Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Last Flight of Noah's Ark, The (1980)- Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Elliott Gould, Genevieve Bujold, Rick Schroder… - Disney adventure begins with a forced landing on a desert island by pilot Gould, missionary Bujold and an assortment of children and animals. Soon,…
Lion of the Desert (1980)- Dir. Moustapha Akkad
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, John Gielgud… - An epic account of the 'David and Goliath' battle on the Libyan desert between Mussolini's all–powerful army and the Bedouin, circa 1930.
Raise the Titanic (1980)- Dir. Jerry Jameson
Feat. Richard Jordan, Jason Robards Jr., David Selby… - As ill–fated as the original vessel, this expensive adaptation of Clive Cussler's potboiler concerns the efforts of a salvage crew to refloat…
Ashanti (1979)- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Omar Sharif… - When his wife is kidnapped by Arab slave traders, UN medic Michael Caine hops aboard a camel and goes on an adventure quest to retrieve her. Caine…
Black Stallion, The (1979)
- Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr… - A young boy is saved from a shipwreck by a magnificent black horse that he eventually enters in a prestigious racing championship. A stylish and…
Children of Fire Mountain (TV Mini-Series) (1979)- Dir. Peter Sharp
Feat. Terence Cooper, Mark Hadlow - Fondly–remembered Kiwi period drama set in 1900 New Zealand, depicting the conflict between Maori and British settlers from the point of view…
Dick Turpin (TV Series) (1979)- Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Alfie Bass
- Historical adventure series about the real–life 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin and his "Robin Hood" thieving of the rich to give to the…
Zulu Dawn (1979)- Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Phil Daniels… - Prequel to ZULU is a vivid recreation of the Battle of Isandhlwana.
Famous Five, The (TV Series) (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five) (1978-1979)- Feat. Michele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell…
- The original and most beloved of The Famous Five TV serials, based on Enid Blyton's classic children's adventure novels. Of Blyton's 21 stories,…
Gray Lady Down (1978)- Dir. David Greene
Feat. Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Ned Beatty - Corny–but–entertaining disaster flick sees Charlton Heston play a nuclear submarine captain stuck with his crew on the precipice of an…
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