John F. Kennedy`s assassination in 1963
The Exorcist	William Friedkin	Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Lee J. Cobb	Supernatural Horror	Warner Bros., from William Peter Blatty novel; 10 Oscar nominations
Five on the Black Hand Side	Oscar Williams	Clarice Taylor, D'Urville Martin, Glynn Turman	Comedy	United Artists
Fly Me	Cirio Santiago	Pat Anderson, Lenore Kasdorf, Richard Young	Action	New World
Frank Film	Caroline Mouris, Frank Mouris	Frank Mouris	Animated
The Friends of Eddie Coyle	Peter Yates	Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco	Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	Paramount. From George V. Higgins novel
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	Fielder Cook	Ingrid Bergman, Johnny Doran, Madeline Kahn	Family	Independent. From E. L. Konigsburg novel
Ganja & Hess	Bill Gunn	Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Marlene Clark	Horror	Independent
Genesis II	John Llewellyn Moxey	Alex Cord, Mariette Hartley, Ted Cassidy, Percy Rodrigues	Sci-Fi	Made for TV
Godspell	David Greene	Victor Garber, David Haskell, Gilmer McCormick	Musical	Columbia. Based on stage show
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad	Gordon Hessler	John Phillip Law, Tom Baker	Fantasy. Adventure
Gordon's War	Ossie Davis	Paul Winfield, Carl Lee, David Downing	Action, Adventure	20th Century Fox
Group Marriage	Stephanie Rothman	Victoria Vetri, Claudia Jennings	Sex Comedy	Independent
Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?	Theodore J. Flicker	Barbara Eden, Dean Jones, Kenneth Mars	Comedy	Made-for-TV
Guns of a Stranger	Robert Hinkle	Marty Robbins, Chill Wills, Dovie Beams	Western	Universal

