All Films

Under the Age

1972 • 30 min • United Kingdom

The story concerns Susie, a transgender bartender, dealing with four patrons who stumble into her place of work. Susie grows wary of the two men and the two women, the latter of which are underage, and tension begins to mount and escalate between all of the characters.

Bank Holiday

1972 • 30 min

18-year-old friends Todd and Towzer set off by motorbike to spend a Bank Holiday weekend in Scarborough. Their long hair, cut-off denim jackets, medals, badges and swastikas lead to hostility from everyone they meet, including the police

Young Goodman Brown

1972 • 30 min

The witch-burning days of New England are graphically recalled in this film adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic short story.

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

1972 • 41 min • United States of America

With the Mystery Machine stuck in mud, Mystery Inc. ends up becoming housekeepers for the Addams Family while Gomez and Morticia go on vacation to the Okefenokee Swamp. A giant vulture like super villain known as the Vulture threatens the Addams house and Wednesday goes missing, so Scooby and the gang go to find her and stop the Vulture.

Flashpoint

1972 • 55 min • Australia

A drama set in the isolated, mining town of Newman in northwest Australia, where men outnumber women fifty to one and the human flashpoint is set low. A new miner, David, is attracted to the young wife of his older boss, Foxy, whose jealousy is renowned amongst the locals.

The Murder of Julius Caesar

1972 • 30 min • Mexico, Italy, Spain

Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14

1972 • 25 min • United States of America

Clerow Wilson and his friends attempt to put on a play to raise money for their band uniforms.

Wieners and Buns Musical

1972 • 14 min • United States of America

A musical about an unhappy couple and the man that stands between them. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

Bye, Bye, Blackboard

1972 • 6 min • United States of America

In the final theatrical Woody Woodpecker cartoon, Woody's dog Alfie follows him to school, where teacher Mrs. Meany tries to keep the dog out of her classroom.

Travels of Marco Polo

1972 • 60 min • Australia

Explorer Marco Polo is assigned to accompany two priests on a mission to China, to try to convert the "pagan" Kublai Khan to Christianity. However, on a dangerous trek through the mountains, the priests decide they don't believe that China even exists, and when Marco tries to argue the point, they abandon him and turn back. He eventually makes it through the mountains and into the fabled land of China, where he is received at the court of Kublai Khan as an envoy. Accompanied by his faithful servant Pedro, Marco spends 20 years in that country, and when he eventually returns to Europe what he brings with him changes the course of history forever.

Skinflicker

1972 • 44 min • United Kingdom

This chilling and provocative faux home movie presents the story of three dissidents and their plan to commit a revolutionary act on film. Bicât and scriptwriter Howard Brenton explore the consequences and co-option of political violence with hard, grubby directness and a pre-punk, semi-nihilistic attack on bourgeois values.

The Making of Silent Running

1972 • 49 min • United States of America

An on-set documentary about the making of the classic science fiction film 'Silent Running'.

Krapp's Last Tape

1972 • 33 min

A 69-year-old man sits alone on his birthday and listens to his past through the form of tape reels he has recorded throughout his life.

Boubou cravate

1972 • 29 min • France, Cameroon

An African diplomat who has returned to his native country after a long stay in Europe realizes that perhaps he has assimilated too much white culture.

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

1972 • 24 min • United States of America

With the school election looming, Linus is talked into running for school president. With Lucy and Charlie Brown as his campaign manager and Snoopy and Woodstock assisting, he stands a decent chance of victory. Soon however, he makes unrealistic promises and learns the hard way that preaching about the Great Pumpkin can not be considered a sound campaign strategy.

The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey

1972 • 28 min • United States of America

"A family of Polish immigrants has a difficult time adjusting to life in the United States. The story centers on the son, named Janek, who has trouble fitting in at school and with his family."

Henshin Ninja Arashi: The Movie

1972 • 24 min • Japan

During the Edo period, Henshin Ninja Arashi and his allies fight for peace. (extended version of episode 6 of the TV series)

Affinities

1972 • 5 min • United States of America

A ballet of squares and octagons in many forms, exhibiting a variety of geometric and sometimes sensuous interactions.

Song of Love

1972 • 26 min • France

Two prisoners in complete isolation, separated by the thick brick walls, and desperately in need of human contact, devise a most unusual kind of communication.

Chow Fun

1972 • 4 min • United States of America

An early short by Sally Cruikshank. Running through various anthropomorphized creatures, this short lack a real sense of narrative.

Ronnie

1972 • 4 min • United States of America

A naked hustler tells his story nonstop. A real wonder-hunk.

Fol-de-Rol

1972 • 60 min • United States of America

A filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The special was a pilot for a weekly series.

The Telephone at Work

1972 • 14 min • United Kingdom

A short film on telephone etiquette in business and in the office.

Horrible Rape

1972 • 58 min • Turkey

Whilst on a picnic a teacher and her young student accidentally stumble across a murder victim and unwittingly become the target of the murderer.