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List of British films of 1972

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ6564942 ↗
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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1972 (see 1972 in film):

Feature films

Documentaries and short films

Most Popular Films at the British Box Office in 1972

Source:

Diamonds Are Forever

The Godfather

Fiddler on the Roof

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

The Devils

Steptoe and Son

The French Connection

Nicholas and Alexandra

Ryan's Daughter

Dirty Harry

Mary, Queen of Scots

A Clockwork Orange

What's Up, Doc?

Straw Dogs

Shaft

Klute

Young Winston

The Go-Between

Mutiny on the Buses

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Please Sir!

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