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Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, 1h8
Directed by Tim Reid, Karel Kachyňa
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Children's films
Actors Fumie Kashiyama, Kōsei Tomita, Hidekatsu Shibata, Ichirō Nagai, Libuše Šafránková, Flora Balzano
Rating73% 3.673433.673433.673433.673433.67343
The movie opens in live action Denmark. From there, a narrator explains to the audience how Denmark is a popular tourist destination. He also states that many storytellers were born in Denmark, and the most famous one is Hans Christian Andersen. After explaining how this man wrote beautiful stories, the narrator finishes the explanations by mentioning that Andersen's most famous story, "The Little Mermaid," originated in Denmark. After a brief shot of a live action ocean and the opening title card (with a mermaid song in the background), the scene dissolves to 2D hand-drawn anime.
The Betsy
The Betsy (1978) on 2 february 1978
, 2h6
Directed by Daniel Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Laurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Clifford David, Katharine Ross, Jane Alexander
Rating52% 2.601712.601712.601712.601712.60171
A fading family-owned automobile manufacturer and its owners pin their hopes for a return to profitability on a new model named for the great-granddaughter of the firm's founder.
The Astral Factor
The Astral Factor (1978) on 1 february 1978
, 1h25
Directed by John Florea, Gene Fowler Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Psychologie, Psychanalyse, Invisibilité
Actors Robert Foxworth, Stefanie Powers, Sue Lyon, Mark Slade, Leslie Parrish, Marianna Hill
Rating37% 1.873411.873411.873411.873411.87341
Studying the paranormal allows a convicted strangler to make himself invisible to kill five women who testified against him at his trial.
Albino
Albino (1976) on 1 february 1978
, 1h37
Directed by Jürgen Goslar
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Christopher Lee, James Faulkner, Trevor Howard, Sybil Danning, Horst Frank, Erik Schumann
Rating54% 2.7113352.7113352.7113352.7113352.711335
A British South Africa Police officer in Rhodesia whose fiancée was raped and murdered personally pursues the albino terrorist who committed this crime.
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978) on 3 february 1978
, 1h47
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Larry B. Scott, Helen Martin, Glynn Turman, David Groh
Rating67% 3.381743.381743.381743.381743.38174
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich opens by panning over downtown Los Angeles. The film takes place during the summertime.
Blue Country
Blue Country (1977) on 5 february 1978
, 1h45
Directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Brigitte Fossey, Jacques Serres, Ginette Garcin, Armand Meffre, Roger Crouzet, Albert Delpy
Rating61% 3.083853.083853.083853.083853.08385
Dans une vallée provençale, des citadins viennent s'établir pour cultiver une terre abandonnée. Afin de créer des liens amicaux entre tous les habitants du village, Louise organise un grand déjeuner champêtre. Mathias, le camionneur lui vient en aide. Bientôt, ils s'aimeront mais en préservant leur indépendance. Mathias vend son camion et sa maison pour vivre dans un cabanon isolé et reprend son métier de cantonnier. Certains citadins, déçus, préfèreront quitter la région.
Coup de Grâce
Coup de Grâce (1976) on 5 february 1978
, 1h37
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes French war films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Matthias Habich, Margarethe von Trotta, Marc Eyraud, Mathieu Carrière, Henry van Lyck
Rating69% 3.490823.490823.490823.490823.49082
In 1919 Latvia, a detachment of German Freikorps soldiers is stationed in a chateau in the town of Kratovice to fight Bolshevik guerrillas. The chateau is the home of the soldier Konrad de Reval and his sister Sophie de Reval. Sophie is attracted to another soldier, a close friend of Konrad's named Erich von Lhomond. However, the reticent Erich rebuffs her advances. In retaliation, Sophie has trysts with other members of the military troop. Erich is noticeably angered by her behavior. Eventually, Sophie learns that Erich and Konrad are lovers. After this discovery, she joins the leftist guerrillas, whom she had been in contact with previously. Erich's soldiers capture her and her comrades. Sophie asks that Erich execute her himself, and he obliges. In a striking single tracking shot, we see Erich casually shoot Sophie in the head before joining in a photo with the other soldiers. As all board a train, the camera pans back to the corpses of the executed.
