Subgenre Sampler
Kenny Everett Video Show, The (TV Series) (1978-1981)
- Feat. Kenny Everett
- Two compilation tributes to the British TV comedian and his anarchic, smutty style, collecting various clips including Sid Snot, Cupid Stunt,…
Orchestra Rehearsal, The (1978)- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Baldwin Baas, Clara Colosimo, Elizabeth Labi - A comedy of the absurd about a group of orchestra musicians who stage a revolt against the conductor after the building collapses. Allegory may be…
- Return to Fantasy Island (1978)
- Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Adrienne Barbeau… - Mysterious millionaire ‘Mr Roarke’ and his sidekick Tattoo play host (and God, or devil?) to various guests, who pay a fortune have their…
Romeo and Juliet (1978)- Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Sir Michael Hordern… - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Star Wars Holiday Special, The (1978)- Dir. Steve Binder
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford… - A TV christmas special set in the Star Wars universe that was the first Star Wars spin–off film, set between the events of the original film…
- Tattooed Tears (1978)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
- Early Nick Broomfield doco eschews his later interactive style for an unrelenting examination of the life of four youths in a prison for young…
- An Enemy of the People (1977)
- Dir. George Shaefer
Feat. Steve McQueen, Charles Durning - Seldom–seen version of the Henrik Ibsen play (adapted by Arthur Miller), was a labour of love for Steve McQueen, who plays a scientist…
Blue Collar (1977)- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Pryor - As one might expect from the writer of TAXI DRIVER, dir. Schrader's debut is a gritty, tough–minded drama of macho ethics, set in the grinding…
Chess Players, The (1977)- Dir. Satyajit Ray
Feat. Richard Attenborough - India's first internationally renowned film–maker draws upon the ancient game of chess as a metaphor for Anglo–Indian political relations…
Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)- Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth - Askwith and Booth are back in this final tired entry of a the series. Fans will by now know what to expect. Those who don't would be advised to…
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