Film year 1973
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Other events
Film year 1973 | |
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Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather wins the Oscar for best film of the year. | |
Events
- April 15: The broadcast of the WDR produced telefilm smog in the ARD provides many anxious calls from viewers who treated the film smog had scenario considered real.
- United Artists takes over the film distribution of the Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
- The American Film Institute is presenting the AFI Life Achievement Award for the first time . The first winner is John Ford .
- January - The winners of the 1973 BRAVO Otto readers' choice
- Category - Male Movie Star: Gold Ron Ely , Silver Ryan O'Neal , Bronze Terence Hill
- Category - female film star: Gold Uschi Glas , silver Ali MacGraw , bronze Heidi Hansen
Top 10 most successful films
In Germany
The ten most successful films at the German box office according to attendance (as of November 24, 2018):
space | Movie title | Visitors |
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1. | Papillon | 6,427,961 |
2. | Two heaven dogs on their way to hell | 6,427,961 |
3. | My name is Nobody | 6.287.013 |
4th | James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die | 6,000,000 |
5. | The last tango in Paris | 5,200,000 |
6th | The angels also eat beans | 3,500,000 |
7th | The big eat | 3,080,175 |
8th. | The tall blonde with the black shoe | 3,000,000 |
9. | The adventures of Rabbi Jacob | 2,500,000 |
10. | Everything you always wanted to know about sex but never dared to ask | 2,000,000 |
Film awards
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards will take place on January 28th at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
- Best drama: The godfather of Francis Ford Coppola
- Best Musical / Comedy: Cabaret by Bob Fosse
- Best Actor (Drama): Marlon Brando in The Godfather
- Best Actress (Drama): Liv Ullmann in Emigranten
- Best Actor (Musical / Comedy): Jack Lemmon in Avanti, Avanti!
- Best Actress (Musical / Comedy): Liza Minnelli in Cabaret
- Best Supporting Actor: Joel Gray in Cabaret
- Best Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters in Poseidon's Descent into Hell
- Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather
- Best music: Nino Rota for The Godfather
- Cecil B. DeMille Award : Samuel Goldwyn
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards will be held on March 27 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
- Best Film: The Godfather of Francis Ford Coppola
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando in The Godfather
- Best Actress: Liza Minnelli in Cabaret
- Best Director: Bob Fosse for Cabaret
- Best Supporting Actor: Joel Gray in Cabaret
- Best Supporting Actress: Eileen Heckart in Butterflies Are Free
- Best Foreign Language Film: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie by Luis Buñuel
Complete list of award winners
Cannes International Film Festival 1973
The festival starts on May 10th and ends on May 25th. The jury under President Ingrid Bergman awards the following prizes:
- Golden Palm : Message for Lady Franklin by Alan Bridges and Asphalt Blossoms by Jerry Schatzberg
- Best Actor: Giancarlo Giannini in Love and Anarchy
- Best Actress: Joanne Woodward in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Marigolds
Berlin International Film Festival 1973
The festival starts on June 22nd and ends on July 3rd. The jury awards the following prizes:
German film award
- Best Picture: The experts of Norbert Kückelmann
- Best leading actress: Margit Carstensen for The bitter tears of Petra by Kant and Eva Mattes for The bitter tears of Petra by Kant and Wildwechsel
- Best leading actor: Klaus Schwarzkopf for All People Become Brothers and Walter Sedlmayr for Theodor Hierneis or How to become a former court chef
Society of Film and Television Arts Awards
- Best film: Cabaret by Bob Fosse
- Best Director: Bob Fosse for Cabaret
- Best Actor: Gene Hackman for French Connection - Brooklyn Focal Point and Poseidon's Descent into Hell
