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Subgenre Sampler
Shaka Zulu (TV Mini-series) (1984)- Dir. William C Faure
Feat. Robert Powell, Edward Fox, Henry Cele - Set in 19th century South Africa, this recounts the epic land wars between the Zulu tribes and European immigrants, with true TV mini–series…
El Norte (The North) (1983)- Dir. Gregory Nava
Feat. Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, David Villalpando - The journey northward of a Guatemalan brother and sister (Zaide Silvia Gutierrez and David Villalpando) on the run is an epic saga of the modern…
Phar Lap (1983)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Tom Burlinson - Legendary racehorse reared in New Zealand (though Australian makes claims), who died under mysterious circumstances in America. Good period piece,…
Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983)- Dir. Richard Marquand
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford… - Final installment in George Lucas' space–trilogy sees the conclusion of the galactic war between the Empire and the 'Rebel forces'. Mark…
Year of Living Dangerously, The (1983)- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt… - Multi–layered, vivid yarn posits Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver as foreign officials in 1965 Indonesia at the time of the communist coup.…
Conan the Barbarian (1982)- Dir. John Milius
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger - Slave–turned–swordsman Arnold Schwarzenegger's 20 year search for his parent's killers is a violent, comic–pulp romp through a…
Fitzcarraldo (1982)- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale - Colonialist visionary Klaus Kinski attempts to haul a huge riverboat over a hill in 19th century S. America with the help of Indian…
Mysterious Cities of Gold, The (TV Series) (Taiyô no ko Esteban) (1982-1983)- Richly detailed 80's kids anime series centred on a young boy on a worldwide quest to discover his true identity via the Seven Cities of Gold. A…
Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982)- Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin - One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1981)- Dir. James Uys
Feat. Jamie Uys - The infamous African cult fave about a jolly bush–man who ventures across country to dispose of an 'evil' coke–bottle. The sequel is more…
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