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

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
40 Carats	Milton Katselas	Edward Albert, Liv Ullmann, Binnie Barnes, Gene Kelly	Romantic comedy	based on the play
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies	John Erman	Cliff Robertson, Pamela Franklin	Drama	20th Century Fox
The All-American Boy	Charles Eastman	Jon Voight	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Alpha Caper	Robert Lewis	Henry Fonda, Leonard Nimoy, Larry Hagman	Crime	made for TV
American Graffiti	George Lucas	Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Candy Clark, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Paul Le Mat	Comedy	5 Academy Award nominations; Golden Globe Best Comedy
Arnold's Wrecking Co.	Steven E. de Souza	Barbara Hencheck	Comedy
The Baby	Ted Post	Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman, Marianna Hill	Horror
Badlands	Terrence Malick	Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates	Crime drama	Malick's first film
Bang the Drum Slowly	John D. Hancock	Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia	Drama	based on Mark Harris novel
Battle for the Planet of the Apes	J. Lee Thompson	Roddy McDowall, John Huston, Claude Akins	Science fiction	4th Planet of the Apes sequel
Black Caesar	Larry Cohen	Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry	Crime drama	James Brown score
Black Snake	Russ Meyer	David Prowse, Anouska Hempel	Adventure
Blackenstein	William A. Levey	John Hart, Liz Renay	Horror
Blume in Love	Paul Mazursky	George Segal, Susan Anspach, Kris Kristofferson, Shelley Winters	Romantic comedy	Warner Bros.
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf	Nathan Juran	Robert J. Wilke	Horror
Breezy	Clint Eastwood	William Holden, Kay Lenz	Romance	Universal
Brother of the Wind	John Mahon	Dick Robinson		Independent film

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	Exploitation
Charley and the Angel	Vincent McEveety	Fred MacMurray, Cloris Leachman, Kurt Russell	Family	Disney
Charley Varrick	Don Siegel	Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon, Jacqueline Scott, Sheree North	Crime drama	based on a novel by John H. Reese
Charlotte's Web	Charles A. Nichols	Voices of Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde	Animated	from E. B. White story
Cinderella Liberty	Mark Rydell	James Caan, Marsha Mason, Eli Wallach	Drama	3 Oscar nominations
Class of '44	Paul Bogart	Gary Grimes	Drama	sequel to Summer of '42
Cleopatra Jones	Jack Starrett	Tamara Dobson, Antonio Fargas, Shelley Winters	Crime drama	Warner Bros.
Coffy	Jack Hill	Pam Grier	Crime drama	AIP
Cops and Robbers	Aram Avakian	Joseph Bologna, Cliff Gorman	Crime, Comedy	written by Donald E. Westlake
The Crazies	George A. Romero	Lynn Lowry, Lane Carroll	Horror
The Day of the Dolphin	Mike Nichols	George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver	Drama	script by Buck Henry; 2 Oscar nominations
A Delicate Balance	Tony Richardson	Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick	Drama	based on Edward Albee play
Detroit 9000	Arthur Marks	Alex Rocco, Hari Rhodes	Crime drama
Dillinger	John Milius	Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton, Geoffrey Lewis, Ben Johnson, Richard Dreyfuss, Cloris Leachman	Biography, Crime drama	story of John Dillinger
The Don Is Dead	Richard Fleischer	Anthony Quinn, Angel Tompkins, Robert Forster, Al Lettieri	Crime drama	Universal
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	John Newland	Kim Darby, Jim Hutton, William Demarest	Horror	made for TV
Don't Play Us Cheap	Melvin Van Peebles	Esther Rolle	Comedy
Electra Glide in Blue	James William Guercio	Robert Blake	Crime drama	United Artists
Emperor of the North	Robert Aldrich	Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine	Drama	aka Emperor of the North Pole
Enter the Dragon	Robert Clouse	Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly	Martial arts	Hong Kong co-production
Executive Action	David Miller	Burt Lancaster, Will Geer	Docudrama	on John F. Kennedy`s assassination in 1963
The Exorcist	William Friedkin	Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb	Horror	from William Peter Blatty novel; 10 Oscar nominations
Five on the Black Hand Side	Oscar Williams	D'Urville Martin	Comedy
The Forgotten aka Don't Look in the Basement	S.F. Brownrigg	Jessie Lee Fulton	Horror
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	Crime drama	from George V. Higgins novel
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	Fielder Cook	Ingrid Bergman	Family	from E. L. Konigsburg novel
Godspell	David Greene	Victor Garber	Musical	based on stage show
Gordon's War	Ossie Davis	Paul Winfield	Adventure

