Search results for "1979"
St. John’s Day

St. John’s Day

St. John’s Day
IMDb: 7.5
20

Documentary about the St. John’s Day festival in Tallinn. Recorded with a hidden camera, the film is full of contrasts and expressively depicts the changes in the traditions of Midsummer’s…

Genre: Documentary
The Seven Commandments of Kung Fu

The Seven Commandments of Kung Fu

The Seven Commandments of Kung Fu
IMDb: 6
88

Part of the Wu Tang Chess Boxing Collection, Seven Commandments stars Li Yi Min as the protege of Chang Yi, who teaches him the seven commandments of combat. However, Li…

Genre: Action
Eps2 Salem’s Lot

Salem’s Lot

Salem’s Lot
TMDb: 6.8
92 min

Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the…

Status: Ended
Genre: Mystery
Apostrophes

Apostrophes

Apostrophes
IMDb: N/A
149

Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.

Concrete Cowboys

Concrete Cowboys

Concrete Cowboys
IMDb: 6
90

Two Montana saddletramps head to Nashville to open up a detective agency. At first, the agency begins on a lark but, soon, they get involved in a case involving a…

House of Seven Belles

House of Seven Belles

House of Seven Belles
IMDb: 4.4
92

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 be left to…

Genre: Drama, History, Horror
A Man on His Knees

A Man on His Knees

A Man on His Knees
IMDb: 7.2
106

Nino, a regular working-class guy, finds that a hitman has been hired to kill him. He discovers that a wealthy woman has been kidnapped and that everyone who was involved…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Einstein’s Universe

Einstein’s Universe

Einstein’s Universe
IMDb: 7.6
118

A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder.

Genre: Documentary
The Sadist of Notre Dame

The Sadist of Notre Dame

The Sadist of Notre Dame
IMDb: 5.1
94

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 sinful people in the name of God,…

Genre: Horror, Thriller
The House Without Steps

The House Without Steps

The House Without Steps
IMDb: N/A
90

A sensuous woman, an angry artist, a mysterious puppet maker, suspicious townspeople, mischievous kids; these are the characters in the film.

Genre: Drama
Chu Lien

Chu Lien

Chu Lien
IMDb: 6
96

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 becomes miserable, constantly being physically abused….

Genre: Drama, Romance
Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist

Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist

Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist
IMDb: 6
80

At the age of eight years old, Shao is sent to train under the notorious drunkard “Crippled Fist Master”. Shao returns home after ten long years of training, to find…

Genre: Action, Drama
Sabotage 2

Sabotage 2

Sabotage 2
IMDb: 7.7
85

Tony Ferrer stars as Tony Falcon, Agent X44 in a crazed low-budget spy adventure and all-star goonathon!

Genre: Action
The Dragon, the Hero

The Dragon, the Hero

The Dragon, the Hero
IMDb: 5.8
81

Dragon Lee fights foreign devils who are stealing antiquities from China.

Genre: Action
The Motion Picture Camera

The Motion Picture Camera

The Motion Picture Camera
IMDb: 6.4
33

The history and development of motion picture machinery is lovingly and authoritatively presented and narrated by ASC cinematographer and film preservationist, Karl Malkames, using actual early motion picture cameras from…

Genre: Documentary
Youth – Part II

Youth – Part II

Youth – Part II
IMDb: 5.1
111

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 and beat him easily….

Genre: Drama
The Deadly Art of Survival

The Deadly Art of Survival

The Deadly Art of Survival
IMDb: 4.9
77

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 of drug traffickers posing as…

Genre: Action
The Tigress of Shaolin

The Tigress of Shaolin

The Tigress of Shaolin
IMDb: 5.5
92

Hui Ying-hung, legendary director Chang Cheh’s discovery, and the protege of equally legendary director Liu Chia-liang co-stars with Liu’s nephew, Liu Chia-yung in this fast-paced, action packed comedy of kung-fu…

Genre: Action, Comedy
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion
IMDb: 5.7
102

Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie youth movement of the late nineteen-sixties, Quatermass is set in a near future in which large…

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Eighteen Years, to the Sea
IMDb: 6.5
110

Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar opposite – but opposites attract. After school, the two head to…

Genre: Drama
The Return of Superman

The Return of Superman

The Return of Superman
IMDb: 3.6
69

Born out of a Christmas ornaments-filled heaven, Turkish Superman fights the mob in order to save the day!

