1979

French Fried Vacation 2
7.4

French Fried Vacation 2

In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, ...
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
7.1

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Kao has purchased a new wife, but an enemy has paid her more money to kill him. Kao must recruit a pair of swordsmen to help defend himself and ...
Camera Buff
7.9

Camera Buff

Nov. 16, 1979

Camera Buff

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it’s the first camera in town, he’s named official photographer ...
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
6.8

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo is a curious and rebellious kitten who is always getting into trouble. When he decides to jump off a roof of a chicken coup to see if he ...
Beyond the Darkness
6.3

Beyond the Darkness

Nov. 15, 1979

Beyond the Darkness

A young rich orphan loses his fiancée to voodoo doll mischief on the part of his housekeeper who is jealous of his attentions. He digs his ...
All Quiet on the Western Front
7.1

All Quiet on the Western Front

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends ...
Mistress of the Apes
3.5

Mistress of the Apes

Nov. 12, 1979

Mistress of the Apes

Jenny Neumann takes a group of men into the jungles of Kenya to look for her husband, and instead finds a tribe of caveman-looking ...
From the Clouds to the Resistance
6.5

From the Clouds to the Resistance

‘Dalla nube alla resistenza (From the Cloud to the Resistance ) (1978), based on two works by Cesare Pavese, falls into the category of ...
The Rose
7

The Rose

Nov. 07, 1979

The Rose

Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster’s romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.
Don Giovanni
7.5

Don Giovanni

Nov. 06, 1979

Don Giovanni

Screen adapatation of Mozart’s greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of ...
Over the Edge
7.4

Over the Edge

Nov. 02, 1979

Over the Edge

The music of Cheap Trick, The Cars, and The Ramones highlights this realistic tale of alienated suburban youth on the rampage. Dillon makes his ...
Don’t Go in the House
5.6

Don’t Go in the House

As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them ...
Fascination
6

Fascination

Nov. 01, 1979

Fascination

A thief seeks refuge in a castle owned by two women, Eva and Elizabeth. The women are seductive and teasing, but turn out to be part of a ...
Fuss of the Fusses
6.8

Fuss of the Fusses

Oct. 29, 1979

Fuss of the Fusses

A comedy about a civil registry official whose job is to register newlyweds and who just discovered that her husband has been cheating on her for ...
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
6.1

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

Roman Porno from 1979. “Beautiful Girl Hunter” by Norifumi Suzuki is based on manga by Masaaki Sato. The film portrays the life of ...
The Medic
5.3

The Medic

Oct. 26, 1979

The Medic

The film is set in a modern war, probably between a European country and a country in the Far East. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a ...
The Great Santini
7.2

The Great Santini

Oct. 26, 1979

The Great Santini

As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but ...
Seeking Asylum
6.2

Seeking Asylum

Oct. 24, 1979

Seeking Asylum

A new teacher introduces radical ideas at a nursery school and it leads to various reactions from the students and the parents.
The Quatermass Conclusion
5.7

The Quatermass Conclusion

Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie youth movement of the late nineteen-sixties, ...
…And Justice for All
7.4

…And Justice for All

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he ...
A Sense of Freedom
7

A Sense of Freedom

Oct. 19, 1979

A Sense of Freedom

A Sense of Freedom is a 1979 British crime film directed by John Mackenzie for Scottish television. The film starred David Hayman and featured ...
Meteor
5

Meteor

Oct. 19, 1979

Meteor

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid “Orpheus” is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will ...
Jesus
7.2

Jesus

Oct. 19, 1979

Jesus

Three and a half years of Jesus’ ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.
The Black Stallion
7.4

The Black Stallion

Oct. 13, 1979

The Black Stallion

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship ...
The Man Who Stole the Sun
7.5

The Man Who Stole the Sun

A high-school teacher builds an atomic bomb to hold Tokyo hostage, then cannot decide what he wants.
Tess
7.3

Tess

Oct. 06, 1979

Tess

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from ...
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
6.8

Mad Monkey Kung Fu

Oct. 05, 1979

Mad Monkey Kung Fu

A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the ...
10
6.1

10

Oct. 05, 1979

10

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
The Riddle of the Sands
6.4

The Riddle of the Sands

In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the ...