- Best Actress: Liza Minnelli for Cabaret
- Best Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson for The Final Performance
- Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman for The Last Performance
Étoile de Cristal
- Best film: Une larme dans l'océan by Henri Glaeser
- Best Actor: Roland Dubillard in Quelque part quelqu'un
- Best Actress: Marie Dubois in Land Surveyors
- Best foreign film: Miklós Jancsó for his complete works
- Best Foreign Actor: Bud Cort in Harold and Maude
- Best foreign actress: Lea Massari for her complete works
New York Film Critics Circle Award
- Best film: The American Night by François Truffaut
- Best director: François Truffaut for American Night
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando in The Last Tango in Paris
- Best Actress: Joanne Woodward in Summer Wishes - Winter Dreams
- Best Supporting Actor: Robert De Niro in The Final Game
- Best Supporting Actress: Valentina Cortese in The American Night
National Board of Review
- Best Picture: The highlight of George Roy Hill
- Best director: Ingmar Bergman for screams and whispers
- Best Actor: Al Pacino in Serpico and Robert Ryan in The Iceman Cometh
- Best leading actress: Liv Ullmann in Das neue Land
- Best Supporting Actor: John Houseman in Trials
- Best supporting actress: Sylvia Sidney in Summer Wishes - Winter Dreams
- Best Foreign Language Film: Screams and Whispers by Ingmar Bergman
Further film prizes and awards
- AFI Life Achievement Award : John Ford
- David di Donatello : Alfredo, Alfredo and Ludwig II. (Best Italian Film) and The Godfather (Best Foreign Film)
- German Critics' Prize : Wolf Gremm
- Directors Guild of America Award : Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather , David Lean and William A. Wellman (awards for their life's work)
- Ernst Lubitsch Prize : Robert van Ackeren for Harlis
- Guldbagge : Screams and Whispers by Ingmar Bergman
- Louis Delluc Prize : The Watchmaker of St. Paul by Bertrand Tavernier
- Nastro d'Argento : The Last Tango in Paris by Bernardo Bertolucci and Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick
- National Society of Film Critics Award : The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie by Luis Buñuel
- German Film Critics' Prize : Dear Mother, I'm fine by Christian Ziewer and Die Wollands by Marianne Lüdcke and Ingo Krati
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastián : The Spirit of the Beehive by Víctor Erice (Golden Shell)
- Writers Guild of America Award : Bill McKay - The Candidate (Best Original Screenplay-Drama), Is' What, Doc? (Best Original Screenplay-Comedy), The Godfather (Best Adapted Screenplay-Drama), Cabaret (Best Adapted Screenplay-Comedy), William Rose (Lifetime Achievement)
Birthdays
January to March
January
- Danny Lloyd , American child actor January 1:
- Michael Ostrowski , Austrian actor January 3:
- Harmony Korine , American director and screenwriter January 4th:
- Angela Bettis , American actress January 9:
- January 10: Jakob Cedergren , Danish actor
- January 16: Josie Davis , American actress
- January 26: Jennifer Crystal , American actress
- January 26th: Melvil Poupaud , French actor
- January 31: Portia de Rossi , Australian actress
February
- Colin Egglesfield , American actor February 9:
- February 11: Jeon Do-yeon , Korean actress
- February 18: Vanessa Bauche , Mexican actress
- February 20: Andrea Savage , American actress
- February 24th: Lars Kraume , German director
- February 25: Anson Mount , American actor
- February 26: Małgorzata Szumowska , Polish director
March
- Jack Davenport , British actor March 1:
- Len Wiseman , American director and screenwriter March 4:
- March 16: Florian Lukas , German actor
- March 20: Jane March , British actress
- March 21: Vanessa Branch , American actress
- March 24th: Jim Parsons , American actor
- March 29: TR Knight , American actor
April to June
April
- Roselyn Sánchez , Puerto Rican actress April 2:
- Jamie Bamber , British actor April 3:
- Matthew Ferguson , Canadian actor April 3:
- Adam Scott , American actor April 3:
- Élodie Bouchez , French actress April 5:
