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Subgenre Sampler
Outside Man, The (Le Marginal) (1983)- Dir. Jacques Deray
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Tcheky Karyo - Big–budget actioner has rogue cop Belmondo raising hell and the ire of his colleagues as he pursues drug kingpin Silva. A huge hit in…
Phantom of the Opera (1983)- Dir. Robert Markowitz
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Jane Seymour, Michael York - Nicely–produced TV version of the Gaston Leroux classic, that while straying far from the source, puts perhaps the darkest twist on the story…
Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
Feat. Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson… - Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…
Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series) (1983)- Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Isabelle Anderson… - A three–part crime drama which links tales of drug–dealing, organised crime, police corruption and political conspiracy in 1980s…
Scarlet and the Black, The (1983)- Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud… - Thrilling cat–and–mouse tale of Vatican attempts to save Allied POWs and downed Allied airman from Nazi imprisonment.
Taggart (TV Series) (1983-2010)- Feat. Mark McManus, John Hannah, Alan Cumming
- The rugged and tenacious Scottish detective (McManus) investigates the grim underside of Glasgow in a long–running series of murder cases for…
Vigilante (1983)- Dir. William Lustig
Feat. Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Joe Spinell… - Gritty, solid Reagan–era variation on DIRTY HARRY, featuring strong performances by Willamson and Forster amid typical Lustig violence.
Angel (1982)- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Stephen Rea, Marie Kean, Ray McAnally - The gritty feature debut of Irish director Neil Jordan stars Stephen Rea as a saxophonist who witnesses the gangland murder of the band's manager and…
Balance, La (1982)- Dir. Bob Swaim
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Philippe Leotard, Richard Berry - Money, loyalty and death hang in the balance in this gritty, Cesar–winning thriller. A crime king–pin is exposed by an…
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Sting, Joan Plowright, Denholm Elliott… - Scripted by Dennis Potter, this cult psychodrama is set in the unstable household of Joan Plowright and Denholm Elliot, which is invaded by an…
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