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Deadline Auto Theft (1983) on 28 october 1983
, 1h38Directed by Henry Blight Halicki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Henry Blight Halicki, Hoyt Axton, Dan Grimaldi, George Cole, Lang Jeffries
Rating54%
After the attempted theft of his daughter's (Judi Gibbs) husband's car (Dan Grimaldi), LAPD Captain Gibbs (Hoyt Axton) declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace (H.B 'Toby' Halicki). Meanwhile, Pace is hired to steal 48 cars, and must do so without being caught. The plot is virtually identical to that of Gone in 60 Seconds, with the addition of the character of Gibbs.
Macabre (1980) on 28 october 1983
, 1h29Directed by Lamberto Bava
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Bernice Stegers, Stanko Molnar, Elisa Kadigia Bove
Rating58%
A New Orleans wife and mother carries on a torrid affair behind her family's back. But when a violent accident leaves her lover dead, the woman returns from a mental institution determined to pursue her forbidden desires. Has she found a ghastly new way to satisfy her lust, or is sexual depravity all in the head?
Sans Soleil (1983) on 26 october 1983
, 1h40Directed by Chris Marker
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Florence Delay, Arielle Dombasle, Kim Novak, James Stewart, Charlotte Kerr, Alexandra Stewart
Rating77%
Le film est construit autour du discours d'un cameraman fictif, Sandor Krasna, rédacteur de lettres lues tout au long du film par Florence Delay. Dans ses écrits, il va traiter successivement du temps, de la mémoire, de la fragilité humaine face aux séismes du Japon ou encore face à la famine, menace constante au Cap Vert ou en Guinée-Bissau. Le cinéaste voyage alors aux « deux pôles extrêmes de la survie » tel qu'il le dit lui-même. Il montrera non pas les difficultés pour ces sociétés à s'en sortir, mais plutôt leur façon de vivre et d'exister au-delà de ce qui peut leur coûter la vie. Car comme il l'annonce : « Moi, ce que je veux vous montrer, ce sont les fêtes de quartier ».
Turkey Shoot (1982) on 29 october 1983
, 1h33Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig, Carmen Duncan, Roger Ward, Lynda Stoner
Rating58%
In the totalitarian near future, "social deviants" are sent to prison camps for re-education and behaviour modification. The new arrivals at Camp 47 are Chris Walters (Olivia Hussey), a shopkeeper accused of helping a rebel; Rita Daniels (Lynda Stoner), a suspected sex worker; and Paul Anders (Steve Railsback), a dissident who has escaped from several other camps. After suffering brutal treatment at the hands of Camp Master Charles Thatcher (Michael Craig) and his chief enforcer, Ritter (Roger Ward), the prisoners accept a deadly deal. They will be human prey in a "turkey shoot", which Thatcher has organised for Secretary Mallory (Noel Ferrier), and VIPs Jennifer (Carmen Duncan) and Tito (Michael Petrovich). If they can evade the heavily armed guests in the surrounding jungle until sundown, Chris, Rita and Paul will be set free. As the "turkey shoot" progresses, the tables are turned, and the prisoners become the hunters, culminating in a free-for-all slaughter terminated by a government napalm airstrike.
Cutting It Short (1981) on 27 october 1983
, 1h33Directed by Jiří Menzel
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Comedy
Actors Jiří Schmitzer, Rudolf Hrušínský, Petr Čepek, Magda Vášáryová, Miroslav Donutil
Rating75%
Ce film est l'évocation des souvenirs d'enfance de Bohumil Hrabal dans la ville de Nymburk où la brasserie tient une place importante.
Sadat (miniseries) (1983) on 30 october 1983
Genres Drama
Actors Louis Gossett Jr., John Rhys-Davies, Madolyn Smith, Jeremy Kemp, Anne Heywood, Ferdy Mayne
Rating63%
The Wicked Lady (1983) on 28 october 1983
, 1h38Directed by Michael Winner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud, Denholm Elliott, Hugh Millais, Prunella Scales
Rating48%
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, and marries him herself, but, despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills.
The Outsider (1983) on 26 october 1983
, 1h40Directed by Jacques Deray
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, La provence, Films about drugs
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Pierre Vernier, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Barrier, Claude Brosset
Rating64%
Policeman Philippe Jordan works in Marseille. He intercepts the delivery of a shipload of heroin by jumping out of a helicopter onto a speedboat and throws all drugs into the sea. Drug lord Mecacci is desperate to get rid of Jordan and arranges an incident which leads to Jordan's disciplinary transfer. Jordan continues to fight against the drug cartel after all. He finds a valuable witness named "Freddy, the chemist" but Mecacci has Freddy killed before he can testify. When Mecacci's henchmen also murder Jordan's old friend Francis Pierron, Jordan retaliates immediately. Now Mecacci tries to lure him into a deadly trap. After Jordan has outsmarted Mecacci's killers he confronts their boss. The time for the final showdown has come.