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Subgenre Sampler
1941 (1979)- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Toshiro Mifune - The dir.’s only real commercial failure, this loose slapstick comedy, set in a Californian seaside town visited by a Japanese submarine in 1941,…
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…
Alexandria... Why? (1979)- Dir. Youssef Chahine
- An autobiographical film about the early life of director Youssef Chahine, set in Alexandria. Winner of the Silver Bear at the 29th Berlin…
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Richard Thomas, Donald Pleasence… - While the 1930's film of Erich Maria Remarque's exceptional anti–war novel is undoubtedly a masterpiece, this later version should not be…
Animal House (1979)
- Feat. John Belushi, Donald Sutherland, Karen Allen…
- National Lampoon's frat–house classic with a grossly hilarious Belushi.
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…
Ashanti (1979)- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Omar Sharif… - When his wife is kidnapped by Arab slave traders, UN medic Michael Caine hops aboard a camel and goes on an adventure quest to retrieve her. Caine…
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…
Butch and Sundance: The Early Years (1979)- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. William Katt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Corey… - Surprisingly enjoyable prequel to BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID has the roguish duo pursued across various New Mexico landscapes. Utterly…
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…
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