My Favorite Movies of 1972 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Cowboys

John Wayne stars as a Montana rancher who must drive his herd to market in South Dakota. When his crew runs off to join a gold rush, he hires a group of schoolboys to help. The film also stars Bruce Dern, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Robert Carradine.

Answer: The Poseidon Adventure

A cruise ship heading for the Greek Isles is capsized by a tsunami. An eclectic group of passengers, led by a maverick preacher played by Gene Hackman, works their way to the bottom of the ship to be rescued. The film also stars Ernest Borgnine, Shelly Winters, Leslie Nielsen, and Roddy McDowall.

Answer: Deliverance

In "Deliverance", a group of four Atlanta businessmen take a canoe trip in a rural area of northern Georgia and run afoul of the locals. The film stars Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, Jon Voight, and Ned Beatty.

Answer: Play it Again, Sam

Woody Allen plays a divorced San Francisco man who sees the ghost of Humphrey Bogart and takes advice from him on dating. The movie also features Diane Keaton.

Answer: Dr. Phibes Rises Again

In this sequel to "The Abominable Dr. Phibes", Vincent Price returns as Anton Phibes, a concert organist and acoustics expert thought to have died in an accident. Phibes is now seeking the secret of immortality for himself and resurrection for his wife in Egypt.

Answer: Rage

George C. Scott stars as a rancher who is exposed to an experimental Army nerve gas while camping with his son. When his son dies and the Army will not admit what happened, he seeks revenge. The film also stars Martin Sheen.

Answer: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex

Woody Allen's film takes a humorous look at topics such as perversion, homosexuality, sexual researchers, and others in a series of sketches starring Allen, Anthony Quayle, Burt Reynolds. Gene Wilder, John Carradine, and Tony Randall.

Answer: The Candidate

A Democratic Party official chooses the son of California's governor to run against a Republican senator in a race no one expects him to win. When he unexpectedly wins the election, all are at a loss on what to do next. The film stars Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, and Melvyn Douglas.

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

"Frenzy" is a British made Hitchcock film in which an ex-RAF officer is accused of strangling a number of women in the London area. The accused seeks help from his greengrocer friend, who turns out to be the real killer.

Answer: The Hot Rock

Robert Redford stars as an ex-convict whose brother-in-law talks him into a job stealing a large diamond from the Brooklyn Museum. A wealthy African doctor wants to return the jewel to his home country, from where it was stolen in the 19th century. The film also stars George Segal, Moses Gunn, Ron Liebman, Paul Sand, and Zero Mostel.

Answer: The Godfather

Based on the 1969 Mario Puzo novel, "The Godfather" tells the story of the Corleone crime family as they try to stay in power amid a gang war in post World War II New York. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, and Richard Castellano.

Answer: The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Paul Newman stars in this comedy-drama about a man who proclaims himself judge in a lawless town in the West. He hires a gang of outlaws as marshals and shares the loot that they take from other outlaws brought into his court. The film also features Victoria Principal, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, and Roddy McDowall.

Answer: Jeremiah Johnson

Based on the legend of "Liver Eating Johnson", a trapper who fought a one-man war against the Crow native tribe in the 1840s, "Jeremiah Johnson" stars Robert Redford as the man who learns to be a trapper and mountain man after moving to the Rockies.

Answer: Sounder

When the husband of a family of black sharecroppers goes to jail for theft of a ham, the authorities put him in a distant jail. His oldest son finds out where he is and visits him, discovering a school that he can attend on the way. The father promises to send his son to the school so that he can have a better life. The film stars Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield.

Answer: The Valachi Papers

Charles Bronson stars as Joseph Valachi, a "foot soldier" for the New York Mafia from the 1920s to the late 1950s. He becomes an informant after his former gang leader tries to have him murdered in prison. The film also stars Jill Ireland and Joseph Wiseman.