List of British films of 1979 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1979 (see 1979 in film):

1979

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1979
AgathaMichael AptedDustin Hoffman, Vanessa RedgraveMystery
AlienRidley ScottSigourney Weaver, Tom SkerrittSci-fiCo-production with the US
Anti-Clock Drama
Arabian AdventureFantasy/adventure
Bear IslandDon SharpDonald Sutherland, Vanessa RedgraveAdventureCo-production with Canada
The BitchDrama
Bloody KidsStephen FrearsDerrick O'Connor, Gary HoltonDrama
The Cat and the CanaryRadley MetzgerHonor Blackman, Michael CallanThriller
Confessions from the David Galaxy AffairWilly RoeAlan Lake, Glynn EdwardsComedy
Derek and Clive Get the Horn Documentary
DraculaHorror
Eagle's Wing Western
Escape to AthenaWorld War II/adventure
The EuropeansLiterary drama Entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
FirepowerMichael WinnerSophia Loren, James CoburnAction
The First Great Train RobberyCrime/adventure
A Game for VulturesJames FargoRichard Harris, Joan Collins, Richard RoundtreeThriller
The Golden LadyJosé Ramón LarrazIna Skriver, Suzanne DanielleThriller
The Great Riviera Bank RobberyIan McShane, Warren ClarkeCrime/thriller
Hanover StreetWorld War II/romance
The Human FactorOtto PremingerRichard Attenborough, Nicol WilliamsonThriller
Jesus Biblical
The Kids Are Alright Jeff Stein Documentary
The Lady VanishesAnthony PageElliott Gould, Cybill ShepherdMystery
Le PétomaneIan MacNaughtonLeonard Rossiter, Graham StarkComedy
Licensed to Love and Kill Spy/action
Lost and FoundRomance/comedy
Meetings with Remarkable MenDrama Entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
Monty Python's Life of BrianComedy Number 28 in the BFI Top 100 British films
MoonrakerSpy/action Filmed in French studios
Murder by DecreeChristopher Plummer, James MasonMystery
The Music MachineIan SharpGerry Sundquist, Patti BoulayeMusical
North Sea Hijack Action
The PassageJ. Lee ThompsonAnthony Quinn, James MasonWorld War II
The PlankComedy
QuadropheniaFranc RoddamPhil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis, Mark WingettMusical
The Quatermass ConclusionPiers HaggardJohn Mills, Barbara KellermanSci-fiBased on the TV series Quatermass
Quincy's QuestRobert ReedTommy Steele, Mel MartinFamily
Radio OnMystery/road
The Riddle of the SandsTony MaylamMichael York, Jenny AgutterAdventure
ScumPrison drama
A Sense of FreedomJohn MackenzieDavid Hayman, Fulton MackayDrama
SunburnRichard C. SarafianFarrah Fawcett, Charles GrodinCrime/comedyCo-production with the US
Tarka the OtterDavid CobhamHenry Williamson, Gerald DurrellFamily
The Tempest Shakespearean
TessNastassja Kinski, Peter FirthLiterary drama
That SummerHarley CokelissRay Winstone, Tony LondonDrama
The World Is Full of Married MenRobert YoungAnthony Franciosa, Carroll BakerDrama
YanksWorld War II
Yesterday's HeroNeil LeiferIan McShane, Suzanne SomersDrama

Most Popular Films at the British Box Office in 1979[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 273. Sue. Harper. Justin. Smith. British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh Press. 2013.