| Location | West Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (I racconti di Canterbury) |
| Festival date | 23 June – 4 July 1972 |
| Website | Website |
The 22nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1972.[1] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film I racconti di Canterbury directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.[2]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[3]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend of a Champion | Frank Simon | United Kingdom | |
| The Missing Clerk | Den forsvundne fuldmægtig | Gert Fredholm | Denmark |
| In Prison Awaiting Trial | Detenuto in attesa di giudizio | Nanni Loy | Italy |
| The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany |
| Hammersmith Is Out | Peter Ustinov | USA | |
| The Canterbury Tales | I racconti di Canterbury | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Italy |
| Flyaway | Robin Lehman | United Kingdom | |
| João and the Knife | João en het mes | George Sluizer | Brazil, Netherlands |
| The Audience | L'udienza | Marco Ferreri | Italy, France |
| A House Without Boundaries | La casa sin fronteras | Pedro Olea | Spain |
| The Old Maid | La Vieille Fille | Jean-Pierre Blanc | France, Italy |
| The Bar at the Crossing | Le Bar de la Fourche | Alain Levent | France |
| Neither by Day nor by Night | לא ביום ולא בלילה Lo B'Yom V'Lo B'Layla | Steven Hilliard Stern | Israel, USA |
| Closed Ward | Lukket avdeling | Arnljot Berg | Norway |
| Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! | Man sku være noget ved musikken | Henning Carlsen | Denmark |
| Da mußte die böse Frau die ganzen Mohrrüben selber fressen | Thomas Keck | West Germany | |
| Olympia – Olympia | Jochen Bauer | West Germany | |
| Reshma and Shera | रेशमा और शेरा Reshma Aur Shera | Sunil Dutt | India |
| The Selfish Giant | Peter Sander | Canada | |
| Oyster Village | 석화촌 Seokhwachon | Jung Jin-woo | South Korea |
| Honeymoon | Smekmånad | Claes Lundberg | Sweden |
| The Hospital | Arthur Hiller | USA | |
| The Possession of Joel Delaney | Waris Hussein | USA | |
| Top of the Heap | Christopher St. John | USA | |
| Traces of a Black Haired Girl | Tragovi crne devojke | Zdravko Randić | Yugoslavia |
| Tri etide za Cathy i Miloša | Jože Pogačnik | Yugoslavia | |
| The Rendezvous | 約束 Yakusoku | Kōichi Saitō | Japan |
| † | Winner of the main award for best film in its section |
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[2]