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Schizo (1976) on 7 december 1977
, 1h49Directed by Pete Walker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Actors Lynne Frederick, John Leyton, Stephanie Beacham, John Fraser, Jack Watson, Queenie Watts
Rating57%
When figure skater Samantha Gray (Lynne Frederick) married to England's businessman Alan Falconer (John Leyton), a sinister man from her past; William Haskin (Jack Watson)started stalking her, making Samantha depressed. Then the murder start.
Aces High (1976) on 10 december 1977
, 1h54Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer, Simon Ward, Peter Firth, John Gielgud, David Wood
Rating64%
In a one-week timeframe, life at the front in a RFC squadron is documented. The real story begins a year before with fighter ace Major John Gresham (Malcolm McDowell) speaking to a class of students at Eton public school in October 1916. One year later, a new recruit arrives at Gresham's base in France, 2nd Lt. Croft (Peter Firth). Gresham had been his house captain at Eton and is also the boyfriend of his older sister. Gresham already relies on alcohol to cope with combat stress and continue flying. Now the strain of being responsible for this young recruit (a potential brother-in-law) is an additional burden. Croft has to learn how to survive not only in the air but on the ground as well as he makes some minor mistakes in squadron etiquette.
The Phantom Baron (1943) on 11 december 1977
, 1h39Directed by Serge de Poligny
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantastic
Actors André Lefaur, Odette Joyeux, Jany Holt, Alain Cuny, Gabrielle Dorziat, André Alerme
Rating64%
Le Périgord en 1826 : la comtesse de Saint-Hélié vient s'installer dans le manoir de son oncle, le baron Carol, avec deux enfants, sa fille Elfy et Anne qu'elle a adoptée. En arrivant, le domestique Toussaint lui apprend que le baron a mystérieusement disparu. Dix ans plus tard, celui-ci n'a jamais été revu. Elfy et Anne, désormais jeunes femmes, aiment toutes deux Hervé, le neveu de Toussaint...
It Happened One Christmas (1977) on 11 december 1977
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Marlo Thomas, Orson Welles, Wayne Rogers, Cloris Leachman, Barney Martin, Karen Carlson
Rating59%
The film, a gender-reversal remake of the classic It's a Wonderful Life, centers on Mary Bailey Hatch, a young woman who dreams of seeing the world but is forced by circumstances to remain in her small hometown as head of the family's Building & Loan business. On one particular Christmas Eve, in a moment of financial crisis, a severely depressed Mary contemplates suicide but is rescued by her guardian angel, Clara Oddbody, (Cloris Leachman) who shows her the positive effect she's had on everyone she's met throughout her life.