Best movies of 1972

Actors : Claudia Reame, Don Carrara, Ultra Violet, Marland Proctor,
Directors : John Kirkland,

A phantom horseman who appears every night with a human head tucked under his arm lets it be known that he is searching for eight gunfighters.

Actors : Marvin Howard, Eric Allison, Mason Caulfield, Maria De Aragon,
Directors : Harry Essex,

An alien life form that is a huge ball of living matter invades earth, and replenishes itself by absorbing people.

Actors : Maurizio Degli Esposti, Lucia Bosé, Tina Aumont, Rosaria,
Directors : Giulio Questi,

A Sicilian widow earns her living as a clairvoyant, in Milan, but she hasn't got any power at all. Her son instead holds supernatural powers and with the help of his mother he becomes a ...

Actors : Martin Balsam, Paola Pitagora, Adalberto Maria Merli, Terence Hill,
Directors : Eriprando Visconti,

Luisa Latin, betrayed by her husband, is imprisoned for the murder of her husband's mistress - who is still alive. When Luisa is released from prison, she kills her.

Actors : Jane Tsentas, Rick Cassidy, Cleo O'Hara, Sandra Henderson,
Directors : Walt Davis,

A religious fanatic murders people who are engaging in sex.

Actors : Sayuri Ichijo, Hiroko Isayama, Gô Awazu, Kazuko Shirakawa,
Directors : Tatsumi Kumashiro,

The story is about a stripper's relationships with two men: her boyfriend and a club owner.

Actors : René Caron, Sophie Carrière, Suzanne Valéry, Marcel Sabourin,
Directors : Denys Arcand,

A robbery at the secluded country home of a wealthy old man goes horribly awry.

Actors : J.G. Patterson Jr., Jenny Driggers, Roy Mehaffey, Linda Faile,
Directors : J.G. Patterson Jr.,

Emminent plastic surgeon and mad scientist Don Brandon loses his wife Anitra - pinup model and social butterfly - in a tragic accident. He and his faithful humpbacked and drooling assistant...

Actors : Saira Banu, Navin Nischol, Ashok Kumar, Pran,
Directors : Brij,

Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disguises herself as a boy, and the hunt for the stash of diamonds hidden in her Victoria.

Actors : Lloyd Bridges, Pamela Sue Martin, Phyllis Newman, Darren O'Connor,
Directors : Buzz Kulik,

The platonic friendship between two high school youths is explored through the attempts to get the girl an abortion. Her young male friend offers his support and tries to find her a doctor....

Actors : Hôsei Komatsu, Hiromi Kurita, Shôji Ishibashi, Lily,
Directors : Nagisa Ôshima,

Story is about a Tokyo girl looking round Okinawa island for her long-lost brother and finding he is the tourist guide with whom she has had an affair.

Actors : Geraldine Chaplin, Donald Pleasence, Dana Andrews, Stanley Baker,
Directors : Peter Collinson,

Experienced British spy must retrieve a defecting Soviet scientist from Turkey. When a pretty female innocent bystander gets kidnapped by mistake by his enemies, he feels responsible and decides to help her as well.

Actors : Bassan Lofti Abou-Ghazala, Saleh Kholoki, Mohamed Kheir-Halouani, Abderrahman Alrahy,
Directors : Tewfik Saleh,

Set in Iraq (but shot in Syria), this is the story of three men who try to leave their impoverished and hopeless lives to get get work in Kuwait. They hire a water-truck driver to transport...

Actors : Maray Ayres, Gisele MacKenzie, Wanda Hendrix, Barry Coe,
Directors : Rogelio A. González,

A woman finds herself possessed by the soul of another woman trapped inside a painting.

Actors : Ivan Rassimov, Luigi Pistilli, Pilar Velázquez, Ida Galli,
Directors : Romano Scavolini,

As a Child Mariale witnesses her father kill her mother. Years later, she spends her life with little contact from the outside world living in a gloomy castle. One day, however Mariale ...

Actors : Eduardo Fajardo, Paolo Villaggio, Riccardo Garrone, Vittorio Gassman,
Directors : Sergio Corbucci,

Actors : Uschi Glas, Fabio Testi, Jean Gabin, Jacques Richard,
Directors : Denys de La Patellière,

Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a break and goes on the run. He arrives in Marseilles, intending to escape abroad. Here, he falls for a young prostitute, Gerda.

Actors : Alfiero Vincenti, Donyale Luna, Carmelo Bene, Lydia Mancinelli,
Directors : Carmelo Bene,

A psychedelic re-telling of the biblical story. Salome is the daughter of the second wife of King Herod. The King is infatuated with her and after she fails to seduce the prophet John (The ...

Actors : Hung Pai, Fei Meng, Lin Lin Li, Yasuaki Kurata,
Directors : Yang Ming Tsai,

A gifted but proud young martial arts student injures and kills an opponent. In retaliation , his father is killed. The young student vows revenge and begins to prepare for his epic face-off.

Actors : Glória Menezes, Rubens Ewald Filho, Tarcísio Meira, Dionísio Azevedo,
Directors : Carlos Coimbra,

The dream of Brazilian independence, under Dom Pedro I, is expressed in the cry of "Freedom or Death" (O Grito de Independencia ou Morte), since cries were the only way to rally up support ...