This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1975. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films
edit| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna und Edith | Gerrit Neuhaus | West Germany | Drama | Barbara Stanek,Karin Siefart, Henning Gissel, Randolf Kronberg, Eva Manhardt, Ingrid Hoffmann, Tosca Dohnke, Hilde Hessmann and Wieslawa Wesolowska | |
| Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | Charles Bail | United States | Adventure, Crime | Tamara Dobson, Stella Stevens | |
| Deep Red | Dario Argento | Italy | Horror | David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Macha Méril, Clara Calamai, Gabriele Lavia, Eros Pagni, Giuliana Calandra, Piero Mazzinghi, Glauco Mauri, Aldo Bonamano, Liana Del Balzo, Vittorio Fanfoni, Dante Fioretti, Geraldine Hooper, Jacopo Mariani (as Iacopo Mariani), Nicoletta Elmi, Furio Meniconi, Fulvio Mingozzi, Lorenzo Piani and Attilio Dottesio | |
| Dog Day Afternoon | Sidney Lumet | United States | Crime, drama | Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, James Broderick, Lance Henriksen, Chris Sarandon, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar, Susan Peretz, Carol Kane, Beulah Garrick, Sandra Kazan, Estelle Omens, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Amy Levitt, Gary Springer, John Marriott and Philip Charles MacKenzie | |
| Fox and His Friends | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | West Germany | Crime, drama | Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Böhm, Harry Baer, Adrian Hoven, Ulla Jacobsson, Christiane Maybach and Karl Scheydt | |
| In Celebration | Lindsay Anderson | United Kingdom | Drama | Alan Bates, Bill Owen, Brian Cox | |
| Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris | Denis Héroux | France Canada United States |
Musical | Mort Shuman, Elly Stone, Joe Masiell | Adapted from the Off-Broadway revue of the same name |
| Köçek | Nejat Saydam | Turkey | Drama | Müjde Ar, Mahmut Hekimoğlu, Nisa Serezli, İlhan Daner, Nevin Güler, Senar Seven, Yılmaz Gruda, Asuman Arsan, Yüksel Gözen, Handan Adalı and Nevin Nuray | |
| Mahogany | Berry Gordy | United States | Romance, drama | Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Jean-Pierre Aumont | |
| Once Is Not Enough | Guy Green | United States | Drama | Kirk Douglas, Alexis Smith, David Janssen, George Hamilton, Melina Mercouri, Gary Conway, Brenda Vaccaro, Deborah Raffin, Lillian Randolph, Renata Vanni, Mark Roberts, John Roper and Leonard Sachs | |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Jim Sharman | United Kingdom United States |
Comedy, horror, musical, science fiction | Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell (credited as Little Nell), Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood, Meat Loaf, Charles Gray, Jeremy Newson and Hilary Farr | |
| Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Italy France |
Drama, horror, war | Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle, Aldo Valletti, Caterina Boratto, Elsa De Giorgi, Hélène Surgère, Sonia Saviange, Rinaldo Missaglia, Giuseppe Patruno, Guido Galletti, Efisio Etzi, Claudio Troccoli, Fabrizio Menichini, Maurizio Valaguzza, Ezio Manni, Inès Pellegrini, Sergio Fascetti, Bruno Musso, Antonio Orlando, Claudio Cicchetti, Franco Merli, Umberto Chessari, Lamberto Book, Gaspare di Jenno, Giuliana Melis, Faridah Malik, Graziella Anicet, Renata Moar, Benedetta Gaetani, Olga Andreis, Dorit Henke, Antiniska Nemour, Tatiana Mogilansky, Susanna Radaelli, Giuliana Orlandi and Liana Acquaviva | |
| Saturday Night at the Baths | David Buckley | United States | Comedy, drama | Robert Aberdeen, Ellen Sheppard, Don Scotti, Steve Ostrow, Phillip Owens, Jane Olivor (as Janie Olivor), R. Douglas Brautingham, Paul Ott (as Paul J. Ott), Paul Vanase, Caleb Stonn, J.C. Gaynor, Pedro Valentine, Toyia, Josh Palace and Keith Kermizian | Set in Continental Baths in New York City |