List of LGBT-related films of 1971

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1971. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

Title	Director	Country	Genre	Cast	Notes
Bananas	Woody Allen	United States	Comedy	Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán
The Boy Friend	Ken Russell	United Kingdom United States	Musical, comedy	Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian	Based on the musical of the same name by Sandy Wilson
A Casa Assassinada	Paulo Cesar Saraceni	Brazil	Drama	Rubens Araújo, Norma Bengell, Nelson Dantas, Joseph Guerreiro, Leina Krespi, Carlos Kroeber, Augusto Lorenzo, Tetê Medina and Nuno Veloso	a.k.a. The Murdered House
The Cat o' Nine Tails	Dario Argento	Italy France West Germany	Thriller	James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak	aka Il gatto a nove code
Clinic Exclusive	Don Chaffey	United Kingdom	Erotic	Georgina Ward, Alexander Davion
Daughters of Darkness	Harry Kümel	Belgium France West Germany	Horror	Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, John Karlen and Andrea Rau
Death in Venice	Luchino Visconti	France Italy	Drama	Dirk Bogarde, Mark Burns, Marisa Berenson, Björn Andrésen, Silvana Mangano, Romolo Valli, Nora Ricci, Franco Fabrizi, Carole André, Sergio Garfagnoli and Luigi Battaglia	Based on the novella of the same name by Thomas Mann
Don't Deliver Us from Evil (Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal)	Joël Séria	France	Drama	Jeanne Goupil, Catherine Wagener	Loosely based on the Parker-Hulme murder case
Fortune and Men's Eyes	Harvey Hart	Canada United States	Drama	Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall, Danny Freedman, Larry Perkins, James Barron, Lázaro Pérez and Jon Granik
The Friends	Gérard Blain	France	Drama	Philippe March, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Nathalie Fontaine, Yann Favre, Dany Roussel, Claude Larcher, Hélène Zanicolli, Christian Chevreuse, Martin Pierlot, Liliane Valais and Vincent Gauthier	a.k.a. Les Amis
Lust for a Vampire	Jimmy Sangster	United Kingdom United States	Horror	Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzanna Leigh
The Music Lovers	Ken Russell	United Kingdom	Drama	Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson	Based on Beloved Friend, a collection of letters edited by Catherine Drinker Bowen and Barbara von Meck
La noche de Walpurgis	León Klimovsky	Spain West Germany	Horror	Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Barbara Capell, Andrés Resino, Yelena Samarina, José Marco, Betsabé Ruiz, Barta Barri, Luis Gaspar, Ruperto Ares, María Luisa Tovar, Julio Peña, Patty Shepard and Eduardo Chappa	Released in the United States as The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman, and in the UK as Shadow of the Werewolf
Pink Narcissus	James Bidgood	United States	Drama	Terence Stamp, Jean-Claude Brialy, Florinda Bolkan, Nike Arrighi
A Season in Hell	Nelo Risi	Italy	Drama	Don Brooks, Bobby Kendall and Charles Ludlam	Based on the life and death of the poet Arthur Rimbaud and his troubled relationship with the poet Paul Verlaine
Some of My Best Friends Are...	Mervyn Nelson	United States	Drama	Fannie Flagg, Rue McClanahan, Candy Darling, David Drew, Tom Bade, Jim Enzel, Jeff David, Nick Denoia, Clifton Steere, James Murdock (credited as David Baker), Paul Blake, Carleton Carpenter, Robert Christian, Dick O'Neill, Gary Campbell, Gil Gerard, Lou Steele, Uva Harden, Ben Yaffe, Gary Sandy, Peg Murray and Sylvia Syms
Sunday Bloody Sunday	John Schlesinger	United Kingdom	Drama	Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft, Tony Britton, Maurice Denham, Bessie Love, Vivian Pickles, Frank Windsor, Thomas Baptiste, Richard Pearson, June Brown, Hannah Norbert, Harold Goldblatt, Russell Lewis, Marie Burke, Caroline Blakiston, Peter Halliday, Jon Finch, Robert Rietti, Douglas Lambert, Nike Arrighi, Edward Evans, Gabrielle Daye and Esta Charkham
Twins of Evil	John Hough	United Kingdom	Horror	Peter Cushing
Vanishing Point	Richard C. Sarafian	United States United Kingdom	Action, drama	Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Victoria Medlin, Karl Swenson, Lee Weaver, John Amos, Tom Reese, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner, Owen Bush, Bill Drake, Severn Darden, Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Bekka Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, Patrice Holloway, David Gates, Anthony James, Arthur Malet, Timothy Scott, Gilda Texter and Charlotte Rampling
Villain	Michael Tuchner	United Kingdom	Crime, thriller	Richard Burton, Ian McShane, Nigel Davenport, Fiona Lewis, Joss Ackland, T. P. McKenna, Donald Sinden, Cathleen Nesbitt, Colin Welland, Tony Selby, Del Henney, John Hallam, James Cossins, Anthony Sagar, Clive Francis, Elizabeth Knight and Shirley Cain	Based on the novel The Burden of Proof by James Barlow
Women in Revolt	Paul Morrissey	United States	Comedy, drama	Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis, Holly Woodlawn, Jonathan Kramer, Michael Sklar, Maurice Braddell, Johnny Kemper, Martin Kove and Frank Cavestani