Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
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.
Orchestra 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 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) (1978)
- 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 Baby (1978)- 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 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 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) (1978-1992)- 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 Year (1978)- 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…
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