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Walter / Walter & JuneWalter / Walter & June (Loving Walter) (1982-1983)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Keith Allen
A pair of grim television movies based on the novels by David Cook, starring Ian McKellen as a man with a learning disability who is condemned by…
White DogWhite Dog (1982) Recommended
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives
A little–seen but widely heralded drama from cult director Samuel Fuller about the struggle of an African–American dog trainer to retrain…
Who Dares WinsWho Dares Wins (1982)
Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Lewis Collins, Edward Woodward, Judy Davis
An SAS agent infiltrates a radical anti–nuclear group when they are held responsible for the assassination of a British undercover agent. Loopy…
Whoops Apocalypse (TV Series)Whoops Apocalypse (TV Series) (1982)
Dir. John Reardon
Feat. John Cleese, Richard Griffiths, Rik Mayall
An assortment of crusty politicians weigh up the future of their careers against the stability of all life itself in this 6 part ITV satire. This…
Wild StyleWild Style (1982) Recommended
Dir. Charles Ahearn
The Hip–hop movement had it first wide impact via this documentary–drama shot on the streets of The Bronx in 1982. With its close…
Wim Wenders DocumentariesWim Wenders Documentaries (Room 666, Tokyo-Ga, Notebook on Cities and Clothes) (1982-1989)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Three documentaries from the hand of Wim Wenders, concerned with his chief obsessions in Japanese culture and the state of cinema.
Woman Called Golda, AWoman Called Golda, A (1982) Recommended
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Judy Davis
Much–praised biopic in which Ingrid Bergman gives her final performance as Israeli Prime Minister and so–called "mother of Israel', Golda…
World According to Garp, TheWorld According to Garp, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow
Dazzling adaptation of John Irving's novel about an eccentric's often ill–fated journey through life. Robin Williams is brilliant as Garp, with…
Wrong is RightWrong is Right (1982)
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad
Patchy media satire with Connery as a newsman on the trail of two nuclear weapons that have fallen into terrorist hands. Some fine supporting turns…
XtroXtro (1982)
Dir. Harry Bromley Davenport
Feat. Maryam d'Abo, Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer
Sci–fi horror about a man who is abducted by aliens, then shows up three years later looking for his son. Pretty good fun, with some…

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