List of British films of 1979

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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1979 (see 1979 in film):

1979

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
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AgathaMichael AptedDustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy DaltonMystery
AlienRidley ScottSigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian HolmSci-fiCo-production with US
Arabian AdventureKevin ConnorChristopher Lee, Oliver Tobias, Milo O'SheaFantasy adventure
Bear IslandDon SharpDonald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard WidmarkAdventureCo-production with Canada
The BitchGerry O'HaraJoan Collins, Kenneth Haigh, Ian HendryDrama
Confessions from the David Galaxy AffairWilly RoeMary Millington , Alan Lake, Glynn EdwardsSex Comedy
DraculaJohn BadhamFrank Langella, Kate Nelligan, Laurence OlivierHorror
Eagle's WingAnthony HarveyMartin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Harvey KeitelWestern
Escape to AthenaGeorge P. CosmatosRoger Moore, Telly Savalas, David NivenWar adventure
The EuropeansJames IvoryLee Remick, Robin Ellis, Tim WoodwardDramaEntered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
FirepowerMichael WinnerSophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J. SimpsonAction thrillerCo-production with US
A Game for VulturesJames FargoRichard Harris, Joan Collins, Richard RoundtreeThriller
The Golden LadyJosé Ramón LarrazIna Skriver, Suzanne Danielle, June ChadwickThrillerCo-production with Hong Kong
The Great Riviera Bank RobberyFrancis MegahyIan McShane, Warren Clarke, Christopher MalcolmCrime thriller
Hanover StreetPeter HyamsHarrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher PlummerWar romanceCo-production with US
The Human FactorOtto PremingerRichard Attenborough, Nicol Williamson, John GielgudThriller
JesusPeter Sykes, Peter HeymanBrian Deacon, Yosef ShiloachBiblical
The Lady VanishesAnthony PageElliott Gould, Cybill ShepherdMystery
Le PétomaneIan MacNaughtonLeonard Rossiter, Graham StarkComedy
Licensed to Love and KillLindsay ShonteffGareth Hunt, Fiona CurzonSpy/action
Lost and FoundMelvin FrankGeorge Segal, Glenda JacksonRomance/comedy
Meetings with Remarkable MenPeter BrookTerence Stamp, Athol FugardDramaEntered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
Monty Python's Life of BrianTerry JonesThe members of Monty Python, Gwen Taylor, Charles McKeownComedyNumber 28 in the BFI Top 100 British films
MoonrakerLewis GilbertRoger Moore, Michael Lonsdale, Lois ChilesSpy/actionFilmed in French studios
Murder by DecreeBob ClarkChristopher Plummer, James MasonMystery
The Music MachineIan SharpGerry Sundquist, Patti BoulayeMusical
North Sea HijackAndrew McLaglenRoger Moore, Anthony Perkins, James MasonAction
The PassageJ. Lee ThompsonAnthony Quinn, James MasonWorld War II
The PlankEric SykesEric Sykes, Arthur LoweComedy
QuadropheniaFranc RoddamPhil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis, Mark WingettMusical
The Quatermass ConclusionPiers HaggardJohn Mills, Barbara KellermanSci-fiBased on the TV series Quatermass
Quincy's QuestRobert ReedTommy Steele, Mel MartinFamily
Radio OnChristopher PetitDavid BeamesMystery/road
The Riddle of the SandsTony MaylamMichael York, Jenny Agutter, Simon MacCorkindaleThriller
ScumAlan ClarkeRay Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian FirthPrison drama
She Loves MeMichael SimpsonRobin Ellis, Gemma Craven, Peter Sallis, David Kernan, Diane Langton, Derek Smith, Aubrey Woods, Nigel RathboneComedy, Musical, Romance
A Sense of FreedomJohn MackenzieDavid Hayman, Fulton MackayDrama
SunburnRichard C. SarafianFarrah Fawcett, Charles GrodinCrime/comedyCo-production with the US
Tarka the OtterDavid CobhamHenry Williamson, Gerald DurrellFamily
The TempestDerek JarmanHeathcote Williams, Toyah WillcoxShakespearean
TessRoman PolanskiNastassja Kinski, Peter FirthLiterary drama
That SummerHarley CokelissRay Winstone, Tony LondonDrama
The World Is Full of Married MenRobert YoungAnthony Franciosa, Carroll Baker, Paul NicholasDrama
YanksJohn SchlesingerRichard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, Lisa EichhornWar drama
Yesterday's HeroNeil LeiferIan McShane, Suzanne Somers, Paul NicholasSports Drama
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Documentaries and shorts

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Anti-ClockJane ArdenDrama
Derek and Clive Get the HornRussell MulcahyPeter Cook, Dudley MooreDocumentary
The Kids Are AlrightJeff SteinThe WhoDocumentary
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Most Popular Films at the British Box Office in 1979

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  1. Moonraker
  2. Superman
  3. Jaws 2
  4. Every Which Way but Loose
  5. Alien
  6. Watership Down
  7. The Deer Hunter
  8. Grease
  9. Quadrophenia
  10. Pete's Dragon
  11. Midnight Express
  12. National Lampoon's Animal House
  13. Death on the Nile
  14. Porridge
  15. The Cat from Outer Space
  16. Battlestar Galactica
  17. The Thirty Nine Steps
  18. The Bitch
  19. Lord of the Rings
  20. The Warriors

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