Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Death on the Nile (1978)- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, David Niven… - An overlong yet none–the–less charming version of the Agatha Christie whodunnit. Peter Ustinov, as the definitive Hercule Poirot, holds…
Deer Hunter, The (1978)
- Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep - A grimly realistic portrait of how the atrocities of the Vietnam war have an effect on a group of friends. Robert De Niro heads a virtuoso cast in…
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) (Different Strokes) (1978-1986)- Feat. Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain…
- Classic American sitcom had a rich white widower (Bain) adopt two black boys, notably a pint–sized Gary Coleman who proved the…
Disraeli (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Mary Peach… - Detailed biopic of the remarkable life of the author turned British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Talky and visually limited this is more than a…
Driver, The (1978)- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani… - Memorable exercise in action stylistics from dir. Hill (THE WARRIORS), which opposes specialist getaway driver Ryan O’Neal with maniacal cop Bruce…
Drunken Master (1978)- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jackie Chan - The martial arts comedy that put Jackie Chan on the map tells the tale of a disobedient son learning the art of Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop…
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Dir. Waris Hussein
Feat. Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft… - Tasteful, but perceptive television series follows the scandalous romance between British monarch Edward VIII and American socialite (and divorcee)…
Electric Light Orchestra: 'Out of the Blue' Tour Live at Wembley (incl. 'Discovery') (1978)- A TV special featuring Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra live in concert at London's Wembley Arena at the peak of their popularity after the…
Empire of the Passions (ai no borei) (1978)- Dir. Nagisa Oshima
Feat. Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki - Searing, underrated crime of passion from the dir. of IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES focuses less on explicit sex, unfolding as a ghost…
End, The (1978)- Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise - Black comedy directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, who plays a real–estate agent who decides to kill himself when he is diagnosed with a…
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