A list of adventure films released in the 1980s
1980 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesThe AwakeningMike NewellCharlton Heston, Susannah YorkBattle Beyond the StarsJimmy T. MurakamiRichard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil DanningUnited StatesSpace adventureBeyond the ReefFrank C. ClarkeDayton Ka'ne, Maren JensenUnited StatesManidù uno squalo ribelle, un indigeno selvaggio, un fiore di ragazza, FilmTv.it; accessed 30 November 2017 (in Italian)The Blue LagoonRandal KleiserBrooke Shields, Christopher Atkins United StatesRomantic adventureThe Blues BrothersJohn LandisJohn Belushi, Dan AykroydUnited StatesAdventure comedyBreaker MorantBruce BeresfordEdward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John WatersAustralia, Marcel DalioFranceCaboblancoJ. Lee Thompson Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda, Fernando Rey, Gilbert Roland United StatesCaboblanco, FilmTv.it; accessed 26 October 2017 (in Italian)Cannibal HolocaustRuggero DeodatoCarl Gabriel Yorke, Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca BarbareschiItalyCloud DancerBarry BrownDavid Carradine, Jennifer O'Neill, Joseph BottomsUnited StatesThe Courage of Kavik the Wolf DogPeter CarterAndrew Ian McMillan, Ronny Cox, John IrelandCanadaFamily-oriented adventureCuba CrossingChuck WorkmanStuart Whitman, Robert Vaughn, Woody StrodeUnited StatesWest GermanyThe Curse of King Tut's TombPhilip LeacockEva Marie Saint, Robin Ellis, Raymond Burr, Harry Andrews, Wendy HillerUnited StatesUnited Kingdom (in Italian)Dead Man's FloatPeter SharpSally Boyden, Greg Rowe, Bill Hunter, Bunney BrookeAustraliaMichael O'HerlihyChristopher PlummerUnited StatesDevil HunterJesús FrancoAl Cliver, Ursula BuchfellnerFranceWest GermanySpain (in Italian)The Dogs of WarJohn Irvin Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger United KingdomUnited States War adventureThe EarthlingPeter CollinsonWilliam Holden, Rick Schroder AustraliaUnited StatesAdventure dramaEaten Alive! Umberto LenziJanet Ågren, Mel Ferrer, Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai, Robert KermanItalySpainJungle filmThe Empire Strikes BackIrvin KershnerMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams United StatesSpace adventureEscape from HellEdoardo Mulargia Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson, Cintia LodettiItalySpainFlash GordonMike HodgesSam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti United KingdomUnited StatesSpace adventureFlatfoot in EgyptStenoBud Spencer, Robert Loggia, Karl-Otto AlbertyItaly (in Italian)The Gods Must Be CrazyJamie UysMarius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N!xauSouth AfricaBotswanaAdventure comedyThe Green HorizonSusumu Hani James Stewart, Kathy, Philip Sayer JapanHawk the SlayerTerry MarcelJohn Terry, Jack PalanceUnited KingdomVoltan le barbare, AlloCiné; accessed 30 November 2017 (in French)Herbie Goes BananasVincent McEveetyCloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Harvey Korman United StatesFamily-oriented adventureHigh IceEugene S. JonesDavid Janssen, Tony MusanteUnited StatesI'm Getting a YachtSergio CorbucciLaura Antonelli, Johnny DorelliItaly (in Italian)The IslandMichael Ritchie Michael Caine, David Warner United StatesSea adventureIt Rained All Night the Day I LeftNicolas Gessner Tony Curtis, Louis Gossett Jr., Sally Kellerman, John VernonCanadaFranceIsraelAdventure drama, romantic adventureThe Ivory ApeTsugunobu KotaniJack PalanceUnited StatesJapanJupiter's ThighPhilippe de BrocaAnnie Girardot, Philippe Noiret FranceAdventure comedyKagemushaAkira KurosawaTatsuya NakadaiJapanKagemusha l'ombre du guerrier, NotreCinema.com; accessed 30 November 2017 (in French)Klondike FeverPeter CarterJeff East, Angie Dickinson, Rod Steiger, Lorne GreeneCanadaThe Last Flight of Noah's ArkCharles JarrottElliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold, Rick SchroderUnited StatesSea adventureLife on the MississippiPeter H. HuntRobert Lansing, David KnellUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventureMás allá de la aventuraOscar Barney FinnArgentinaMondo CannibaleJesús FrancoAl Cliver, Sabrina