List of adventure films of the 1980s

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A list of adventure films released in the 1980s

1980

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TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The AwakeningMike NewellCharlton Heston, Susannah YorkUnited Kingdom[1][2]
Battle Beyond the StarsJimmy T. MurakamiRichard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil DanningUnited StatesSpace adventure[3]
Beyond the ReefFrank C. ClarkeDayton Ka'ne, Maren JensenUnited States[4]
The Blue LagoonRandal KleiserBrooke Shields, Christopher AtkinsUnited StatesRomantic adventure[5]
The Blues BrothersJohn LandisJohn Belushi, Dan AykroydUnited StatesAdventure comedy[6]
Breaker MorantBruce BeresfordEdward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John WatersAustralia
Brigade mondaine : Vaudou aux Caraïbes [fr]Philippe Monnier [fr]Patrice Valota [fr], Marcel DalioFrance[7]
CaboblancoJ. Lee ThompsonCharles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda, Fernando Rey, Gilbert RolandUnited States[8]
Cannibal HolocaustRuggero DeodatoCarl Gabriel Yorke, Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca BarbareschiItaly[9]
Cloud DancerBarry BrownDavid Carradine, Jennifer O'Neill, Joseph BottomsUnited States[10]
The Courage of Kavik the Wolf DogPeter CarterAndrew Ian McMillan, Ronny Cox, John IrelandCanadaFamily-oriented adventure[11]
Cuba CrossingChuck WorkmanStuart Whitman, Robert Vaughn, Woody StrodeUnited States
West Germany		[12]
The Curse of King Tut's TombPhilip LeacockEva Marie Saint, Robin Ellis, Raymond Burr, Harry Andrews, Wendy HillerUnited States
United Kingdom		[13]
Dead Man's FloatPeter SharpSally Boyden, Greg Rowe, Bill Hunter, Bunney BrookeAustralia[14]
Desperate Voyage [es]Michael O'HerlihyChristopher PlummerUnited States[15]
Devil HunterJesús FrancoAl Cliver, Ursula BuchfellnerFrance
West Germany
Spain		[16][17]
The Dogs of WarJohn IrvinChristopher Walken, Tom BerengerUnited Kingdom
United States		War adventure[18]
The EarthlingPeter CollinsonWilliam Holden, Rick SchroderAustralia
United States		Adventure drama[19]
Eaten Alive!Umberto LenziJanet Ågren, Mel Ferrer, Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai, Robert KermanItaly
Spain		Jungle film[20]
The Empire Strikes BackIrvin KershnerMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee WilliamsUnited StatesSpace adventure[21]
Escape from HellEdoardo MulargiaAnthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson, Cintia LodettiItaly
Spain		[22]
Flash GordonMike HodgesSam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Ornella MutiUnited Kingdom
United States		Space adventure[23]
Flatfoot in EgyptStenoBud Spencer, Robert Loggia, Karl-Otto AlbertyItaly[24]
The Gods Must Be CrazyJamie UysMarius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N!xauSouth Africa
Botswana		Adventure comedy[25]
The Green HorizonSusumu HaniJames Stewart, Kathy, Philip SayerJapan[26]
Hawk the SlayerTerry MarcelJohn Terry, Jack PalanceUnited Kingdom[27]
Herbie Goes BananasVincent McEveetyCloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Harvey KormanUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[28]
High IceEugene S. JonesDavid Janssen, Tony MusanteUnited States[29]
I'm Getting a YachtSergio CorbucciLaura Antonelli, Johnny DorelliItaly[30]
The IslandMichael RitchieMichael Caine, David WarnerUnited StatesSea adventure[31]
It Rained All Night the Day I LeftNicolas GessnerTony Curtis, Louis Gossett Jr., Sally Kellerman, John VernonCanada
France
Israel		Adventure drama, romantic adventure[32]
The Ivory ApeTsugunobu KotaniJack PalanceUnited States
Japan		[33]
Jupiter's ThighPhilippe de BrocaAnnie Girardot, Philippe NoiretFranceAdventure comedy[34]
KagemushaAkira KurosawaTatsuya NakadaiJapan[35]
Klondike FeverPeter CarterJeff East, Angie Dickinson, Rod Steiger, Lorne GreeneCanada[36]
The Last Flight of Noah's ArkCharles JarrottElliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold, Rick SchroderUnited StatesSea adventure[37]
Life on the MississippiPeter H. HuntRobert Lansing, David KnellUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[38]
Más allá de la aventuraOscar Barney FinnCatherine AlricArgentina[39]
Mondo CannibaleJesús FrancoAl Cliver, Sabrina SianiFrance[40]
The Mountain MenRichard LangCharlton Heston, Brian KeithUnited StatesWestern[41]
Pirates of the 20th CenturyBoris DurovNikolai Yeryomenko Jr., Pyotr Velyaminov, Talgat NigmatulinSoviet UnionSea Adventure[42]
PopeyeRobert AltmanRobin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul SmithUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[43]
Raise the TitanicJerry JamesonRichard Jordan, Anne Archer, Jason Robards, Alec Guinness, David SelbyUnited StatesSea adventure[44]
