Subgenre Sampler
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Bless Me, Father (TV Series) (1978-1981)
- Feat. Arthur Lowe, Gabrielle Daye
- Beloved, spirited comedy set in the 1950's, about a warm hearted, mischievous Roman Catholic priest in a suburban London parish. Cleverly adapted…
Blood Feud (Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano moventi politici) (1978)
- Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giancarlo Giannini
- Convoluted romantic drama set against the rise of Mussolini has recently widowed Loren torn between an attorney and petty thief.
Overheated (and…
Bloodsucking Freaks (1978)
- Dir. Joel Reed
Feat. Seamus O'Brien, Viju Krem
- Repugnant exploitation fare set in a New York theatre of sleaze, promises gross, delivers the insufferable. A film to truly absolve one's morbid…
Boys from Brazil, The (1978)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, James Mason…
- Ira Levin's novel makes for an ingenious if implausible thriller with obsessed Nazi–hunter Laurence Olivier trying to scupper super–Nazi…
Boys in Company C, The (1978)
- Dir. Sidney J. Furie
Feat. Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, R. Lee Ermey…
- A rugged and absurdist action film about young soldiers scarred by the horrors and blunders of war. Faintly critical of America’s involvement, this…
Brass Target (1978)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Sophia Loren, John Cassavetes, Robert Vaughn…
- A classic 70's all–star cast feature in this post–World War II suspense film that suggests that the German automobile crash involving…
Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)
- Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Gary Busey
- An exceptional Hollywood biography of the seminal rock 'n'roll star, with an uncanny lead performance from Gary Busey.
Butterflies (TV Series) (1978-1983)
- Dir. John B. Hobbs, Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst…
- An impressively low–key British sitcom about a wistful housewife contending with a mid–life crisis, the social revolutions of the 1970s…
Bye Bye Monkey (Ciao maschio) (1978)
- Dir. Marco Ferreri
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, Geraldine Fitzgerald
- Gerard Depardieu adopts a baby monkey, engages in lewd sexual acts, and is raped by a militant feminist theatrical troupe in this crackpot futurist…
California Suite (1978)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith…
- Five couples converge on the Beverly Hills Hotel during ‘Oscar–week’ to play out various marital dramas. Likeable comedy assembles a…