Vietnam: An American Journey (1979)
A film on postwar Vietnam. Year 1979.
| Generes: Documentary |
| Director: Robert Richter |
| Writer: Robert Richter |
| Actors: Tranh Thi Lei, Robert Richter, My Lai Survivor |
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time where Earth is threatened by alien invaders. Year 1979.
| Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| Director: Daniel Haller |
| Writer: Glen A. Larson, Leslie Stevens, Philip Francis Nowlan (characters) |
| Actors: Gil Gerard, Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray, Henry Silva |
Samadhan (1979)
Before Sujay is able to complete his studies, he is forced to marry Vijaya, a pious lady from his village, by his father. Vijaya was aware that Sujay was not convinced with the match … Year 1979.
| Generes: N/A |
| Director: Jayanto Basu |
| Writer: Biswanath Roy |
| Actors: Ishani Bannerjee, Chhaya Devi, Dipankar Dey, Rabi Ghosh |
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. Year 1978.
| Generes: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Director: Michael Crichton |
| Writer: Michael Crichton (screenplay by), Michael Crichton (based on his novel) |
| Actors: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb |
Stevie (1978)
This biographical film has Glenda Jackson portraying a British poet with emotional problems. Year 1978.
| Generes: Biography, Drama |
| Director: Robert Enders |
| Writer: Hugh Whitemore (screenplay), Hugh Whitemore (based on his play), Stevie Smith (and the works of) |
| Actors: Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen, Trevor Howard |
Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)
An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina. Year 1978.
| Generes: Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Director: John G. Avildsen |
| Writer: Barra Grant |
| Actors: Paul Sorvino, Anne Ditchburn, Nicolas Coster, Anita Dangler |
Spawn of the Slithis (1978)
A nuclear leak creates a mutant Slithis sea monster, which terrorizes the variety of pets, winos, and hippies who hang around Venice, California. Year 1978.
| Generes: Horror, Sci-Fi |
| Director: Stephen Traxler |
| Writer: Stephen Traxler |
| Actors: Alan Blanchard, Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire, Dennis Falt |
The Odd Job (1978)
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few … Year 1978.
| Generes: Comedy |
| Director: Peter Medak |
| Writer: Graham Chapman (screenplay), Bernard McKenna (play), Bernard McKenna (screenplay) |
| Actors: Graham Chapman, David Jason, Diana Quick, Simon Williams |
The Playbirds (1978)
Two detectives are drawn into the world of porn, while investigating murders of centrefolds… Year 1978.
| Generes: Drama |
| Director: Willy Roe |
| Writer: George Evans (screenplay), Willy Roe (screenplay) |
| Actors: Mary Millington, Glynn Edwards, Gavin Campbell, Alan Lake |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
When seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade a small town, replicating the residents one body at a time. Year 1978.
| Generes: Horror, Sci-Fi |
| Director: Philip Kaufman |
| Writer: W.D. Richter (screenplay), Jack Finney (novel) |
| Actors: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright |
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
The life of the Greek tycoon Aristotelis Onassis. Year 1978.
| Generes: Drama |
| Director: J. Lee Thompson |
| Writer: Nico Mastorakis (story), Win Wells (story), Morton S. Fine (story), Morton S. Fine (screenplay) |
| Actors: Anthony Quinn, Jacqueline Bisset, Raf Vallone, Edward Albert |
Gray Lady Down (1978)
A Navy Captain uses his experimental Snark to reach a nuclear submarine stuck on an ocean ledge. Year 1978.
| Generes: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Director: David Greene |
| Writer: David Lavallee (novel), James Whittaker (screenplay), Howard Sackler (screenplay), Frank P. Rosenberg (adaptation) |
| Actors: Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty |
The Great Brain (1978)
Movie Year 1978.
| Generes: Comedy |
| Director: Richard Bickerton, Sidney Levin |
| Writer: Alan Cassidy, John D. Fitzgerald (novel) |
| Actors: James A. Osmond, James Jarnigan, Willy Cardin, Danny Thompson |
Gates of Heaven (1978)
A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there. Year 1978.
| Generes: Documentary, Comedy, Drama |
| Director: Errol Morris |
| Writer: N/A |
| Actors: Lucille Billingsley, Zella Graham, Cal Harberts, Dan Harberts |
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall. Year 1978.
| Generes: Horror, Thriller |
| Director: George A. Romero |
| Writer: George A. Romero |
| Actors: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross |
The Comeback (1978)
A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. The ghost of his murdered wife begins to haunt him, then the person who actually killed her shows up at the mansion. Year 1978.
| Generes: Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Director: Pete Walker |
| Writer: Murray Smith (screenplay), Michael Sloan (additional script material) |
| Actors: Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David Doyle, Bill Owen |