List of Italian films of 1972
A list of films produced in Italy in 1972 (see 1972 in film):

List of Italian films of 1972

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Table Section Text: A list of films produced in Italy in 1972 (see 1972 in film):

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York	Luigi Vanzi	Tony Anthony, Adolfo Celi, Richard Conte	Crime

Alfredo, Alfredo	Pietro Germi	Dustin Hoffman, Carla Gravina, Stefania Sandrelli	Comedy

All the Colors of the Dark	Sergio Martino	George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov	Giallo	Italian-Spanish co-production

The Avenger, Zorro	Rafael Romero Marchent	Fabio Testi, Simonetta Vitelli, Riccardo Garrone	N/A

L'amico del padrino	Farouk Agrama	Richard Harrison, Erika Blanc, Krista Nell	N/A	Italian-Turkish co-production

Un apprezzato professionista di sicuro avvenire	Giuseppe De Santis	Lino Capolicchio, Riccardo Cucciolla, Femi Benussi, Robert Hoffmann	drama

Arcana	Giulio Questi	Lucia Bosé, Tina Aumont	Horror

The Assassin of Rome	Damiano Damiani	Nino Manfredi, Gabriele Lavia	historical drama

Baron Blood	Mario Bava	Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti	N/A	Italian-West German co-production

Beati i ricchi	Salvatore Samperi	Paolo Villaggio, Sylva Koscina	Comedy

Beau Masque	Bernard Paul	Luigi Diberti	Drama

Byleth - The Demon of Incest	Leopoldo Savona	Mark Damon, Claudia Gravy, Aldo Bufi Landi	N/A

La bella Antonia, prima monica e poi dimonia	Mariano Laurenti	Edwige Fenech, Piero Focaccia	Commedia sexy all'italiana

Ben and Charlie	Michele Lupo	Giuliano Gemma, George Eastman, Marisa Mell	Spaghetti Western

Bianco, rosso e...	Alberto Lattuada	Sophia Loren, Adriano Celentano	Comedy

The Black Decameron	Piero Vivarelli	Beryl Cunningham	Comedy

Black Turin	Carlo Lizzani	Bud Spencer, Françoise Fabian, Andrea Balestri	N/A	Italian-French co-production

Blood Story	Amasi Damiani	Tony Kendall, Femi Benussi, Philip McNamara	N/A

Bloody Friday	Rolf Olsen	Gianni Macchia, Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August	N/A	West German-Italian co-production

Boccaccio	Bruno Corbucci	Alighiero Noschese, Enrico Montesano, Sylva Koscina	Comedy

Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna)	Franco Zeffirelli	Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker	Drama

La calandria	Pasquale Festa Campanile	Lando Buzzanca, Barbara Bouchet, Agostina Belli	Comedy

Caliber 9	Fernando Di Leo	Gastone Moschin, Barbara Bouchet, Mario Adorf	N/A

Casa d'appuntamento	Ferdinando Merighi	Anita Ekberg, Barbara Bouchet	Giallo

Il caso Pisciotta	Eriprando Visconti	Tony Musante, Carla Gravina	historical drama

The Canterbury Tales	Pier Paolo Pasolini	Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti	Erotic	Golden Bear winner at Berlin. Second film in Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life'. Spoken in English

The Case of the Bloody Iris	Giuliano Carnimeo	Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Paola Quattrini	Giallo

Una cavalla tutta nuda	Franco Rossetti	Don Backy, Barbara Bouchet, Renzo Montagnani	Commedia sexy all'italiana

Chronicle of a Homicide	Mauro Bolognini	Massimo Ranieri, Martin Balsam, Turi Ferro	Crime

Il coltello di ghiaccio	Umberto Lenzi	Carroll Baker, Evelyn Stewart	Giallo

Crime Boss	Alberto De Martino	Antonio Sabato, Telly Savalas, Paola Tedesco	N/A

The Dead Are Alive	Armando Crispino	Alex Cord, Samantha Eggar, John Marley	horror

Devil in the Brain	Sergio Sollima	Keir Dullea, Stefania Sandrelli	Giallo

Don't Torture a Duckling (Non si sevizia un paperino)	Lucio Fulci	Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas, Florinda Bolkan	Giallo	Acclaimed giallo noted for its dark subject matter on child killings.

Doppia coppia con Regina	Julio Buchs	Marisa Mell, Gabriele Ferzetti	thriller

I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam	Osvaldo Civirani	Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia	Comedy

The Eroticist	Lucio Fulci	Lando Buzzanca, Lionel Stander, Laura Antonelli	Commedia sexy all'italiana

Execution Squad	Mario Caiano	Enrico Maria Salerno, Mariangela Melato, Cyril Cusack	Poliziotteschi	Italian-West German co-production

Eye in the Labyrinth	Mario Caiano	Rosemary Dexter, Adolfo Celi, Alida Valli	horror

Fasthand	Mario Bianchi	Alan Steel, William Berger	spaghetti western

Fiorina la vacca	Vittorio De Sisti	Janet Agren, Gastone Moschin, Ornella Muti	Comedy

