Best Movies of 1972

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Rejected Roles of 1972

Click below to see which actors turned down roles in the best movies of 1972. Where does this sort of trivia come from? Movie fans from around the world submit this trivia to us from TV interviews, books, magazine articles, DVD commentary, and other Hollywood and entertainment sources around the Internet.

Featured 1972 Trivia:

George C. Scott in The Cowboys?
Was offered the role of "Wil Anderson" because director Mark Rydell didn't want to work with John Wayne who, although he never served in the military, was a vocal supporter of the Vietnam War.

See who turned down these 1972 films:

- Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1)
- Butterflies Are Free (3)
- Cabaret (16)
- Child's Play (1)
- The Cowboys (1)
- Cries and Whispers (1)
- Deliverance (4)
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1)
- Follow Me! (3)
- Frenzy (2)
- The Getaway (1972) (2)
- The Godfather (32)
- The Groundstar Conspiracy (1)
- Images (1)
- The King of Marvin Gardens (1)
- Lady Sings the Blues (5)
- Last Tango in Paris (2)
- Oklahoma Crude (1)
- Play It as It Lays (1)
- Portnoy's Complaint (1)
- The Poseidon Adventure (4)
- Sleuth (3)
- Sounder (1)
- Travels with My Aunt (4)
- What's Up, Doc? (1)
- X, Y and Zee (1)

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