Subgenre Sampler
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Opening Night (1977)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara
- Intermittently fascinating, semi–improvised opus from Cassavetes (who also stars), about an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) who suffers a…
Orca (The Killer Whale) (1977)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek…
- A killer whale goes feral after its pregnant mate is slayed by grizzly fisherman Richard Harris in this largely maligned JAWS spinoff from the dir.…
Other Side of Midnight, The (1977)
- Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon…
- Soapy Sidney Sheldon drama follows the exploits of a young French woman who vows revenge on a ne'er do well Canadian pilot for leaving her pregnant,…
Padre Padrone (1977)
- Dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Feat. Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Marcella Michelangeli…
- An affecting true story about a Shepherd's son who escapes the shackles of family expectations and returns mature and educated to confront his…
People That Time Forgot, The (1977)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Patrick Wayne
- Sequel to THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT, sees Patrick Wayne return to the monster–ridden island in search of lost colleagues.
Pete's Dragon (1977)
- Dir. Don Chaffey
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Jim Dale…
- Young orphan Pete (Sean Marchall) bonds with animated green dragon Elliot in this lesser–Disney live–action movie.
Sentimental songs…
Picture Show Man, The (1977)
- Dir. John Power
Feat. Rod Taylor, John Meillon, Patrick Cargill
- A light–hearted depiction of the rivalry between two Australian cinema operators (Meillon and Taylor) of the silent film era, who travel…
Portrait of an Artist As a Young Man (1977)
- Dir. Joseph Strick
Feat. Bosco Hogan, T.P. McKenna, John Gielgud
- Reverent adaptation of the classic James Joyce novel, which charts the spiritual and artistic growth of the author. Adeptly reveals the…
Professionals, The (TV Series) (1977-1983)
- Dir. William Brayne
Feat. Lewis Collins, Martin Shaw, Gordon Jackson
- CI5 hard–men Bodie and Doyle shoot first and then ask no questions in their dirty (but necessary) line of work. A seminal TV Series of the…
Providence (1977)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn…
- John Gielgud plays a dying writer struggling to complete his final novel. Unusual film juxtaposes his imagined thoughts with events from his…