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Jaguar Lives! (1979)
- Dir. Ernest Pintoff
Feat. Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence…
- A Spanish–American actioner featuring "three Bond villains" and "one Bond beauty" in the cast but who, in true exploitation fashion, barely…
James Brown - The Lost Tapes (Body Heat) (1979)
- Feat. James Brown
- James Brown is a funkadelic soul force in this 1979 concert performance at the Monterey Pop Festival.
Track List:, Get Up Offa That Thing, Body…
Julius Caesar (1979)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Keith Michell, Richard Pasco, Charles Gray…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Junoon (1979)
- Dir. Shyam Benegal
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah…
- Indian drama set during the 1857 War of Independence, where a feudal chieftain falls for an Anglo–Indian woman and encounters bitter opposition…
Just a Gigolo (1979)
- Dir. David Hemmings
Feat. David Bowie
- Unusual tragicomedy with David Bowie drifting through post–WWI Berlin.
Kids Are Alright, The (1979)
- Dir. Jeff Stein
Feat. Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend
- Chaotic yet compulsive documentary defining the eclectic career of 'The Who', made shortly before the death of drummer Keith Moon. The others, of…
Knots Landing (TV Series) (1979)
- Feat. Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford…
- Bold and beautiful couples stake out their territory in a suburban Californian cul–de–sac. An addictive primetime soap of…
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep
- Well–acted, gripping portrayal of a bitter divorce and custody battle, for which Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep both won Oscars. Also garnered…
La Cage Aux Folles (1979)
- Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru
- A gay couple masquerade as husband and wife for the sake of their son's marriage prospects. Screwball drag comedy was a phenomenal hit worldwide.
La Luna (1979)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Alida Valli…
- A wayward young junkie cuddles up to his Opera–singing mother (Jill Clayburgh) in this peculiar incest drama, shot in lush Bertolucci overtones.