The Sea WolvesAndrew V. McLaglenGregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Patrick MacneeUnited Kingdom
Switzerland
United States		War adventure, sea adventure[45]
SkywardRon HowardBette Davis, Suzy Gilstrap, Clu GulagerUnited States[46]
Superman IIRichard LesterChristopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot KidderUnited Kingdom
United States		[47][48]
Theo Against the Rest of the World [de]Peter F. Bringmann [de]Marius Müller-WesternhagenWest GermanyAdventure comedy[49]
TuskAlejandro JodorowskyCyrielle Clair, Anton DiffringFrance[50]
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1981

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La ChèvreFrancis VeberPierre Richard, Gérard DepardieuFranceAdventure comedy[51]
Clash of the TitansDesmond DavisHarry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith, Ursula AndressUnited Kingdom
United States		Fantasy adventure[52]
Death HuntPeter HuntCharles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Carl Weathers, Angie DickinsonUnited StatesWestern[53][54]
Dot and Santa ClausYoram GrossDrew Forsythe (voice), Barbara Frawley (voice)Australia
DragonslayerMatthew RobbinsPeter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph RichardsonUnited KingdomFantasy adventure[55]
Escape from New YorkJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac HayesUnited States
United Kingdom		[56]
ExcaliburJohn BoormanNigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas ClayUnited StatesFantasy adventure[57]
For Your Eyes OnlyJohn GlenRoger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Julian Glover, Chaim TopolUnited Kingdom[58][59]
The 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 adventure[60]
GallipoliPeter WeirMel Gibson, Mark LeeAustralia[61]
Goliath AwaitsKevin ConnorMark Harmon, Christopher Lee, Eddie Albert, Emma Samms, John Carradine, Alex Cord, Robert ForsterUnited States[62]
Great WhiteEnzo G. CastellariJames Franciscus, Vic MorrowItaly[63][64]
Green IceErnest DayRyan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar SharifUnited StatesRomantic adventure[65]
The Guns and the FuryTony ZarrindastPeter Graves, Cameron Mitchell, Michael AnsaraUnited States[66]
Heavy MetalGerald PottertonCanada
United States		Animated film, fantasy adventure[67]
The High CountryHarvey HartTimothy Bottoms, Linda PurlCanadaRomantic adventure[68]
High RiskStewart RaffillJames Brolin, Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Ernest Borgnine, Lindsay Wagner, Cleavon Little, Bruce DavisonUnited StatesAdventure comedy[69]
The Last ChaseMartyn BurkeLee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, Alexandra StewartCanada
United States		[70]
Lion of the DesertMoustapha AkkadAnthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, Irene Papas, John GielgudLibya
United States		[71]
MasadaBoris SagalPeter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Anthony QuayleUnited States[72]
Misterio en la isla de los monstruosJuan Piquer SimónTerence Stamp, Peter Cushing, Ana ObregónSpainFantasy adventure[73]
Quest for FireJean-Jacques AnnaudEverett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron PerlmanFrance
Canada		[74]
Race for the Yankee ZephyrDavid HemmingsKen Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George PeppardAustralia
New Zealand		[75]
Raiders of the Lost ArkSteven SpielbergHarrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Paul Freeman, Ronald LaceyUnited States[76]
RoarNoel MarshallTippi Hedren, Noel Marshall, John MarshallUnited States[77]
Savage HarvestRobert L. CollinsTom Skerritt, Michelle PhillipsUnited States
Brazil
Kenya		[78]
Silence of the NorthAllan KingEllen Burstyn, Tom SkerrittCanadaAdventure drama[79]
SphinxFranklin J. SchaffnerLesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet, John Gielgud, John Rhys-DaviesUnited States[80]
Tarzan, the Ape ManJohn DerekBo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, Richard Harris, John Phillip LawUnited States[81]
Time BanditsTerry GilliamSean Connery, David Warner, Ralph Richardson, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Michael PalinUnited KingdomFantasy adventure[82]
Zorro, The Gay BladePeter MedakGeorge Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda VaccaroUnited StatesAdventure comedy[83]
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1982

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Ace of AcesGérard OuryJean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Rachid FerracheWest Germany
France		Adventure comedy, war adventure[84]
The BeastmasterDon CoscarelliMarc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip TornUnited StatesRomantic adventure[85]
