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Subgenre Sampler

 
North Dallas FortyNorth Dallas Forty (1979)
Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Nick Nolte, Bo Svenson, Steve Forrest
A sports film set in late 1970s Texas, following American Football player Phil Elliott (Nolte), whose independent attitude and lifestyle of…
NosferatuNosferatu (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani
Werner Herzog's remake is a surreal and truly sinister experience, embellished with a haunting soundtrack and a terrific Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu.
Onion Field, The (1979)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. James Woods, John Savage
Sporadically intense drama based on a real–life cop–killing in 1960s California, notable for James Woods' creepy debut as, you guessed…
Only When I Laugh (TV Series)Only When I Laugh (TV Series) (1979)
Feat. James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Richard Wilson
Chaotic sitcom series written by Eric Chappell (RISING DAMP) set in a madcap hospital occupied by bickering patients and hackneyed staff.…
Over the EdgeOver the Edge (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Matt Dillon, Harry Northrup
One of the best portraits of delinquency yet committed to the screen, Matt Dillon, in his acting debut, is just one of the aimless youths who erupt…
Passe ton Bac d'abordPasse ton Bac d'abord (Graduate First) (1979) Recommended
Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Bernard Tronczak
Dir. Pialat’s matter–of–fact realism and blasé cast of young actors conveys all the aimlessness and uncertainty of youth in this…
Perfect Couple, APerfect Couple, A (1979)
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin
A low–key romantic comedy for Robert Altman that revels in its delightfully mismatched pair: Helfin, a wannabe rock star, and Dooley, a…
Plumber, ThePlumber, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Judy Morris, Ivor Kants
An obscure, one–of–a–kind telemovie from Peter Weir concerning a middle–class couple whose apartment is besieged by an…
PorridgePorridge (1979)
Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale
Ronnie Barker returns for this feature film based on the popular British TV series as a long–time prison inmate Fletcher who here arranges a…
Porridge (TV Series)Porridge (TV Series) (1979)
Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale
Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale are on oatmeal and water in this classic British comedy set within the prison walls of Her Majesty’s…

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