The Kung Fu Instructor

1979

Chinese

6.5

♡ 5

Action

Drama

Chung Sun Director

Han Chiang as

Bun Yuen as

Dick Wei as (as Tu Lung)

Wah Yuen as Master Tan

Two rival clans have unsuccessfully tried to hire the master of the good clan to teach his clan. Not willing to take no for an answer, they frame the master for a dirty deed that he didn't commit, which forces him to kill a man in battle. The townspeople attempt to kill him and he is forced to flee to the evil clan.

Camera Buff

1979

Polish

7.8

♡ 13

90%

Krzysztof Kieslowski Director

Tadeusz Huk as Doctor on Duty

Krzysztof Zanussi as Self

Jerzy Nowak as Stanislaw Osuch

Tadeusz Bradecki as Witek Jachowicz

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 by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

Assassination on the Tiber

1979

Italian

6.0

♡ 1

Bruno Corbucci Director

Marino Masé as Enzo Nardelli

Angelo Pellegrino as Luciano Canuti

Angelo Boscariol as Morgue Worker

Veriano Ginesi as Rincojo

A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had an argument with the victim a short time before the murder.

Uncle Marin: The Billionaire

1979

Romanian

8.3

♡ 1

88%

Sergiu Nicolaescu Director

Tamara Popescu as

Rudy Rosenfeld as American Journalist

Mircea Albulescu as Samantha's First Kidnapper

Stela Popescu as The Vamp

At a swanky hotel in a Black Sea resort, Gogu, one of the hotel employees, meets his uncle Marin, an Oltenian peasant who has come to visit. Gogu says he can sneak Marin into the hotel, as one of the rooms is empty awaiting the arrival of an American billionaire, Mr. Juvett. Marin is amazed by the revealing clothing worn by women at the resort, while the hotel guests are fascinated by his quaint peasant costume. In the hotel room, Marin is perplexed by the various gadgets. Meanwhile, the gangsters learn that Juvett has arrived at the hotel. Juvett is the father of the kidnapped girl, and is coming to pass over a million dollar ransom. A rival gang, who know about the kidnapping, plan to take the ransom for themselves. They follow Marin, believing him to be Juvett.

Dirty Ho

1979

Cn

7.1

♡ 8

Chia-Liang Liu Director

Han Chiang as

Yung-Chao Teng as

King Chu Lee as (as Ching Chu)

Chia-Hui Liu as Wang Tsun Hsin - 11th prince

A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.

A Respectable Life

7.7

Stefan Jarl Director

Kenneth 'Kenta' Bergqvist as

Sven-Åke 'Skåning' Dyhlen as

Helena Höglund as

Elisabeth 'Bettan' Backe as

A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and lives with his girlfriend Eva. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mom is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out their home when she gets enough of his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent person in the trilogy.

The Miracle Worker

1979

English

7.2

♡ 3

71%

Paul Aaron Director

Patty Duke as Anne Sullivan

Anne Seymour as Aunt Ev

Charles Siebert as Captain Keller

Diana Muldaur as Kate Keller

The true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, a gripping battle to overcome impossible obstacles and the struggle to communicate. As a young girl, Helen Keller is stricken with scarlet fever. The illness leaves her blind, mute, and deaf. Sealed off from the world, Helen cannot communicate with anyone, nor anyone with her. Often frustrated and desperate, Helen flies into uncontrollable rages and tantrums that terrify her hopeless family. The gifted teacher Annie Sullivan is summoned by the family to help the girl understand the world from which she is isolated, freeing Helen Keller from her internal prison forever. Television remake of the 1962 film which also starred Patty Duke in the role of Helen Keller.

Klondike Fever

1979

English

5.6

♡ 4

Action

Adventure

dog hero

Peter Carter Director

Angie Dickinson as Belinda McNair

Blu Mankuma as Hopkins

Barry Morse as John Thornton

Robin Gammell as Merritt Sloper

This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.

Human Experiments

1979

English

4.6

♡ 3

Gregory Goodell Director

Wesley Marie Tackitt as Jimmy

Aldo Ray as Mat Tibbs

Phil Proctor as Prosecutor

Jackie Coogan as Sheriff Tibbs

A demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.

Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

1979

German

6.6

♡ 1

fairy tale

Family

Fantasy

Siegfried Hartmann Director

Pedro Hebenstreit as Bär

Erich Löwel as Dietmar

Erik S. Klein as König

Pavel Trávnícek as Michael

In an enchanted forest, the princely brothers Michael and Andreas get lost and are transformed, by a mountain spirit who jealously guards his underground treasure, into animals until the unlikely event of sincere love from a human. The only persons who may be able to give such love are the local commoner sisters Snow-white and Rose-red, who are kind and helpful by nature and stand to harvest unimagined rewards.

The Muppet Movie

1979

English

7.6

♡ 44

89%

James Frawley Director

Telly Savalas as El Sleezo Tough

Austin Pendleton as Max

Tim Burton as Muppet Performer

Brian Henson as Muppet Performer

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

The Champ

1979

Romanian

6.8

♡ 15

40%

Franco Zeffirelli Director

Faye Dunaway as Annie

Jon Voight as Billy

Dana Elcar as Hoffmaster

Ricky Schroder as T.J.

Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of T.J. since his wife, Annie, left the family years ago, her return prompts a new struggle for the former fighter. Determined to hold on to his son, Billy gets back into the ring to try and recapture his past success.

The Island of the Fishmen

1979

Italian

5.3

♡ 4

Sergio Martino Director

Barbara Bach as Amanda Marvin

Cameron Mitchell as Decker

Joseph Cotten as Prof. Ernest Marvin

Giuseppe Castellano as Skip

After their prison ship sinks in the Caribbean, a group of prisoners and a doctor wash ashore on a seemingly deserted island. They soon discover a strange couple, who invite them to stay at their house. While the prisoners plan an escape, the doctor does some investigating, and soon finds out just what the pair are really doing, and why the prisoners keep disappearing mysteriously.

The Tale of Tales

1979

Russian

7.8

♡ 10

Yuri Norstein Director

Aleksandr Kalyagin as Little Grey Wolf

Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.

Roots of Evil

1979

German

4.0

♡ 7

Antonio Tarruella Director

Antonio Torres as

Carl Rapp as 2nd Inspector

Robert Case as 3rd Inspector

Deep Roy as Van Bullock

A young karate master tries to defend his karate school and take revenge on those responsible for his master's death.

Manhattan

1979

English

7.8

♡ 45

93%

92%

Action

adultery

based on novel or book

Woody Allen Director

Wallace Shawn as Jeremiah

Meryl Streep as Jill

Diane Keaton as Mary

Karen Allen as Television Actor #2

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

The Villain

1979

English

5.3

♡ 10

Hal Needham Director

Kirk Douglas as Cactus Jack

Ann-Margret as Charming Jones

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Handsome Stranger

Paul Lynde as Nervous Elk

Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the money and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.

The Dark

1979

English

4.2

♡ 5

Tobe Hooper Director

Warren J. Kemmerling as Police Captain Speer

William Devane as Roy Warner / Steve Dupree

Keenan Wynn as Sherman 'Sherm' Moss

Cathy Lee Crosby as Zoe Owens

At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.

Avalanche Express

1979

English

4.9

♡ 4

20%

16%

Action

central intelligence agency (cia)

Monte Hellman Director

Maximilian Schell as Colonel Nikolai Bunin

Cyril Shaps as Sedov

Lee Marvin as Wargrave

Vladek Sheybal as Zannbin

CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979

English

6.0

♡ 9

53%

Vincent McEveety Director

Michael Masters as Cowboy

George Chandler as Elderly Man

Tim Matheson as Private Jeff Reed

Richard X. Slattery as Sgt. Slaughter - Head Soldier

Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets in lots of comic trouble along the way!

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The Kung Fu Instructor

Camera Buff

Assassination on the Tiber

Uncle Marin: The Billionaire

Dirty Ho

A Respectable Life

The Miracle Worker

Klondike Fever

Human Experiments

Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

The Muppet Movie

The Champ

The Island of the Fishmen

The Tale of Tales

Roots of Evil

Manhattan

The Villain

The Dark

Avalanche Express

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again