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Blood FeudBlood Feud (Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici) (1978)
Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giancarlo Giannini
Convoluted romantic drama set against the rise of Mussolini has recently widowed Loren torn between an attorney and petty thief. Overheated (and…
Buddy Holly Story, TheBuddy Holly Story, The (1978) Recommended
Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Gary Busey
An exceptional Hollywood biography of the seminal rock 'n'roll star, with an uncanny lead performance from Gary Busey.
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, TheChant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The (1978) Recommended
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Jack Charles
Powerful adaptation of Thomas Keneally's fact–based novel about an exploited half–caste Aborigine who eventually erupts in tragic…
Classic Bronte Collection, The (TV Series) Classic Bronte Collection, The (TV Series) (1978-1996)
Dir. Julian Amyes, Mike Barker
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke, Tara Fitzgerald
Five–disc box–set containing three BBC television drama productions from the pen of the Bronte sisters. – Jane Eyre (83')…
Coming HomeComing Home (1978)
Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern
A provocative weepie about the effects of the Vietnam war on the relatives at home. Jane Fonda involves herself with paraplegic veteran Jon Voight.
Deer Hunter, TheDeer Hunter, The (1978) Recommended
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep
A grimly realistic portrait of how the atrocities of the Vietnam war have an effect on a group of friends. Robert De Niro heads a virtuoso cast in…
Disraeli (TV Mini-series)Disraeli (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Mary Peach
Detailed biopic of the remarkable life of the author turned British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Talky and visually limited this is more than a…
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series)Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Waris Hussein
Feat. Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft
Tasteful, but perceptive television series follows the scandalous romance between British monarch Edward VIII and American socialite (and divorcee)…
Empire of the PassionsEmpire of the Passions (ai no borei) (1978)
Dir. Nagisa Oshima
Feat. Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Searing, underrated crime of passion from the dir. of IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES focuses less on explicit sex, unfolding as a ghost…
End, TheEnd, The (1978)
Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise
Black comedy directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, who plays a real–estate agent who decides to kill himself when he is diagnosed with a…

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