Subgenre Sampler
S.O.S. Titanic (1979)- Dir. William Hale
Feat. Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, David Janssen… - Solid telemovie depiction of the notorious sinking of the Big Ship in 1912, with an approach that distinguishes it from the other versions. Involving…
Saint Jack (1979)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott - Enjoyably amoral later gem from dir. Bogdanovich, about an American hustler who fulfils his dubious dream of opening a whorehouse in Singapore during…
Sisters or the Balance of Happiness (Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks) (1979)- Dir. Margarethe von Trotta
- 1970s West German drama about two sisters whose unusually close relationship negatively impacts their individual personal lives.
Skin Deep (1979)- Dir. Geoff Steven
Feat. Ken Blackburn, Alan Jervis, Deryn Cooper - When an urban masseuse sets up at a legitimate health bar in a small South Island town she attracts as much demand for special services as…
Sons for the Return Home (1979)- Dir. Paul Maunder
Feat. Uelese Pataia - Compassionate screen adaptation of Albert Wendt's autobiographical novel, the first published by a Samoan. Uelese Pataia plays the shy young academic…
Testament of Youth (Mini-series) (1979)- Dir. Moira Armstrong
Feat. Cheryl Campbell, Peter Woodward, Emrys James… - Sterling adaptation of Vera Brittain's memoir recounts her early years and lost loves admidst the turmoil of the first world war.
That Sinking Feeling (1979)- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. John Hughes - The Bill Forsyth (LOCAL HERO) ‘touch’ for gentle, ironic comedy, is fully evident in this first feature. Chronicling a small–scale scam…
Third Generation, The (Die Dritte Generation) (1979)- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla, Margit Carstensen, Eddie Constantine… - A scathing black comedy about terrorism, one of the final films of German provocateur Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A hilariously indiscriminate plot…
Thomas and Sarah (TV Series) (1979)- Feat. John Alderton, Pauline Collins
- Spinoff to UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS, this features John Alderton and Pauline Collins reprising their roles as Thomas, the chauffeur, and Sarah, the…
Tim (1979)- Dir. Michael Pate
Feat. Mel Gibson, Piper Laurie - Mel Gibson and Piper Laurie are the young simpleton and older woman drawn together in this adaptation of Colleen McCullough's first novel.
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