1971 in film

	… 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; ; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; ; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981 …;
	In home video 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 In television 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
	Art; Archaeology; Architecture; Literature; Music; Philosophy; Science +...;

video

File:Placeholder

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[]

February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour.
The first permanent IMAX projection system is installed at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto.
April 23 - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song becomes the highest-grossing independent film of 1971.

Awards[]

Category/Organization	29th Golden Globe Awards February 6, 1972		26th BAFTA Awards February 26, 1973	44th Academy Awards April 10, 1972
Category/Organization	Drama	Musical or Comedy	26th BAFTA Awards February 26, 1973	44th Academy Awards April 10, 1972
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 Hospital Paddy Chayefsky		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[]

Romance films released in 1971[]

Harold and Maude

Births[]

January 2 - Taye Diggs, American actor
January 7 - Jeremy Renner, American actor
January 11 - Mary J. Blige, American musician
January 15 - Regina King, American actress
January 24 - Stanislas Merhar, French actor
February 1
- Jill Kelly, American pornographic actress
- Michael C. Hall, American actor
February 11 - Damian Lewis, English actor
February 15
- Alex Borstein, American actress
- Renee O'Connor, American actress
February 17 - Denise Richards, American actress
February 22 - Lea Salonga, Filipina voice actress/singer
February 25 - Sean Astin, American actor
March 2 - Method Man, American actor and musician
March 5 - Yuri Lowenthal, American voice actor
March 7 - Peter Sarsgaard, American actor
March 10 - Jon Hamm, American actor
March 13 - Annabeth Gish, American actress
March 15 - Chris Patton, American voice actor
March 27 - Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor
March 31 - Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
April 12 - Shannen Doherty, American actress
April 18 - David Tennant, Scottish actor
April 19 - Wendy Powell, American voice actress
April 28 - Bridget Moynahan, American actress
May 14 - Sofia Coppola, American actress, writer, and director
May 27
- Lisa Lopes, American singer and actress (d.2002)
- Paul Bettany, English actor
May 30 - Idina Menzel, American actress, singer and songwriter
June 4 - Noah Wyle, American actor
June 5 - Mark Wahlberg, American actor and musician
June 15 - Taavi Eelmaa, Estonian actor
June 16 -
- Eva Püssa, Estonian actress
- Tupac Shakur, American actor and musician (d.1996)
July 1 - Missy Elliott, American musician and actress
July 16 - Corey Feldman, American actor
July 21 - Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actress
August 10 - Justin Theroux, American actor
August 29 - Carla Gugino, American actress
August 31 - Chris Tucker, American actor
September 8
- David Arquette, American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter
- Martin Freeman, English actor
September 14 - Kimberly Williams-Paisley, American actresses
September 15 - Colleen Villard, American voice actress
September 16 - Amy Poehler, American actress
September 18 - Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress
September 21 - Luke Wilson, American actor
October 20 - Snoop Dogg, American musician and actor
October 29 - Winona Ryder, American actress
November 3 - Piret Laurimaa, Estonian actress
November 25 - Christina Applegate, American actress
December 1 - Emily Mortimer, English actress
December 6 - Katariina Unt, Estonian actress
December 7 - Chasey Lain, American pornographic actress
December 23 - Corey Haim, Canadian actor (d. 2010)
December 25 - Ain Mäeots, Estonian actor, director and producer
December 26 - Jared Leto, American actor and musician

Notable deaths[]

