Subgenre Sampler
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New York, New York (1977)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli
- This imaginative yet famously abrasive tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s focuses on the tumultuous relationship between a saxophonist…
Norman Conquests, The (Mini-Series) (1977)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Tom Conti, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith…
- Six of Britain's finest take on Alan Ayckbourn's small scale, socially incisive play, set in three different rooms across one dysfunctional family…
Oh, God! (1977)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. George Burns, John Denver
- John Denver is a supermarket attendant whose life is turned upside down when God (George Burns) starts appearing to him in visions. A…
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…