Subgenre Sampler
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Medusa Touch, The (1978)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Richard Burton, Lee Remick, Derek Jacobi…
- Garbled but entertaining thriller stars Burton as a paranormally–gifted writer who psychiatrist (Remick) tries to wean him from his murderous…
Midnight Express (1978)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Brad Davis, Randy Quaid
- Brad Davis stars in this riveting fact–based story as a young American facing a 30–year sentence in a brutal Turkish prison for a minor…
Mill on the Floss, The (1978)
- Dir. Ronald Wilson
Feat. Pippa Guard, Christopher Blake, Anton Lessor
- Loosely based on George Eliot's own childhood, this bleak tale of fueding families and thwarted love is adequately told in this eight part BBC…
Money Movers (1978)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Terence Donovan, Bryan Brown
- Violent thriller has a group of security–guards arranging an inside–job, while the police and criminal–world circle like vultures…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 14-17) (1978-1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Further episodes from the cult TV Series. Supplementary to the original 'run' of the show, these episodes were recently dubbed by the original…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 7-13) (1978-1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Further episodes from the original dubbed 'run' of the cult TV Series.
Vol 7: Vampire Master, Outrageous Coincidences, Pigsy King and God
Vol 8:…
Mork and Mindy (TV Series) (1978-1982)
- Feat. Robin Williams, Pam Dawber
- The wacky TV show that proved a breakthrough vehicle for Robin Williams, playing the cutesome, unpredictable Mork, an alien from the planet…
Newsfront (1978)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Chris Haywood…
- Picture perfect if conservative account of the newsreel professionals who became obsolete by the advent of television in the late 1950s. The episodic…
Night The Prowler, The (1978)
- Dir. Jim Sharman
Feat. Ruth Cracknell, John Frawley, Kerry Walker
- Based on a play by Patrick White, this stylised drama concerns a sexually repressed young woman (Walker), under the thumb of her domineering snobbish…