Deadman's Curve
Deadman's Curve (1978) on 3 february 1978
, 1h40
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Richard Hatch, Bruce Davison, Susan Sullivan, Pamela Bellwood, Denise DuBarry, Kelly Ward
Rating68% 3.432113.432113.432113.432113.43211
On Jan and Dean's rise to the top of the music industry, a horrible car accident leaves Jan incapacitated and their dreams shattered. With the help of Dean and others, Jan slowly recovers, learning again to walk and talk. A comeback to the music industry is seen as a slim chance, but Jan's willingness to try and with Dean right by his side, the duo aim for another shot.
Taxi!!
Taxi!! (1978) on 2 february 1978
, 51minutes
Directed by Joseph Hardy
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Martin Sheen, Eva Marie Saint
Rating68% 3.4475853.4475853.4475853.4475853.447585
The One and Only
The One and Only (1978) on 3 february 1978
, 1h37
Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Films about television
Actors Henry Winkler, Kim Darby, Gene Saks, William Daniels, Harold Gould, Hervé Villechaize
Rating58% 2.903242.903242.903242.903242.90324
At a midwestern college, student Mary Crawford has the combined good and bad fortune to meet Andy Schmidt, a remarkably conceited young man who is convinced that he is tremendously talented and has every intention of becoming a star. Andy is so obnoxious, he wants Mary to marry him fast before he becomes too famous to give her a second look. She can't resist him, try as she might. Mary takes her new boyfriend home to Columbus, Ohio, to meet her strait-laced parents. Andy proceeds to annoy them in every possible way, hugging them, calling them "Tom and Mom," interrupting dinner to do a series of impressions, thoroughly ruining the visit.
To Be Twenty
To Be Twenty (1978) on 2 february 1978
, 1h34
Directed by Fernando Di Leo
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Erotic, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Gloria Guida, Lilli Carati, Ray Lovelock, Vincenzo Crocitti, Vittorio Caprioli, Serena Bennato
Rating59% 2.9559952.9559952.9559952.9559952.955995
Lia (Gloria Guida) and Tina (Lilli Carati) are two beautiful girls who meet and realize that they have a lot in common. They are both young, beautiful and pissed off, so they decide to hitchhike their way to Rome to find a commune where they can stay and live the life of free love... or so they think. Things don't go as they have planned though, and soon they become entangled with prostitution, the police and an aggressive gang.
Beyond & Back
Beyond & Back (1978) on 1 february 1978
, 1h35
Directed by James L. Conway
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about the paranormal
Rating44% 2.205742.205742.205742.205742.20574
The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company C (1978) on 2 february 1978
, 2h8
Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Association football films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, R. Lee Ermey, James Withmore Jr., Scott Hylands, Craig Wasson
Rating68% 3.4444353.4444353.4444353.4444353.444435
This war drama, which prefigures the similarly bifurcated Full Metal Jacket, follows the lives of five young Marine inductees from their boot camp training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in 1967 through a tour of duty in the Vietnam War in 1968.
Late Night Trains
Late Night Trains (1975) on 4 february 1978
, 1h34
Directed by Aldo Lado
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Christmas films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Rail transport films, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films, Auto-justice
Actors Flavio Bucci, Macha Méril, Marina Berti, Irene Miracle, Enrico Maria Salerno, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Rating60% 3.0499353.0499353.0499353.0499353.049935
Two young girls, Margaret (Irene Miracle) and Lisa (Laura D’Angelo), are set to take the overnight train from Munich in Germany to stay with Lisa's parents in Italy for Christmas. On boarding they find the train is full and are forced to sit in the corridor. Meanwhile, two petty criminals, Blackie (Flavio Bucci) and Curly (Gianfranco De Grassi), also board the train as it is leaving Munich to escape from a pursuing policeman.
Eraserhead
Eraserhead (1978) on 3 february 1978
, 1h29
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about families
Actors Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Jack Fisk, Jennifer Lynch, Judith Anna Roberts
Rating73% 3.65073.65073.65073.65073.6507
The Man in the Planet (Jack Fisk) pulls levers in his home in space, while the head of Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) floats in the sky. A spermatozoon-like creature emerges from Spencer's mouth, floating into the void.