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Vegas (TV Series)Vegas (TV Series) (Vega$) (1978)
Feat. Robert Urich, Tony Curtis
Although Michael Mann is credited as creator of this splashy 70s detective series (in which Sin City is at its gaudy and ostentatious best), the…
Warlords of AtlantisWarlords of Atlantis (1978)
Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer
Enjoyably hokey British sci–fi adventure film about a perilous trip to the lost world of Atlantis where Doug McClure and his expedition…
Water Babies, TheWater Babies, The (1978)
Dir. Lionel Jeffries
Feat. James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw
The children's classic by Charles Kingsley, given a sterling treatment by its English cast and some nifty animation. A young chimney sweep finds…
Watership DownWatership Down (1978)
Dir. Martin Rosen
A family of rabbits escape impending threats of nature and make a perilous journey in search of a tranquil burrow. Adapted from Richard Adams'…
Who'll Stop The Rain?Who'll Stop The Rain? (Dog Soldiers) (1978) Recommended
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty
Classic post–Vietnam War thriller has journalist Moriarty ditching his journalistic career for heroin–smuggling, recruiting wife Weld and…
Who's WhoWho's Who (1978)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Adam Norton, Simon Chandler, Philip Davis
The slobbish and the snobbish are unflatteringly portrayed in this early Mike Leigh ensemble piece, a little on the heavy side with its somewhat…
Wild Geese, TheWild Geese, The (1978)
Dir. Andrew McLagen
Feat. Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris
Trashily entertaining adventure yarn has a gaggle of middle–aged mercenaries drawn into a rescue job for a kidnapped politician in deepest…
Will Shakespeare (TV Mini-series)Will Shakespeare (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Mark Cullingham, Robert Knights
Feat. Tim Curry, Ian McShane, Nicholas Clay
6 Part Mini Series dramatising the life of Shakespeare, portrayed by Tim Curry. Each episode centres around the creation of a different play.
Wise BloodWise Blood (1978) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif plays the obsessed leader of the 'Church Without Christ' in this marvellous satire on contemporary evangelism in the American South. From…
Wiz, TheWiz, The (1978)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor
Much maligned 'black musical' version of L. Frank Baum's classic fairytale (best known through the Judy Garland version). Here, New York City was…

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