The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain

The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain

The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain
IMDb: 5.6
84

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 their father’s fate unknown….

Genre: Adventure, Family
Street Warriors II

Street Warriors II

Street Warriors II
IMDb: 5.4
100

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 accuses the young crook…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King

Nezha Conquers the Dragon King

Nezha Conquers the Dragon King
IMDb: 7.7
65

Tells the fable from Chinese mythology about the young warrior Nezha who takes on a group of evil dragons.

Lady and the Lamp

Lady and the Lamp

Lady and the Lamp
IMDb: 5.9
4

A lamp causes a ruckus in the shop while the shopkeeper is away.

Genre: Animation
No Grave for Us

No Grave for Us

No Grave for Us
IMDb: 5.7
92

A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble…

Genre: Thriller
Dog of Fortune

Dog of Fortune

Dog of Fortune
IMDb: 7
137

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 weapons…

Genre: Drama
Heaven Sent

Heaven Sent

Heaven Sent
IMDb: 5.8
91

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 behind a six-year-old child at their…

Genre: Comedy
Zoom Up: Rape Site

Zoom Up: Rape Site

Zoom Up: Rape Site
IMDb: 5
67

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.

Genre: Drama, Horror
A Woman Heats the Sauna

A Woman Heats the Sauna

A Woman Heats the Sauna
IMDb: 6.8
66

The story is about a woman, who has to heat up the company’s sauna, because the bosses want to entertain foreign visitors. The sauna is situated in a small village…

Genre: Drama
Soft Fiction

Soft Fiction

Soft Fiction
IMDb: 7
55

Chick Strand’s SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the documentary approach with a sensuous lyrical expressionism. Strand focuses her…

Genre: Documentary
Soft Fiction

Soft Fiction

Soft Fiction
IMDb: 7
55

Chick Strand’s SOFT FICTION is a personal documentary that brilliantly portrays the survival power of female sensuality. It combines the documentary approach with a sensuous lyrical expressionism. Strand focuses her…

Genre: Documentary
Mireille and the Others

Mireille and the Others

Mireille and the Others
IMDb: 5.5
83

Caught between the impetuousness of youth and the responsibilities of adulthood, five angsty teens face an uncertain future.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map

The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map

The Nineteen-Year-Old’s Map
IMDb: 6.9
110

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn’t like them. Declaring himself a ‘right-winger’ and calling…

Genre: Drama
New Old

New Old

New Old
IMDb: 6.9
63

“Chronicles of the Present Times” – An experimental trilogy. New Old flows together footage from more than a decade of his wandering between scenes, sets, and drugs, an accelerated world…

Genre: Drama
Pink Tush Girl: Love Attack

Pink Tush Girl: Love Attack

Pink Tush Girl: Love Attack
IMDb: 4.4
91

Rena and Yuko, the two sexually-adventurous high school girl friends from Pink Tush Girl (1978) get part-time jobs at a hostess bar in order to earn money for an abortion…

Genre: Drama
Star of David: Beauty Hunting

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

Star of David: Beauty Hunting
IMDb: 5.9
100

The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This handsome rapist seduces women, then brings…

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Town Bloody Hall

Town Bloody Hall

Town Bloody Hall
IMDb: 7.2
88

Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — debate the issue of Women’s Liberation.

Genre: Documentary
Derek and Clive Get the Horn

Derek and Clive Get the Horn

Derek and Clive Get the Horn
IMDb: 7.1
89

A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.

Genre: Comedy
Strategy for a Mission of Death

Strategy for a Mission of Death

Strategy for a Mission of Death
IMDb: 4.7
86

A diplomatic meeting between Western and Arab diplomats goes wrong, and a black gold dossier is firmly pushed across a desk. Against a background of hostages taken in an embassy,…

Genre: Action