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Orchestra Rehearsal, TheOrchestra Rehearsal, The (1978)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Baldwin Baas, Clara Colosimo, Elizabeth Labi
A comedy of the absurd about a group of orchestra musicians who stage a revolt against the conductor after the building collapses. Allegory may be…
Paradise AlleyParadise Alley (1978)
Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Armand Assante, Anne Archer, Tom Waits
Sly’s directorial debut replays the ROCKY plotline, as a Hell’s Kitchen Italian–American trying to wrestle his way out of tenements of the…
Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series)Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series) (1978) Aro Favourite
Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell, Gemma Craven
The original television version of Dennis Potter's acclaimed and much–remembered musical drama, set around philandering sheet–music…
Pretty BabyPretty Baby (1978) Recommended
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Keith Carradine, Brooke Shields
One of dir. Malle's finest American films, this period piece uses the soft, boyish charms of Keith Carradine to humanise its slowly–told tale…
Richard IIRichard II (1978)
Dir. David Giles
Feat. Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (1978)
Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Sir Michael Hordern
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series)Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) (1978-1992) Recommended
Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Leo McKern, Peter Bowles, Patricia Hodge
The much–loved series in which Leo McKern portrayed the rumpled lawyer – created by playwright Sir John Mortimer – who attacks his…
Same Time Next YearSame Time Next Year (1978) Recommended
Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn
Genteel yet immensely likeable two–hander based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play with Alda and Burstyn as an adulterous couple who share one…
Sandbaggers, The (TV Series)Sandbaggers, The (TV Series) (1978) Recommended
Feat. Roy Marsden, Alan MacNaughtan
The Sandbaggers is a nickname for the Special Section of the British SIS – a team of special agents deployed undercover in hostile situations…
Second Awakening of Christina Klages, TheSecond Awakening of Christina Klages, The (Das zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages) (1978)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta
A young woman robs a bank to pay for her daughter’s day–care. On the run, she is pursued by the police along with the cashier she has taken…

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