Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Gray Lady Down (1978)
- Dir. David Greene
Feat. Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Ned Beatty
- Corny–but–entertaining disaster flick sees Charlton Heston play a nuclear submarine captain stuck with his crew on the precipice of an…
Great Train Robbery, The (1978)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland
- Smooth–running recreation of purportedly the first train robbery ever, of a load of gold bullion in 19th century Ireland. Sean Connery…
Halloween (1978)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis
- Landmark horror film is distinguished by direction that gives a constant sense of impending doom, yet provides constant surprises – unlike the…
Hazell (TV Series) (1978)
- Feat. Nicholas Ball
- Paying homage to classic film noir this ITV crime series centres around a charismatic private detective who tackles blackmail, missing persons cases,…
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- Dir. Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Feat. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason…
- Amiable remake of HERE COMES MR JORDAN, with footballer Warren Beatty called to heaven before his time, then returned to earth as another man. The…
Heidi (TV Series) (1978)
- Dir. Tony Faadt, Joachim Hesss
Feat. Katharina Balhm, Katia Polletin
- Thirteen episodes of the fondly remembered classic Heidi series.
Hitler - A Film From Germany (1978)
- Dir. Hans-Jurgen Syberberg
- An epic and highly original exploration of the sources of German fascism, in which experimentalist dir. Syberberg weaves a tapestry of surreal…
Holocaust (TV Mini-series) (1978)
- Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
Feat. Meryl Streep, James Woods, Michael Moriaty…
- Captivating saga of a Jewish family shattered by the rise of the Nazis. One of the top–rating and best quality mini–series of the 1970s.
Hooper (1978)
- Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field…
- Burt Reynolds capitalizes on the success of SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT with this equally irreverent action–comedy as an aging Hollywood stuntman who…
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1978)
- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Spike Milligan…
- Comedy spoof of the book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring a generous spread of British comedy talent. Peter Cook plays Sherlock Holmes, who is…