After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Roary begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds … Year 1980.
| Generes: Drama |
| Director: Richard Donner |
| Writer: Todd Walton (based on the novel by), Valerie Curtin (screenplay), Barry Levinson (screenplay) |
| Actors: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright |
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old. Year 1980.
| Generes: Drama, Romance |
| Director: James Ivory |
| Writer: Jane Austen (libretto Sir Charles Grandison), Samuel Richardson (libretto Sir Charles Grandison), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Jane Austen (text Sir Charles Grandison, or The Happy Man) |
| Actors: Anne Baxter, Robert Powell, Michael Wager, Tim Choate |
A simple tale of a year in the life of a Gamekeeper. From the troubles involved in rearing the pheasants and dealing with predators (poachers and foxes). The gamekeeper shows us all the … Year 1980.
| Generes: Drama |
| Director: Ken Loach |
| Writer: Barry Hines (novel), Ken Loach |
| Actors: Phil Askham, Rita May, Andrew Grubb, Peter Steels |
US Border Patrol agent Frank Cooper is keeping a fine balance between doing his duty and empathizing with illegal Mexican border jumpers in 1970s California. Year 1980.
| Generes: Drama, Thriller |
| Director: Christopher Leitch |
| Writer: Michael Allin |
| Actors: Telly Savalas, Danny De La Paz, Eddie Albert, Michael V. Gazzo |
Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and… Year 1980.
| Generes: Music, Drama |
| Director: Ulli Lommel |
| Writer: Ulli Lommel (story), Ulli Lommel (screenplay), Richard Hell (screenplay), Robert Madero (screenplay), Peter Muller (screenplay) |
| Actors: Carole Bouquet, Richard Hell, Ulli Lommel, Suzanna Love |
After being gang raped and institutionalized, a woman suffers nightmares while under the care of her unfaithful husband, and finally snaps when a group of masked youths decide to invade her house. Year 1980.
| Generes: Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Director: Arthur Jeffreys |
| Writer: Alex Rebar |
| Actors: Sallee Young, Harry Reems, Deborah Alter, Kathryn Clayton |
An action film directed by Christian Anders and Antonio Tarruella. Year 1979.
| Generes: Action, Crime, Drama |
| Director: Christian Anders, Antonio Tarruella(co-director) |
| Writer: Christian Anders |
| Actors: Christian Anders, Maribel Martín, Dunja Rajter, Deep Roy |
Circa Mughal rule in India, the Rajputs get together to discuss the ouster of Badshah Akbar, who is now the Emperor of Hindustan (India). Prominent amongst the Rajputs are Virendev Rathod, … Year 1979.
| Generes: Drama, History |
| Director: Gulzar |
| Writer: Bhushan Banmali, Gulzar (dialogue), Gulzar (screenplay) |
| Actors: Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Shammi Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo |
Vikram has prospered in a life of crime and lives a hedonistic, self-indulgent lifestyle. When Durga, his wife gives birth to twins, he not only repudiates the children but discards his … Year 1979.
| Generes: Action, Drama, Musical |
| Director: Manmohan Desai |
| Writer: Kader Khan (dialogue), Prayag Raj (story), K.K. Shukla (screenplay) |
| Actors: Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Parveen Babi |
A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation. Year 1979.
| Generes: Adventure, Drama, History, War |
| Director: Douglas Hickox |
| Writer: Cy Endfield (original story and scenario), Cy Endfield (screenplay), Anthony Story (screenplay) |
| Actors: Burt Lancaster, Simon Ward, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan |
Jack Flowers, an American hustler in early 1970s Singapore, dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury. Year 1979.
| Generes: Drama |
| Director: Peter Bogdanovich |
| Writer: Howard Sackler (screenplay), Paul Theroux (screenplay), Peter Bogdanovich (screenplay), Paul Theroux (based on the novel by) |
| Actors: Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland |
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. Year 1979.
| Generes: Drama, Sport |
| Director: Sylvester Stallone |
| Writer: Sylvester Stallone |
| Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers |
Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open. Year 1979.
| Generes: Drama, Music |
| Director: Mark L. Lester |
| Writer: Barry Schneider (screenplay), Irwin Yablans (story) |
| Actors: Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Roger Perry |
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late 1960s. Year 1979.
| Generes: Comedy, Drama, War |
| Director: Bill Norton |
| Writer: Bill Norton, George Lucas (based on characters created by), Gloria Katz (based on characters created by), Willard Huyck (based on characters created by) |
| Actors: Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat |
Two former friends find themselves battling against each others. Government officials and powerful business men pulling the strings. Year 1979.
| Generes: Action, Crime, Drama |
| Director: Elliott Hong |
| Writer: Brad Weston (screenplay), Patrick Strong (screenplay) |
| Actors: Brad Weston, Bong Soo Han, Ed Parker, Seaward Forbes |
A neo-Nazi doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter who has been specially fed, exercised, and conditioned since she was a child to run in the Olympics. Year 1979.
| Generes: Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport |
| Director: Joseph Sargent |
| Writer: John Kohn, Peter Lovesey (novel) |
| Actors: Susan Anton, James Coburn, Curd Jürgens, Leslie Caron |