SianiFranceThe Mountain MenCharlton Heston, Brian KeithUnited StatesWestern (in French)Pirates of the 20th CenturyBoris DurovNikolai Yeremenko Jr., Pyotr Velyaminov, Talgat NigmatulinSoviet UnionSea AdventurePopeyeRobert AltmanRobin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul SmithUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventureRaise the TitanicJerry Jameson Richard Jordan, Anne Archer, Jason Robards, Alec Guinness, David Selby United StatesSea adventureThe Sea WolvesAndrew V. McLaglenGregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Patrick MacneeUnited KingdomSwitzerlandUnited StatesWar adventure, sea adventureSkywardRon HowardBette Davis, Suzy Gilstrap, Clu GulagerUnited StatesSuperman IIRichard LesterChristopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot KidderUnited KingdomUnited StatesMarius Müller-WesternhagenWest GermanyAdventure comedyTheo gegen den Rest der Welt, zweitausendeins.de; accessed 26 October 2017 (in German)TuskAlejandro JodorowskyCyrielle Clair, Anton DiffringFrance
1981 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesLa ChèvreFrancis VeberPierre Richard, Gérard DepardieuFranceAdventure comedyClash of the TitansDesmond DavisHarry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith, Ursula AndressUnited StatesFantasy adventureDeath HuntPeter HuntCharles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Carl Weathers, Angie DickinsonUnited StatesWesternChasse à mort, NotreCinema.com; accessed 29 October 2017 (in French)Dot and Santa ClausYoram GrossDrew Forsythe (voice), Barbara Frawley (voice)AustraliaAnimated filmDragonslayerMatthew RobbinsPeter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph RichardsonUnited KingdomFantasy adventureEscape from New YorkJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac HayesUnited StatesUnited KingdomExcaliburJohn BoormanNigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas ClayUnited StatesFantasy adventureFor Your Eyes OnlyJohn GlenRoger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Julian Glover, Chaim TopolUnited KingdomThe Fox and the HoundTed Berman, Art Stevens, David MichenerMickey Rooney (voice), Kurt Russell (voice), Pearl Bailey (voice), Jack Albertson (voice) United StatesAnimated film, family-oriented adventureGallipoliPeter WeirMel Gibson, Mark LeeAustralia (in German)Goliath AwaitsKevin ConnorMark Harmon, Christopher Lee, Eddie Albert, Emma Samms, John Carradine, Alex Cord, Robert ForsterUnited StatesLes Survivants du Goliath, NotreCinema.com; accessed 30 November 2017 (in French)Great WhiteEnzo G. CastellariJames Franciscus, Vic MorrowItalyLa Mort au large, NotreCinema.com; accessed 30 November 2017 (in French) (in Italian)Green IceErnest DayRyan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar SharifUnited StatesRomantic adventureThe Guns and the FuryTony ZarrindastPeter Graves, Cameron Mitchell, Michael AnsaraUnited StatesHeavy MetalGerald Potterton CanadaUnited StatesAnimated film, fantasy adventureThe High CountryHarvey HartTimothy Bottoms, Linda PurlCanadaRomantic adventureHigh RiskStewart RaffillJames Brolin, Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Ernest Borgnine, Lindsay Wagner, Cleavon Little, Bruce DavisonUnited StatesAdventure comedyThe Last ChaseMartyn BurkeLee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, Alexandra StewartCanadaUnited StatesCourse à la mort : l'ultime solution, NotreCinema.com; accessed 30 November 2017 (in French)Lion of the DesertMoustapha AkkadAnthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, Irene Papas, John GielgudLibyaUnited States (in German)MasadaBoris SagalPeter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Anthony QuayleUnited StatesMisterio en la isla de los monstruosJuan Piquer SimónTerence Stamp, Peter Cushing, Ana ObregónSpainFantasy adventureQuest for FireJean-Jacques AnnaudEverett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron PerlmanFranceCanadaRace for the Yankee ZephyrDavid HemmingsKen Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George PeppardAustraliaNew ZealandRaiders of the Lost ArkSteven SpielbergHarrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Paul