Editing 1917 in film (section)

==Notable films released in 1917==
[[List of American films of 1917|United States]] unless stated

*January 8 – ''[[Great Expectations (1917 film)|Great Expectations]]'', starring [[Jack Pickford]]
*January 22 – ''[[Easy Street (1917 film)|Easy Street]]'', starring [[Charles Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]], [[Edna Purviance]]
*January 22 – ''[[Her Right to Live]]'', directed by [[Paul Scardon]], starring [[Peggy Hyland]], [[Antonio Moreno]], [[Mae Costello]], [[John S. Robertson]]
*January 29 – ''[[A Man There Was]]'' (Terje Vigen), directed by [[Victor Sjöström]] – ([[Swedish films before 1930|Sweden]])
*February 2 – ''[[The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach]]'', directed by [[Rudolf Biebrach]], starring [[Henny Porten]], [[Emil Jannings]] – ([[List of German films 1895-1918|Germany]])
*February 18 – ''[[The Bad Boy (1917 film)|The Bad Boy]]'', starring [[Robert Harron]], [[Mildred Harris]], [[Colleen Moore]]
*March 3 – ''[[The Tornado (1917 film)|The Tornado]]'', directed by [[John Ford]] (his debut)
*March 5 – ''[[The Poor Little Rich Girl]]'', starring [[Mary Pickford]]
*March 7 – ''[[The Torture of Silence]]'' (Mater Dolorosa), directed by [[Abel Gance]] – ([[List of French films of 1917|France]])
*April 15 – ''[[Teddy at the Throttle]]'', a Keystone comedy starring [[Gloria Swanson]]
*April 16 – ''[[The Cure (1917 film)|The Cure]]'', a [[Charles Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]] short.
*April 23 – ''[[The Butcher Boy (1917 film)|The Butcher Boy]]'', starring [[Roscoe Arbuckle|"Fatty" Arbuckle]] with [[Buster Keaton]]
*May 7 – ''[[Kidnapped (1917 film)|Kidnapped]]'', directed by [[Alan Crosland]], starring [[Raymond McKee]], Joseph Burke, and Ray Hallor
*May 14 – ''[[A Romance of the Redwoods]]'', directed by [[Cecil B. DeMille]], starring [[Mary Pickford]]
*May 19 – ''[[One Law for Both]]'' directed by [[Ivan Abramson]]
*May 20 – ''[[Souls Triumphant]]'', starring [[Lillian Gish]]
*May 21 – ''[[A Reckless Romeo]]'', a [[Fatty Arbuckle|'Fatty' Arbuckle]] short.
*May – ''[[Frank Hansen's Fortune]]'' directed by [[Viggo Larsen]] – ([[List of German films 1895-1918|Germany]])
*June 17 – ''[[The Immigrant (1917 film)|The Immigrant]]'', starring [[Charles Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]] and [[Edna Purviance]]
*June 24 – ''[[Wild and Woolly (1917 film)|Wild and Woolly]]'', starring [[Douglas Fairbanks]]
*June 25 – ''[[A Kentucky Cinderella]]'', starring [[Ruth Clifford]]
*June 25 – ''[[The Rough House]]'', a [[Fatty Arbuckle|'Fatty' Arbuckle]] / [[Buster Keaton]] short.
*June – ''[[The Labour Leader]]'', directed by [[Thomas Bentley (director)|Thomas Bentley]], starring [[Owen Nares]], [[Fay Compton]] – ([[British films before 1920|GB]])
*July 5 – ''[[Big Timber (1917 film)|Big Timber]]''
*July – ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917 German film)|The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' (Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray) – ([[List of German films 1895-1918|Germany]])
*August 12 – ''[[Golden Rule Kate]]'', a drama western starring [[Louise Glaum]]
*August 20 – ''[[His Wedding Night]]'', a [[Fatty Arbuckle|'Fatty' Arbuckle]] / [[Buster Keaton]] short.
*August 27 – ''[[The Little American]]'', starring [[Mary Pickford]]; directed by [[Cecil B. DeMille]].
*August 27 – ''[[Straight Shooting]]'', directed by [[John Ford]]
*August 28 – ''[[Brcko in Zagreb]]'' – ([[Croatia]])
*August – ''[[The Gay Lord Quex (1917 film)|The Gay Lord Quex]]'' directed by [[Maurice Elvey]] and starring [[Ben Webster (actor)|Ben Webster]] and [[Irene Vanbrugh]] – ([[British films before 1920|GB]])
*September 13 – ''[[The Gulf Between (1917 film)|The Gulf Between]]'', All [[color film|color]] movie.
[[File:Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.jpg|thumb|Advertisement, August 1917]]
*September 22 – ''[[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film)|Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm]]'', starring [[Mary Pickford]]
*September 30 – ''[[Camille (1917 film)|Camille]]'', starring [[Theda Bara]]
*September 30 – ''[[Oh Doctor! (1917 film)|Oh Doctor!]]'', a [[Fatty Arbuckle|'Fatty' Arbuckle]] / [[Buster Keaton]] short.
*September 30 – ''[[The Sultan's Wife]]'', starring [[Gloria Swanson]]
*September – ''[[Fear (1917 film)|Fear]]'' directed by [[Robert Wiene]] and starring [[Conrad Veidt]] – ([[List of German films 1895-1918|Germany]])
[[File:ThedaBara-Cleopatra.jpg|thumb|[[Theda Bara]] as Cleopatra]]
*October 14 – ''[[Cleopatra (1917 film)|Cleopatra]]'', starring [[Theda Bara]]
*October 21 – ''[[Satan Triumphant]]'' (Satana likuyushchiy) – ([[Soviet films: 1917-1921|U.S.S.R.]])
*October 22 – ''[[The Adventurer (1917 film)|The Adventurer]]'', a [[Charles Chaplin|Charlie Chaplin]] short.
*October 29 – ''[[Coney Island (1917 film)|Coney Island]]'', a [[Fatty Arbuckle|'Fatty' Arbuckle]] / [[Buster Keaton]] short.
*November 9 – ''[[El Apóstol]]'' (The Apostle), animated by [[Quirino Cristiani]] – ([[List of Argentine films|Argentina]])
*November 11 – ''[[The Little Princess (1917 film)|A Little Princess]]'', directed by [[Marshall Neilan]], starring [[Mary Pickford]], [[Norman Kerry]], [[ZaSu Pitts]]
*November 12 – ''[[Harrison and Barrison]]'', directed by [[Alexander Korda]], starring [[Márton Rátkai]] – ([[List of Hungarian films 1901–1947|Hungary]])
*November 25 – ''[[All Aboard (1917 film)|All Aboard]]'', a [[Harold Lloyd]] short
*November 26 – ''[[The Silent Man (film)|The Silent Man]]'', starring [[William S. Hart]]
*December 10 – ''[[Tom Sawyer (1917 film)|Tom Sawyer]]'', starring [[Jack Pickford]]
*December 24 – ''[[Bucking Broadway]]'', directed by [[John Ford]], starring [[Harry Carey (actor)|Harry Carey]]
*December – ''[[Raffles the Amateur Cracksman]]'', starring [[John Barrymore]]