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1971 in film
See also:
1970 in film
,
other events of 1971
,
1972 in film
,
list of 'years in film'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Top Grossing Films of the Year
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Other Movies Released
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
.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
Billy Jack[?]
Fiddler on the Roof
Diamonds Are Forever
Carnal Knowledge[?]
Stanley Kubrick
's
A Clockwork Orange
Willard[?]
Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song[?]
Escape from the Planet of the Apes[?]
The Big Doll House[?]
Big Jake[?]
Births
February 17
-
Denise Richards
March 31
-
Ewan McGregor
August 31
-
Chris Tucker
, actor
October 29
-
Winona Ryder
, American actor.
November 2
-
Daniel C. Boyer
, American screenwriter, actor, director.
November 25
-
Christina Applegate
Deaths
January 5
-
Douglas Shearer
, pioneer motion-picture sound engineer
February 26
-
Fernandel
, actor
March 8
–
Harold Lloyd
, silent screen comedian
July 6
-
Louis Armstrong
, musician, actor
December 31
-
Peter Deuel[?]
31, actor (
suicide
)
Other Movies Released
The French Connection
Fiddler on the Roof
Dirty Harry[?]
starring
Clint Eastwood
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