Freeman, Ronald LaceyUnited StatesRoarNoel MarshallTippi Hedren, Noel Marshall, John MarshallUnited StatesSavage HarvestRobert L. CollinsTom Skerritt, Michelle PhillipsUnited StatesBrazilKenya (in German)Silence of the NorthAllan KingEllen Burstyn, Tom SkerrittCanadaAdventure dramaSphinxFranklin J. SchaffnerLesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet, John Gielgud, John Rhys-DaviesUnited StatesTarzan, the Ape ManJohn DerekBo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, Richard Harris, John Phillip LawUnited StatesTime BanditsTerry GilliamSean Connery, David Warner, Ralph Richardson, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Michael Palin United KingdomFantasy adventureZorro, The Gay BladePeter MedakGeorge Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda VaccaroUnited StatesAdventure comedy
1982 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAce of AcesGérard OuryJean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Rachid FerracheWest GermanyFranceAdventure comedy, war adventureThe BeastmasterDon CoscarelliMarc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip TornUnited StatesRomantic adventureConan the BarbarianJohn MiliusArnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Max von SydowUnited StatesThe Dark CrystalJim Henson, Frank OzJim Henson (voice), Kathryn Mullen (voice), Dave Goelz (voice)United StatesFantasy adventureE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven SpielbergDrew Barrymore, Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter CoyoteUnited StatesFalcon's GoldBob SchulzJohn Marley, Simon MacCorkindaleUnited StatesFirefoxClint EastwoodClint EastwoodUnited StatesAustriaGreenlandFitzcarraldoWerner HerzogKlaus Kinski, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Claudia CardinaleWest GermanyAdventure dramaThe Flight of DragonsJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. United StatesAnimated film, fantasy adventureFlight of the EagleJan TroellMax von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker OusdalSwedenNorwayWest GermanyHunters of the Golden CobraAntonio MargheritiDavid Warbeck, Almanta Suska, Luciano Pigozzi, John SteinerItalyI cacciatori del cobra d'oro, FilmTv.it; accessed 3 February 2018 (in Italian)IvanhoeDouglas CamfieldAnthony Andrews, Sam Neill, James Mason, Olivia Hussey, Lysette Anthony, Julian Glover, John Rhys-DaviesUnited KingdomUnited StatesThe Last UnicornJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.Alan Arkin (voice), Jeff Bridges (voice), Mia Farrow (voice) Angela Lansbury (voice), Christopher Lee (voice)United StatesJapanUnited KingdomWest GermanyAnimated film, fantasy adventureLes Maîtres du tempsRené Laloux FranceSwitzerlandWest GermanyAnimated film, space adventureMother LodeCharlton HestonCharlton Heston, Nick Mancuso, Kim BasingerUnited StatesThe New Travelog to IndiaKim Jeong-songYu Sang-gyeom, Yang Su-jin, Kim Yong-man, Ban Sam, Lee Jae-yeongSouth KoreaNight CrossingDelbert MannJohn Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau BridgesUnited StatesParadiseStuart GillardWillie Aames, Phoebe CatesUnited StatesRomantic adventureThe Pirate MovieKen AnnakinKristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted HamiltonAustraliaSafari 3000Harry HurwitzDavid Carradine, Stockard Channing, Christopher LeeUnited StatesThe Scarlet PimpernelClive DonnerAnthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellenUnited KingdomSpace Adventure Cobra: The MovieOsamu Dezaki JapanAnimated film, space adventureStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanNicholas MeyerWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo MontalbánUnited StatesSpace adventureThe Sword and the SorcererAlbert PyunLee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindaleUnited StatesFantasy adventureTangiersMichael E. BriantRonny Cox, Billie Whitelaw, Glynis Barber, Ronald LaceyUnited StatesMoroccoTreasure of the Four CrownsFerdinando BaldiTony Anthony, Ana Obregón, Gene Quintano, Francisco Rabal United StatesItalySpainThe Year of Living DangerouslyPeter WeirMel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda HuntAustralia
1983