Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Fury, The (1978)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes
- Despite a barmy sci–fi plot concerning telekinetic teenagers being used for military experiments, this Brian de Palma–directed thriller…
George Eliot Boxset (The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Adam Bede, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda) (1978-2002)
- Five BBC classics from the pen of George Eliot.
Collection includes: The Mill on the Floss (1978), Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985),…
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez Vos Mouchoirs) (1978)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere
- Naive, frustrated husband Gerard Depardieu embarks on an unconventional quest to find his listless wife some happiness, firstly by 'lending' her to a…
Getting of Wisdom, The (1978)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Julia Blake, Dorothy Bradley, Kay Eklund…
- An immaculate rendition of Henry Richardson's classic Australian novel set at a Melbourne girls' school in the Victorian era, where a rural newcomer…
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
- Dir. Ted Post
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, David Clennon…
- Set in the early stages of the conflict in Vietnam, Lancaster plays a Major who, with a small band of untested soldiers, is ordered to hold a small…
Goin' South (1978)
- Dir. Jack Nicholson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd…
- The ‘Western’ done as farce, with troublesome outlaw Jack Nicholson rescued from the gallows by Mary Steenbergen, in a marriage of…
Going Straight (TV Series) (1978)
- Feat. Ronnie Barker, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Richard Beckinsale…
- Underrated TV sequel to the brilliant PORRIDGE, with Barker attempting to survive the straight life outside Slade Prison. Without quite the deadpan…
Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
- Dir. Ted Post
Feat. Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, Soon-Teck Oh…
- Breakthrough vehicle for martial artiste–turned–actor Chuck Norris in only his second leading role, playing an ex–Army commando who…
Grange Hill (TV Series) (1978-2008)
- Candid British kids series following the exploits of a group of school misfits dealing with the day–to–day struggles of life in a…
Grapes of Death, The (Les Raisins de la Mort) (1978)
- Dir. Jean Rollin
- Eco–thriller set in the French countryside where a dangerous pesticide used in a local vineyard has turned residents into the walking dead.…