List of French films of 1972 explained

A list of films produced in France in 1972.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Alfredo, Alfredo	Pietro Germi	Dustin Hoffman, Stefania Sandrelli, Carla Gravina	Comedy	Italian-French co-production[1]
The Bar at the Crossing			Adventure	[2]
The Canterbury Tales	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Adrian Street, Alan Webb, Albert King	Comedy	Italian-French co-production[3] [4]
César and Rosalie	Claude Sautet	Romy Schneider, Yves Montand, Sami Frey	Comedy-drama	French-Italian-West German co-production[5] [6]
Dear Louise			Drama, romance	French-Italian co-production[7]
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie			Avant-garde	French-Italian-Spanish co-production[8]
Dr. Popaul	Claude Chabrol	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Mia Farrow, Laura Antonelli	Comedy	French-Italian co-production[9]
Eglantine			Comedy, Drama	[10]
The Erotic Adventures of Zorro	Robert Freeman	David F. Friedman, John Alderman, Jude Farese	Adult, adventure	[11]
Escape to the Sun			Drama, thriller	Israeli-French-West German co-production[12]
Hearth Fires			Drama, romance	French-Italian co-production[13]
I Am Frigid... Why?			Drama, softcore sex film	[14]
Justine de Sade	Claude Pierson	Alice Arno, Mauro Parenti, Yves Arcanel	Adult, crime, drama	[15] [16]
Killer			Crime	French-Italian-West German co-production[17]
L'aventure, c'est l'aventure	Claude Lelouch	Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Charles Denner	Comedy	French-Italian co-production[18]
La Course du lièvre à travers les champs	René Clément	Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari	Crime	French-Italian co-production[19] [20]
La Fille de Dracula	Jesús Franco	Anne Libert, Britt Nichols, Jesus Franco	Horror	French-Portuguese co-production[21] [22] [23]
La Scoumoune	José Giovanni	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Michel Constantin	Crime	French-Italian co-production[24] [25]
La Vallée			Adventure, drama	[26]
Lady Liberty		Sophia Loren, William Devane, Gigi Proietti	Comedy	Italian-French co-production[27]
Last Tango in Paris			Drama	Italian-French co-production[28]
Le rempart des Béguines			Drama	French-Italian co-production[29]
Les intrus		Charles Aznavour, Marie-Christine Barrault, Raymond Pellegrin, Albert Minski	Crime, Drama	French-Italian co-production
Les malheurs d'Alfred			Comedy	[30]
Le Viager			Comedy	[31]
Love in the Afternoon			Drama	[32]
The Old Maid			Comedy, romance	[33]
Pas folle la guêpe			Comedy, Drama	French-Italian-West German co-production[34]
Plot			Thriller	French-Italian-West German production[35]
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die	Tonino Valerii		Western	Italian-Spanish-French-West German co-production[36]
Repeated Absences		Patrick Penn, Patrick Jouane, Nathalie Delon	Drama	[37]
Roma	Federico Fellini	Peter Gonzales, Fiona Florence, Pia De Doses	Comedy-drama	Italian-French co-production[38] [39]
The Senator Likes Women	Lucio Fulci	Agostina Belli, Arturo Dominici, Corrado Gaipa		Italian-French co-production[40]
State of Siege	Costa-Gavras			French-Italian-West German co-production[41]
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me			Comedy, crime	[42]
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe			Comedy	[43]
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks	Raymond LeBlanc		Animated film, adventure, children's	French-Belgium co-production[44] [45]
Tout va bien			Drama	French-Italian co-production[46]
Un flic			Crime	[47]
The Valachi Papers	Terence Young		Crime	Italian-French co-production[48]
We Won't Grow Old Together	Maurice Pialat		Drama
What?	Roman Polanski	Sydne Rome, Marcello Mastroianni	Comedy	Italian-French-West German co-production[49]

See also

• 1972 in France

References

• Book: Browning , John Edgar . Picart, Caroline Joan . Dracula in Visual Media:Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010 . . 2010 . 978-0786433650.

