Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Swarm, The (1978)
- Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. Michael Caine, Katherine Ross, Henry Fonda…
- The 70s Disaster Movie rarely got this far–out, with Michael Caine trying to swat a cloud of killer bumble–bees. Many other…
Sweeney 2 (1978)
- Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott
- Sequel to the 1977 movie SWEENEY, continuing the adventures of members of the Flying Squad, a division of London's Metropolitan Police. This time the…
Tattooed Tears (1978)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
- Early Nick Broomfield doco eschews his later interactive style for an unrelenting examination of the life of four youths in a prison for young…
Taxi (TV Series) (1978-1983)
- Feat. Judd Hirsch, Danny De Vito, Tony Danza…
- Another sitcom staple of the 1970s from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in the refreshingly blue–collar world of a New York cab…
Thank God It's Friday (1978)
- Dir. Robert Klane
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Debra Winger, Donna Summer
- Disco Sucks! Essential 70's retro viewing in this one–night–on–the–town comedy. Appearances by the Commodores, Donna Summer…
Tommy Cooper - Just Like That (TV Series) (1978)
- Feat. Tommy Cooper, Andrew Sachs
- Comedy–magician and cohort of Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, delivers his distinctive, hilarious brand of 'tragic magic' in this six–part…
Tree of Wooden Clogs, The (1978)
- Dir. Ermanno Olmi
Feat. Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi
- Portrayal of early 20th century peasantry in Lombardy, this un–melodramatic alternative to Bertolucci’s NOVACENTO, examines with quiet…
Twelfth Night (1978)
- Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Unknown War, The (1978)
- Burt Lancaster narrates this enormous 20–part documentary series on the conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Up in Smoke (1978)
- Dir. Lou Adler
Feat. Cheech and Chong
- Cheech and Chong's first movie is their best and most remembered. They transpose their popular doped–out comic routines for the big screen, in…