Frankenstein 80	[[Mario Mancini]|Mario Mancini]]]	John Richardson, Gordon Mitchell, Dalila Di Lazzaro	N/A

Gang War in Naples	Pasquale Squitieri	Fabio Testi, Jean Seberg, Raymond Pellegrin	N/A	Italian-French co-production

Il generale dorme in piedi	Francesco Massaro	Ugo Tognazzi, Mariangela Melato	Commedia all'italiana

Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado	Joe D'Amato (?)	Gordon Mitchell, Stelvio Rosi	Western comedy

The Hassled Hooker	Eriprando Visconti	Terence Hill, Paola Pitagora, Martin Balsam	Crime

Hector the Mighty	Enzo G. Castellari	Vittorio Caprioli, Giancarlo Giannini	Comedy

His Name Was Holy Ghost	Giuliano Carnimeo	Gianni Garko, Pilar Velázquez	Spaghetti western

The Infamous Column	Nelo Risi	Helmut Berger, Vittorio Caprioli, Francisco Rabal	historical drama

The Italian Connection	Fernando Di Leo	Henry Silva, Mario Adorf, Woody Strode	Crime	Italian-West German co-production

It Can Be Done Amigo	Maurizio Lucidi	Bud Spencer, Jack Palance	Spaghetti western

Jus primae noctis	Pasquale Festa Campanile	Lando Buzzanca, Renzo Montagnani, Marilù Tolo	comedy

The Killer is on the Phone	Alberto De Martino	Telly Savalas, Anne Heywood, Rossella Falk	giallo

Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo Tango a Parigi)	Bernardo Bertolucci	Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider	Romantic Drama

Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?	Giulio Petroni	Tomas Milian, Gregg Palmer, Janet Agren	Spaghetti Western

Liza (La cagna)	Marco Ferreri	Catherine Deneuve, Marcello Mastroianni	drama

Lo chiameremo Andrea	Vittorio De Sica	Nino Manfredi, Mariangela Melato	Commedia all'italiana

Long Arm of the Godfather	Nardo Bonomi	Adolfo Celi, Peter Lee Lawrence, Erika Blanc	N/A

Ludwig	Luchino Visconti	Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Silvana Mangano, Trevor Howard, Helmut Griem, Umberto Orsini	Historical drama	David di Donatello winner. There's a restored long version. It's about Ludwig II of Bavaria

The Master and Margaret	Aleksandar Petrović	Ugo Tognazzi, Mimsy Farmer	fantasy

The Master Touch	Michele Lupo	Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma, Florinda Bolkan	Crime	Italian-West German co-production

The Mattei Affair (Il caso Mattei)	Francesco Rosi	Gian Maria Volonté, Luigi Squarzina, Franco Graziosi	Political drama	Palme d'Or winner at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Based on the death of Enrico Mattei

La Mortadella (Lady Liberty)	Mario Monicelli	Sophia Loren, William Devane, Gigi Proietti, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito	Comedy

Lucifera: Demon Lover	Paolo Lombardo	Edmund Purdom, Rosalba Neri	Horror

Man Called Amen	Alfio Caltabiano	Luc Merenda, Sydne Rome	Spaghetti Western

Man from the Deep River	Umberto Lenzi	Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai	horror

The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire	Bruno Corbucci	Alighiero Noschese, Enrico Montesano, Erminio Macario	Comedy

More Sexy Canterbury Tales	Joe D'Amato	Monica Audras, Attilio Dottesio, Ari Hanow	decamerotico

La morte accarezza a mezzanotte	Luciano Ercoli	Susan Scott, Peter Martell	Giallo

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life	Ettore Scola	Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur	Commedia all'italiana

My Dear Killer	Tonino Valerii	George Hilton, Marilù Tolo	Giallo

My Name Is Shanghai Joe	Mario Caiano	Klaus Kinski, Gordon Mitchell	Spaghetti Western

Naked Girl Killed in the Park	Alfonso Brescia	Robert Hoffmann, Adolfo Celi	Giallo

The Night of the Devils	Giorgio Ferroni	Gianni Garko, Agostina Belli, Roberto Maldera	Italian-Spanish co-production

Pinocchio	Giuliano Cenci	Renato Rascel, Lauro Gazzolo	animated film

Il provinciale	Luciano Salce	Gianni Morandi, Maria Grazia Buccella	Comedy

La ragazza dalla pelle di luna	Luigi Scattini	Zeudi Araya, Ugo Pagliai, Beba Lončar	erotic

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die	Tonino Valerii	James Coburn, Bud Spencer, Telly Savalas	Spaghetti western

The Red Headed Corpse	Renzo Russo	Farley Granger, Erika Blanc, Krista Nell	Giallo

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times	Emilio Miraglia	Barbara Bouchet, Ugo Pagliai, Sybil Danning	Giallo	Italian-West German co-production

The Return of Clint the Stranger	Alfonso Balcázar	George Martin, Klaus Kinski	Spaghetti western

Return of Halleluja	Giuliano Carnimeo	George Hilton, Lincoln Tate	Spaghetti western

