All Films

The Little Car

1972 • 14 min • United Kingdom

A short story about a small green family car, who dreams of being bright red, and not outdone by the big grey car.

The Disappearing Man

1972 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Episode of The Frighteners: A tired and worried man fails to see his reflection in a train window. He comes to the conclusion that he is being ignored in life because he is disappearing from the world.

Sexual Meditation: Office Suite

1972 • 4 min • United States of America

This film evolves from several years’ observation of the sexual energy which charges the world of business and the qualities of palatial environ which this energy often creates. It is one of the most perfect films it has been given to me to make. – S.B.

The Underground Movie

1972 • 14 min

Everyone has wondered what it would be like to dig right through to the other side of the Earth. This animated film takes the wonder a step further. Here the probe is accomplished with a machine as ingenious as any that have reached the moon. Dubbed 'Old Chucknose' and equipped with amazing gadgetry, it bores through every layer of the Earth's crust and centre. Perhaps it's not a blueprint of things to come, but it's plausible enough as observed in this cartoon.

At the Lőrinc Spinnery

1972 • 16 min • Hungary

A candid portrait of the women working at the Lőrinc spinning mill. As with so many of Mészáros’ shorts, this work has foundations in autobiography, and she would later return to this particular world in one of her fiction features.

The Sellouts

1972 • 25 min • United States of America

A 1972 television adaptation of Los Vendidos, a one-act play by Chicano playwright Luis Valdez, a founding member of El Teatro Campesino. The play examines and dramatizes stereotypes of Mexican Americans in California and how they are treated by local, state, and federal governments.

Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert

1972 • 60 min • United Kingdom

A classic concert by Gordon Lightfoot from 1972, accompanied by Red Shea and Richard Haynes. They perform songs including Summer Side of Life, Saturday Clothes, That's What You Get For Loving Me, Affair on 8th Avenue, If I Could Read Your Mind, Steel Rail Blues, Ten Degrees and Getting Colder, Early Morning Rain, Me and Bobby McGee, Minstrel of the Dawn and Canadian Pacific Trilogy.

Aranea

1972 • 6 min • United States of America

American horror short from 1972.

Palestine - Denmark, Same Struggle

1972 • 40 min • Denmark

This film analyzes the economic interests underpinning the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, with a particular focus on the influence of international oil interests in the region. The analysis found here is inspired by the writings of the Palestinian writer and journalist Ghassan Kanafani.

The General's Day

1972 • 59 min

When Mrs Hinch, the sinister charlady, decides to move in, General Suffolk fights his last battle.

Kolya, Olya and Archimedes

1972 • 19 min • Soviet Union

Children end up in Ancient Greece, where they learn the laws of physics from Archimedes.

The Faces: Sounds for Saturday

1972 • 45 min • United Kingdom

The Faces recorded live in London at BBC Studios for the Sounds for Saturday programme. Rebroadcast in 2010 as part of VH-1's Crown Jewels of The BBC collection.

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II

1972 • 36 min

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II was a boxing event that took place on September 20, 1972 for the regional North American Boxing Federation (NABF) heavyweight title.

Mirrorman

1972 • 25 min • Japan

A theatrical release of the 1st episode of Mirrorman as part of the 1972 Spring Toho Champion Festival.

Design Q & A

1972 • 5 min

The Eames design philosophy presented in the form of a series of questions posed by a curator at the Louvre and answered by Charles Eames.

Drivers

1972 • 7 min • Soviet Union

If we are not careful, one day the cars will take over all existence on Earth. The conflict between drivers and pedestrians is seen from the driver's point of view. The film depicts a humorous opposition to Tuganov's earlier film "Pedestrians".

Murder on the Night Train

1972 • 50 min • Yugoslavia

An old and a young man are travelling together. The old man reminds the young of his father, and the young man reminds the old of his wasted and meaningless life.

The Collector

1972 • 3 min • Yugoslavia

A butterfly collector seeks the last missing piece of his collection.

Niedziela Barabasza

1972 • 25 min • Poland

During a football match, one of the teams' goalkeepers is approached by his wife, who starts an argument.

The Pleasures of a Woman

1972 • 60 min

A series of erotic encounters between a young woman and her recently-widowed aunt.

The Principles of Safety and Hygiene in a Copper Mine

1972 • 20 min

Commissioned film about the conditions of safety and hygiene in the Lubin copper mine.

Between Wrocław and Zielona Góra

1972 • 11 min • Poland

A commissioned film about the Lubin copper mine.

The Spy's Wife

1972 • 27 min • United Kingdom

A spy and his wife simultaneously attempt adultery.

Cherished Dream

1972 • 10 min • Soviet Union