- Lori Heuring , American actress April 6:
- Emma Caulfield , American actress April 8:
- April 11: Jennifer Esposito , American actress
- April 10: Guillaume Canet , French actor and director
- April 14: Adrien Brody , American actor
- April 24: Damon Lindelof , American screenwriter and producer
- April 28: Elisabeth Röhm , German-American actress
May
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck , German director May 2nd:
- Jennifer Tung , American actor May 3:
- May 11: James Haven Voight , American actor
- May 22nd: Nikolaj Lie Kaas , Danish actor
- May 25: Molly Sims , American actress
June
- Lexa Doig , Canadian actress June 8:
- June 10: Faith Evans , American actress
- June 13th: Kathrin Resetarits , Austrian actress and director
- June 15: Neil Patrick Harris , American actor
- June 18: Julie Depardieu , French actress
- June 21: Juliette Lewis , American actress
- June 23: Joris Gratwohl , Swiss actor
- June 27: Elena Lyons , American actress
- June 28: Carsten Bjørnlund , Danish actor
July to September
July
- Simon Hatzl , Austrian actor July 2nd:
- Patrick Wilson , American actor July 3:
- Troy Garity , American actor July 7:
- Enrique Murciano , American actor July 9:
- July 14th: Candela Peña , Spanish actress
- July 15: Brian Austin Green , American actor
- July 19: Saïd Taghmaoui , French actor
- July 23: Omar Epps , American actor
- July 24th: Ana Cristina de Oliveira , Portuguese-American actress
- July 25: Michael C. Williams , American actor
- July 26: Kate Beckinsale , British actress
- July 29: Stephen Dorff , American actor
August
- Eduardo Noriega , Spanish actor August 1st:
- Michael Ealy , American actor August 3:
- Stephen Graham , British actor August 3rd:
- Vera Farmiga , American actress August 6:
- Senta Moses , American actress August 8:
- August 23: Jermaine Hopkins , American actor
- August 24: Carmine Giovinazzo , American actor
- August 24: Barret Oliver , American actor
- August 25: Fatih Akın , German-Turkish director
- August 28: J. August Richards , American actor
- August 29: Daniel Burman , Argentinian director
- August 29th: Derek Meister , German screenwriter
September
- Katt Williams , American actor September 2:
- Kirill Pirogov , Russian actor September 4:
- Paddy Considine , British actor September 5:
- Rose McGowan , American actress September 5:
- Shannon Elizabeth , American actress September 7th:
- September 12: Paul Walker , American actor († 2013)
- September 18: James Marsden , American actor
- September 25: Bridgette Wilson , American actress
- September 26: Maria Bonnevie , Norwegian-Swedish actress
October to December
October
- Devid Striesow , German actor October 1st:
- Keiko Agena , American actress October 3:
- Hedy Burress , American actress October 3:
- Neve Campbell , Canadian actress October 3:
- Lena Headey , British actress October 3rd:
- Dennis Gansel , German director October 4th:
- Ioan Gruffudd , Welsh actor October 6:
- Erin Daniels , American actress October 9:
- October 16: Philipp Hochmair , Austrian actor
- October 16: Eva Röse , Swedish actress
- October 18: Sergei Besrukov , Russian actor
- October 25: Michael Weston , American actor
- October 29: Trevor Lissauer , American actor
November
- Aishwarya Rai , Indian actress November 1st:
- Marisol Nichols , American actress November 2:
- Sticky Fingaz , American actor and rapper November 3:
- Susan Downey , American actress November 6:
- November 12: Radha Mitchell , Australian actress
- November 14: Matt Cedeño , American actor
- November 15: Sydney Tamiia Poitier , American actress
- November 24th: Paola Cortellesi , Italian actress and presenter
- November 26: Peter Facinelli , American actor
- November 27: Tadanobu Asano , Japanese actor
- November 27: Samantha Harris , American actress
December
- Kenny Easterday , American actor († 2016) December 7:
- December 24th: Stephenie Meyer , American writer and producer
- December 30th: Jason Behr , American actor
- December 30th: Chris Fisher , American director and producer
- December 30th: Maureen Flannigan , American actress
Day unknown
- Nadja Klier , German still photographer and child actress
