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director Peter Ustinov instructed Richard Burton not to blink during his performance as the sociopath in the 1972 film Hammersmith is Out?
Old Trail Town in Cody, Wyoming, is the second burial site of the mountain man Liver-Eating Johnson, the inspiration for the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson?

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List of years in film (table)
… 1962 ^. 1963 ^. 1964 ^. 1965 ^. 1966 ^. 1967 ^. 1968 … 1969 1970 1971 -1972- 1973 1974 1975 … 1976 ^. 1977 ^. 1978 ^. 1979 ^. 1980 ^. 1981 ^. 1982 … In home video: 1969 1970 1971 -1972- 1973 1974 1975 In television: 1969 1970 1971 -1972- 1973 1974 1975
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The year 1972 in film involved some significant events.

1 Events
2 Top grossing films (U.S.)
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1972
5 Births
6 Deaths
7 Film debuts

Events

Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	The Godfather	Paramount	$86,691,000
2.	The Poseidon Adventure	20th Century Fox	$42,000,000
3.	What's Up, Doc?	Warner Brothers	$28,000,000
4.	Deliverance	Warner Brothers	$22,600,000
5.	Jeremiah Johnson	Warner Brothers	$21,900,000
6.	Cabaret	Allied Artists	$20,250,000
7.	The Getaway	Cinema Film	$18,000,000
8.	Lady Sings the Blues	Paramount	$9,665,000
9.	Everything You Always Wanted to Know...	United Artists	$8,828,000
10.	Sounder	20th Century Fox	$8,726,000