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession	Notable films
January	5	Douglas Shearer	71	Canada	Sound Engineer	The Wizard of Oz Singin' in the Rain
	5	Fanfulla	57	Italy	Actor	Fellini Satyricon The Clowns
	15	John Dall	52	USA	Actor	Rope Spartacus
	20	Broncho Billy Anderson	90	USA	Actor, Director, Writer	The Great Train Robbery The Weak-End Party
	25	Isobel Lennart	55	USA	Screenwriter	Two for the Seesaw Funny Girl
February	3	Jay C. Flippen	71	USA	Actor	Oklahoma! Winchester '73
	22	Frédéric Mariotti	87	France	Actor	Barrabas Mare Nostrum
	26	Fernandel	67	France	Actor	Around the World in 80 Days The Little World of Don Camillo
March	5	Winnie Lightner	71	USA	Actress	Gold Diggers of Broadway She Had to Say Yes
	8	Harold Lloyd	87	USA	Actor, Director, Writer	Safety Last! The Freshman
	8	Borden Chase	71	USA	Screenwriter	Red River Winchester '73
	12	Roy Glenn	56	USA	Actor	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner A Raisin in the Sun
	12	Tor Johnson	67	Sweden	Actor	Plan 9 from Outer Space Bride of the Monster
	15	Bebe Daniels	70	USA	Actress	42nd Street The Maltese Falcon
	21	Nan Wynn	55	USA	Singer, Actress	A Shot in the Dark Pardon My Sarong
	30	Werner Peters	52	Germany	Actor	Dog Eat Dog Death Knocks Twice
April	9	Paulette Noizeux	83	France	Actress	Lady Killer La Digue
	20	Cecil Parker	73	UK	Actor	Oh! What a Lovely War The Citadel
	21	Edmund Lowe	81	USA	Actor	Dinner at Eight Dillinger
	28	John Tansey	69	USA	Actor, Director	The Sky Rider Trouping with Ellen
May	1	Glenda Farrell	66	USA	Actress	Little Caesar I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
	27	Chips Rafferty	62	Australia	Actor	The Sundowners Mutiny on the Bounty
	28	Audie Murphy	45	USA	Actor	The Red Badge of Courage To Hell and Back
June	8	Piero Gherardi	61	Italy	Production, Costume Designer	La Dolce Vita 8½
	10	Michael Rennie	61	UK	Actor	The Robe The Day the Earth Stood Still
	18	Thomas Gomez	65	USA	Actor	Key Largo Pittsburgh
July	6	Louis Armstrong	69	USA	Actor, Musician	Hello, Dolly! High Society
	17	Cliff Edwards	76	USA	Actor, Singer	Pinocchio Dumbo
	19	Norman Reilly Raine	77	USA	Screenwriter	The Adventures of Robin Hood The Life of Emile Zola
	23	Van Heflin	60	USA	Actor	Shane 3:10 to Yuma
August	3	Ernst Eklund	81	Sweden	Actor	Crisis Banketten
	15	Paul Lukas	80	Hungary	Actor	The Lady Vanishes 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
	16	Spyros Skouras	78	Greece	Producer, Studio Executive	Cleopatra The Hustler
	17	Horace McMahon	65	USA	Actor	Detective Story Susan Slept Here
September	7	Spring Byington	84	USA	Actress	Meet John Doe You Can't Take It With You
	10	Pier Angeli	39	Italy	Actress	Somebody Up There Likes Me Battle of the Bulge
	11	Bella Darvi	42	Poland	Actress	The Egyptian Hell and High Water
October	11	Chester Conklin	85	USA	Actor	Modern Times The Great Dictator
	12	Fritz Achterberg	90	Germany	Actor	Hamlet The False Dimitri
	13	Phoebe Ephron	57	USA	Screenwriter	Desk Set Captain Newman, M.D.
	26	Vincent Coleman	71	USA	Actor	Has the World Gone Mad? The Magic Cup
November	2	Martha Vickers	46	USA	Actress	The Big Sleep Alimony
	17	Gladys Cooper	82	UK	Actress	My Fair Lady Rebecca
	19	Stuart Gilmore	70	USA	Editor, Director	Sullivan's Travels The Virginian
	26	Bengt Ekerot	51	Sweden	Actor	The Seventh Seal The Magician
December	12	Frank Wolff	43	USA	Actor	Salvatore Giuliano Once Upon a Time in the West
	13	Dita Parlo	63	Poland	Actress	La Grande Illusion L'Atalante
	18	Diana Lynn	45	USA	Actress	The Miracle of Morgan's Creek The Kentuckian
	26	Robert Lowery	58	USA	Actor	The Mark of Zorro Batman and Robin
	28	Max Steiner	83	Austria	Composer	Casablanca Gone with the Wind
	30	Dorothy Comingore	58	USA	Actress	Citizen Kane The Hairy Ape
	31	Marin Sais	81	USA	Actress	Oath of Vengeance Reefer Madness

Film debuts[]

F. Murray Abraham - They Might Be Giants
Kathy Bates - Taking Off
Stockard Channing - The Hospital
Brian Cox - Nicholas and Alexandra
Daniel Day-Lewis - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Gérard Depardieu - Cry of the Cormoran
Craig T. Nelson - The Return of Count Yorga
John Ritter - The Barefoot Executive
David Ogden Stiers - THX 1138

References[]

↑
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Fiddler on the Roof: p.527. $75.6 million (Initial Release Domestic Box office)
↑ "The French Connection, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
↑ "Diamonds Are Forever, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
↑ "Dirty Harry, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
↑ "Billy Jack". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
↑ "Summer of '42, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
↑ "The Last Picture Show, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
↑ "Carnal Knowledge, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
↑ "A Clockwork Orange, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
↑ "Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

Template:1971 films

[Block_&_Wilson-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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Fiddler on the Roof: p.527. $75.6 million (Initial Release Domestic Box office)

[2] 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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]