This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1972. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Amuck! Silvio Amadio Italy Thriller Barbara Bouchet, Farley Granger, Rosalba Neri, Umberto Raho and Patrizia Viotti a.k.a. Alla ricerca del piacere
The Beguines Guy Casaril France Drama Anicée Alvina, Nicole Courcel, Venantino Venantini, Jean Martin, Ginette Leclerc and Harry-Max a.k.a. Le Rempart des béguines
The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantRainer Werner FassbinderWest GermanyDramaMargit Carstensen, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Gisela Fackeldey, Eva Mattes and Katrin Schaakea.k.a. Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant; based on Fassbinder's play of the same name
The Blood Spattered Bride Vicente Aranda Spain Horror Simón Andreu, Maribel Martín, Alexandra Bastedo a.k.a. La novia ensangrentada, Till Death Do Us Part; based on the novel Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
CabaretBob FosseUnited StatesMusical, dramaLiza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson, Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel, Helen Vita, Sigrid von Richthofen, Gerd Vespermann, Ralf Wolter, Georg Hartmann, Ricky Renee and Oliver Collignon
The Canterbury Tales Pier Paolo Passolini Italy Comedy, drama Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Josephine Chaplin, Alan Webb, Jenny Runacre, John Francis Lane, Tom Baker, Robin Askwith, Michael Balfour, Vernon Dobtcheff, Derek Deadman, Adrian Street, Nicholas Smith, Willoughby Goddard and Peter Stephens a.k.a. I racconti di Canterbury, based on the stories of the same name by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Case of the Bloody Iris Anthony Ascott Italy Thriller Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Paola Quattrini, Annabella Incontrera, George Rigaud and Giampiero Albertini a.k.a. Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?
Daughter of Dracula Jesus Franco Spain, France, Portugal Horror Britt Nichols, Anne Libert, Alberto Dalbés, Howard Vernon and Daniel White a.k.a. La hija de Drácula, La fille de Dracula
The Death of Maria Malibran Werner Schroeter West Germany Experimental, drama Magdalena Montezuma, Christine Kaufmann, Candy Darling, Manuela Riva, Ingrid Caven a.k.a. Der Tod der Maria Malibran; fictional, experimental film influenced by the life of opera singer Maria Malibran
DeliveranceJohn BoormanUnited StatesAdventure, drama, thrillerJon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Ed Ramey, Billy Redden, Bill McKinney, Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward, James Dickey, Macon McCalman, Belinda Beatty and Charley BoormanScreenplay by James Dickey, based on his novel of the same name
Georgia, Georgia Stig Björkman Sweden, United States Drama Diana Sands, Dirk Benedict, Minnie Gentry, Terry Whitmore, Diana Kjær, Lars-Erik Berenett, Stig Engström, James Thomas Finley Jr. and Roger Furman Screenplay by Maya Angelou, considered the first theatrically-released film to have been written by a Black woman
HeatPaul MorrisseyUnited StatesDramaJoe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles, Andrea Feldman, Pat Ast, Ray Vestal, Lester Persky, Eric Emerson, Gary Kaznocha, Harold Stevenson, John Hallowell, Pat Parlemon and Bonnie Walder
Her Third Egon Günther East Germany Romance, drama Jutta Hoffmann, Barbara Dittus, Rolf Ludwig, Peter Köhncke and Armin Mueller-Stahl Based on the short story Unter den Bäumen regnet es zweimal by Eberhard Panitz
I Want What I WantJohn DexterUnited KingdomDramaAnne Heywood, Harry Andrews and Jill BennettBased on the novel of the same name by Geoff Brown
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan Chor Yuen Hong Kong Action, drama Lily Ho, Betty Pei Ti and Yueh Hua a.k.a. Ai Nu
My Dearest SenoritaJaime de ArmiñánSpainRomance, dramaJosé Luis López Vázquez, Julieta Serrano, Antonio Ferrandis, Enrique Ávila, Lola Gaos, Chus Lampreave, Mónica Randall and José Luis Boraua.k.a. Mi querida señorita
Os Machões Reginaldo Faria Brazil Comedy Erasmo Carlos, Reginaldo Faria, Flávio Migliaccio, Mário Benvenutti and Neuza Amaral
Pete 'n' TillieMartin RittUnited StatesComedy, dramaWalter Matthau, Carol BurnettAdapted from the novella Witch's Mlik by Peter De Vries
Pink FlamingosJohn WatersUnited StatesComedy, crimeJohn Waters, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Danny Mills, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Channing Wilroy, Paul Swift, Susan Walsh, Linda Olgierson, Pat Moran, Steve Yeager, George Figgs and Elizabeth Coffey
Play It as It Lays Frank Perry United States Drama Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Tammy Grimes, Adam Roarke, Ruth Ford, Eddie Firestone, Diana Ewing and Paul Lambert Based on the novel of the same name by Joan Didion
The Pollen of Flowers Ha Gil-jong South Korea Drama Choi Ji-hee, Namkoong Won and Hah Myung-joong a.k.a. Hwabun, based on the novel of the same name by Yi Hyoseok
The Sensuous Three Robert van Ackeren West Germany Drama, comedy Mascha Rabben, Gabriele Lafari, Ulli Lommel, Rolf Zacher and Heidy Bohlen a.k.a. Harlis
Sins of Rachel Dick Fontaine United States Mystery, drama Ann Noble, Jerome Scott, Brett Mariott and Bruce Campbell
That Certain SummerLamont JohnsonUnited StatesDramaHal Holbrook, Martin SheenTV movie that was recognized as being the first network drama to depict a stable, same-gender couple
Tombs of the Blind Dead Amando de Ossorio Spain Horror Lone Fleming, César Burner, María Elena Arpón, José Thelman and Rufino Inglés a.k.a. La noche del terror ciego
Vanessa René Cardona Jr. Mexico Drama Laila Novak, Arthur Hansel, Jacqueline Voltaire, Carmen Serral, Hedi Blue and Maria Bardahl
Zee and Co.Brian G. HuttonUnited KingdomDramaElizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah York, Margaret Leighton, John Standing, Mary Larkin and Michael CashmanScreenplay by Edna O'Brien, who later adapted it into a novel; a.k.a. X Y and Zee, Zee and Company
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