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

1. Billy Jack
2. Fiddler on the Roof
3. Diamonds Are Forever
4. Carnal Knowledge
5. Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange
6. Willard
7. Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song
8. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
9. The Big Doll House
10. Big Jake

Births

• February 17 - Denise Richards
• March 31 - Ewan McGregor
• August 31 - Chris Tucker, actor
• October 29 - Winona Ryder, American actor.
• 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
• March 15 - Bebe Daniels, actor
• 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