Movie List for "drama 2"

MacArthur (1977)

Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War. Year 1977.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Joseph Sargent
Writer: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
Actors: Gregory Peck, Ivan Bonar, Ward Costello, Nicolas Coster

The Year of the Hare (1977)

Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his … Year 1977.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Risto Jarva
Writer: Risto Jarva, Kullervo Kukkasjärvi, Arto Paasilinna (novel), Arto Paasilinna (screenplay)
Actors: Antti Litja, Kauko Helovirta, Markku Huhtamo, Paavo Hukkinen

Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)

This film follows an antisocial working-class husband and father struggling to find work in the Midwest. As the film progresses, it seems that he has little actual interest in supporting … Year 1977.

Generes: Drama
Director: Jon Jost
Writer: Jon Jost
Actors: Tom Blair, Wayne Crouse, Jessica St. John, Steve Voorheis

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)

A disturbed,institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality. Year 1977.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy
Director: Anthony Page
Writer: Joanne Greenberg (novel), Gavin Lambert (screenplay), Lewis John Carlino (screenplay)
Actors: Kathleen Quinlan, Bibi Andersson, Ben Piazza, Lorraine Gary

Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)

Director Hans-Jurgen Syberberg examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich in this brooding seven-hour masterpiece, which incorporates puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian … Year 1977.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Writer: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Actors: Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange, Rainer von Artenfels

Immaan Dharam (1977)

This is a story about two guys who act as mock witnesses and always hang around court to give evidence as per the requirement of the case every time. They have never believed in God but … Year 1977.

Generes: Action, Drama
Director: Desh Mukherjee
Writer: Javed Akhtar (dialogue), Javed Akhtar (screenplay), Javed Akhtar (story), Salim Khan (dialogue), Salim Khan (screenplay), Salim Khan (story)
Actors: Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha

Heroes (1977)

A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit. Year 1977.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Writer: James Carabatsos
Actors: Henry Winkler, Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Val Avery

For the Love of Benji (1977)

Benji sniffs out a bogus CIA agent in Athens, Greece. Year 1977.

Generes: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: Joe Camp
Writer: Joe Camp (screenplay), Joe Camp (original story), Ben Vaughn (original story)
Actors: Benji, Art Vasil, Allen Fiuzat, Patsy Garrett

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO. Year 1977.

Generes: Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon

The Choirboys (1977)

A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after hours debauchery. Year 1977.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Writer: Joseph Wambaugh (novel), Christopher Knopf (screenplay)
Actors: Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King, Clyde Kusatsu

Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)

After a Senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining Senator and the state Governor must decide on a person who will … Year 1977.

Generes: Drama, Thriller
Director: Tom Laughlin
Writer: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Sidney Buchman (based on a screenplay by), Lewis R. Foster (story)
Actors: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, E.G. Marshall, Teresa Kelly

Brigham (1977)

The life of Brigham Young, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the better part of the 1800s, founder of Salt Lake City and the first governor of the Utah Territory. Year 1977.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Tom McGowan
Writer: Philip Yordan
Actors: Maurice Grandmaison, Richard Moll, John Mason, James Arrington

ABBA: The Movie (1977)

An incompetent radio DJ tries to get an interview with the Swedish pop group during their famous week-long 1977 tour of Australia. Year 1977.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Lasse Hallström
Writer: Robert Caswell, Lasse Hallström
Actors: Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog

The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)

A former U.S.Justice Department official is hired as a security consultant for a Zurich based Swiss bank when five of its clients are blackmailed. Year 1976.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Norman Klenman (screenplay), Norman Klenman (story), Horward Merrill (story), Philip Saltzman, Norman Sedawie (story), Michael Stanley
Actors: David Janssen, Senta Berger, John Ireland, John Saxon

A Child in the Crowd (1976)

Abandoned by his father and ignored by his mother, a French youth (César Chauveau) seeks love and affection with the soldiers and other men he meets on the streets of Paris during the German occupation. Year 1976.

Generes: Drama
Director: Gérard Blain
Writer: Gérard Blain, Michel Pérez
Actors: Jean François Cimino, César Chauveau, Annie Kovaks, Cécile Cousseau

The Death Collector (1976)

Neighborhood kid goes to work for the Mafia as a debt collector. Year 1976.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Ralph De Vito
Writer: Ralph De Vito
Actors: Joe Cortese, Lou Criscuolo, Joe Pesci, Bobby Alto