H–M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Happy Mother's Day, Love George	Darren McGavin	Patricia Neal, Cloris Leachman, Bobby Darin	Mystery, Thriller	Independent
The Harrad Experiment	Ted Post	James Whitmore, Tippi Hedren, Don Johnson	Drama	Cinerama. From Robert Rimmer novel
Harry in Your Pocket	Bruce Geller	James Coburn, Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere, Walter Pidgeon	Comedy, Drama	United Artists
Heavy Traffic	Ralph Bakshi	voices of Joseph Kaufmann, Jamie Farr	Live-Action/Animated, Drama	AIP.
Hell Up in Harlem	Larry Cohen	Fred Williamson, Julius Harris, Gloria Hendry	Blaxploitation, Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	AIP, sequel to 1973 film Black Caesar
Hex	Leo Garen	Keith Carradine, Tina Herazo, Gary Busey, Hilary Thompson, Dan Haggerty	Western, Supernatural Horror	20th Century Fox
High Plains Drifter	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan	Western	Universal
Hijack	Leonard Horn	David Janssen, Keenan Wynn, Lee Purcell	Action, Drama, Thriller	Made-for-TV
Hit!	Sidney J. Furie	Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Gwen Welles	Action	Paramount
I Escaped from Devil's Island	William Witney	Jim Brown, Christopher George, James Luisi	Action	United Artists
The Iceman Cometh	John Frankenheimer	Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan	Drama	American Film Theatre. From Eugene O'Neill play
Idaho Transfer	Peter Fonda	Keith Carradine, Kelley Bohanon	Sci-Fi	Independent
Interval	Daniel Mann	Merle Oberon, Robert Wolders, Claudio Brook	Romance, Drama	Embassy. Oberon's final film
Invasion of the Bee Girls	Denis Sanders	Anitra Ford, William Smith, Victoria Vetri	Sci-Fi	Independent
Jesus Christ Superstar	Norman Jewison	Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman	Musical, Drama	Universal. Based on Broadway musical
Jeremy	Arthur Barron	Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Leonardo Cimino	Romance, Drama	United Artists
Jonathan Livingston Seagull	Hall Bartlett	James Franciscus, Juliet Mills, Dorothy McGuire	Drama	Paramount. From Richard Bach novella
Jory	Jorge Fons	John Marley, B. J. Thomas, Brad Dexter, Robby Benson, Claudio Brook	Western	Embassy
Kid Blue	James Frawley	Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, Peter Boyle	Western, Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Killing Kind	Curtis Harrington	Ann Sothern, John Savage, Ruth Roman	Psychological Horror	Independent
Lady Ice	Tom Gries	Donald Sutherland, Jennifer O'Neill, Robert Duvall	Crime	National General
The Last American Hero	Lamont Johnson	Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty	Biography, Sports, Drama	20th Century Fox. Story of Junior Johnson
The Last Detail	Hal Ashby	Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Carol Kane	Comedy, Drama	Columbia. 3 Oscar nominations
The Last of Sheila	Herbert Ross	James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon, James Mason, Joan Hackett, Richard Benjamin, Ian McShane	Mystery	Warner Bros. Script by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim
The Laughing Policeman	Stuart Rosenberg	Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanna Cassidy, Cathy Lee Crosby	Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	20th Century Fox. Based on Swedish novel
The Legend of Hell House	John Hough	Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt	Gothic, Supernatural Horror	20th Century Fox. Based on Richard Matheson novel
Little Cigars	Chris Christenberry	Angel Tompkins, Jerry Maren	Comedy	AIP
Little Laura and Big John	Luke Moberly	Fabian Forte, Karen Black, Paul Gleason	Crime	Crown International
Live and Let Die	Guy Hamilton	Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour	Spy, Action	United Artists. Based on Ian Fleming's 1954 novel
Lolly-Madonna XXX	Richard C. Sarafian	Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges	Drama	MGM. Based on a novel by Sue Grafton
The Long Goodbye	Robert Altman	Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Henry Gibson, Nina van Pallandt, Jim Bouton, Mark Rydell	Neo-Noir, Mystery, Crime, Thriller	United Artists. Based on Raymond Chandler novel
Lost Horizon	Charles Jarrott	Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman, George Kennedy, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Bobby Van, James Shigeta, Charles Boyer, John Gielgud	Musical, Adventure, Fantasy	Columbia based on novel by James Hilton; remake of 1937 film
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing	Alan J. Pakula	Maggie Smith, Timothy Bottoms	Comedy, Drama	Columbia
Luther	Guy Green	Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee	Biography, Drama	American Film Theatre. Story of Martin Luther
The Mack	Michael Campus	Max Julien, Richard Pryor, Roger E. Mosley	Blaxploitation, Crime Drama	AIP
The Mackintosh Man	John Huston	Paul Newman, James Mason	Spy, Thriller	Warner Bros. Based on Desmond Bagley novel
Magnum Force	Ted Post	Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller	Warner Bros. Sequel to Dirty Harry
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing	Richard C. Sarafian	Burt Reynolds, Sarah Miles, Lee J. Cobb	Western	MGM
Marco	Seymour Robbie	Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Weston, Zero Mostel	Historical, Musical, Adventure	Cinerama
Maurie	Daniel Mann	Bernie Casey, Bo Svenson, Maidie Norman	Biography, Sports, Drama	National General
Mean Streets	Martin Scorsese	Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Amy Robinson	Crime, Drama	Warner Bros. 1st Scorsese-De Niro pairing
Messiah of Evil	Willard Huyck	Elisha Cook Jr., Anitra Ford, Michael Greer	Supernatural Horror	Independent