Conan the BarbarianJohn MiliusArnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Max von SydowUnited States[86]
The Dark CrystalJim Henson, Frank OzJim Henson (voice), Kathryn Mullen (voice), Dave Goelz (voice)United States
United Kingdom		Fantasy adventure[87]
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven SpielbergDrew Barrymore, Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter CoyoteUnited States[88]
Falcon's GoldBob SchulzJohn Marley, Simon MacCorkindaleUnited States[89]
FirefoxClint EastwoodClint EastwoodUnited States
Austria
Greenland		[90]
FitzcarraldoWerner HerzogKlaus Kinski, José Lewgoy, Miguel Angel Fuentes, Claudia CardinaleWest GermanyAdventure drama[91]
The Flight of DragonsJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.United StatesAnimated film, fantasy adventure[92]
Flight of the EagleJan TroellMax von Sydow, Göran Stangertz, Sverre Anker OusdalSweden
Norway
West Germany		[93]
Hunters of the Golden CobraAntonio MargheritiDavid Warbeck, Almanta Suska, Luciano Pigozzi, John SteinerItaly[94]
IvanhoeDouglas CamfieldAnthony Andrews, Sam Neill, James Mason, Olivia Hussey, Lysette Anthony, Julian Glover, John Rhys-DaviesUnited Kingdom
United States		[95]
The Last UnicornJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.Alan Arkin (voice), Jeff Bridges (voice), Mia Farrow (voice) Angela Lansbury (voice), Christopher Lee (voice)United States
Japan
United Kingdom
West Germany		Animated film, fantasy adventure[96]
Les Maîtres du tempsRené LalouxFrance
Switzerland
West Germany		Animated film, space adventure[97]
Mother LodeCharlton HestonCharlton Heston, Nick Mancuso, Kim BasingerUnited States[98]
The New Travelog to IndiaKim Jeong-songYu Sang-gyeom, Yang Su-jin, Kim Yong-man, Ban Sam, Lee Jae-yeongSouth Korea[99]
Night CrossingDelbert MannJohn Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau BridgesUnited States[100]
ParadiseStuart GillardWillie Aames, Phoebe CatesUnited StatesRomantic adventure[101]
The Pirate MovieKen AnnakinKristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted HamiltonAustralia[102]
Safari 3000Harry HurwitzDavid Carradine, Stockard Channing, Christopher LeeUnited States[103]
The Scarlet PimpernelClive DonnerAnthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellenUnited Kingdom[104]
Space Adventure Cobra: The MovieOsamu DezakiJapanAnimated film, space adventure[105][106]
Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanNicholas MeyerWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo MontalbánUnited StatesSpace adventure[107]
The Sword and the SorcererAlbert PyunLee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindaleUnited StatesFantasy adventure[108]
TangiersMichael E. BriantRonny Cox, Billie Whitelaw, Glynis Barber, Ronald LaceyUnited States
Morocco		[109]
Treasure of the Four CrownsFerdinando BaldiTony Anthony, Ana Obregón, Gene Quintano, Francisco RabalUnited States
Italy
Spain		[110]
The Year of Living DangerouslyPeter WeirMel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda HuntAustralia[111]
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1983

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TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
L'Africain [fr]Philippe de BrocaCatherine Deneuve, Philippe NoiretFrance[112]
BanzaïClaude ZidiColuche, Valérie Mairesse, Didier KaminkaFranceAdventure comedy[113]
The Black Stallion ReturnsRobert DalvaKelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode, Ferdy MayneUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[114]
BuddiesArch NicholsonColin Friels, Harold HopkinsAustralia[115]
Clash of LoyaltiesMohammed Shukri JameelOliver Reed, John Barron, Ghazi al-TakritiIraq
Les CompèresFrancis VeberPierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Anny DupereyFranceAdventure comedy[116]
ConquestLucio FulciJorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti, Conrado San MartínItalyFantasy adventure[117]
El NorteGregory NavaZaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez CruzUnited States
Mexico		Adventure drama[118]
Fire and IceRalph BakshiUnited StatesAnimated film, fantasy adventure[119]
Gold RaidersChalong PakdeevijitRobert Ginty, Sarah LangenfeldThailand
United Kingdom		Action adventure[120]
Hearts and ArmourGiacomo BattiatoRick Edwards, Barbara De Rossi, Zeudi Araya, Ronn Moss, Leigh McCloskey, Maurizio Nichetti, Tanya RobertsItaly[121]
HerculesLuigi CozziLou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad HarrisItaly
United States		Fantasy adventure[122]
High Road to ChinaBrian G. HuttonTom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Jack Weston, Wilford Brimley, Robert Morley, Brian BlessedUnited StatesRomantic adventure[123]
