Subgenre Sampler
Never Dead, The (Phantasm) (1979)
- Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. A.Michael Baldwin, Bill Thombury, Reggie Bannister… - This slick slice of macabre, if a little disjointed, has enough gruesome deaths and sinister silliness to please discerning horror buffs.
Norma Rae (1979)- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges - Sally Field won the 1979 Best Actress Oscar for her portrait of a feisty textile factory worker in North Carolina who becomes involved in the labour…
North Dallas Forty (1979)- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Nick Nolte, Bo Svenson, Steve Forrest - A sports film set in late 1970s Texas, following American Football player Phil Elliott (Nolte), whose independent attitude and lifestyle of…
Nosferatu (1979)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani - Werner Herzog's remake is a surreal and truly sinister experience, embellished with a haunting soundtrack and a terrific Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu.
Only When I Laugh (TV Series) (1979)- Feat. James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Richard Wilson
- Chaotic sitcom series written by Eric Chappell (RISING DAMP) set in a madcap hospital occupied by bickering patients and hackneyed staff.…
Over the Edge (1979)- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Matt Dillon, Harry Northrup - One of the best portraits of delinquency yet committed to the screen, Matt Dillon, in his acting debut, is just one of the aimless youths who erupt…
Passe ton Bac d'abord (Graduate First) (1979)- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Bernard Tronczak… - Dir. Pialat’s matter–of–fact realism and blasé cast of young actors conveys all the aimlessness and uncertainty of youth in this…
Perfect Couple, A (1979)- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin - A low–key romantic comedy for Robert Altman that revels in its delightfully mismatched pair: Helfin, a wannabe rock star, and Dooley, a…
Plumber, The (1979)- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Judy Morris, Ivor Kants - An obscure, one–of–a–kind telemovie from Peter Weir concerning a middle–class couple whose apartment is besieged by an…
Porridge (1979)- Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale - Ronnie Barker returns for this feature film based on the popular British TV series as a long–time prison inmate Fletcher who here arranges a…
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