N–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Naked Ape	Donald Driver	Johnny Crawford, Victoria Principal, Diana Darrin	Comedy	Universal
A Name for Evil	Bernard Girard	Samantha Eggar, Robert Culp, Mike Lane	Horror	Cinerama
The Neptune Factor	Daniel Petrie	Ben Gazzara, Yvette Mimieux, Walter Pidgeon, Donnelly Rhodes, Ernest Borgnine	Sci-Fi	20th Century Fox
The No Mercy Man	Daniel Vance	Sid Haig, Ron Thompson, Richard X. Slattery	Action	Cannon
Oklahoma Crude	Stanley Kramer	George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills, Jack Palance	Western, Comedy, Drama	Columbia
One Little Indian	Bernard McEveety	James Garner, Vera Miles, Pat Hingle, Clay O'Brien, Rudy Diaz, Andrew Prine, Robert Pine, Jodie Foster, Jay Silverheels, Richard Hale, Morgan Woodward	Western	Disney
The Outfit	John Flynn	Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Sheree North, Robert Ryan	Neo-Noir, Crime	MGM. From Richard Stark novel
The Paper Chase	James Bridges	Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman	Comedy, Drama	20th Century Fox. Oscar for Houseman
Paper Moon	Peter Bogdanovich	Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn	Road, Comedy, Drama	Universal. Oscar for Tatum O'Neal
Papillon	Franklin J. Schaffner	Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman	Historical, Prison, Drama	Allied Artists. Story of Henri Charrière
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid	Sam Peckinpah	James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, John Beck, Slim Pickens, Katy Jurado, Jack Elam, Chill Wills	Biography, Western	MGM
Please Don't Eat My Mother	Carl Monson	Buck Kartalian, Rene Bond	Comedy	Independent
Robin Hood	Wolfgang Reitherman	Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Brian Bedford	Animation	Disney. Set in 1192
The Roommates	Arthur Marks	Marki Bey, Pat Woodell, Roberta Collins	Thriller	Independent
Sssssss	Bernard L. Kowalski	Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies	Horror	Universal
Santee	Gary Nelson	Glenn Ford, Michael Burns, Dana Wynter	Western	Crown International
Savage!	Cirio H. Santiago	James Iglehart, Lada Edmund, Jr., Carol Speed	Blaxploitation, Action	New World
Savage	Steven Spielberg	Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Will Geer, Dabney Coleman, Michele Carey, Barry Sullivan, Louise Latham, Susan Howard, Pat Harrington Jr.	Thriller, Drama	Made-for-TV
Save the Tiger	John G. Avildsen	Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman	Drama	Paramount. Oscar for Lemmon
Scalawag	Kirk Douglas	Kirk Douglas, Mark Lester, Neville Brand	Adventure	Paramount
Scarecrow	Jerry Schatzberg	Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Eileen Brennan	Road, Drama	Warner Bros. Cannes Grand Prix award
Scorpio	Michael Winner	Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield	Spy, Thriller	United Artists
Scream Blacula Scream	Bob Kelljan	William Marshall, Pam Grier, Michael Conrad	Blaxploitation, Vampire, Horror	AIP. Sequel to Blacula
Scream, Pretty Peggy	Gordon Hessler	Bette Davis, Ted Bessell, Sian Barbara Allen	Horror	Made-for-TV
Serpico	Sidney Lumet	Al Pacino, John Randolph, Tony Roberts	Biography, Crime, Drama	from Peter Maas book; Golden Globe for Pacino
The Seven-Ups	Philip D'Antoni	Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Larry Haines	Neo-Noir, Mystery, Action, Thriller	20th Century Fox
Shaft in Africa	John Guillermin	Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Neda Arnerić	Blaxploitation, Action	MGM. Sequel to Shaft
Shamus	Buzz Kulik	Burt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon, John P. Ryan	Crime, Comedy, Thriller	Columbia
Showdown	George Seaton	Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Susan Clark	Western	Universal; Remake of 1963 film
Sisters	Brian De Palma	Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt	Psychological Horror	AIP
The Slams	Jonathan Kaplan	Jim Brown, Judy Pace, Frank de Kova	Action	MGM
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off	Gordon Douglas	Jim Brown, Ed McMahon, Brock Peters, Don Stroud	Blaxploitation	AIP. Sequel to 1972 film
Sleeper	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Bartlett Robinson	Sci-Fi, Comedy	United Artists
Slither	Howard Zieff	James Caan, Sally Kellerman, Peter Boyle	Crime, Comedy	MGM
Snatched	Sutton Roley	Howard Duff, Leslie Nielsen, Sheree North, Barbara Parkins, Robert Reed, John Saxon, Tisha Sterling, Anthony Zerbe	Crime, Drama, Thriller	Made-for-TV
Some Call It Loving	James B. Harris	Zalman King, Richard Pryor, Tisa Farrow	Erotic, Romance, Mystery, Drama	Independent
The Soul of Nigger Charley	Larry Spangler	Fred Williamson, D'Urville Martin, Denise Nicholas	Blaxploitation, Western	Paramount
Soylent Green	Richard Fleischer	Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Edward G. Robinson	Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Thriller	MGM. Robinson's final film
The Spook Who Sat By the Door	Ivan Dixon	Lawrence Cook, Paula Kelly J. A. Preston	Action, Crime, Drama	United Artists. From book by Sam Greenlee
Stacey	Andy Sidaris	Anne Randall, Marjorie Bennett, Anitra Ford	Action	New World
Steelyard Blues	Alan Myerson	Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter Boyle	Crime, Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Sting	George Roy Hill	Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Eileen Brennan,	Crime, Comedy	Universal. Won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director
The Stone Killer	Michael Winner	Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Paul Koslo	Neo-Noir, Action, Crime, Thriller	Columbia
The Stranger	Lee H. Katzin	Glenn Corbett, Cameron Mitchell, Dean Jagger	Sci-Fi	Made-for-TV
The Student Teachers	Jonathan Kaplan	Susan Damante, Dick Miller	Comedy	New World
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams	Gilbert Cates	Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney	Drama	Columbia. 2 Oscar nominations
Superchick	Ed Forsyth	Joyce Jillson, Louis Quinn, Tony Young, Gus Peters, John Carradine, Dan Haggerty	Action, Comedy	Crown International
Superdad	Vincent McEveety	Bob Crane, Barbara Rush, Kurt Russell	Comedy, Family	Disney
Super Fly T.N.T.	Ron O'Neal	Roscoe Lee Browne, Sheila Frazier, Robert Guillaume	Blaxploitation, Action, Crime, Drama	Paramount
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman	Henning Schellerup	Roger E. Mosley, William Smith, Michael Pataki	Blaxploitation, Action	MGM
Sweet Kill	Curtis Hanson	Tab Hunter, Isabel Jewell, John Aprea	Thriller	New World

