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Subgenre Sampler
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The (1978)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Jack Charles - Powerful adaptation of Thomas Keneally's fact–based novel about an exploited half–caste Aborigine who eventually erupts in tragic…
China Syndrome, The (1978)
- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon - Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas pair as TV journalists who become involved in the cover–up of a major malfunction at a nuclear power plant.…
Coma (1978)- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley… - Numerous patients fall into a permanent coma, arousing the suspicions of maverick doctor Genevieve Bujold. Excellent thriller unfolds its queasy…
Death of a Snowman (Black Trash) (1978)- Dir. Christopher Rowley
Feat. Nigel Davenport, Ken Gampu, Peter Dyneley - A rare blaxploitation movie to be made outside of America, this South African film stars Nigel Davenport and Ken Gampu as a white policeman and black…
Death on the Nile (1978)- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, David Niven… - An overlong yet none–the–less charming version of the Agatha Christie whodunnit. Peter Ustinov, as the definitive Hercule Poirot, holds…
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif… - A tightly made popcorn suspenser, with Dunaway playing a fashion photographer who believes she can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he…
Fingers (1978)- Dir. James Toback
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown… - Harvey Keitel conjures up the required intensity for this portrait of a frustrated concert pianist with a violent temper. The nerve–shredding…
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…
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…
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,…
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