The Killing of SatanEfren C. PiñonCecile Castillo, Charlie DavaoPhilippinesFantasy adventure[124]
KrullPeter YatesKen Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie JonesUnited States
United Kingdom		Fantasy adventure[125]
Nate and HayesFerdinand FairfaxTommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Jenny Seagrove, Max PhippsUnited States
New Zealand
Fiji		Sea adventure[126]
National Lampoon's VacationHarold RamisChevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy QuaidUnited States[127]
Never Cry WolfCarroll BallardCharles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary IttimangnaqUnited StatesAdventure drama[128]
OctopussyJohn GlenRoger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kabir Bedi, David MeyerUnited Kingdom[129]
The Pirates of PenzanceWilford LeachKevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda RonstadtUnited StatesCostume adventure, sea adventure, swashbuckler[130]
Return of the JediRichard MarquandMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee WilliamsUnited StatesSpace adventure[131]
The RuffianJosé GiovanniLino Ventura, Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia CardinaleFrance
Canada		[132]
SaharaAndrew V. McLaglenBrooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, Horst Buchholz, John Mills, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald LaceyUnited States[133]
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden ZoneLamont JohnsonPeter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Michael IronsideUnited StatesSpace adventure[134]
The Wicked LadyMichael WinnerFaye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John GielgudUnited KingdomAdventure drama[135]
The Wind in the WillowsMark HallDavid Jason, Richard Pearson, Ian Carmichael, Michael Hordern, Beryl Reid, Una Stubbs, Jonathan Cecil, Brian Trueman, Allan Bardsley, Edward KelseyUnited KingdomStop-motion, adventure
YellowbeardMel DamskiGraham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman, James Mason, John CleeseUnited KingdomAdventure comedy[136]
Zu Warriors from the Magic MountainTsui HarkYuen Biao, Tsui Siu Keung, Sammo HungHong KongFantasy adventure[137]
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1984

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The Ark of the Sun GodAntonio MargheritiDavid Warbeck, John Steiner, Susie Sudlow, Luciano PigozziItaly[138]
The BountyRoger DonaldsonMel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence OlivierUnited StatesAdventure drama[139]
A Breed ApartPhilippe MoraRutger Hauer, Powers Boothe, Kathleen Turner, Donald PleasenceUnited States[140]
Conan the DestroyerRichard FleischerArnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt ChamberlainUnited StatesFantasy adventure[141]
The Cowra BreakoutPhillip Noyce, Chris NoonanAlan David Lee, Junichi IshidaAustralia
DuneDavid LynchKyle MacLachlan, Sting, Kenneth McMillan, Patrick Stewart, Linda Hunt, Max von Sydow, Sean Young, Jürgen Prochnow, Brad Dourif, José FerrerUnited StatesSpace adventure[142]
The DungeonmasterDave Allen, Charles Band, John Carl BuechlerJeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie WingUnited StatesScience fantasy adventure[143]
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesHugh HudsonChristopher Lambert, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Andie MacDowellUnited KingdomAdventure drama[144]
The HitStephen FrearsJohn Hurt, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol, Fernando ReyUnited Kingdom[145]
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomSteven SpielbergHarrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish PuriUnited States[146]
KimJohn DaviesRavi Sheth, Peter O'Toole, Bryan Brown, John Rhys-Davies, Julian GloverUnited Kingdom[147]
The Last StarfighterNick CastleLance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'HerlihyUnited StatesSpace adventure[148]
Le Léopard [fr]Jean-Claude Sussfeld [fr]Claude Brasseur, Dominique Lavanant, Marius WeyersFrance[149]
The Master of BallantraeDouglas HickoxMichael York, Richard Thomas, Timothy Dalton, Finola Hughes, John Gielgud, Brian BlessedUnited Kingdom
United States		[150]
Les MorfalousHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Jacques Villeret, Michel Constantin, Marie Laforêt, Matthias HabichFranceAdventure comedy, war adventure[151]
Nairobi AffairMarvin J. ChomskyCharlton Heston, John Savage, Maud AdamsUnited States[152]
The NeverEnding StoryWolfgang PetersenNoah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami StronachWest Germany
United States		Fantasy adventure[153]
No Time to Die [de]Helmut AshleyJohn Phillip Law, Horst Janson, Christopher MitchumWest Germany
