List of British films of 1972

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 Downfall	Norman Cohen	Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe, Spike Milligan	Comedy
Adult Fun	James Scott	Peter Marinker, Deborah Norton	Comedy/thriller
The Alf Garnett Saga	Bob Kellett	Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols	Comedy
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	William Sterling	Fiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Peter Sellers	Musical
All Coppers Are...	Sidney Hayers	Martin Potter, Julia Foster	Drama
The Amazing Mr Blunden	Lionel Jeffries	Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick	Family
Antony and Cleopatra	Charlton Heston	Charlton Heston, Eric Porter, John Castle	Historical drama
The Asphyx	Peter Newbrook	Robert Stephens, Robert Powell, Jane Lapotaire	Horror
The Assassination of Trotsky	Joseph Losey	Richard Burton, Romy Schneider, Alain Delon	Historical drama
Asylum	Roy Ward Baker	Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom	Portmanteau horror
Au Pair Girls	Val Guest	Astrid Frank, Johnny Briggs	Sex comedy
Bless This House	Gerald Thomas	Sid James, Terry Scott	Comedy	Spin-off of Bless This House
The Boy Who Turned Yellow	Michael Powell	Mark Dightam, Robert Eddison	Family drama
Brother Sun, Sister Moon	Franco Zeffirelli	Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker	Biopic
The Call of the Wild	Ken Annakin	Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier	Adventure
Carry On Abroad	Gerald Thomas	Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey	Comedy
Carry On Matron	Gerald Thomas	Kenneth Williams, Sid James	Comedy
Cry Wolf	John Davis	Anthony Kemp, Mary Burleigh	Drama
Danny Jones	Jules Bricken	Frank Finlay, Jane Carr	Drama
The Darwin Adventure	Jack Couffer	Nicholas Clay, Susan Macready	Biopic
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg	Peter Medak	Alan Bates, Janet Suzman	Black comedy
Death Line	Gary Sherman	Donald Pleasence, David Ladd	Horror
Doomwatch	Peter Sasdy	Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson	Sci-fi mystery	TV series spin-off
Dracula AD 1972	Alan Gibson	Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing	Horror
Embassy	Gordon Hessler	Richard Roundtree, Chuck Connors, Ray Milland	Thriller
Endless Night	Sidney Gilliat	Hayley Mills, Britt Ekland	Mystery
The Fiend	Robert Hartford-Davis	Ann Todd, Tony Beckley, Patrick Magee	Horror
The Flesh and Blood Show	Pete Walker	Ray Brooks, Jenny Hanley	Horror	With 3-D sequence
Follow Me!	Carol Reed	Mia Farrow, Michael Jayston	Comedy
For the Love of Ada	Ronnie Baxter	Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles	Comedy	Spin-off of For the Love of Ada
Four Dimensions of Greta	Pete Walker	Tristan Rogers, Karen Boyes	Sex comedy	With 3-D sequences
Frenzy	Alfred Hitchcock	Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen	Thriller
Fright	Peter Collinson	Susan George, Ian Bannen	Horror
Glastonbury Fayre	Nicolas Roeg	Family, Arthur Brown, Fairport Convention	Documentary	A film of Glastonbury Festival
Go for a Take	Harry Booth	Dennis Price, Bob Todd	Comedy
Henry VIII and His Six Wives	Waris Hussein	Keith Michell, Donald Pleasence	Drama	Based on a BBC TV series
Hide and Seek	David Eady	Peter Newby, Gary Kemp	Family/adventure
I Want What I Want	John Dexter	Anne Heywood, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett	Drama
Images	Robert Altman	Susannah York, René Auberjonois	Drama
Innocent Bystanders	Peter Collinson	Stanley Baker, Geraldine Chaplin	Action
Lady Caroline Lamb	Robert Bolt	Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain	Historical
Madame Sin	David Greene	Bette Davis, Robert Wagner	Thriller
Made	John Mackenzie	Carol White, Roy Harper	Drama
Mutiny on the Buses	Harry Booth	Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis	Comedy	TV sitcom spin-off sequel
My Childhood	Bill Douglas		Biopic, Drama
Nearest and Dearest	John Robins	Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel	Comedy	TV sitcom spin-off
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand	Fred Burnley	Susan Hampshire, Frank Finlay	Thriller
Nobody Ordered Love	Robert Hartford-Davis	Ingrid Pitt, Judy Huxtable	Horror
The Offence	Sidney Lumet	Sean Connery, Trevor Howard	Crime
Ooh… You Are Awful	Cliff Owen	Dick Emery	Comedy
The Other Side of the Underneath	Jane Arden	Sheila Allen	Drama
Our Miss Fred	Bob Kellett	Danny La Rue	Comedy
The Pied Piper	Jacques Demy	Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence	Fantasy
Pope Joan	Michael Anderson	Liv Ullmann, Jeremy Kemp, Olivia de Havilland	Drama
Pulp	Mike Hodges	Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander	Crime/thriller
Rentadick	Jim Clark	James Booth, Richard Briers	Comedy
The Ruling Class	Peter Medak	Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe	Black comedy
Running Scared	David Hemmings	Robert Powell, Gayle Hunnicutt	Drama
Savage Messiah	Ken Russell	Dorothy Tutin, Scott Antony, Helen Mirren	Biopic	Biopic of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Sitting Target	Douglas Hickox	Oliver Reed, Jill St. John	Action
Sleuth	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine	Mystery/thriller
Something to Hide	Alastair Reid	Peter Finch, Shelley Winters	Thriller
Steptoe and Son	Cliff Owen	Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett	Comedy	TV sitcom spin-off
Straight on Till Morning	Peter Collinson	Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant	Thriller
Tales from the Crypt	Freddie Francis	Ralph Richardson, Joan Collins	Horror
That's Your Funeral	John Robins	Bill Fraser, Raymond Huntley	Comedy	Based on the TV series of the same name
Tower of Evil	Jim O'Connolly	Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth	Horror
The Triple Echo	Michael Apted	Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed	Drama	Entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival
Twins of Evil	John Hough	Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary Collinson	Horror
Under Milk Wood	Andrew Sinclair	Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor	Comedy/drama
Up the Front	Bob Kellett	Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser	Comedy
Vampire Circus	Robert Young	Anthony Higgins, Adrienne Corri, Lalla Ward	Horror
What Became of Jack and Jill?	Bill Bain	Vanessa Howard, Mona Washbourne	Thriller
Young Winston	Richard Attenborough	Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft	Biography
Z.P.G.	Michael Campus	Oliver Reed, Geraldine Chaplin	Sci-fi
Zee and Co.	Brian G. Hutton	Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah York	Drama

See also

• 1972 in British music
• 1972 in British radio
• 1972 in British television
• 1972 in the United Kingdom

External links

• British films of 1972 at IMDb