1979

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Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist
6

Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist

At the age of eight years old, Shao is sent to train under the notorious drunkard “Crippled Fist Master”. Shao returns home after ten ...
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
6.1

Incredible Kung Fu Mission

When a comrade is captured by a hostile warlord, five martial arts masters confront the villain’s foot soldiers, valiantly battling through ...
Who Is Calling Me?
6.2

Who Is Calling Me?

Jan. 01, 1979

Who Is Calling Me?

A young woman is accused of “Immorality” (aka prostitution) and she is sent for re-education to work on a construction site.
Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula
7.5

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula

Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court.
The Challenger
6

The Challenger

Oct. 24, 1979

The Challenger

Two top class kung fu fighters challenge all the top kung fu masters in the land, one motivated by revenge, the other by greed. The two fighters ...
Uncle Marin, the Billionaire
8.3

Uncle Marin, the Billionaire

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 ...
The Main Event
5.5

The Main Event

Jun. 22, 1979

The Main Event

Hillary Kramer, a successful Perfume magnate, awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. ...
Lost and Found
4.9

Lost and Found

Jul. 13, 1979

Lost and Found

While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced British secretary, Patricia, wherever they go. ...
The Hamburg Syndrome
6

The Hamburg Syndrome

Nov. 22, 1979

The Hamburg Syndrome

When a plague breaks out in Hamburg, several people break out of quarantine and make their way out of the city… only to find that the ...
Buffet Froid
7.2

Buffet Froid

Dec. 19, 1979

Buffet Froid

An absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of ...
A Respectable Life
7.7

A Respectable Life

Mar. 26, 1979

A Respectable Life

“A Respectable Life” – A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta ...
Tales of the Unexpected
7.6

Tales of the Unexpected

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written ...
House of Seven Belles
4.7

House of Seven Belles

Jan. 01, 1979

House of Seven Belles

The seven sisters of the outcast LeFleur family try to survive in a post-Civil War Deep South. The movie was unable to be completed, thus, it may ...
Apostrophes
0

Apostrophes

Oct. 22, 2021

Apostrophes

Six young and hopeful actors land roles in an experimental horror film shooting on a remote location. Their performances will be captured without ...
Einstein’s Universe
7.6

Einstein’s Universe

Jan. 01, 1979

Einstein’s Universe

A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by ...
The Sadist of Notre Dame
5.2

The Sadist of Notre Dame

Jesus Franco directs and stars in this cut-copy-and-paste-version of one of his own movies. Here, he plays a mad priest going around killing ...
Chu Lien
5.5

Chu Lien

Nov. 22, 1979

Chu Lien

Zhijie, in her bid to find a wife for her mentally-challenged son, found Chu Lien to become her daughter-in-law. From then, Chu Lien’s life ...
The Motion Picture Camera
6.5

The Motion Picture Camera

The history and development of motion picture machinery is lovingly and authoritatively presented and narrated by ASC cinematographer and film ...
Youth – Part II
4.7

Youth – Part II

Feb. 10, 1979

Youth – Part II

Isamu, a star athlete in high school, becomes a race cyclist. He wins his debut races, but soon his opponents see through his lack of strategy ...
Give Us A Clue
7

Give Us A Clue

Jan. 02, 1979

Give Us A Clue

Give Us a Clue is a British televised game show version of charades which was broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1992. The original host was Michael ...
The Deadly Art of Survival
5

The Deadly Art of Survival

Real-life kung fu master Nathan Ingram stars in this gritty, low-budget martial arts epic as a local karate school owner who clashes with a gang ...
The Tigress of Shaolin
5.5

The Tigress of Shaolin

Hui Ying-hung, legendary director Chang Cheh’s discovery, and the protege of equally legendary director Liu Chia-liang co-stars with ...
The Quatermass Conclusion
5.6

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, ...
Eighteen Years, to the Sea
6.5

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar opposite – but opposites attract. ...
Terry and June
6.3

Terry and June

Oct. 24, 1979

Terry and June

Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily ...
Life on Earth
9.1

Life on Earth

Jan. 16, 1979

Life on Earth

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain
5.7

The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain

Separated from a wagon train, Mr. Parish and the children are attaced by armed men, forcing young Anna and Jamie to flee into the wilderness with ...
Street Warriors II
5.4

Street Warriors II

Jan. 01, 1979

Street Warriors II

A veteran policeman named Fernando feels a lot of hatred against Ángel because the boy ran him over with a car leaving him lame. Now Fernando ...
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King
7.7

Nezha Conquers the Dragon King

Tells the fable from Chinese mythology about the young warrior Nezha who takes on a group of evil dragons.
No Grave for Us
5.7

No Grave for Us

May. 26, 1979

No Grave for Us

A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble…
Dog of Fortune
7

Dog of Fortune

Jun. 02, 1979

Dog of Fortune

From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a ...
Heaven Sent
5.9

Heaven Sent

Dec. 28, 1979

Heaven Sent

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves ...
Zoom Up: Rape Site
5

Zoom Up: Rape Site

Sep. 08, 1979

Zoom Up: Rape Site

A young couple, meeting for a tryst at the site of a brutal rape/murder, witness another murder and have to decide whether to turn the killer in.
Soft Fiction
7.3

Soft Fiction

Nov. 16, 1979

Soft Fiction

Chick Strand’s SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the ...
Mireille and the Others
5.5

Mireille and the Others

Caught between the impetuousness of youth and the responsibilities of adulthood, five angsty teens face an uncertain future.
The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map
7

The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he ...
New Old
7

New Old

Nov. 21, 1979

New Old

“Chronicles of the Present Times” – An experimental trilogy comprising ‘Visa De Censure No.X’, ‘Livre De ...
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
5.9

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This ...
Town Bloody Hall
7.3

Town Bloody Hall

Apr. 03, 1979

Town Bloody Hall

Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — debate the issue of ...
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
7.2

Derek and Clive Get the Horn

A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.
Strategy for a Mission of Death
4.7

Strategy for a Mission of Death

A diplomatic meeting between Western and Arab diplomats goes wrong, and a black gold dossier is firmly pushed across a desk. Against a background ...
Le Navire Night
6.4

Le Navire Night

Mar. 21, 1979

Le Navire Night

Each night in Paris, hundreds of men and women anonymously use telephone lines that date from the German Occupation and are no longer listed to ...
The Inferno
6.1

The Inferno

Jun. 03, 1979

The Inferno

Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother’s grief from beyond the grave.
The 36 Deadly Styles
5.4

The 36 Deadly Styles

Nov. 22, 1979

The 36 Deadly Styles

A man begins studying “The Secret Book of 36 Deadly Styles” to avenge the death of his father.
Poto and Cabengo
7.1

Poto and Cabengo

Mar. 25, 1980

Poto and Cabengo

Documentary by Jean-Pierre Gorin about twin girls who spontaneously developed their own unique language as children.
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
7.8

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

In this beloved holiday classic, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the Muppets join the singer for a heart-warming Christmas celebration, with ...
Raining in the Mountain
7.3

Raining in the Mountain

During the Min Dynasty, a Buddhist abbot charged with protecting a sacred scroll prepares to name his successor. An aristocrat and a general ...