1971 in film

List of years in film (table)
In home video
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
In television
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1971 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1971
Rank Title Studio Domestic gross
1. Fiddler on the Roof United Artists $75,600,000[1]
2. The French Connection 20th Century Fox $51,700,000[2]
3. Diamonds Are Forever United Artists $43,819,547[3]
4. Dirty Harry Warner Bros. $35,976,000[4]
5. Billy Jack Warner Bros. $32,500,000[5]
6. Summer of '42 Warner Bros. $32,063,634[6]
7. The Last Picture Show Columbia Pictures $29,133,000[7]
8. Carnal Knowledge Embassy Pictures $28,623,000[8]
9. A Clockwork Orange Warner Bros. $26,589,355[9]
10. Bedknobs and Broomsticks Walt Disney Productions $17,871,174[10]

Events

Awards

Category/Organization 29th Golden Globe Awards
February 6, 1972 		26th BAFTA Awards
February 26, 1973 		44th Academy Awards
April 10, 1972
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film The French Connection Fiddler on the Roof Cabaret The French Connection
Best Director William Friedkin
The French Connection 		Bob Fosse
Cabaret 		William Friedkin
The French Connection
Best Actor Gene Hackman
The French Connection 		Chaim Topol
Fiddler on the Roof 		Gene Hackman
The French Connection 		Gene Hackman
The French Connection
Best Actress Jane Fonda
Klute 		Twiggy
The Boy Friend 		Liza Minnelli
Cabaret 		Jane Fonda
Klute
Best Supporting Actor Ben Johnson
The Last Picture Show 		Ben Johnson
The Last Picture Show 		Ben Johnson
The Last Picture Show
Best Supporting Actress Cloris Leachman
The Last Picture Show 		Cloris Leachman
The Last Picture Show		 Cloris Leachman
The Last Picture Show
Best Screenplay, Original The Hospital
Paddy Chayefsky 		The Hospital
Paddy Chayefsky 		The Hospital
Paddy Chayefsky
Best Screenplay, Adapted The Last Picture Show
Peter Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry 		The French Connection
Ernest Tidyman
Best Score Shaft
Isaac Hayes 		The Godfather
Nino Rota 		Shaft
Isaac Hayes

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Go-Between, directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W. Germany

1971 film releases

U.S.A. unless stated

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1971

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Short film series

Births

Deaths

Film debuts

References

  1. ↑ Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061778896.
    • Fiddler on the Roof: p.527. $75.6 million (Initial Release Domestic Box office)
  2. ↑ "The French Connection, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Diamonds Are Forever, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dirty Harry, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Billy Jack". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Summer of '42, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Last Picture Show, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Carnal Knowledge, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ "A Clockwork Orange, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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