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Cannibal FeroxCannibal Ferox (Make Them Die Slowly, aka Woman From Deep River) (1981)
Dir. Umberto Lenzi
Feat. John Morghen, Lorraine De Selle, Bryan Redford
Prime example of the notorious "Cannibal" subgenre of Italian horror films, that creates a dubious mythology of its own as it exploits our mythical…
Cannonball RunCannonball Run (1981)
Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett
Packed with an absurd combination of stars, this trans–continental car race yarn is largely a vehicle for Burt Reynolds wisecracks and some…
CatsCats (1981)
The blockbuster Broadway musical authored by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, based on T S Eliot's 'cat' poems.
CavemanCaveman (1981)
Dir. Carl Gottlieb
Feat. Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long
Stone Age spoof in which a hairy Starr cavorts with various other grunting stars in a distant past ruled by dinosaurs. High quality production and…
Chariots of FireChariots of Fire (1981)
Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Nigel Havers, Ben Cross
Despite all the Oscar glory, this tale of athletic derring–do in Edwardian England is a mostly lame–footed attempt to dramatise the…
Cherry Orchard, TheCherry Orchard, The (1981)
Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall
BBC television drama based on the classic 1904 play by Anton Chekhov about the decline of the Russian aristocracy in general and one high–born…
Choix Des Armes, LeChoix Des Armes, Le (Choice of Arms) (1981)
Dir. Alain Corneau
Feat. Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu
Two disparate ex–convicts face difficulties settling into normal society. Boasts France's greatest acting talents.
Christiane F.Christiane F. (1981) Recommended
Dir. Ulrich Edel
Feat. David Bowie
Absorbing account of the decline and fall into the Berlin's degrading drug and prostitution scene of two young heroin addicts. Features the music and…
City of WomenCity of Women (1981)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
Dir. Fellini pushes his fantasies to their zenith (or nadir), again with Marcello Mastroianni as the surrogate male. Falling asleep on a train, he…
Clash of the TitansClash of the Titans (1981)
Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Ursula Andress
Brave stab at visualising Greek mythology, taking the Perseus legend as its basis, this turned out to be the swansong for Ray Harryhausen and his…

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