Best Drama Films of 1979
The Rose
Bette Midler stars as ... and was the plum role that elevated Midler to star status in the eyes of the public and Hollywood. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Old Boyfriends
Noted screenwriter Joan Tewksbury ... brother, Wayne Van Til (Keith Carradine). The supporting cast features John Houseman, Buck Henry, Gerritt Graham, and P.J. Soles. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Hanover Street
In this WWII romance, ... behind enemy lines on a dangerous assignment, and his partner in this endeavor is Margaret's husband, Paul (Christopher Plummer). [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Rocky II
By concentrating on character ... with Creed to vie for the championship belt, despite assurances from all concerned that he will blind himself irreparably. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Too Far to Go
A series of 17 ... problems are both traced to childhood incidents in which their propensity for taking the easy way out is established. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Klondike Fever
Jeff East stars as ... saloon-girl Belinda McNair. The feature fails to live up to the Northwoods adventure dramas made popular by author London. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Norma Rae
Norma Rae finds Sally ... additional Oscar went to David Shire and Norman Gimbel for the film's theme song, "It Goes Like It Goes." [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Yanks
John Schlesinger directs the ... BAFTA awards in 1980: to Shirley Russell for Best Costume Design and to Rachel Roberts for Best Supporting Actress. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
S.O.S. Titanic
An Anglo-American co-production, S.O.S. ... Titanic premiered September 23, 1979. In subsequent network and syndicated showings, the film was pared down to 102 minutes. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Border Cop
The original title of ... California where they are forced to work for a mere pittance. Mexico provided the background for the outdoor shots. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Da Dunkerque alla Vittoria
The internationally produced From ... Lenzi is billed as "Hank Milestone" (possibly an homage to All Quiet on the Western Front director Lewis Milestone). [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Therese Raquin
Originally telecast by the ... Therese Raquin subsequently aired in the U.S. as part of public television's Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning April 12, 1981. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Great Santini
Bull Meechum (Robert Duvall) ... but fared poorly at the box office. Duvall's performance as Meechum is generally regarded as one of his greatest. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Hardcore
"Oh my God, that's ... falsely advertises himself as a porn producer in hopes that his little girl will show up for an interview. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
North Dallas Forty
In a society in ... a fellow teammate, Elliot has to decide whether there is more to life than the game that he loves. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Ice Castles
In this sports melodrama ... encouraging father Marcus (Tom Skerritt), she overcomes her depression just in time to prove herself at a major competition. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
My Old Man
My Old Man was ... of the same Hemingway tale was filmed in 1950 as Under My Skin, with John Garfield in the lead. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Ninth Configuration
William Peter Blatty, author ... is the "director's cut," since there are several versions of this film, running anywhere from 99 to 140 minutes. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Onion Field
Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion ... goes through hell on earth, tortured with guilt over the fact that he lived while Campbell died so ignominiously. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Black Marble
Adapted for the screen ... film is peppered with supporting players, of which include Harry Dean Stanton, James Woods, John Hancock and Barbara Babcock. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Saint Jack
After a couple of ... affecting and unsung character study of a man's desire to forge a reasonably honorable life in a dishonorable profession. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Tim
Based on a novel ... end up in bed, it is a sweet moment, not a prurient one. Tim was produced for Australian television. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Based on an autobiographical ... film is usually screened in a version running 150 minutes, though a longer 210 minute cut is also available. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Torn Between Two Lovers
Lee Remick is Torn ... third TV-movie collaboration between actress Lee Remick and director Delbert Mann, Torn Between Two Lovers debuted May 2, 1979. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Backstairs at the White House
Based on the best-selling ... the nine-hour Backstairs at the White House was seen in five installments from January 29 to February 19, 1979. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Mysteries
Set in a remote ... drama centers on the increasingly bizarre behavior of a tourist who has become romantically obsessed by a local beauty. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Dallas: Season 03
Steadily building up its ... J.R., hanging around his office after working hours, is shot down and left for dead by an unseen assailant! [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Love on the Run
L'Amour en Fuite (Love ... autobiographical novel. Finally, Monsieur Lucien (Julien Bertheau) also re-enters Antoine's life and they visit his mother's grave at Montmartre. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Lost Boys
Ian Holm starred in ... responsibility that yielded equal shares of happiness and heartbreak. The Lost Boys originally aired over the BBC in 1979. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Perceval
This dignified and stylized ... modernized to make it comprehensible to modern French speakers, Eric Rohmer's screenplay retains the verse forms of the original. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Sibiriada
Sibiriada was controversial in ... The teenaged boy, in turn, become a geological engineer, and returns to his father's village to look for oil. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Scarlet Letter
This production closely follows ... to the people Viewers then learn whether he has finally gathered the courage to reveal himself as Pearl's father. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
