A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1979 (see 1979 in film):
1979 Title Director Cast Genre Notes Keep the films in alphabetical order, ignoring leading articles (The, A or An).
Please keep number of cast members down to 3 or 4.
Entries in the 'Notes' column should be outstanding details about this film in relation to other films in the same period. Anything about the film itself can be discovered by following the link to the film. 1979AgathaMichael AptedDustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy DaltonMysteryAlienRidley ScottSigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian HolmSci-fi Co-production with USArabian AdventureKevin Connor Christopher Lee, Oliver Tobias, Milo O'Shea Fantasy adventureBear IslandDon SharpDonald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard WidmarkAdventureCo-production with CanadaThe BitchGerry O'Hara Joan Collins, Kenneth Haigh, Ian Hendry Drama Confessions from the David Galaxy AffairWilly RoeMary Millington , Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards Sex ComedyDraculaJohn Badham Frank Langella, Kate Nelligan, Laurence Olivier Horror Eagle's Wing Anthony Harvey Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Harvey Keitel Western Escape to AthenaGeorge P. Cosmatos Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven War adventure The EuropeansJames Ivory Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Tim Woodward Drama Entered into the 1979 Cannes Film FestivalFirepowerMichael WinnerSophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J. SimpsonAction thriller Co-production with USA Game for VulturesJames FargoRichard Harris, Joan Collins, Richard RoundtreeThrillerThe Golden LadyJosé Ramón LarrazIna Skriver, Suzanne Danielle, June ChadwickThriller Co-production with Hong KongThe Great Riviera Bank RobberyFrancis Megahy Ian McShane, Warren Clarke, Christopher MalcolmCrime thriller Hanover StreetPeter Hyams Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer War romance Co-production with USThe Human FactorOtto PremingerRichard Attenborough, Nicol Williamson, John GielgudThrillerJesus Peter Sykes, Peter Heyman Brian Deacon, Yosef Shiloach Biblical The Lady VanishesAnthony PageElliott Gould, Cybill ShepherdMysteryLe PétomaneIan MacNaughtonLeonard Rossiter, Graham StarkComedyLicensed to Love and Kill Lindsay Shonteff Gareth Hunt, Fiona Curzon Spy/action Lost and FoundMelvin Frank George Segal, Glenda Jackson Romance/comedy Meetings with Remarkable MenPeter Brook Terence Stamp, Athol Fugard Drama Entered into the 29th Berlin International Film FestivalMonty Python's Life of BrianTerry Jones The members of Monty Python, Gwen Taylor, Charles McKeown Comedy Number 28 in the BFI Top 100 British filmsMoonrakerLewis Gilbert Roger Moore, Michael Lonsdale, Lois Chiles Spy/action Filmed in French studiosMurder by DecreeBob Clark Christopher Plummer, James MasonMystery The Music MachineIan SharpGerry Sundquist, Patti BoulayeMusicalNorth Sea Hijack Andrew McLaglen Roger Moore, Anthony Perkins, James Mason ActionThe PassageJ. Lee ThompsonAnthony Quinn, James MasonWorld War IIThe PlankEric Sykes Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe Comedy Quadrophenia Franc RoddamPhil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett Musical The Quatermass ConclusionPiers HaggardJohn Mills, Barbara KellermanSci-fiBased on the TV series QuatermassQuincy's QuestRobert ReedTommy Steele, Mel MartinFamilyRadio OnChristopher Petit David Beames Mystery/road The Riddle of the SandsTony MaylamMichael York, Jenny Agutter, Simon MacCorkindaleThrillerScumAlan Clarke Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth Prison drama A Sense of FreedomJohn MackenzieDavid Hayman, Fulton MackayDramaSunburnRichard C. SarafianFarrah Fawcett, Charles GrodinCrime/comedy Co-production with the USTarka the OtterDavid CobhamHenry Williamson, Gerald DurrellFamilyThe Tempest Derek Jarman Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox Shakespearean TessRoman Polanski Nastassja Kinski, Peter FirthLiterary dramaThat SummerHarley CokelissRay Winstone, Tony LondonDramaThe World Is Full of Married MenRobert YoungAnthony Franciosa, Carroll Baker, Paul NicholasDramaYanksJohn Schlesinger Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, Lisa Eichhorn War drama Yesterday's HeroNeil LeiferIan McShane, Suzanne Somers, Paul Nicholas Sports Drama
Documentaries and shorts Title Director Cast Genre NotesAnti-Clock Jane Arden Drama Derek and Clive Get the Horn Russell Mulcahy Peter Cook, Dudley Moore Documentary The Kids Are Alright Jeff Stein The Who Documentary
Most Popular Films at the British Box Office in 1979 Source: Moonraker Superman Jaws 2 Every Which Way but Loose Alien Watership Down The Deer Hunter Grease Quadrophenia Pete's Dragon Midnight Express National Lampoon's Animal House Death on the Nile Porridge The Cat from Outer Space Battlestar Galactica The Thirty Nine Steps The Bitch Lord of the Rings The Warriors
See also 1979 in British music 1979 in British radio 1979 in British television 1979 in the United Kingdom
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