1971 in film (original) (raw)
See also: 1970 in film, other events of 1971, 1972 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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 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)