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Subgenre Sampler

 
Car, TheCar, The (1977)
Dir. Elliot Silverstein
Feat. James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley…
A mysterious black sedan goes on a murderous rampage, terrorizing the residents of a small town in this cheap and cheerful thriller firmly indebted…
Cassandra Crossing, TheCassandra Crossing, The (1977)
Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner…
A few too many disasters – train crashes, plagues, terrorists etc. – make for an overcooked yet still entertaining actioner. An…
Chess Players, TheChess 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…
Children of the Stones (TV Mini-Series)Children of the Stones (TV Mini-Series) (1977) Recommended
Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Gareth Thomas, Iain Cuthbertson
A spooky classic of British television, in which a scientist and his son move to the village of Milbury, only to be sucked into a quasi–pagan…
CHiPS (TV Series)CHiPS (TV Series) (1977) Recommended
Feat. Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine
A prime–time smash hit and cheeseball classic from the disco era, centers around straight–up country boy 'Jon' and his rogue partner…
Christians, The (TV Series)Christians, The (TV Series) (1977)
"Meticulously constructed and lavishly produced", this thirteen part documentary series was one of the most ambitious TV projects of the 1970's.…
Christmas Carol, AChristmas Carol, A (1977) Recommended
Dir. Moira Armstrong
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee
Charles Dickens' time–honoured tale of how Ebenezer Scrooge, too mean to celebrate Xmas, is brought to account by the ghosts of Past, Present…
Citizen SmithCitizen Smith (1977-1980)
Dir. Ray Butt
Feat. Robert Lindsay
Mischievous TV comedy about self–styled 'urban guerilla' Wolfie Smith (Lindsay) who tries to spark a socialist revolution from the London…
Clans of IntrigueClans of Intrigue (Chu liu xiang) (1977) Recommended
Dir. Che Yuan
Feat. Ti Lung
Another collaboration between dir. Yuan and the charismatic Ti Lung, in a historical detective story set around a legendary swordsman who tries to…
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Special EditionClose Encounters of the Third Kind - Special Edition (1977)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut
Richard Dreyfuss embodies a working class lineman who is chosen by a higher power for some great purpose. With a head full of ambiguous images and…

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