Indonesia		[154]
A Passage to IndiaDavid LeanPeggy Ashcroft, Judy Davis, James Fox, Alec GuinnessUnited Kingdom[155]
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-YakJust JaeckinTawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman, Bernadette Lafont, Jean RougerieFranceAdventure comedy[156]
Romancing the StoneRobert ZemeckisMichael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso ArauUnited StatesAdventure comedy[157]
Ronia, the Robber's DaughterTage DanielssonHanna Zetterberg, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena NymanSweden
Norway		Fantasy adventure[158]
SheenaJohn GuillerminTanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan ScottUnited States[159]
Star Trek III: The Search for SpockLeonard NimoyWilliam Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Christopher LloydUnited StatesSpace adventure[160]
Sword of the ValiantStephen WeeksMiles O'Keeffe, Sean Connery, Cyrielle Clair, Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, John Rhys-DaviesUnited Kingdom[161]
Tuareg – The Desert WarriorEnzo G. CastellariMark HarmonItaly
Spain		[162]
Le Vol du Sphinx [fr]Laurent FerrierMiou-Miou, Alain SouchonFrance[163]
The Warrior and the SorceressJohn C. BroderickDavid Carradine, Luke Askew, María SocasArgentina
United States		[164]
Wet GoldDick LowryBrooke Shields, Burgess Meredith, Tom Byrd, Brian KerwinUnited States[165]
Wheels on MealsSammo HungJackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo HungHong KongAdventure comedy[166]
Yellow Hair and the Fortress of GoldMatt CimberLaurene Landon, Ken Roberson, Luis LorenzoSpain[167]
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1985

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The AviatorGeorge MillerChristopher Reeve, Rosanna Arquette, Jack WardenUnited StatesRomantic adventure, adventure drama[168]
Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendBill L. NortonWilliam Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohanUnited States[169]
Back to the FutureRobert ZemeckisMichael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea ThompsonUnited StatesScience fiction adventure[170]
Barbarian QueenHector OliveraLana Clarkson, Dawn Dunlap, Frank ZagarinoUnited States
Argentina		Fantasy adventure[171]
Black ArrowJohn HoughOliver Reed, Fernando Rey, Donald Pleasence, Benedict TaylorUnited States[172]
The Black CauldronTed Berman, Richard RichUnited StatesAnimated film, fantasy adventure[173]
Burke & WillsGraeme CliffordJack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta ScacchiAustraliaAdventure drama[174]
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi [fr]Francis PerrinFrancis Perrin, Véronique Genest, Bernard BlierFranceAdventure comedy[175]
The Corsican BrothersIan SharpTrevor Eve, Geraldine Chaplin, Donald PleasenceUnited States
The Emerald ForestJohn BoormanPowers Boothe, Meg Foster, Charley BoormanUnited Kingdom
United States		Adventure drama[176]
Enemy MineWolfgang PetersenDennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion JamesUnited StatesScience fiction adventure[177]
ExplorersJoe DanteEthan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason PressonUnited StatesSpace adventure[178]
Flesh and BloodPaul VerhoevenRutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason LeighUnited States
Netherlands
Spain		[179]
The GooniesRichard DonnerSean Astin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen, Josh Brolin, Martha Plimpton, Anne Ramsey, Robert DaviUnited StatesAdventure comedy[180]
The Jewel of the NileLewis TeagueMichael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVitoUnited StatesAdventure comedy[181]
The Journey of Natty GannJeremy KaganMeredith Salenger, John Cusack, Ray WiseUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[182]
Jungle RaidersAntonio MargheritiChristopher Connelly, Lee Van CleefItaly[183]
King DavidBruce BeresfordRichard GereUnited Kingdom
United States		[184]
King Solomon's MinesJ. Lee ThompsonRichard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-DaviesUnited StatesRomantic adventure[185]
The Knight of the DragonFernando ColomoHarvey Keitel, Klaus Kinski, Fernando Rey, Maria Lamor, Miguel BoséSpainFantasy adventure[186]
LadyhawkeRichard DonnerMatthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle PfeifferUnited StatesFantasy adventure[187]
LegendRidley ScottTom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim CurryUnited Kingdom
United States		Fantasy adventure[188]
Lupin the 3rd: The Golden Legend of BabylonSeijun Suzuki, Shigetsu YoshidaJapanAnimated film[189]
Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeGeorge Miller, George OgilvieMel Gibson, Tina TurnerAustralia[190]
