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Subgenre Sampler
Prisoner (TV Series) (Prisoner Cell Block H) (1979-1986)
- Feat. Sheila Florance
- The classic Australian women's prison series, which still sets the standard for its tough–as–nails cast, pithy dialogue and unglamorous…
Running (1979)- Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Eugene Levy - Michael Douglas stars in this sports drama about a fictional American marathon runner's struggle to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Sisters or the Balance of Happiness (Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks) (1979)- Dir. Margarethe von Trotta
- 1970s West German drama about two sisters whose unusually close relationship negatively impacts their individual personal lives.
Starting Over (1979)
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen… - James L. Brooks scripted this classic breakup comedy with Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh (fresh off AN UNMARRIED WOMAN) as divorcees trying to get…
Testament of Youth (Mini-series) (1979)- Dir. Moira Armstrong
Feat. Cheryl Campbell, Peter Woodward, Emrys James… - Sterling adaptation of Vera Brittain's memoir recounts her early years and lost loves admidst the turmoil of the first world war.
Tim (1979)- Dir. Michael Pate
Feat. Mel Gibson, Piper Laurie - Mel Gibson and Piper Laurie are the young simpleton and older woman drawn together in this adaptation of Colleen McCullough's first novel.
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)- Dir. Milton Katselas
Feat. Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner - A confrontational yet riveting psychodrama centering on a Vietnam vet–turned–drug dealer who terrorizes the patrons of a diner in a small…
Absolution (1978)- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Richard Burton, Billy Connolly 
Alan Bennett at the BBC (1978-1992)- Dir. Stuart Burge, John Schlesinger, Richard Eyre
Feat. James Fox, Alan Bates, Prunella Scales… - An exceptional anthology of previously unreleased BBC productions from revered playwright Alan Bennett. Collection includes: – A Day Out…
An Englishman's Castle (TV Mini-series) (1978)- Dir. Paul Ciappessoni
Feat. Kenneth More, Isla Blair, Kathleen Byron… - TV miniseries set in an alternative history where Germany won WWII and England is ruled by a fascist government. Kenneth More plays a writer for a…
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