H–M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Happy Mother's Day, Love George	Darren McGavin	Patricia Neal, Cloris Leachman, Bobby Darin	Thriller
The Harrad Experiment	Ted Post	James Whitmore, Tippi Hedren, Don Johnson	Drama	from Robert Rimmer novel
Harry in Your Pocket	Bruce Geller	James Coburn, Michael Sarrazin	Drama	United Artists
Heavy Traffic	Ralph Bakshi	Joseph Kaufmann, Jamie Farr (voices)	Animated	Adult
Hell Up in Harlem	Larry Cohen	Fred Williamson, Julius Harris, Gloria Hendry	Crime drama	American International
High Plains Drifter	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan	Western	Universal
Hit!	Sidney J. Furie	Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor	Action
The Iceman Cometh	John Frankenheimer	Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan	Drama	from Eugene O'Neill play
Idaho Transfer	Peter Fonda	Keith Carradine	Sci-fi
Interval	Daniel Mann	Merle Oberon, Robert Wolders, Russ Conway	Romance	Oberon's final film
Invasion of the Bee Girls	Denis Sanders	Anitra Ford	Sci-fi
Jesus Christ Superstar	Norman Jewison	Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson	Musical	based on Broadway show
Jeremy	Arthur Barron	Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor	Romance
Jonathan Livingston Seagull	Hall Bartlett	James Franciscus, Juliet Mills		from Richard Bach novella
Jory	Jorge Fons	Robby Benson	Western
Kid Blue	James Frawley	Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, Peter Boyle	Western	20th Century Fox
Lady Ice	Tom Gries	Donald Sutherland, Jennifer O'Neill	Crime
The Last American Hero	Lamont Johnson	Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty	Biography	story of Junior Johnson
The Last Detail	Hal Ashby	Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid	Comedy, Drama	3 Oscar nominations
The Last of Sheila	Herbert Ross	James Coburn, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon, James Mason, Joan Hackett, Richard Benjamin, Ian McShane	Mystery	script by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim
The Laughing Policeman	Stuart Rosenberg	Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett, Jr., Joanna Cassidy, Cathy Lee Crosby	Crime drama	based on Swedish novel
Little Cigars	Chris Christenberry	Angel Tompkins	Comedy
Lolly-Madonna XXX	Richard C. Sarafian	Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges	Drama	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	Mystery	based on Raymond Chandler novel
Lost Horizon	Charles Jarrott	Liv Ullmann, Olivia Hussey, Peter Finch, Sally Kellerman, Charles Boyer, Michael York, John Gielgud, George Kennedy, Bobby Van	Musical, Fantasy	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	Drama	Columbia
Luther	Guy Green	Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee	Drama, Biography	story of Martin Luther
The Mack	Michael Campus	Max Julien, Richard Pryor, Roger E. Mosley	Crime drama	AIP
The Mackintosh Man	John Huston	Paul Newman, James Mason	Thriller	based on Desmond Bagley novel
Magnum Force	Ted Post	Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Tim Matheson, David Soul, Robert Urich	Crime drama	sequel to Dirty Harry
Manson	Laurence Merrick	Vincent Bugliosi	Documentary	story of Charles Manson
Maurie	Daniel Mann	Bernie Casey, Bo Svenson	Sports drama
Mean Streets	Martin Scorsese	Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel	Drama	1st Scorsese-De Niro pairing
Messiah of Evil aka Dead People	Willard Huyck	Elisha Cook, Jr., Anitra Ford	Horror