Un marinaio e mezzo [it]Tommaso DazziFranco Nero, Francisco RabalItaly[191]
Merlin and the SwordClive DonnerMalcolm McDowell, Candice Bergen, Edward Woodward, Dyan Cannon, Rupert Everett, Liam NeesonUnited StatesFantasy adventure[192]
National Lampoon's European VacationAmy HeckerlingChevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason LivelyUnited States[193]
Orion's BeltOla Solum (Norwegian version), Tristan de Vere Cole (English version)Helge Jordal, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hans Ola Sørlie, Kjersti HolmenNorwayArctic adventure[194]
Out of AfricaSydney PollackMeryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria BrandauerUnited States[195][196]
Out of ControlAllan HolzmanMartin Hewitt, Betsy Russell, Claudia Udy, Andrew J. LedererUnited States
Yugoslavia		[197]
Pee-wee's Big AdventureTim BurtonPaul ReubensUnited StatesAdventure comedy, family-oriented adventure[198]
Rambo: First Blood Part IIGeorge P. Cosmatos, Peter MacDonaldSylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles NapierUnited StatesWar adventure[199]
Red SonjaRichard FleischerBrigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl BergmanUnited StatesFantasy adventure[200]
Return to OzWalter MurchFairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean MarshUnited States
United Kingdom		Fantasy adventure[201]
Runaway TrainAndrei KonchalovskyJon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De MornayUnited StatesAdventure drama[202]
Santa Claus: The MovieJeannot SzwarcDavid Huddleston, Dudley Moore, John LithgowUnited States
United Kingdom		Family-oriented adventure[203]
Spies Like UsJohn LandisChevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve ForrestUnited StatesAdventure comedy[204]
The Treasure of the Amazon [it]René Cardona Jr.Stuart Whitman, Donald Pleasence, Ann Sidney, Bradford DillmanMexico
United States		[205]
A View to a KillJohn GlenRoger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Christopher WalkenUnited Kingdom[206]
Wills & BurkeBob WeisGarry McDonald, Kim Gyngell, Jonathan HardyAustraliaAdventure comedy[207]
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1986

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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldNewt Arnold, Gary NelsonRichard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones, Henry SilvaUnited StatesAdventure comedy[208]
An American TailDon BluthPhillip Glasser (voice), Dom DeLuise (voice), Nehemiah Persoff (voice)United StatesAnimated film, family-oriented adventure[209]
Babar and Father ChristmasGerry CapelleLaurent de Brunhoff (narrator), James Bradford (voice)CanadaAnimated film
Big Trouble in Little ChinaJohn CarpenterKurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James HongUnited StatesAction adventure comedy
Biggles: Adventures in TimeJohn HoughNeil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White, Fiona Hutchison, Peter CushingUnited Kingdom[210]
CastawayNicolas RoegOliver Reed, Amanda DonohoeUnited Kingdom[211]
Castle in the SkyHayao MiyazakiJapanAnimated film, fantasy adventure[212]
The Clan of the Cave BearMichael ChapmanDaryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James RemarUnited States[213]
The ClimbDonald ShebibBruce Greenwood, James HurdleCanada
United Kingdom		[214]
Crocodile DundeePeter FaimanPaul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum, David Gulpilil, John Meillon, Michael Lombard, Reginald VelJohnson, Terry Gill, Steve Rackman, Gerry Skilton, David Bracks, Peter Turnbull, Caitlin Clarke, John Snyder, Anne Carlisle, Anne Francine, Paul Greco, Sullivan WalkerAustralia
United States		[215]
FirewalkerJ. Lee ThompsonChuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Will Sampson, Sonny Landham, John Rhys-Davies, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Lee-Sung, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Álvaro Carcaño, John Hazelwood, Dale Payne, José Escandón, Mário Arévalo, Miguel FuentesUnited States[216]
Florida StraitsMike HodgesRaúl Juliá, Fred WardUnited States[217]
The Golden ChildMichael RitchieEddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte LewisUnited StatesAdventure comedy[218]
Goldy 2: The Saga of the Golden BearRobert Trevor BlackJessica Black, Dan DaltonUnited StatesAdventure drama[219]
HighlanderRussell MulcahyChristopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne HartUnited Kingdom
United States		Fantasy adventure[220]
Jake SpeedAndrew LaneWayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins, John HurtUnited StatesAdventure comedy[221]
King Kong LivesJohn GuillerminBrian Kerwin, Linda HamiltonUnited States[222]
LabyrinthJim HensonJennifer Connelly, David BowieUnited States[223]