The Ribald Decameron	Giuseppe Vari	Malisa Longo, Orchidea De Santis	Commedia sexy all'italiana

Tough Guy	Franco Prosperi	Robert Blake, Catherine Spaak, Ernest Borgnine	Film noir

Roma	Federico Fellini	Peter Gonzales Falcon, Pia De Doses, Alvaro Vitali	Felliniesque	Cannes Award

La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no	Giorgio Capitani	Lando Buzzanca, Catherine Spaak	Comedy

The Scientific Cardplayer (Lo scopone scientifico)	Luigi Comencini	Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten, Bette Davis, Mario Carotenuto	Commedia all'italiana	2 David di Donatello

The Seduction of Mimi (Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore)	Lina Wertmüller	Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato	Commedia all'italiana	Entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival

Sentence of God (I senza dio)	Roberto Bianchi Montero	Antonio Sabàto Sr, Chris Avram	Western

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids	Umberto Lenzi	Rossella Falk, Antonio Sabàto	Giallo

Shadows Unseen	Camillo Bazzoni	Frederick Stafford, Marilù Tolo, Franco Fabrizi	N/A	Italian-French-West German co-production

[[Sicilian Checkmate The Sicilian Checkmate|Sicilian Checkmate The Sicilian Checkmate]]	Florestano Vancini	Enrico Maria Salerno, Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf	N/A

The Sicilian Connection	Ferdinando Baldi	Ben Gazzara, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi	N/A

Il sindacalista	Luciano Salce	Lando Buzzanca, Paola Pitagora	Comedy

Slap the Monster on Page One	Marco Bellocchio	Gian Maria Volonté, Laura Betti	Drama

Smile Before Death	Silvio Amadio	Jenny Tamburi, Rosalba Neri	Giallo

Sonny and Jed	Sergio Corbucci	Tomas Milian, Susan George, Telly Savalas	Comedy-western

So Sweet, So Dead	Roberto Bianchi Montero	Farley Granger, Sylva Koscina	Giallo

Spirits of Death	Romano Scavolini	Evelyn Stewart, Luigi Pistilli, Ivan Rassimov	N/A

Sting of the West (Tedeum)	Enzo G. Castellari	Jack Palance, Lionel Stander	Spaghetti western

Storm Rider (Il Grande duello)	Giancarlo Santi	Lee Van Cleef, Jess Hahn	Spaghetti western

Summertime Killer	Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi	Ben Gazzara, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi	N/A	Spanish-French-Italian co-production

Tarzan and the Brown Prince	Manuel Caño	Steve Hawkes	Jungle adventure

This Kind of Love	Alberto Bevilacqua	Jean Seberg, Ugo Tognazzi	drama

Tragic Ceremony	Riccardo Freda	Camille Keaton, Luciana Paluzzi, Luigi Pistilli	Horror

Trinity Is STILL My Name! (Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità)	Enzo Barboni	Terence Hill, Bud Spencer	Spaghetti western	Sequel of My Name is Trinity

The Two Faces of Fear	Tulio Demicheli	George Hilton, Luciana Paluzzi	giallo	Spanish-Italian co-production

Ubalda, All Naked and Warm	Mariano Laurenti	Edwige Fenech, Pippo Franco	Commedia sexy all'italiana

L'uccello migratore	Steno	Lando Buzzanca, Rossana Podestà	Comedy

L'udienza	Marco Ferreri	Enzo Jannacci, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio Gassman	comedy-drama	Entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival

The Valachi Papers	Terence Young	Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura	Crime

Valerie Inside Outside	Brunello Rondi	Barbara Bouchet, Pier Paolo Capponi, Erna Schürer	drama

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key	Sergio Martino	Edwige Fenech, Beba Lončar, Anita Strindberg	Giallo

The Weapon, the Hour & the Motive	Francesco Mazzei	Renzo Montagnani, Eva Czemerys	Giallo

What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?	Sergio Corbucci	Vittorio Gassman, Paolo Villaggio	Spaghetti western

What Have You Done to Solange?	Massimo Dallamano	Fabio Testi, Cristina Galbó	Giallo

When Women Lost Their Tails	Pasquale Festa Campanile	Senta Berger, Lando Buzzanca, Frank Wolff	Comedy

When Women Were Called Virgins	Aldo Grimaldi	Edwige Fenech, Vittorio Caprioli	Commedia sexy all'italiana

Winged Devils	Duccio Tessari	Riccardo Salvino, Barbara Bouchet	Adventure

Without Family	Vittorio Gassman	Vittorio Gassman, Paolo Villaggio	Commedia all'italiana

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?	Giuseppe Vari	Lou Castel, Beba Lončar, Adolfo Celi	Crime

Who Saw Her Die? (Chi l'ha vista morire? )	Aldo Lado	George Lazenby, Anita Strindberg, Adolfo Celi	Crime

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The Ribald Decameron is a 1972 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Giuseppe Vari.

final_sentence: The Ribald Decameron is a 1972 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Giuseppe Vari.