N–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Neptune Factor	Daniel Petrie	Ben Gazzara, Yvette Mimieux, Walter Pidgeon	Sci-fi	20th Century Fox
The No Mercy Man	Daniel Vance	Sid Haig, Ron Thompson	Action
Oklahoma Crude	Stanley Kramer	George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills	Drama	Columbia
One Little Indian	Bernard McEveety	James Garner, Pat Hingle, Vera Miles	Western	Disney
The Outfit	John Flynn	Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Sheree North, Robert Ryan	Crime drama	from Richard Stark novel
The Paper Chase	James Bridges	Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman	Drama	Oscar for Houseman
Paper Moon	Peter Bogdanovich	Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn	Comedy	Oscar for Tatum O'Neal
Papillon	Franklin J. Schaffner	Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman	Adventure	story of Henri Charrière
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid	Sam Peckinpah	James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Slim Pickens, Katy Jurado, Jack Elam, Chill Wills, John Beck, Richard Jaeckel, Jason Robards	Western, Biography	MGM
Please Don't Eat My Mother	Carl Monson	Buck Kartalian, Rene Bond	Comedy
Robin Hood	Wolfgang Reitherman	voices of Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas	Animated film	Set in 1192
SSSSSSS	Bernard L. Kowalski	Strother Martin	Horror
Save the Tiger	John G. Avildsen	Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford	Drama	Oscar for Lemmon
Scarecrow	Jerry Schatzberg	Gene Hackman, Al Pacino	Drama	Cannes Grand Prix award
Scorpio	Michael Winner	Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield	Thriller
Scream Blacula Scream	Bob Kelljan	William Marshall, Pam Grier	Horror	sequel to Blacula
Serpico	Sidney Lumet	Al Pacino, John Randolph, Tony Roberts	Crime, Biography	based on book by Peter Maas; Golden Globe for Pacino
The Seven-Ups	Philip D'Antoni	Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco	Crime drama	20th Century Fox
Shaft in Africa	John Guillermin	Richard Roundtree	Action	sequel to Shaft
Shamus	Buzz Kulik	Burt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon	Crime drama
Showdown	George Seaton	Dean Martin, Rock Hudson, Susan Clark	Western	Universal
Sisters	Brian De Palma	Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt	Horror
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off	Gordon Douglas	Jim Brown, Ed McMahon, Brock Peters	Blaxploitation	sequel to 1972 film
Sleeper	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Diane Keaton	Sci-fi comedy	United Artists
Slither	Howard Zieff	James Caan, Sally Kellerman, Peter Boyle	Crime
Some Call It Loving	James B. Harris	Zalman King, Richard Pryor	Drama
Soylent Green	Richard Fleischer	Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Edward G. Robinson	Science fiction	Robinson's final film
The Spook Who Sat By the Door	Ivan Dixon	Lawrence Cook	Drama
Steelyard Blues	Alan Myerson	Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter Boyle	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Sticks and Bones	Robert Downey, Sr.	Cliff DeYoung	Drama
The Sting	George Roy Hill	Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Jack Kehoe, Charles Durning, Dana Elcar, Harold Gould, Robert Earl Jones, Dimitra Arliss, Sally Kirkland	Crime, Comedy	won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture
The Stone Killer	Michael Winner	Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Paul Koslo	Crime	Columbia
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams	Gilbert Cates	Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney	Drama	2 Oscar nominations
Superdad	Vincent McEveety	Bob Crane, Barbara Rush, Kurt Russell	Family	Disney
Sweet Kill	Curtis Hanson	Tab Hunter, Isabel Jewell, John Aprea	Thriller

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Terminal Island	Stephanie Rothman	Phyllis Davis, Marta Kristen	Action
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	Adventure	from Alexandre Dumas story
Tom Sawyer	Don Taylor	Jodie Foster, Warren Oates	Musical	from Mark Twain novel
The Train Robbers	Burt Kennedy	John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Bobby Vinton	Western	Warner Bros.
Two People	Robert Wise	Peter Fonda, Lindsay Wagner	Drama
Visions of Eight	8 directors	1972 Summer Olympics	Documentary
Walking Tall	Phil Karlson	Joe Don Baker, Noah Beery, Jr.	Crime, Action	story of Buford Pusser
The Way We Were	Sydney Pollack	Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Susan Blakely, Patrick O'Neal, Lois Chiles	Romance	6 Oscar nominations; won Golden Globe
The Werewolf of Washington	Milton Moses Ginsberg	Dean Stockwell	Horror, Comedy
Westworld	Michael Crichton	Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin	Science fiction	MGM; written by Crichton
White Lightning	Joseph Sargent	Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins	Action	followed by Gator
Wicked, Wicked	Richard L. Bare	David Bailey, Tiffany Bolling	Horror
The World's Greatest Athlete	Robert Scheerer	John Amos, Tim Conway, Jan-Michael Vincent	Family	Disney

External links

1973 films at the Internet Movie Database