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DraculaDracula (1979)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence
Elegant variation on the Bram Stoker classic tones down the horror elements and amps up the eroticism with Langella an exceptional Count.
Driller KillerDriller Killer (1979)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Abel Ferrara
Somewhat notorious as a 'video nasty' of the 80s video boom, this debut from bad boy auteur Abel Ferrara was perhaps misunderstood (like The Texas…
Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series)Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series) (1979-1985)
Feat. Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach
Mixing hayseed humour and car–action aplenty, this hit TV show milked Southern stereotypes for all their worth as country cousins Bo (dark) and…
Egouts Du Paradis, LesEgouts Du Paradis, Les (The Sewers of Paradise) (1979)
Dir. Jose Giovanni
Feat. Francis Huster, Jean-François Balmer, Lila Kedrova
Romantic dramatization of "The Great Drain Robbery" of 1976, in which the Societe Generale Bank of France was robbed of over $10 million dollars by a…
Electric Horseman, TheElectric Horseman, The (1979)
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine
Curious romantic western with Redford as a former rodeo star who turns his back on his lucrative gig advertising cereal, and heads off to the desert…
Elvis Elvis (1979) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell
Made just two years after Elvis's death, the king of rock 'n' roll's life is traced from dirt poor beginnings to becoming the most loved entertainer…
Eric Sykes CollectionEric Sykes Collection (The Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb!, It's Your Move, Mr H. Is Late, The Big Freeze, The Eric Sykes Show, The Likes of Sykes) (1979-1993) Recommended
Dir. Eric Sykes
Feat. Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Tommy Cooper
A ridiculously long list of British comic talent star in these slapstick masterpieces from the 1970s and 80s, all of which are virtually dialogue…
Escape from AlcatrazEscape from Alcatraz (1979)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom
Clint Eastwood uses a pair of nail–clippers to stage his bid for freedom, in this memorable, understated thriller based on the only successful…
Escape To AthenaEscape To Athena (1979)
Dir. George Pan Cosmatos
Feat. Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven
Exciting WW2 tale of a group of resistance fighters sent to a German prison camp on an island off the coast of greece, fight not only for their…
Europeans, TheEuropeans, The (1979)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Lee Remick, Wesley Addy, Lisa Eichhorn
Possibly the best of the early Merchant–Ivory productions develops Henry James' novel of 19th century New England into a subtle study of family…

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