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    The Plank 1979 POSTER

    The Plank

    1979

    English

    7.4

    4

    Comedy

    Eric Sykes Eric Sykes Director Joanna Lumley Joanna Lumley as Hitchhiker Bernard Cribbins Bernard Cribbins as House painter Kate O'Mara Kate O'Mara as 'It's Paint' Woman Liza Goddard Liza Goddard as Young lady helped across the road
    Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.
    Jack Frost 1979 POSTER

    Jack Frost

    1979

    English

    6.8

    19

    67%

    62%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    cold

    cold weather

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    jack frost

    Musical

    Romance

    stop motion

    winter

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Robert Morse Robert Morse as Jack Frost Paul Frees Paul Frees as Kubla Kraus / Father Winter Larry Storch Larry Storch as Papa Don Messick Don Messick as Snip
    Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs Father Winter to make him human so that she can see him. His request is granted, but only on the condition that by the Spring he has a house, a bag of gold, a horse and a wife. But Jack finds that life as a human is more complicated than he thought.
    Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 POSTER

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    1979

    English

    7.8

    73

    90%

    89%

    Action

    couple

    custody battle

    divorce

    Drama

    family

    husband wife relationship

    marriage

    Romance

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Meryl Streep Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer Howard Duff Howard Duff as John Shaunessy JoBeth Williams JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer
    Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
    Murder by Decree 1979 POSTER

    Murder by Decree

    1979

    English

    6.8

    26

    81%

    66%

    Action

    Crime

    jack the ripper

    Mystery

    sherlock holmes

    Thriller

    Bob Clark Bob Clark Director James Mason James Mason as Dr. John H. Watson Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell as Jane Susan Clark Susan Clark as Mary Kelly Donald Sutherland Donald Sutherland as Robert Lees
    Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have their roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.
    More American Graffiti 1979 POSTER

    More American Graffiti

    1979

    English

    5.4

    21

    20%

    33%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    hippie

    mine

    new year's eve

    police brutality

    vietnam

    violence in schools

    War

    Bill Norton Bill Norton Director Mackenzie Phillips Mackenzie Phillips as Carol / Rainbow John Lansing John Lansing as Lance Harrison Ford Harrison Ford as Officer Bob Falfa Ron Howard Ron Howard as Steve Bolander
    College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
    Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens 1979 POSTER

    Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens

    1979

    English

    5.4

    17

    Comedy

    employer employee relationship

    eroticism

    older woman younger man relationship

    satire

    striptease

    voyeur

    Russ Meyer Russ Meyer Director Patrick Wright Patrick Wright as Mr. Peterbuilt Sharon Ceccatti Sharon Ceccatti as Nurse Flovilla Thatch Russ Meyer Russ Meyer as The Director John Furlong John Furlong as The Director / Radio Announcer
    Believe it or not, even Smalltown USA still has people who are unfulfilled and unrelieved in the midst of plenty. Levonna and Lamar could have the perfect relationship, were it not for Lamar's obsession with rear entry.
    Tess 1979 POSTER

    Tess

    1979

    English

    7.3

    25

    81%

    77%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    love

    marriage

    peasant

    rape

    revenge

    Romance

    Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Director Peter Firth Peter Firth as Angel Clare Patsy Smart Patsy Smart as Housekeeper Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Kinski as Tess Richard Pearson Richard Pearson as Vicar of Marlott
    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 the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
    Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979 POSTER

    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    1979

    German

    7.4

    64

    93%

    83%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    good and bad

    Horror

    pest

    ship

    small town

    transylvania

    vampire

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Harker Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Adjani as Lucy Harker Dan van Husen Dan van Husen as Warden
    A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.
    Beyond the Darkness 1979 POSTER

    Beyond the Darkness

    1979

    Italian

    6.1

    16

    57%

    57%

    Action

    Crime

    death

    evil

    Horror

    murder

    necrophilia

    obsession

    Thriller

    torture

    Joe D'Amato Joe D'Amato Director Klaus Rainer Klaus Rainer as Doctor Walter Tribus Walter Tribus as Handyman Lucia D'Elia Lucia D'Elia as Jan, hitch-hiker Mario Pezzin Mario Pezzin as Priest
    A disturbed young embalmer digs the grave of his recently deceased girlfriend and brings her body to his family villa with help from his strange housekeeper. But his bouts of insanity are just beginning.
    The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid 1979 POSTER

    The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

    1979

    Italian

    6.1

    3

    36%

    36%

    Action

    alien

    best friend

    Comedy

    extraterrestrial technology

    Family

    male friendship

    police officer

    Sci-Fi

    Michele Lupo Michele Lupo Director Benito Pacifico Benito Pacifico as Airman Riccardo Petrazzi Riccardo Petrazzi as Fireman Cary Guffey Cary Guffey as H7-25 Bud Spencer Bud Spencer as Sheriff Hall
    A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but the sheriff doesn't want any help from a "kid."
    Dead Mountaineer's Hotel 1979 POSTER

    Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

    1979

    Estonian

    6.6

    6

    Crime

    cyborg

    Drama

    Horror

    hotel

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    strugatsky

    Thriller

    Grigori Kromanov Grigori Kromanov Director Nijole Ozelyte Nijole Ozelyte as Brun Karlis Sebris Karlis Sebris as Mr. Moses Irena Kriauzaite Irena Kriauzaite as Mrs. Moses Tiit Härm Tiit Härm as Olaf Andvarafors
    The police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be alright. Suddenly, an avalanche cuts them off from the rest of the world and strange things start happening.
    Love on the Run 1979 POSTER

    Love on the Run

    1979

    French

    7

    62%

    69%

    1970s

    adultery

    becoming an adult

    bookshop

    cemetery

    Comedy

    Drama

    paris, france

    Romance

    François Truffaut François Truffaut Director Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel Marie-France Pisier Marie-France Pisier as Colette Tazzi Christian Lentretien Christian Lentretien as Le dragueur du train Roland Thénot Roland Thénot as L'homme en colère au téléphone
    Now in his thirties, Antoine Doinel is a divorced proofreader in love with a record seller. Colette Tazzi, now a lawyer, buys his first published autobiography, leading them to a chance meeting.
    Schalcken the Painter 1979 POSTER

    Schalcken the Painter

    1979

    English

    7.0

    2

    17th century

    Drama

    Fantasy

    ghost

    Horror

    painter

    Leslie Megahey Leslie Megahey Director Anne Tirard Anne Tirard as Brothel Madam Anthony Sharp Anthony Sharp as Gentleman Eric Francis Eric Francis as Goldsmith Charles Gray Charles Gray as Narrator - Lefanu
    Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?
    Last Embrace 1979 POSTER

    Last Embrace

    1979

    English

    6.0

    15

    58%

    33%

    Action

    murder

    Mystery

    niagara falls

    obsession

    paranoia

    Romance

    spy

    suspicion

    Thriller

    Jonathan Demme Jonathan Demme Director Marcia Rodd Marcia Rodd as Adrian Charles Napier Charles Napier as Dave Quittle Christopher Walken Christopher Walken as Eckart John Glover John Glover as Richard Peabody
    Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
    And Justice for All 1979 POSTER

    And Justice for All

    1979

    English

    7.4

    57

    Action

    bitter

    courtroom

    courtroom drama

    Crime

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    lawyer

    legal thriller

    Thriller

    Norman Jewison Norman Jewison Director Ed Heath Ed Heath as Arresting Officer Al Pacino Al Pacino as Arthur Kirkland Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson as Frank Bowers Beverly Sanders Beverly Sanders as Sherry
    An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
    Laura 1979 POSTER

    Laura

    1979

    French

    5.6

    10

    Drama

    eroticism

    Romance

    David Hamilton David Hamilton Director Bernard Daillencourt Bernard Daillencourt as Docteur Benoît Dawn Dunlap Dawn Dunlap as Laura Louise Vincent Louise Vincent as Madame Flory Maud Adams Maud Adams as Sarah
    A blinded French sculptor completes a statue of a friend's daughter by using his sense of touch.
    Ten Tigers of Kwangtung 1979 POSTER

    Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

    1979

    Chinese

    6.2

    10

    Action

    Drama

    kung fu

    martial arts

    Cheh Chang Cheh Chang Director Han Chiang Han Chiang as Te-Lo Mai Te-Lo Mai as Fighter Meng Lo Meng Lo as Iron-fingered Chen Tieh Chi Dick Wei Dick Wei as Wang Teng Ko
    Ming partisan Chu who is on the run from Manchu forces. Local merchant and kung fu enthusiast Li Chen-chau gives the fugitive shelter in his pawnshop and quietly recruits some of his fellow martial master associates to help protect the lad. When Li's professional rival rats him out, Manchu official Liang not only orchestras his army but fools a couple other kung fu masters including Beggar Su into helping his cause. After a heated battle, Li manages to convince Su to joining his cause, thus forming the Ten Tigers.
    West Indies 1979 POSTER

    West Indies

    1979

    French

    7.1

    1

    Drama

    musical

    Musical

    Med Hondo Med Hondo Director Roland Bertin Roland Bertin as La 'Mort' Hélène Vincent Hélène Vincent as L'assistante sociale Robert Liensol Robert Liensol as Le parlementaire André Weber André Weber as Ouvrier
    Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.
    The Prisoner of Zenda 1979 POSTER

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    1979

    English

    5.2

    7

    38%

    38%

    Adventure

    Comedy

    heir to the throne

    identity swap

    kidnapping

    kingdom

    royalty

    sword fight

    Richard Quine Richard Quine Director Graham Stark Graham Stark as Erik Ian Abercrombie Ian Abercrombie as Johann Michael Balfour Michael Balfour as Luger Elke Sommer Elke Sommer as The Countess
    Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.
    King Solomon's Treasure 1979 POSTER

    King Solomon's Treasure

    1979

    English

    3.8

    2

    Action

    Adventure

    dinosaur

    Fantasy

    Alvin Rakoff Alvin Rakoff Director Britt Ekland Britt Ekland as Queen Nypeptha David McCallum David McCallum as Sir Henry Curtis Ken Gampu Ken Gampu as Umpslopogas John Boylan John Boylan as (uncredited)
    Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.
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