41. 1776
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Actors: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, John Cullum, Roy Poole
Plot: A moving portrayal of the arguments for and against the creation of the
Declaration of Independence, "1776" is written from actual documents and
recorded conversations of the Continental Congress of the original 13
colonies of America. Told in the form of a musical comedy, this film
follows John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson in their
search for the beginnings of the American Dream
42. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Philip Kaufman
Actors: Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Elcar, Donald Moffat
Plot: The legendary 1876 bank robbery that was the beginning of the end of the notorious Jesse James gang.
43. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Paul Newman
Actors: Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Judith Lowry, David Spielberg, Carolyn Coates
44. The Hot Rock
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Yates
Actors: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, William Redfield
Plot: A nice comedy-of-errors crime caper, based on the Donald Westlake novel, in which a group of off-their-game petty criminals attempt a heist. Robert Redford and George Segal lead a colorful cast.
45. The King of Marvin Gardens
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Rafelson
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Scatman Crothers, Arnold Williams
46. Four Nights of a Dreamer ( Quatre nuits d'un rêveur )
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Bresson
Actors: Isabelle Weingarten, Guillaume des Forêts, Maurice Monnoyer, Lidia Biondi, Jérôme Massart, Patrick Jouané
47. Tales from the Crypt
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Richard Greene, Ian Hendry, Patrick Magee
Plot: A group of people touring some catacombs find themselves lost until the run into the Crypt Keeper - who tells five tales: a murdering wife comes face-to-face with a homicidal Santa on Christmas Eve; a philandering husband runs off with a mistress only to face death - more than once; a snobbish man and his son drive a kindly neighbor to death only to face the consequences when he comes back; a wish-granting statue is a curse rather than blessing for a husband and wife; finally, a greedy director for a home for the blind finds the tables turned when his cost-cutting results in death.
48. Cisco Pike
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bill L. Norton
Actors: Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, Harry Dean Stanton, Viva, Antonio Fargas
49. Trinity is Still My Name ( ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità )
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Enzo Barboni
Actors: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Yanti Somer, Enzo Tarascio, Harry Carey Jr., Jessica Dublin
Plot: Two unlikely heros team up again in this Italian Western. Similar in style to the old Clint Eastwood westerns.
50. Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The ( Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant, Die )
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Actors: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey, Irm Hermann
Plot: Petra von Kant is a world-famous fashion designer with a caustic, self-serving nature - often targeted as her long-suffering co-designer (and maid and secretary) Marlene. But then Karin enters the picture. A 23-year-old beauty with dreams of becoming a model, she entices Petra, and the two soon become lovers. Soon, she is invited to her home and the emotional journey, and aftermath, of this relationship drives the film.
