List of British films of 1979

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

1979
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1979
AgathaMichael AptedDustin Hoffman, Vanessa RedgraveMystery
AlienRidley ScottSigourney Weaver, Tom SkerrittSci-fiCo-production with the US
Anti-ClockJane ArdenDrama
Arabian AdventureKevin ConnorChristopher Lee, Oliver Tobias, Milo O'SheaFantasy/adventure
Bear IslandDon SharpDonald Sutherland, Vanessa RedgraveAdventureCo-production with Canada
The BitchGerry O'HaraJoan Collins, Kenneth HaighDrama
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 HornRussell MulcahyPeter Cook, Dudley MooreDocumentary
DraculaJohn BadhamFrank Langella, Kate Nelligan, Laurence OlivierHorror
Eagle's WingAnthony HarveyMartin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Harvey KeitelWestern
Escape to AthenaGeorge P. CosmatosRoger Moore, Telly SavalasWorld War II/adventure
The EuropeansJames IvoryLee Remick, Robin EllisLiterary dramaEntered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
FirepowerMichael WinnerSophia Loren, James CoburnAction
The First Great Train RobberyMichael CrichtonSean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne DownCrime/adventure
A Game for VulturesJames FargoRichard Harris, Joan Collins, Richard RoundtreeThriller
The Golden LadyJosé Ramón LarrazIna Skriver, Suzanne DanielleThriller
The Great Riviera Bank RobberyFrancis MegahyIan McShane, Warren ClarkeCrime/thriller
Hanover StreetPeter HyamsHarrison Ford, Lesley-Anne DownWorld War II/romance
The Human FactorOtto PremingerRichard Attenborough, Nicol WilliamsonThriller
JesusPeter Sykes, Peter HeymanBrian Deacon, Yosef ShiloachBiblical
The Kids Are AlrightJeff SteinThe WhoDocumentary
The Lady VanishesAnthony PageElliott Gould, Cybill ShepherdMystery
Le PétomaneIan MacNaughtonLeonard Rossiter, Graham StarkComedy
Licensed to Love and KillLindsay ShonteffGareth Hunt, Fiona CurzonSpy/action
Lost and FoundMelvin FrankGeorge Segal, Glenda JacksonRomance/comedy
Meetings with Remarkable MenPeter BrookTerence Stamp, Athol FugardDramaEntered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
Monty Python's Life of BrianTerry JonesThe members of Monty Python, Gwen Taylor, Charles McKeownComedyNumber 28 in the BFI Top 100 British films
MoonrakerLewis GilbertRoger Moore, Michael Lonsdale, Lois ChilesSpy/actionFilmed in French studios
Murder by DecreeBob ClarkChristopher Plummer, James MasonMystery
The Music MachineIan SharpGerry Sundquist, Patti BoulayeMusical
North Sea HijackAndrew McLaglenRoger Moore, Anthony Perkins, James MasonAction
The PassageJ. Lee ThompsonAnthony Quinn, James MasonWorld War II
The PlankEric SykesEric Sykes, Arthur LoweComedy
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 OnChristopher PetitDavid BeamesMystery/road
The Riddle of the SandsTony MaylamMichael York, Jenny AgutterAdventure
ScumAlan ClarkeRay Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian FirthPrison 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 TempestDerek JarmanHeathcote Williams, Toyah WillcoxShakespearean
TessRoman PolanskiNastassja Kinski, Peter FirthLiterary drama
That SummerHarley CokelissRay Winstone, Tony LondonDrama
The World Is Full of Married MenRobert YoungAnthony Franciosa, Carroll BakerDrama
YanksJohn SchlesingerRichard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, Lisa EichhornWorld War II
Yesterday's HeroNeil LeiferIan McShane, Suzanne SomersDrama
  • Moonraker
  • Superman
  • Jaws 2
  • Every Which Way But Loose
  • Alien
  • Watership Down
  • The Deer Hunter
  • Grease
  • Quadrophenia
  • Peter's Dragon
  • Midnight Express
  • National Lampoon's Animal House
  • Death on the Nile
  • Porridge
  • The Cat from Outer Space
  • Battlestar Galacrica
  • The 39 Steps
  • The Bitch
  • Lord of the Rings
  • The Warriors

See also

References
  1. Harper, Sue; Smith, Justin (2013). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh Press. p. 273.
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