33rd Venice International Film Festival

The 33rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 21 August to 3 September 1972.

There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive. Charlie Chaplin, Anatoli Golovnya and Billy Wilder were awarded the Career Golden Lion.

Official Selection

 * The Cruel Sea by Khalid Al Siddiq (Kuwait)
 * Seemabaddha by Satyajit Ray (India)
 * A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick (United Kingdom, United States)
 * My Childhood by Bill Douglas (United Kingdom)
 * Les deux saisons de la vie by Samy Pavel (Belgium)

Silver Lion

 * Best First Film: My Childhood by Bill Douglas

Career Golden Lion

 * Charlie Chaplin
 * Anatoli Golovnya
 * Billy Wilder

Venezia Giovani Award

 * Best First Film: Les deux saisons de la vie by Samy Pavel

FIPRESCI Prize

 * The Cruel Sea by Khalid Al Siddiq
 * Seemabaddha by Satyajit Ray

Pasinetti Award

 * Best Foreign Film: A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick