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Ooh, You Are AwfulOoh, You Are Awful (1972)
Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Dick Emery, Derren Nesbitt, Ronald Fraser
Cheeky Brit comedy focused on a con–man (Emery) who swindles an Italian millionaire out of a large sum of cash, only to have it deposited into…
Pete 'n' TilliePete 'n' Tillie (1972)
Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page
Bittersweet character story of a smarmy rogue and an aging virgin who get married despite fundamental differences which remain unaltered nine years…
Play It Again, SamPlay It Again, Sam (1972) Aro Favourite
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts
Probably Woody Allen's funniest film is this tale of a nerdish film critic who is aided by the ghost of Bogart to find love after his wife divorces…
Pocket MoneyPocket Money (1972)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin
Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy gets mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked rancher. Amiable comedy written by a pre–fame…
PulpPulp (1972) Recommended
Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander
After completing the phenomenal GET CARTER Caine and dir. Hodges reteamed for this lightweight, yet highly watchable comedy thriller. Caine plays…
RentadickRentadick (1972)
Feat. Richard Briers, James Booth, Richard Beckinsale
From a screenplay by John Cleese and Graham Chapman, Rentadick, a band of private detectives, are hired to protect a rich scientist's business as…
SavagesSavages (1972)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Sam Waterston, Lewis J. Stadlen, Anne Francine
Merchant Ivory's most unexpected film is an allegorical story of a primitive jungle tribe who are interrupted, mid human–sacrifice, by a…
Seduction of Mimi, TheSeduction of Mimi, The (1972)
Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato
Satirical comedy taking plenty of shots at Italianisms, about a poor labourer who is forced to leave his family in Sicily to take an illegal factory…
Shelley (TV Series)Shelley (TV Series) (1972-1992)
Feat. Hywel Bennett
Classic British comedy series revels in one of the more unlikely deadly sins: sloth. University graduate James Shelley (Bennett) is a cynical,…
SleuthSleuth (1972) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
A supremely cunning, self–reflexive mystery satire based on the hit West End play, with Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine as affable…

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