- Kieran O'Brien , British actor
- Sonja Romei , Austrian actress
deceased
January to March
January
- January 24: J. Carrol Naish , American actor (* 1896)
- January 26: Edward G. Robinson , American actor (* 1893)
- January 28: John Banner , American-Austrian actor (* 1910)
- January 29: Ludwig Stössel , Austrian actor (* 1883)
February
- February 15: Tim Holt , American actor (* 1919)
- February 17th: Adelheid Seeck , German actress (* 1912)
- February 18: Max Mack , German film pioneer (* 1884)
- February 22nd: Katina Paxinou , Greek actress (* 1900)
- February 24: Robert A. Stemmle , German screenwriter and director (* 1903)
- February 28: Cecil Kellaway , American actor (* 1893)
March
- Rupert Crosse , British actor (born 1927) March 5:
- Alexander Ptuschko , Soviet director (* 1900) March 6:
- March 10: Robert Siodmak , German director (* 1900)
- March 26: Noël Coward , British writer and actor (* 1899)
- March 27: Mikhail Kalatosow , Georgian-Russian director (* 1903)
- March 31: Melville Cooper , British actor (born 1896)
April to June
April
- Carmine Gallone , Italian director (* 1886) April 4:
- Viktor de Kowa , German actor (* 1904) April 8:
- April 12: Arthur Freed , American film producer (* 1894)
- April 13: Balraj Sahni , Indian actor (* 1913)
- April 14th: Minna Gombell , American actress (* 1892)
- April 20: Robert Armstrong , American actor (* 1890)
- April 21: Merian C. Cooper , American director (* 1893)
May
- May 11: Lex Barker , American actor (born 1919)
- May 12: Frances Marion , American screenwriter (* 1888)
- May 31: Alexandra Sorina , Russian actress (* 1899)
June
- June 10: William Inge , American playwright and screenwriter (* 1913)
- June 19: Gustaf Molander , Swedish director and screenwriter (* 1888)
- June 22nd: Friedl Czepa , Austrian actress (* 1898)
- June 24th: Mary Carr , American actress (* 1874)
- June 27: Arthur P. Jacobs , American producer (born 1922)
July to September
July
- Betty Grable , American actress (* 1916) July 2:
- George Macready , American actor (* 1899) July 2:
- Harry Oliver , American production designer and art director (* 1888) July 5:
- Joe E. Brown , American actor (* 1891) July 6:
- Veronica Lake , American actress (born 1922) July 7th:
- July 11: Robert Ryan , American actor (born 1909)
- July 13: Lon Chaney junior , American actor (born 1906)
- July 13: Willy Fritsch , German actor (* 1901)
- July 18: Jack Hawkins , British actor (born 1910)
- July 20: Bruce Lee , American actor (* 1940)
August
- Jean-Pierre Melville , French director (* 1917) August 2nd:
- August 26: Carl Lerner , American director and film editor (* 1912)
- August 29: Stringer Davis , British actor (born 1899)
- August 29: Michael Dunn , American actor (born 1934)
- August 31: John Ford , American director (* 1894)
September
- September 13: Betty Field , American actress (born 1913)
- September 20: Glenn Strange , American actor (* 1899)
- September 22nd: Charles Previn , American composer (* 1888)
- September 26: Anna Magnani , Italian actress (* 1908)
October to December
October
- Sidney Blackmer , American actor (* 1895) October 5:
- October 18: Walt Kelly , American animator (* 1913)
November
- Marc Allégret , French director (* 1900) November 3:
- November 13: Lila Lee , American actress (* 1901)
- November 21: Armand Thirard , French cameraman (* 1899)
- November 23: Sessue Hayakawa , Japanese actor (* 1889)
- November 23: Constance Talmadge , American actress (* 1897)
December
- Willy Reichert , German actor (* 1896) December 8:
- December 12th: Ranald MacDougall , American screenwriter and director (born 1915)
- December 16: Hilde von Stolz , Austrian actress (* 1903)
- December 20: Käthe von Nagy , Hungarian actress (* 1904)
- December 26: William Haines , American actor (born 1900)
- December 28: Alexander Arturowitsch Rou , Soviet director (* 1906)
- December 29th: Willy Birgel , German actor (* 1891)
- December 31: A. Edward Sutherland , British director (* 1895)
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ The most successful films in Germany 1973. In: InsideKino. November 19, 2006, accessed November 24, 2018 .