Meglio baciare un cobra [it]Massimo PirriAndy J. Forest [it], Milly D'AbbraccioItaly[224]
The Mines of KilimanjaroMino GuerriniTobias Hoesl, Christopher Connelly, Elena Pompei, Gordon MitchellItaly[225]
MiraclesJim KoufTom Conti, Teri Garr, Paul Rodriguez, Christopher LloydUnited StatesAdventure comedy, romantic adventure[226]
The MissionRoland JofféRobert De Niro, Jeremy IronsUnited Kingdom[227]
The Mosquito CoastPeter WeirHarrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River PhoenixUnited StatesAdventure drama[228]
PiratesRoman PolanskiWalter Matthau, Damien Thomas, Charlotte Lewis, Cris CampionFrance
Tunisia		[229]
SarraouniaMed HondoAï Keïta, Jean-Roger Milo, Féodor AtkineBurkina Faso
Mauritania
France		[230]
Shanghai SurpriseJim GoddardSean Penn, Madonna, Paul FreemanUnited Kingdom[231]
Sky BanditsZoran PerisicScott McGinnis, Jeff OsterhageUnited Kingdom[232]
Sky PiratesColin EgglestonJohn HargreavesAustralia
[233]
SolarbabiesAlan JohnsonRichard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason PatricUnited States[234]
SpaceCampHarry WinerKate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Kelly PrestonUnited StatesSpace adventure[235]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeLeonard NimoyWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest KelleyUnited States[236]
Tai-PanDaryl DukeBryan Brown, Joan Chen, Kyra SedgwickUnited States[237]
Toby McTeagueJean-Claude LordYannick Bisson, Winston RekertCanada[238]
Where the River Runs BlackChristopher CainAlessandro Rabelo, Charles Durning, Divana Brandão, Peter HortonUnited States[239]
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1987

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TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Adventure of the Action HuntersLee BonnerRonald Hunter, Sean MurphyUnited States[240]
Alla ricerca dell'impero sepoltoGianfranco ParoliniBruno Minniti, Kelly London, Larry SilvaItaly
Philippines		[241]
Armour of GodJackie Chan, Eric TsangJackie Chan, Alan Tam, Maria Dolores FornerHong KongAdventure comedy[242]
The BarbariansRuggero DeodatoDavid Paul, Peter Paul, Richard LynchUnited StatesFantasy adventure[243]
Benji the HuntedJoe CampBenji, Red Steagall, Nancy FrancisUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[244]
Captain James CookLawrence Gordon ClarkKeith Michell, John GreggAustralia
France		[245]
CaribeMichael KennedyJohn Savage, Kara Glover, Stephen McHattieCanada[246]
Cayenne Palace [fr]Alain MalineRichard Berry, Jean Yanne, Anna KarinaFrance[247]
A Chinese Ghost StoryChing Siu TungLeslie Cheung, Wong Tsu Hsien, Wu MaHong KongFantasy adventure[248]
The Chipmunk AdventureJanice KarmanUnited StatesAnimated film, family-oriented adventure[249]
Cobra VerdeWerner HerzogKlaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José LewgoyWest Germany
Benin
Ghana		Adventure drama[250]
Devil's Paradise [de]Vadim GlownaJürgen Prochnow, Sam Waterston, Suzanna Hamilton, Mario Adorf, Dominique PinonWest Germany[251]
Down TwistedAlbert PyunCarey Lowell, Charles RocketUnited States[252]
Going BananasBoaz DavidsonDom DeLuise, Herbert LomUnited StatesAdventure comedy[253]
GorFritz KierschUrbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Oliver ReedUnited States
South Africa		[254]
Hot PursuitSteven LisbergerJohn Cusack, Robert LoggiaUnited StatesAdventure comedy[255]
Hotel ColonialCinzia TH Torrini [it]John Savage, Rachel Ward, Robert Duvall, Massimo TroisiItaly
United States		[256]
IshtarElaine MayWarren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle AdjaniUnited StatesAdventure comedy[257]
Jane and the Lost CityTerry MarcelKirsten Hughes, Sam J. Jones, Maud AdamsUnited KingdomAdventure comedy[258]
The LighthorsemenSimon WincerJon Blake, Peter Phelps, Tony Bonner, Bill Kerr, John Walton, Gary Sweet, Tim McKenzie, Shane Briant, Serge Lazareff, Sigrid Thornton, Anthony Andrews, Ralph Cotterill, Patrick Frost, Anthony Hawkins, Gerard Kennedy, Jon Sidney, Graham DowAustraliaWar adventure[259]
LionheartFranklin J. SchaffnerEric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nicola Cowper, Dexter Fletcher, Deborah Moore, Nicholas ClayUnited States[260]
The Living DaylightsJohn GlenTimothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys-Davies, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert BrownUnited Kingdom[261]
Master of Dragonard HillGérard KikoïnePatrick Warburton, Oliver Reed, Eartha Kitt, Herbert LomUnited Kingdom[262]
Masters of the UniverseGary GoddardDolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Courteney Cox, Robert Duncan McNeillUnited StatesFantasy adventure[263]
Mio in the Land of FarawayVladimir GrammatikovChristopher Lee, Christian Bale, Nicholas Pickard, Timothy Bottoms, Susannah YorkSweden