External links

• French films of 1972 at the Internet Movie Database
• French films of 1972 at Cinema-francais.fr

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alfredo, Alfredo. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Firsching, Robert. April 23, 2013.
2. Web site: La Bar de la Fourche. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
3. Web site: La Bar de la Fourche. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Hassen, Kristie. April 23, 2013.
4. Web site: I Racconti di Canterbury . Bifi.fr . French . April 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101109/http://cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr/index.php?pk=42433 . February 2, 2014 .
5. Web site: Cesar & Rosalie. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Seibert, Perry. April 24, 2013.
6. Web site: César et Rosalie . Bifi.fr . French . April 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513150814/http://cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr/index.php?pk=51127 . May 13, 2013 .
7. Web site: Chère Louise. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
8. Web site: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Voorhees, John. April 23, 2013.
9. Web site: Docteur Popaul. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 24, 2013.
10. Web site: Eglantine (1972). AllMovie. Erickson, Hal. February 19, 2024.
11. Web site: The Erotic Adventures of Zorro. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 24, 2013.
12. Web site: Escape to the Sun. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Erickson, Hal. April 23, 2013.
13. Web site: Les Feux de la Chandeleur. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
14. Web site: Je Suis Frigide...Pourquoi?. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Gusse, Brian. April 23, 2013.
15. Web site: Justine de Sade. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 24, 2013.
16. Web site: Justine (Sade) . Bifi.fr . French . April 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101011/http://cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr/index.php?pk=50248 . February 2, 2014 .
17. Web site: Le Tueur. AllMovie. Rovi Corporation. Erickson, Hal. April 26, 2024.
18. Web site: L'aventure, c'est l'aventure. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Erickson, Hal. April 24, 2013.
19. Web site: La Course Du Lièvre à Travers les Champs. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Brennan, Sandra. April 24, 2013.
20. Web site: La Course du lièvre à travers les champs . Bifi.fr . French . April 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513171656/http://cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr/index.php?pk=52844 . May 13, 2013 .
21. Web site: La Fille de Dracula. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Firsching, Robert. April 24, 2013.
22. Web site: La Fille de Dracula . Bifi.fr . French . April 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514000303/http://cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr/index.php?pk=65989 . May 14, 2013 .
23. Browning, 2010. p.87
24. Web site: La Scoumoune. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. German, Yuri. April 23, 2013.
25. Web site: La Scoumoune . Bifi.fr . French . April 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101056/http://cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr/index.php?pk=48733 . February 2, 2014 .
26. Web site: La Vallée. Allmovie. Seibert, Perry. April 24, 2013. Rovi Corporation.
27. Web site: Mortadella. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
28. Web site: Last Tango in Paris. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Erickson, Hal. April 23, 2013.
29. Web site: Le rempart des Béguines. Allmovie. Fountain, Clarke. May 5, 2023. Rovi Corporation.
30. Web site: Les Malheurs d'Alfred. Allmovie. Fountain, Clarke. April 24, 2013. Rovi Corporation.
31. Web site: Le Viager. Allmovie. Fountain, Clarke. November 14, 2023. Rovi Corporation.
32. Web site: Chloe in the Afternoon. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Brenner, Paul. April 23, 2013.
33. Web site: La Vieille Fille. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
34. Web site: Pas folle la guêpe. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. May 5, 2023.
35. Web site: L'Attentat. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
36. Web site: Una Ragione Per Vivere E Una Per Morire. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
37. Web site: L'Attentat. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
38. Web site: Fellini's Roma. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. LeVasseur, Andrea. April 24, 2013.
39. Web site: Roma . Bifi.fr . French . April 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513161431/http://cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr/index.php?pk=43398 . May 13, 2013 .
40. Web site: All'onorevole Piacciono le Donne. Allmovie. Seibert, Perry. April 24, 2013. Rovi Corporation.
41. Web site: Der unsichtbare Aufstand. Filmportal.de. October 29, 2012.
42. Web site: Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Erickson, Hal. Hal Erickson (author). April 23, 2013.
43. Web site: The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
44. Web site: Tintin and the Lake of Sharks. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
45. Web site: Tintin et le lac aux requins. Bifi.fr. French. April 24, 2013.
46. Web site: Tout va bien. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Deming, Mark. April 24, 2013.
47. Web site: Un flic. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Fountain, Clarke. April 23, 2013.
48. Web site: The Valachi Papers. Allmovie. Fountain, Clarke. Rovi Corporation.
49. Web site: Che?. Allmovie. Seibert, Perry. April 24, 2013. Rovi Corporation.