List of American films of 1971
Title Director Cast Genre Note
THX 1138 George Lucas Robert Duvall , Donald Pleasence , Ian Wolfe , Don Pedro Colley science fiction Warner Bros. , Lucas 's first film
T.R . Baskin Herbert Ross Candice Bergen , Peter Boyle , James Caan drama Paramount
Taking Off Miloš Forman Lynn Carlin , Buck Henry , Georgia Engel comedy Universal
There 's Always Vanilla George A. Romero Raymond Laine drama Independent
They Might Be Giants Anthony Harvey George C. Scott , Joanne Woodward mystery Universal ; from James Goldman play
The Todd Killings Barry Shear Robert F. Lyons , Richard Thomas , Belinda Montgomery Thriller National General
The Touch Ingmar Bergman Elliott Gould , Bibi Andersson , Max von Sydow drama Cinerama
The Touch of Satan Tom Laughlin Michael Berry horror Independent
A Town Called Bastard Robert Parrish Robert Shaw , Stella Stevens , Telly Savalas western Independent
T.R . Baskin Herbert Ross Candice Bergen , Peter Boyle , James Caan Drama Paramount
The Trojan Women Michael Cacoyannis Katharine Hepburn , Vanessa Redgrave , Geneviève Bujold , Irene Papas drama Cinerama
Two-Lane Blacktop Monte Hellman Warren Oates , James Taylor , Dennis Wilson drama Universal
Valdez Is Coming Edwin Sherin Burt Lancaster , Susan Clark , Jon Cypher western United Artists . Elmore Leonard story
Vanishing Point Richard C. Sarafian Barry Newman , Cleavon Little , Dean Jagger action 20th Century Fox . Remade in 1997
The Velvet Vampire Stephanie Rothman Celeste Yarnall , Michael Blodgett Horror New World Pictures
Villain Michael Tuchner Richard Burton , Ian McShane crime MGM
Von Richthofen and Brown Roger Corman John Phillip Law , Don Stroud , Corin Redgrave war United Artists
Wake in Fright Ted Kotcheff Donald Pleasence , Gary Bond , Chips Rafferty Thriller United Artists
Welcome to the Club Walter Shenson Jack Warden , Kevin O'Connor , Al Mancini Comedy Columbia
Werewolves on Wheels Michel Levesque Billy Gray , Stephen Oliver , Barry McGuire horror , action Independent
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This is a list of American films released in 1971. At the 44th Academy Awards, The French Connection won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The other nominees were A Clockwork Orange, Fiddler on the Roof, The Last Picture Show and Nicholas and Alexandra.