Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Damnation Alley (1977)
- Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda…
- Post–apocalyptic thriller that follows a group of WWIII survivors at a military installation who drive across the desolate wasteland to find…
Death Duel (San shao ye de jian) (1977)
- Dir. Che Yuan
Feat. Derek Yee, Chen Ping, Yu An-an
- A Shaw Bros. extravaganza that benefits from its pared–down take on the swordplay–and–intrigue formula and impressive visuals,…
Deep, The (1977)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw…
- Underwater intrigue from novelist Peter 'Jaws' Benchley, with Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset (in next to nothing) teaming with salty seadog Robert…
Eagle Has Landed, The (1977)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall
- German commandos plot to assasinate Winston Churchill in this suspenseful thriller, apparently based on fact. Michael Caine, strangely plausible as a…
Gauntlet, The (1977)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke
- Lean tale of survival against the odds, with Clint playing a washed–up cop assigned to escort a Las Vegas call–girl (Locke) to a trial in…
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
- Dir. Ashley Lazarus
Feat. Richard Harris, John Vernon, Gordon Jackson…
- Richard Harris dodges bullets in this daffy thriller about a luxury cruise liner held to ransom by terrorists. This early UNDER SIEGE provided plenty…
Golgo 13: Kowloon Assignment (1977)
- Dir. Yukio Noda
Feat. Sonny Chiba
- Sonny Chiba oozes masculine cool as the titular hitman of Takao Saito's best–selling manga. A hard–boiled exploitation noir which doesn't…
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Barry Cahill
- Petrolhead debut in the directing seat for Ron Howard (who also stars) is a car–chase special involving a young runaway couple in the crunching…
Last Remake of Beau Geste, The (1977)
- Dir. Marty Feldman
Feat. Marty Feldman, Michael York, Ann-Margret…
- Marty Feldman directs and co–writes this star–studded satire loosely based on the novel Beau Geste, a frequently–filmed story of…
MacArthur (1977)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Gregory Peck
- A well–mounted political biography of the WW2 General during the Pacific wars.