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Subgenre Sampler
Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982)
- Dir. Shaun O'Riordan
Feat. Joanna Lumley, David McCallum - A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
Shape of Things to Come, The (1979)- Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry Morse… - Loosely adapted from the H.G. Wells novel, this follows a mankind's post–nuclear colonisation of the Moon and series of crises that bedevil the…
Stalker (1979)
- Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Alisa Frejndlikh, Anatoli Solonitsyn - A stark, apocalyptic vision into a world where the Stalker guides those who wish to enter the forbidden Zone. Intimate, dilatory work conjures images…
Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979)- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley… - Starring the cast from the 60's TV phenomenon, this special effects fest features the crew fighting a lethal force field spinning toward Earth.…
Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The (1979)- Dir. Frank De Felitta
Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Linda Gray… - An enchanting made–for–television drama starring Lindsay Wagner as Jennie Logan, a woman finds an antique dress in her attic that…
Visitor, The (Stridulum) (1979)- Dir. Giulio Paradisi
Feat. Joanne Nail, Lance Henriksen, Paige Conner… - A young girl cursed with an inhuman, malevolent power is central to a cosmic battle between forces of good and evil in this ambitious and at times…
Battle of the Planets (TV Series) (1978)- Dir. David E Hanson
- Ground–breaking serial, a dubbed and re–edited Japanese sci–fi cartoon, that became one of the most popular TV–shows of the…
Battlestar Galactica (1978)- Dir. Richard A. Colla
Feat. Lorne Greene, Ray Milland, Dirk Benedict - The TV origins of this STAR WARS retread are plainly evident, with the cast all looking rather self–conscious in their 70s lurex clobber.
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978)- Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas
- An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
Capricorn One (1978)- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro… - Intriguing, thought–provoking thriller, with astronauts Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson helping NASA to fake a manned landing on Mars, unknowing…
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