Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 488 Films to Buy & Rent
Famous Five, The (TV Series) (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five) (1978-1979)
- Feat. Michele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell…
- The original and most beloved of The Famous Five TV serials, based on Enid Blyton's classic children's adventure novels.
Of Blyton's 21 stories,…
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…
Great Train Robbery, The (1978)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland
- Smooth–running recreation of purportedly the first train robbery ever, of a load of gold bullion in 19th century Ireland. Sean Connery…
Blue Fin (1977)
- Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Hardy Kruger, Greg Rowe
- From the creators of STORM BOY, this ocean adventure focuses on the demanding relationship between a father and his son on a tuna–fishing boat…
Cassandra Crossing, The (1977)
- Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner…
- A few too many disasters – train crashes, plagues, terrorists etc. – make for an overcooked yet still entertaining actioner. An…
Deep, The (1977)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw…
- Underwater intrigue from novelist Peter 'Jaws' Benchley, with Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset (in next to nothing) teaming with salty seadog Robert…
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
- Dir. Peter Hunt
Feat. Richard Harris, Catherine Schell
- One of the first films to combine live action and animation, this 1977 version has the gruff old Harris play the shipwrecked sailor who awakens in a…
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- Dir. Vincent McEveety
Feat. Dean Jones, Don Knotts
- Second sequel to THE LOVE BUG, starring everybody's favourite Volkswagen, adds the extra panache to the Paris–Monte Carlo race.
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
- Dir. Sam Wanamaker
Feat. Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Patrick Troughton
- The last of Ray Harryhausen's 'Sinbad' series and probably the weakest as hero sails to break a spell that has turned a prince into a baboon. Some…
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…