1979

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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 ...
Bubble Bath
7.1

Bubble Bath

Dec. 31, 1979

Bubble Bath

Zsolt Mohai, an eccentric shop window decorator in his 40s, drops by Anna Parádi on his wedding day, asking her to phone his bride Klára Horváth ...
Death Duel of Kung Fu
5.9

Death Duel of Kung Fu

Dec. 31, 1979

Death Duel of Kung Fu

Ming General Cheng (Wang Dao) and his band of soldiers escape to Taiwan after Ching forces topple the Ming Dynasty. Still fearing the deposed ...
Giallo in Venice
5.2

Giallo in Venice

Dec. 31, 1979

Giallo in Venice

Venice: The bodies of a married couple, Flavia and Fabio, are discovered on the dockside. She has drowned and he has been stabbed to death with a ...
Racquet
3.3

Racquet

Dec. 30, 1979

Racquet

Centred around a former tennis champ who swings with the girls and volleying straight sets with the rich and famous while set on owning his own ...
Tora-san’s Dream of Spring
6.8

Tora-san’s Dream of Spring

Tora-san’s opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata.
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 ...
Going in Style
7.1

Going in Style

Dec. 25, 1979

Going in Style

Three senior citizens in their 70s who live together are slowly decaying in endless days with nothing to do but feed the birds. One of them comes ...
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
6.3

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

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 ...
Fårö Document 1979
6.8

Fårö Document 1979

Dec. 24, 1979

Fårö Document 1979

In 1969, with Sven Nykvist as cinematographer, Ingmar Berman made The Fårö Document, a film that ended with a rather pessimist view of the ...
Henry V
7.4

Henry V

Dec. 23, 1979

Henry V

The life of King Henry the Fifth.
Cuba
5.6

Cuba

Dec. 21, 1979

Cuba

A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista’s army against Castro’s guerrillas while ...
Scavenger Hunt
5.8

Scavenger Hunt

Dec. 21, 1979

Scavenger Hunt

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars – which will only be given to the ...
C.H.O.M.P.S.
4.8

C.H.O.M.P.S.

Dec. 21, 1979

C.H.O.M.P.S.

A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal ...
Baby Snakes
8

Baby Snakes

Dec. 21, 1979

Baby Snakes

Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage footage, off-stage footage, and animation.
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 ...
Day of the Assassin
4.2

Day of the Assassin

Dec. 15, 1979

Day of the Assassin

Treasure hunters from around the world race to Mexico after a Middle Eastern luxury yacht explodes, sending a Shah’s fortune and mysterious ...
You’re Out of Your Mind, Madicken
6.5

You’re Out of Your Mind, Madicken

Madicken is a Swedish girl from the upper level family, growing up during the time of first world war which did not include Sweden. She lives ...
Bear Island
5.8

Bear Island

Dec. 05, 1979

Bear Island

A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and ...
The Deadly Breaking Sword
6.5

The Deadly Breaking Sword

Leaving behind an inch of sword in the spent corpses of his opponents, Tuan Changqing is known as the Deadly Breaking Sword. After barely ...
The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map
6.9

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 ...
Penitentiary
5.7

Penitentiary

Dec. 01, 1979

Penitentiary

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and ...
The Glove
5.2

The Glove

Dec. 01, 1979

The Glove

In this actioner, a bounty hunter is assigned to bring back an enormous and angry ex-convict who wears a deadly glove made of leather and steel. ...
The War at Home
7.6

The War at Home

Dec. 01, 1979

The War at Home

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and ...
Le Gagnant
4.2

Le Gagnant

Nov. 28, 1979

Le Gagnant

A plumber finally meets the woman of his dreams. But as her uptight family tries to keep him away, he wins the lottery and starts plotting his revenge.
When She Was Bad…
5.8

When She Was Bad…

Nov. 25, 1979

When She Was Bad…

Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, ...
Silent Scream
5.8

Silent Scream

Nov. 23, 1979

Silent Scream

Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels’ seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in ...