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Electric Horseman, TheElectric Horseman, The (1979)
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine
Curious romantic western with Redford as a former rodeo star who turns his back on his lucrative gig advertising cereal, and heads off to the desert…
Elvis Elvis (1979) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell
Made just two years after Elvis's death, the king of rock 'n' roll's life is traced from dirt poor beginnings to becoming the most loved entertainer…
Eric Sykes CollectionEric Sykes Collection (The Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb!, It's Your Move, Mr H. Is Late, The Big Freeze, The Eric Sykes Show, The Likes of Sykes) (1979-1993) Recommended
Dir. Eric Sykes
Feat. Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Tommy Cooper
A ridiculously long list of British comic talent star in these slapstick masterpieces from the 1970s and 80s, all of which are virtually dialogue…
Escape from AlcatrazEscape from Alcatraz (1979)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom
Clint Eastwood uses a pair of nail–clippers to stage his bid for freedom, in this memorable, understated thriller based on the only successful…
Escape To AthenaEscape To Athena (1979)
Dir. George Pan Cosmatos
Feat. Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven
Exciting WW2 tale of a group of resistance fighters sent to a German prison camp on an island off the coast of greece, fight not only for their…
Europeans, TheEuropeans, The (1979)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Lee Remick, Wesley Addy, Lisa Eichhorn
Possibly the best of the early Merchant–Ivory productions develops Henry James' novel of 19th century New England into a subtle study of family…
Facts of Life, The (TV Series) Facts of Life, The (TV Series) (1979-1988)
Feat. Charlotte Rae, Molly Ringwald
Coming–of–age spin–off from the series DIFFERENT STROKES focused on a group of young girls growing up in a boarding house under the…
Fascination (1979)
Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire
Two castle–dwelling, negligeed vixens ensnare a petty thief for sacrifice and consumption in a ritualistic feast. Visually striking, exotic…
Fast CompanyFast Company (1979)
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. William Smith, Claudia Jennings, John Saxon
Dir. Cronenberg's least typical movie – a straightforward car racing actioner – about a team of drag racers who must overcome their…
Flambards (TV Series)Flambards (TV Series) (1979)
Feat. Christine McKenna, Rosalie Williams, Steven Grives
TV adaptation of the book by K. M. Peyton about an orphaned child who moves to a country estate in early 1900's England and falls in love with…

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