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Terminal Island	Stephanie Rothman	Phyllis Davis, Marta Kristen, Barbara Leigh	Action, Drama, Thriller	Independent
Terror in the Wax Museum	Georg Fenady	Ray Milland, Elsa Lanchester, Maurice Evans	Horror, Mystery	Cinerama
That Man Bolt	David Lowell Rich, Henry Levin	Fred Williamson, Miko Mayama, Teresa Graves	Blaxploitation, Martial Arts, Action, Spy	Universal
The Thief Who Came to Dinner	Bud Yorkin	Ryan O'Neal, Jacqueline Bisset, Warren Oates, Ned Beatty, Jill Clayburgh	Crime, Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Three Musketeers	Richard Lester	Oliver Reed, Michael York, Richard Chamberlain, Raquel Welch	Swashbuckler, Adventure	20th Century Fox. From Alexandre Dumas story
Tom Sawyer	Don Taylor	Jodie Foster, Warren Oates, Celeste Holm	Musical	United Artists. from Mark Twain novel
Trader Horn	Reza Badiyi	Rod Taylor, Anne Heywood, Jean Sorel	Adventure	MGM
The Train Robbers	Burt Kennedy	John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Christopher George, Bobby Vinton, Ricardo Montalban, Ben Johnson, Rod Taylor	Western	Warner Bros.
Treasure Island	Hal Sutherland	Richard Dawson	Animation, Adventure	Produced by Filmation
Two People	Robert Wise	Peter Fonda, Lindsay Wagner, Estelle Parsons	Drama	Universal
Walking Tall	Phil Karlson	Joe Don Baker, Noah Beery Jr., Lurene Tuttle	Biography, Neo-Noir, Vigilante, Action, Crime, Thriller	Cinerama. Story of Buford Pusser
A Warm December	Sidney Poitier	Sidney Poitier, Ester Anderson, George Baker	Romance, Drama	National General
The Way We Were	Sydney Pollack	Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Susan Blakely, Patrick O'Neal, Lois Chiles	Romance, Drama	Columbia. 6 Oscar nominations; won Golden Globe
The Werewolf of Washington	Milton Moses Ginsberg	Dean Stockwell, Biff McGuire, Michael Dunn, Clifton James, Thayer David	Horror, Comedy
Westworld	Michael Crichton	Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin	Sci-Fi, Western	MGM; written by Crichton
White Lightning	Joseph Sargent	Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins	Action	United Artists. Followed by Gator
Wicked, Wicked	Richard L. Bare	David Bailey, Tiffany Bolling, Randolph Roberts	Horror, Thriller	MGM
The World's Greatest Athlete	Robert Scheerer	John Amos, Tim Conway, Jan-Michael Vincent	Sports, Comedy	Disney
The Young Nurses	Clint Kimbrough	Jeane Manson, Allan Arbus, Sally Kirkland	Thriller	New World
Your Three Minutes Are Up	Douglas Schwartz	Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Janet Margolin	Comedy	Cinerama

Documentaries

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Jimi Hendrix	3 directors		Rockumentary	story of Jimi Hendrix
Manson	Laurence Merrick	Vincent Bugliosi	Documentary	story of Charles Manson
Visions of Eight	8 directors	1972 Summer Olympics	Documentary

See also

• 1973 in the United States

External links

• 1973 films at the Internet Movie Database
• List of 1973 box office number-one films in the United States