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The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.
le class="wikitable"> | | Rank | Title | Studio | US Gross |
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| 1. | Fiddler on the Roof | United Artists | $38,261,000 | | 2. | Billy Jack | Warner Brothers | $32,500,000 | | 3. | The French Connection | 20th Century Fox | $26,315,000 | | 4. | Summer of '42 | Warner Bros | $20,500,000 | | 5. | Diamonds Are Forever | United Artists | $19,727,000 | | 6. | Dirty Harry | Warner Brothers | $18,000,000 | | 7. | A Clockwork Orange | Warner Brothers | $17,000,000 | | 8. | Carnal Knowledge | Embassy | $14,075,000 | | 9. | The Last Picture Show | Columbia | $13,100,000 | | 10. | Bedknobs and Broomsticks* | Disney | $11,426,000 | |
(*) After Theatrical re-issue(s)
source:http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1971.shtml
Awards Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: The French Connection - D'Antoni-Schine-Moore, 20th Century-Fox
- Best Director:
William Friedkin - The French ConnectionBest Actor: Gene Hackman - The French ConnectionBest Actress: Jane Fonda - KluteBest Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson - The Last Picture ShowBest Supporting Actress: - Cloris Leachman - The Last Picture ShowBest Foreign Language Film: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W.

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The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.
Events
- February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour
- The first permanent IMAX projection system is installed at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto.
- April 23 - The film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song becomes the highest-grossing independent film of 1971.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | US Gross |
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| 1. | Fiddler on the Roof | United Artists | $38,261,000 | | 2. | Billy Jack | Warner Brothers | $32,500,000 | | 3. | The French Connection | 20th Century Fox | $26,315,000 | | 4. | Summer of '42 | Warner Bros | $20,500,000 | | 5. | Diamonds Are Forever | United Artists | $19,727,000 | | 6. | Dirty Harry | Warner Brothers | $18,000,000 | | 7. | A Clockwork Orange | Warner Brothers | $17,000,000 | | 8. | Carnal Knowledge | Embassy | $14,075,000 | | 9. | The Last Picture Show | Columbia | $13,100,000 | | 10. | Bedknobs and Broomsticks* | Disney | $11,426,000 | |
(*) After Theatrical re-issue(s)
source:http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1971.shtml
Awards Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: The French Connection - D'Antoni-Schine-Moore, 20th Century-Fox
- Best Director:
William Friedkin - The French ConnectionBest Actor: Gene Hackman - The French ConnectionBest Actress: Jane Fonda - KluteBest Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson - The Last Picture ShowBest Supporting Actress: - Cloris Leachman - The Last Picture ShowBest Foreign Language Film: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W. Germany
Golden Globe Awards:
Drama:Best Picture: The French ConnectionBest Actor: Gene Hackman - The French ConnectionBest Actress: Jane Fonda - Klute
Musical or comedy:Best Picture: Fiddler on the RoofBest Actor: Topol - Fiddler on the RoofBest Actress: Twiggy - The Boy Friend
OtherBest Director: William Friedkin - The French Connection
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Go-Between, directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W. Germany
Films released in 1971
Births
- January 2 - Taye Diggs, actor
- January 11 - Mary J. Blige, musician
- January 15 - Regina King, actor
- January 17 - Kid Rock, musician
- February 1 - Michael C. Hall, actor
- February 1 - Jill Kelly, adult actress
- February 11 - Damien Lewis, actor
- February 15 - Alex Borstein, actress
- February 17 - Denise Richards, actress
- February 24 - Stephen Petit, actor and musician
- March 7 - Peter Sarsgaard, actor
- March 7 - Rachel Weisz, actress
- March 13 - Annabeth Gish, actress
- March 27 - Nathan Fillion, actor
- March 31 - Ewan McGregor actor
- April 1 - Method Man actor and musician
- April 12 - Shannon Doherty actress
- April 18 - David Tennant actor
- May 14 - Sofia Coppola, actress, writer, and director
- May 27 - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez singer and actress
- August 31 - Chris Tucker, actor
- June 4 - Noah Wyle actor
- June 5 - Mark Wahlberg actor and musician
- June 16 - Tupac Shakur actor and musican
- July 1 - Missy Elliott musician and actress
- July 16 - Corey Feldman actor
- August 29 - Carla Gugino, actress.
- October 29 - Winona Ryder, actress.
- September 8 - Winona Ryder, actress, model
- September 16 - Amy Poehler, actress
- September 18 - Jada Pinkett-Smith, actress
- September 21 - Luke Wilson, actor
- October 20 - Snoop Dogg, musician and actor
- November 25 - Christina Applegate actress
- December 7 - Chasey Lain adult actress
- December 23 - Corey Haim, actor
- December 26 - Jared Leto, actor and musician
Deaths
- January 5 - Douglas Shearer, pioneer motion-picture sound engineer
- January 15 - John Dall, actor
- February 26 - Fernandel, actor
- March 8 – Harold Lloyd, silent screen comedian
- March 15 - Bebe Daniels, actress
- May 1 - Glenda Farrell, actress
- May 27 - Chips Rafferty, Australian actor
- May 28 - Audie Murphy, World War II hero became film actor after the war
- July 3 - Jim Morrison, songwriter, poet, musician
- July 6 - Louis Armstrong, musician, actor
- July 23 - Van Heflin, actor
- August 15 - Paul Lukas, actor
- September 7 - Spring Byington, actress
- September 10 - Pier Angeli, actress
- September 11 - Bella Darvi, actress
- October 11 - Chester Conklin, actor
- October 26 - Vincent Coleman, actor
- November 17 - Gladys Cooper, actress
- December 13 - Dita Parlo, actress
- December 18 - Diana Lynn, actress
- December 28 - Max Steiner, film composer
- December 30 - Dorothy Comingore, actress best known as Susan Kane in Citizen Kane
- December 31 - Pete Duel 31, actor (suicide)
- December 31 - Marin Sais, actress
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