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Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (1978)
Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Sir Michael Hordern
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Star Wars Holiday Special, TheStar Wars Holiday Special, The (1978)
Dir. Steve Binder
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford
A TV christmas special set in the Star Wars universe that was the first Star Wars spin–off film, set between the events of the original film…
Tattooed Tears (1978)
Dir. Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
Early Nick Broomfield doco eschews his later interactive style for an unrelenting examination of the life of four youths in a prison for young…
An Enemy of the People (1977)
Dir. George Shaefer
Feat. Steve McQueen, Charles Durning
Seldom–seen version of the Henrik Ibsen play (adapted by Arthur Miller), was a labour of love for Steve McQueen, who plays a scientist…
Blue CollarBlue Collar (1977) Recommended
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Pryor
As one might expect from the writer of TAXI DRIVER, dir. Schrader's debut is a gritty, tough–minded drama of macho ethics, set in the grinding…
Chess Players, TheChess Players, The (1977)
Dir. Satyajit Ray
Feat. Richard Attenborough
India's first internationally renowned film–maker draws upon the ancient game of chess as a metaphor for Anglo–Indian political relations…
Confessions from a Holiday CampConfessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)
Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth
Askwith and Booth are back in this final tired entry of a the series. Fans will by now know what to expect. Those who don't would be advised to…
Death Weekend (1977)
Dir. William Freut
Feat. Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata
Four sleazeballs invade a couple's country retreat and proceed to make things rather unpleasant. Well–acted shocker in the wake of the…
DespairDespair (1977)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Dirk Bogarde
Fassbinder's blackly comic adaptation of Nabakov's novel about delusion, depression and decline of the human spirit. Dirk Bogarde plays a Russian…
Goodbye Girl, TheGoodbye Girl, The (1977) Recommended
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason
One of writer Neil Simon's best comedies, contrives another odd couple into sharing a New York apartment: downheel actor Richard Dreyfuss and…

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