Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Little Women (TV Mini-series) (1978)
- Dir. David Lowell Rich
Feat. Susan Dey, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Ann Dusenberry…
- Emmy Award–winning two part miniseries adapting Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical novel. Mostly unsurprising except for the casting of…
Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla
- During the reconstruction of post–war Germany, a woman emerges from the ruins of war and marriage to build an empire. Hanna Schygulla oozes…
Mayor of Casterbridge, The (1978)
- Dir. David Giles
Feat. Alan Bates, Anna Massey, Anne Stallybrass…
- Dennis Potter–scribed Victorian saga sees Alan Bates, battling alcoholism, sell his wife and daughter under the influence, before resolving to…
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1978)
- Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Gregoire Aslan, Martin Benson, Colin Blakely
- Peter Brook's adaptation of the writings of inspirational Russian cult leader G.I Gurdjieff, who embarked on a philosophical quest through the far…
Midnight Express (1978)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Brad Davis, Randy Quaid
- Brad Davis stars in this riveting fact–based story as a young American facing a 30–year sentence in a brutal Turkish prison for a minor…
Mill on the Floss, The (1978)
- Dir. Ronald Wilson
Feat. Pippa Guard, Christopher Blake, Anton Lessor
- Loosely based on George Eliot's own childhood, this bleak tale of fueding families and thwarted love is adequately told in this eight part BBC…
Mouth to Mouth (1978)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Kim Krejus, Sonia Peat, Ian Gilmour…
- This early film from director John Duigan (THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE) is a raw urban drama set in Melbourne, depicting with honest and unpretentious…
Newsfront (1978)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Chris Haywood…
- Picture perfect if conservative account of the newsreel professionals who became obsolete by the advent of television in the late 1950s. The episodic…
Nighthawks (1978)
- Dir. Ron Peck
- Hailed on release as the first British gay feature , this groundbreaking drama focuses on the double life of a school–teacher who remains in…
Oliver's Story (1978)
- Dir. John Korty
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett…
- Ryan O'Neal returns as Oliver Barrett IV in this tender sequel to LOVE STORY.