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Subgenre Sampler
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)- Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. James Warwick, Francesca Annis, John Gielgud… - A classic Agatha Christie TV adaptation in which a vicar sets out to discover the meaning behind "Why didn't they ask Evans?", the last words spoken…
A Force Of One (1979)- Dir. Paul Aaron
Feat. Chuck Norris, Jennifer O'Neill, Clu Gulager… - Passable crime thriller with Chuck Norris near the start of his career playing a karate champion assisting the police to hunt down a…
Armchair Thriller Collection (1979-1981)- Feat. Ian McKellen, James Bolam, Alun Armstrong
- With memorably unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction, this anthology series became a significant hit for Thames…
Bloodline (1979)- Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason… - Suspense–lite, Sidney Sheldon–based outing for Audrey Hepburn, with the ageless movie icon battling hostile takeovers from within a newly…
Cat and the Canary, The (1979)- Dir. Radley Metzger
Feat. Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox… - The classic spooky–house mystery by John Willard is here adapted for the fifth time. The relatives a recently–deceased man gather to hear…
Cribb (TV Series) (1979-1980)- Feat. Alan Dobie
- Superior crime series set in Victorian London, following the wry Detective Sergeant Cribb, a member of Scotland Yard's newly formed CID unit, as he…
Driller Killer (1979)- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Abel Ferrara - Somewhat notorious as a 'video nasty' of the 80s video boom, this debut from bad boy auteur Abel Ferrara was perhaps misunderstood (like The Texas…
Egouts Du Paradis, Les (The Sewers of Paradise) (1979)- Dir. Jose Giovanni
Feat. Francis Huster, Jean-François Balmer, Lila Kedrova - Romantic dramatization of "The Great Drain Robbery" of 1976, in which the Societe Generale Bank of France was robbed of over $10 million dollars by a…
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom… - Clint Eastwood uses a pair of nail–clippers to stage his bid for freedom, in this memorable, understated thriller based on the only successful…
Human Factor, The (1979)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi… - Otto Preminger last film is a mild espionage affair, concerning a low–level British informant suspected of being a double agent. A hefty cast…
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