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Subgenre Sampler
Gates of Heaven (1980)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- This acclaimed debut of dir. Errol Morris (THIN BLUE LINE) staked a high water mark for eccentric film subjects by documenting the closing down of a…
Gentle Touch, The (TV Series) (1980)
- Feat. Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe
- Ground–breaking police drama featuring Britain's first female TV detective fighting crime and the demands of being a solo mother. Jill Gascoine…
Germany, Pale Mother (Deutschland bleiche Mutter) (1980)- Dir. Helma Sanders-Brahms
Feat. Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi - Bleak WWII drama that follows the tragic fate of a couple who marry the day before the war breaks out when he is drafted to the Eastern front only to…
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Malcolm McLaren, John Lydon, Sid Vicious… - Quintessential punk movie off–handedly documents the Sex Pistols phenomenon under the auspice of self–styled rock guru Malcolm McLaren.…
Grown-Ups (1980)- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Philip Davis, Lesley Manville, Brenda Blethyn - A working class couple discovers the joys of living in a council flat in this early Mike Leigh drama for the BBC (part of the 'Play for Today'…
Hamlet (1980)- Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart… - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) (1980)- Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors…
- The last gasp of the Hammer Horror franchise was this low–budget TV series. Combining some inventive plotting, gore and a little nudity with…
Hangar 18 (1980)- Dir. James L. Conway
Feat. Robert Vaughn, Darren McGavin, Gary Collins… - Hokey Sci–Fi riffs on the Roswell incident with two astronauts determined to prove the U.S government is in possession of a flying saucer.
Harlequin (1980)- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. David Hemmings, Robert Powell, Broderick Crawford - A modern–day version of the Rasputin story, in which a senator and his wife fall prey to the spellbinding powers of a manipulative Harlequin…
Heaven's Gate (1980)- Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt… - One of Hollywood's biggest financial disasters contributed to the demise of United Artists studios. Despite its flaws, this full–length version…
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