Best Mystery Films of 1978
Death on the Nile
Peter Ustinov began his ... by Anthony Shaffer, the writer of Sleuth (1972) and the identical twin brother of Amadeus (1984) author Peter Shaffer. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
The Revenge of the Pink Panther
In Revenge of the ... in 1980 (the later film, The Trail of Pink Panther was composed of outtakes from previous Pink Panther films). [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
Eyes of Laura Mars
A shutterbug is haunted ... Co-written by Halloween director John Carpenter, Eyes of Laura Mars also features character actors Brad Dourif and René Auberjonois. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
The Big Sleep
Robert Mitchum reprises his ... the nude for pornographer Arthur Geiger (John Justin). When Geiger turns up dead, Camilla becomes implicated in Geiger's murder. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
The Cat and the Canary
Frank Willard's 1927 stage ... an anxious, unpleasant lot, and at least one of them is not above committing murder to have his way. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
Damien: Omen II
Satan's son comes of ... feature credit, Scott-Taylor appeared frequently in the theater and on television; he once even portrayed Damien's arch-nemesis, Jesus, on-stage. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
Return from Witch Mountain
The Fury meets The ... Jacquet), Tia uses her powers of telepathy to contact her brother and tries to rescue him from Gannon's clutches. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
The Demon
Consumed by the jealousy ... and his wife is livid so with regard only for their own discomfort, they go about remedying their situation. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
The Comeback
British sado-exploitation guru Pete ... still rather gruesome stuff, enlivened somewhat by the presence of Pamela Stephenson as the latest object of Jones' affection. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
The Dain Curse
Dashiell Hammett's money-grubbing detective ... to recover purloined diamonds that are reportedly cursed. This version of the tale was released as five-hour television mini-series. [ best mystery films - 1978 ]
