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An Englishman's Castle (TV Mini-series)An Englishman's Castle (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Paul Ciappessoni
Feat. Kenneth More, Isla Blair, Kathleen Byron
TV miniseries set in an alternative history where Germany won WWII and England is ruled by a fascist government. Kenneth More plays a writer for a…
An Unmarried WomanAn Unmarried Woman (1978) Recommended
Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy
Jill Clayburgh endeared herself to a generation of women with this well–loved character study of a divorced New Yorker navigating the single…
Anna KareninaAnna Karenina (1978)
Dir. Basil Coleman
Feat. Victoria Allum, Nicola Pagett, Stuart Wilson
Leo Tolstoy's classic novel of the love–lives of Russian high–society, is here adapted by the BBC. Shot on location in Hungary.
As You Like It (1978)
Dir. Basil Coleman
Feat. Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Autumn SonataAutumn Sonata (1978)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman
The resumes of director Bergman and actress Bergman intersect for the first and only time in this, ahem, Bergmanesque (sombre, brutally honest,…
AvalancheAvalanche (1978)
Dir. Corey Allen
Feat. Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster
It's Rock (Hudson) against mountain in this Roger Corman–produced cash–in on the Disaster Movie craze of the 1970s about winter…
Battle of the Planets (TV Series)Battle of the Planets (TV Series) (1978)
Dir. David E Hanson
Ground–breaking serial, a dubbed and re–edited Japanese sci–fi cartoon, that became one of the most popular TV–shows of the…
Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica (1978)
Dir. Richard A. Colla
Feat. Lorne Greene, Ray Milland, Dirk Benedict
The TV origins of this STAR WARS retread are plainly evident, with the cast all looking rather self–conscious in their 70s lurex clobber.
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 1BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 1 (Romeo & Juliet, King Richard the Second, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight) (1978) Recommended
In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 2BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 2 (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Hamlet Prince of Denmark) (1978)
The second in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: The First…

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