1979

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Lesson of a Dead Language
6.3

Lesson of a Dead Language

An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and ...
Klondike Fever
5.5

Klondike Fever

Jan. 12, 1980

Klondike Fever

This movie chronicles Jack London’s epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.
Joni
6.6

Joni

Jun. 01, 1979

Joni

Based on Joni Eareckson’s autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope ...
Human Experiments
4.5

Human Experiments

Oct. 19, 1979

Human Experiments

A demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.
The Human Factor
6.1

The Human Factor

Dec. 18, 1979

The Human Factor

A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his ...
Henry VIII
7.2

Henry VIII

Feb. 25, 1979

Henry VIII

Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the ...
Don’t Go in the House
5.6

Don’t Go in the House

As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them ...
The Day Time Ended
3.5

The Day Time Ended

Nov. 01, 1980

The Day Time Ended

Deep in the desert, a rural American family is forced to endure a night of inter-dimensional, extra terrestrial terror when a UFO appears over ...
Caligula
5.3

Caligula

Aug. 14, 1979

Caligula

The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome’s mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right ...
The Daredevils
6

The Daredevils

Jun. 09, 1979

The Daredevils

The General’s son Yang escapes a massacre at his home that subsequently sees a corrupt, criminal syndicate in charge of the local forces. ...
Zulu Dawn
6.6

Zulu Dawn

May. 14, 1979

Zulu Dawn

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Knockabout
7.2

Knockabout

Apr. 12, 1979

Knockabout

After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
6.6

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to ...
The Incredible Kung Fu Master
6.5

The Incredible Kung Fu Master

Tung Wei (18 Fatal Strikes Enter The Dragon) is a lad who wants to learn kung fu. He trains in two different styles: Hung Gar and Wing Chun. ...
Yanks
6.4

Yanks

Sep. 01, 1979

Yanks

During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the ...
Woyzeck
7

Woyzeck

May. 25, 1979

Woyzeck

Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some ...
The World of Drunken Master
5.7

The World of Drunken Master

Chan Hui Lau stars in this vintage martial arts film as Chang, the owner of a winery and master of Drunken Boxing, a deadly kung fu technique ...
The Wobblies
7.3

The Wobblies

Sep. 15, 1979

The Wobblies

“Solidarity! All for One and One for All!” With that slogan, the Industrial Workers of the World, aka the Wobblies, took to ...
Wise Blood
6.9

Wise Blood

Oct. 24, 1979

Wise Blood

A Southerner–young, poor, ambitious but uneducated–determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do ...
The Wild Wild West Revisited
6.5

The Wild Wild West Revisited

The intrepid team of Old West government intelligence agents are brought out of retirement after 10 years to hunt down a cunning new adversary, ...
Winter Kills
6.2

Winter Kills

May. 11, 1979

Winter Kills

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to ...
Wild Horse Hank
5.1

Wild Horse Hank

Jan. 01, 1979

Wild Horse Hank

A teenage girl tries to save a herd of wild horses from a local gang intending on capturing and selling them for dog meat. Unfortunately the ...
When a Stranger Calls
6.4

When a Stranger Calls

Sep. 28, 1979

When a Stranger Calls

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that ...
When She Was Bad…
5.7

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, ...
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 ...
The Warriors
7.5

The Warriors

Feb. 01, 1979

The Warriors

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York’s gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a ...
The Wanderers
7.3

The Wanderers

Jul. 13, 1979

The Wanderers

The streets of the Bronx are owned by ’60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the ...
Wanda Nevada
5.5

Wanda Nevada

Jun. 01, 1979

Wanda Nevada

In the American Southwest of the 1950s, middle-aged vagabond Beaudray Demerille survives as a cardsharp who moves from town to town. But his ...
Is This Fate?
7.7

Is This Fate?

Mar. 29, 1979

Is This Fate?

A portrait of a family in Berlin in the late 1970s, this film focuses on the mother.