Producer/director Joseph Strick continues ... stronger with monologues than with visuals. Joseph Strick's own son Terence plays the artist as an even younger man. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Incident at Blood Pass
Japanese screen legend Toshiro ... tangled plot involving a shipment of shogunate gold, a gang of bandits, a shogunate officer, and a disgraced doctor. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Europeans
In the middle of ... well-educated, and shockingly dissolute. Despite some successes, Eugenia is unable to achieve her objectives, but Robert fares somewhat better. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Lillie
Francesca Annis, previously seen ... with her grown daughter (Joanna David). Lillie was originally telecast on PBS from March 11 through June 3, 1979. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The White Shadow: Season 02
All of the regular ... on the brink of his graduation, Curtis Jackson is shot down and killed while witnessing a liquor store holdup. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Love for Lydia
Adapted from the novel ... Weekend Television in 1977, then telecast in America as part of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning September 23, 1979. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Over the Edge
The protagonists of Over ... and Ellen Geer. The screenplay was written by Charles Haas and Tim Hunter; the soundtrack songs feature the Ramones. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Tess
In Roman Polanski's adaptation ... the late Geoffrey Unsworth and his successor Ghislain Cloquet. The film also served to catapult Nastassja Kinski to stardom. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Wanderers
The year 1979 saw ... means). Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, and Linda Manz are among the standout performers in this richly detailed period piece. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Young Girls of Wilko
Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda ... and Tunia (Christine Pascal). Panny z Wilka was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the 1980 Academy Awards. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Fish Hawk
Native American actor Will ... hero-worshipping young farm boy (Charlie Fields), the man swears off booze and becomes a useful member of the community. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Penitentiary
An innocent man must ... student at UCLA, Penitentiary was the first starring vehicle for former disc jockey and future evangelist Leon Isaac Kennedy. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Quadrophenia
This film version of ... revel to the soundtrack music of the Who, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, the Chiffons, Manfred Man, and many others. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Mountain Family Robinson
Disgusted with city life, ... that rural living can be just as hectic, with hungry bears as well as the forestry service after them. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Crimebusters
The reliable Henry Silva ... protagonist desperately searches for his loved ones, he unearths a Borgia-like conspiracy. Antonio Sabato costars in this PG-rated pulse-pounder. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
El Niño y el Papa
A little Mexican boy ... an earthquake sets out in an adventure to meet the only person he believes can find his mother--the Pope. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
El Súper
Filmed in the US ... his newly arrived countrymen. Hidalgo-Gato's appealing star turn is matched by the sprightly performance of leading lady Elizabeth Pena. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Felicity
This softcore sex romp ... the better examples of the sexploitation genre and an entertaining trip back to the heyday of the sexual revolution. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
O Youth and Beauty
This video tells of ... man's attempt to regain his athletic prowess by hurdling furniture in John Cheever's story of a middle age crisis. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Sorrows of Gin
Based on a short ... is a movie about an eight-year-old girl in a dysfunctional family situation which leads to her becoming a runaway. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Summer Affair
A hot summer romance ... defiant young lovers who steal away aboard a sailboat to tryst and end up marooned on a lonely island. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
This made-for-television drama tells ... actual event in 1911 where 145 workers in the Triangle garment factory were killed in a huge industrial fire. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Wooden Gun
The Wooden Gun takes ... are remarkable in their sincerity and conviction. Filmed in Hebrew, The Wooden Gun is available in an English-subtitled version. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Schwestern oder die Balance des Glücks
This West German film ... girl's life. But as the film unfolds, it becomes clear that both women are utterly dependent upon one another. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
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Solo Sunny
This East German youth ... hit with German teens, and Stroessner's performance won her a "Best Actress" statue at the 1980 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Alexandria ...Why?
Youssef Chahine directed this ... with a wealthy Arab. Iskanderija ... Lih? was followed by two sequels, Hadota Misreya and Iskindiriah Kaman Oue Kaman. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Julio comienza en Julio
A wealthy Chilean landowner ... the relationship. He also has a boundary dispute with a nearby Franciscan monastery, which he solves with similar dispatch. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
The Old Curiosity Shop
Previously adapted for British ... a storm of controversy when the novel was originally published. The Old Curiosity Shop ran for nine half-hour episodes. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Crime & Punishment
This version of Crime ... sister. Originally airing on the BBC in 1979, it was also shown as part of Masterpiece Theatre on PBS. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
Cuando Tejen Las Aranas
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Rising Star
An ailing orphan learns ... take the child under their wing and let him know that he'll always have a place to call home. [ best drama films - 1979 ]
La Nina de la Mochila
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