Movie List for "1978"

The Great Train Robbery (1978)

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. Year 1978.

Generes: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Michael Crichton
Writer: Michael Crichton (screenplay by), Michael Crichton (based on his novel)
Actors: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb

Wendigo (1978)

Movie Year 1978.

Generes: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Director: Paul Kiener
Writer: Algernon Blackwood (short story), Paul Kiener (screenplay)
Actors: Van Washburn Jr., Victor Lawrence, Ron Berger, Carole Cocherelle

The Glacier Fox (1978)

The story of a family of foxes struggling to survive in the hostile environment of northern Japan. Year 1978.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara
Writer: Walter Bloch, Koreyoshi Kurahara (Japanese narration)
Actors: Arthur Hill, Eiji Okada

Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next. Year 1978.

Generes: Action
Director: Ted Post
Writer: Bruce Cohn (screenplay), Mark Medoff (screenplay), Joseph Fraley (story)
Actors: Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, James Franciscus, Lloyd Haynes

Stevie (1978)

This biographical film has Glenda Jackson portraying a British poet with emotional problems. Year 1978.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Robert Enders
Writer: Hugh Whitemore (screenplay), Hugh Whitemore (based on his play), Stevie Smith (and the works of)
Actors: Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen, Trevor Howard

The Swarm (1978)

A huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people. Year 1978.

Generes: Horror, Thriller
Director: Irwin Allen
Writer: Arthur Herzog III (novel), Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)
Actors: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain

Zero to Sixty (1978)

A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars from their owners. In HD. Year 1978.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Writer: Darren McGavin (screenplay), Peg Shirley (story), Judith Bustany (story)
Actors: Darren McGavin, Sylvia Miles, Joan Collins, Denise Nickerson

Des Pardes (1978)

Samir Sahni is a farmer living with his mom, dad, wife, Rama, a young daughter, and his younger brother, Veer. Samir gets an offer to work in the U.K., and departs accordingly. He would … Year 1978.

Generes: Drama, Family
Director: Dev Anand
Writer: Dev Anand, Suraj Sanim
Actors: Ajit, Tom Alter, Tina Ambani, Dev Anand

Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)

An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina. Year 1978.

Generes: Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: John G. Avildsen
Writer: Barra Grant
Actors: Paul Sorvino, Anne Ditchburn, Nicolas Coster, Anita Dangler

Shalimar (1978)

On the run from the police, S.S. Kumar, a thief, comes across a private invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley addressed to Raja Bahadur Singh. When the Raja is shot, Kumar takes him… Year 1978.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Crime
Director: Krishna Shah
Writer: Kader Khan (Hindi dialogue), Momin Khan, Hriday Lani, Krishna Shah (dialogue), Krishna Shah (screenplay), Krishna Shah (story), Stanford Sherman (story)
Actors: Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Rex Harrison, Sylvia Miles

Spawn of the Slithis (1978)

A nuclear leak creates a mutant Slithis sea monster, which terrorizes the variety of pets, winos, and hippies who hang around Venice, California. Year 1978.

Generes: Horror, Sci-Fi
Director: Stephen Traxler
Writer: Stephen Traxler
Actors: Alan Blanchard, Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire, Dennis Falt

Same Time, Next Year (1978)

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner. Although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have … Year 1978.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Robert Mulligan
Writer: Bernard Slade (based on the stage play by), Bernard Slade (screenplay)
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Alan Alda, Ivan Bonar, Bernie Kuby

Bruges-La-Morte (1978)

The story of Paul who one day meets a young dancer who is the double of the dead wife he worships. Their meeting triggers a nightmare that takes him on a midnight journey through dark … Year 1978.

Generes: Romance
Director: Ronald Chase
Writer: N/A
Actors: Anthony Daniels, Richard Easton, Nickolas Grace

Slave of the Cannibal God (1978)

A girl and her brother fly to New Guinea to look for a lost expedition, led by her husband, which has vanished in the great jungle. Year 1978.

Generes: Adventure, Horror
Director: Sergio Martino
Writer: Cesare Frugoni (screenplay), Cesare Frugoni (story), Sergio Martino (screenplay), Sergio Martino (story)
Actors: Ursula Andress, Stacy Keach, Claudio Cassinelli, Antonio Marsina

The Odd Job (1978)

Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few … Year 1978.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Graham Chapman (screenplay), Bernard McKenna (play), Bernard McKenna (screenplay)
Actors: Graham Chapman, David Jason, Diana Quick, Simon Williams

The Playbirds (1978)

Two detectives are drawn into the world of porn, while investigating murders of centrefolds… Year 1978.

Generes: Drama
Director: Willy Roe
Writer: George Evans (screenplay), Willy Roe (screenplay)
Actors: Mary Millington, Glynn Edwards, Gavin Campbell, Alan Lake