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)
Official Awards
Silver Lion
Best First Film: My Childhood by Bill Douglas
Career Golden Lion
Charlie Chaplin
Anatoli Golovnya
Billy Wilder
Independent Awards
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
Notes
The 34th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 26 August to 11 September 1975. The 35th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1976.