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GumshoeGumshoe (1972)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay
Paying sly homage to Bogart, Chandler and Hammett, this sly detective spoof is the directorial debut of prolific British director Stephen Frears.…
Lord Peter Wimsey (TV Series)Lord Peter Wimsey (TV Series) (1972)
Feat. Ian Carmichael
Dorothy L. Sayers's archetypal British gentleman detective sleuths murders and crimes of passions in this sophisticated and subtly satirical BBC…
Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, TheNight Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The (1972-1973) Recommended
Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis
Feat. Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland
Two excellent and groundbreaking tele–movies from the early 70s starring Darren McGavin as wise–cracking 'regular guy' reporter Carl…
PulpPulp (1972) Recommended
Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander
After completing the phenomenal GET CARTER Caine and dir. Hodges reteamed for this lightweight, yet highly watchable comedy thriller. Caine plays…
Salzburg Connection, TheSalzburg Connection, The (Top Secret) (1972)
Dir. Lee H. Katzin
Feat. Barry Newman, Anna Karina, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Entertaining espionage tale has Newman tangling with neo–Nazis and spies both in pursuit of the identity of German war criminals. Densely…
SavagesSavages (1972)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Sam Waterston, Lewis J. Stadlen, Anne Francine
Merchant Ivory's most unexpected film is an allegorical story of a primitive jungle tribe who are interrupted, mid human–sacrifice, by a…
Snoop Sisters, The (TV Series)Snoop Sisters, The (TV Series) (1972)
Feat. Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick
Two elderly spinsters put down their mystery writing pens to catch perps for real in this dotty, genteel crime series. Starring former Miss Marple,…
Van Der Valk (TV Series)Van Der Valk (TV Series) (1972-1992)
Feat. Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Michael Latimer
A hugely popular police procedural series starring Barry Foster as Van der Valk, a no–nonsense Dutch detective and head of the Amsterdam CID…
Whodunnit? (TV Series)Whodunnit? (TV Series) (1972-1974) Aro Favourite
This fondly–remembered primetime panel game from the 1970's invited viewers to play detective by pitting their wits against a panel of…
You'll Like My MotherYou'll Like My Mother (1972) Recommended
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas
Patty Duke plays a heavily pregnant woman who travels to rural Minnesota to meet her late husband's mother–in–law, who turns out to have…

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