Subgenre Sampler
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Rose, The (1979)
- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Bette Midler
- Bette Midler's acting debut was this raunchy rock biopic based loosely on the antics of Janis Joplin. She is given plenty of room here to display her…
Running (1979)
- Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Eugene Levy
- Michael Douglas stars in this sports drama about a fictional American marathon runner's struggle to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
- Dir. William Hale
Feat. Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, David Janssen…
- Solid telemovie depiction of the notorious sinking of the Big Ship in 1912, with an approach that distinguishes it from the other versions. Involving…
Saint Jack (1979)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott
- Enjoyably amoral later gem from dir. Bogdanovich, about an American hustler who fulfils his dubious dream of opening a whorehouse in Singapore during…
Salem's Lot (1979)
- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin
- Creepy Stephen King story made for TV, but no less scary for it. The town of Salem don't take kindly to nosy strangers!
Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982)
- Dir. Shaun O'Riordan
Feat. Joanna Lumley, David McCallum
- A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
Secret Policeman's Ball - The Music Collector's Edition (1979)
- Compilation of live moments from Amnesty International's series of fundraising concerts. Featured artists include John Cleese, Tom Jones, Eric…
Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1979)
- Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook…
- The third in the series of Amnesty International charity gigs and first 'Ball' featuring a series of Britain's finest comedians and musicians. Apart…
Shaolin Temple (1979)
- Dir. Cheung Hsin Yen
Feat. Jet Li
- Martial Arts superstar Jet Li’s debut film, as a Shaolin–trained fighter who exacts revenge upon an evil warlord, already displaying the…
Shape of Things to Come, The (1979)
- Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry Morse…
- Loosely adapted from the H.G. Wells novel, this follows a mankind's post–nuclear colonisation of the Moon and series of crises that bedevil the…