Best Movies of 1971

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Rejected Roles of 1971

Click below to see which actors turned down roles in the best movies of 1971. 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 1971 Trivia:

Rod Taylor in The French Connection?
Eddie Egan, the real-life "Popeye Doyle," wanted Taylor for the role, but director William Friedkin eventually went with Gene Hackman.

See who turned down these 1971 films:

- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1)
- The Boy Friend (1)
- Carnal Knowledge (5)
- A Clockwork Orange (1)
- The Devils (2)
- Diamonds Are Forever (3)
- Dirty Harry (6)
- Fiddler on The Roof (1)
- The French Connection (5)
- Harold and Maude (2)
- Klute (2)
- The Last Picture Show (6)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1)
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller (3)
- A New Leaf (1)
- Nicholas and Alexandra (3)
- The Omega Man (2)
- The Panic in Needle Park (2)
- Play Misty for Me (1)
- Shaft (1971) (1)
- The Ski Bum (1)
- Star Spangled Girl (1)
- Straw Dogs (8)
- Summer of '42 (1)
- THX 1138 (1)
- Villian (1)
- Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1)

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