Soviet Union
Norway		Fantasy adventure[264]
Our Man in the Jungle [de]Rudolf Steiner, Peter Stripp [de]Armin Mueller-Stahl, Katja Rupé [de]West Germany[265]
PathfinderNils GaupMikkel Gaup, Helgi Skúlason, Svein ScharffenbergNorway[266]
The Princess BrideRob ReinerCary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy PatinkinUnited States[267]
Race to DangerTommaso DazziFranco Nero, Barbara De RossiItaly[268]
The RoguesMario MonicelliGiancarlo Giannini, Enrico Montesano, Giuliana De SioItaly
Spain		[269]
Straight to HellAlex CoxDick Rude, Sy Richardson, Courtney Love, Joe Strummer, Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Elvis Costello, Jim JarmuschUnited Kingdom
Spain
United States		[270]
Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceSidney J. FurieChristopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie CooperUnited States[271]
Treasure of the Moon GoddessJosé Luis García AgrazAsher Brauner, Linnea Quigley, Don CalfaUnited States
Mexico		[272]
Ubac [fr]Jean-Pierre Grasset [fr]Richard Bohringer, Larry Lamb, Rufus, Pierre MaletFrance[273]
White Water SummerJeff BlecknerKevin Bacon, Sean AstinUnited StatesAdventure drama[274]
YeelenSouleyman CisseIssiaka Kane, Niamonto SanogoMali
Burkina Faso
France		Adventure drama[275]
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1988

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TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Ada in the JungleGérard ZinggRichard Bohringer, Victoria Abril, Isaach de BankoléFrance
Côte d'Ivoire		[276]
The Adventures of Baron MunchausenTerry GilliamJohn Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric IdleUnited Kingdom[277]
Alien from L.A.Albert PyunKathy IrelandUnited States
South Africa		Science fiction adventure[278]
The BearJean-Jacques AnnaudTchéky Karyo, Jack WallaceFranceAdventure drama, family-oriented adventure[279]
The BeastKevin ReynoldsGeorge Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven BauerUnited States[280]
Big Bird in JapanJon StoneCaroll Spinney (voice), Brian Muehl (voice), Maiko KawakamiJapan
United States
The Big BlueLuc BessonJean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna ArquetteFrance
United States		Romantic adventure, sea adventure[281]
BloodstoneDwight H. LittleBrett Stimely, Anna Nicholas, RajinikanthUnited States
India		Action adventure[282]
Captive RageCedric SundstromOliver Reed, Robert Vaughn, Lisa RinnaSouth Africa[283]
Chouans!Philippe de BrocaSophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, Lambert Wilson, Jean-Pierre CasselFrance[284]
Crocodile Dundee IIJohn CornellPaul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Hechter Ubarry, Juan Fernández, Charles S. Dutton, Kenneth Welsh, Stephen Root, Dennis Boutsikaris, Ernie Dingo, Steve Rackman, Gerry Skilton, Gus Mercurio, Susie Essman, Colin Quinn, Luis Guzman, Alec Wilson, Jim Holt, Bill Sandy, Jace AlexanderAustralia
United States		Adventure comedy[285]
The DeceiversNicholas MeyerPierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi KapoorIndia
United Kingdom
United States		Adventure drama[286]
El DoradoCarlos SauraOmero Antonutti, Lambert WilsonSpain
France		Adventure drama[287]
The Firing LineJun GallardoReb Brown, Shannon TweedUnited States
Philippines		War adventure[288]
The Further Adventures of Tennessee BuckDavid KeithDavid Keith, Kathy Shower, Brant Van HoffmanUnited StatesAdventure comedy[289]
The GambleCarlo VanzinaMatthew Modine, Faye Dunaway, Jennifer BealsItaly[290]
The Gods Must Be Crazy 2Jamie UysN!xau, Lena Farugia, Hans StrydomSouth Africa
United States
Botswana		Adventure comedy[291]
Gorillas in the MistMichael AptedSigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie HarrisUnited States
Zaire
Rwanda		Adventure drama[292]
The Great OutdoorsHoward DeutchJohn Candy, Dan AykroydUnited StatesAdventure comedy[293]
Laggiù nella giungla [it]Stefano Reali [it]Tony Vogel, Robert Powell, Van Johnson, Andréa Ferréol, Anna GalienaItaly
The Land Before TimeDon BluthPat Hingle (voice), Gabriel Damon (voice), Candace Hutson (voice), Judith Barsi (voice), Will Ryan (voice)United StatesAdventure Animated
The Lion of AfricaKevin ConnorBrian Dennehy, Brooke AdamsUnited States[294]
Mercenary FightersRiki Shelach NissimoffPeter Fonda, Reb Brown, Ron O'Neal, James MitchumUnited States[295]
My Neighbor TotoroHayao MiyazakiChika Sakamoto (voice), Noriko Hidaka (voice), Hitoshi Takagi (voice)JapanAnimated film, family-oriented adventure[296]
Natura controAntonio ClimatiMarco Merlo, Fabrizio Merlo, May DeselignyItaly[297]
The Navigator: A Medieval OdysseyVincent WardBruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlaneAustralia
New Zealand		Fantasy adventure[298]
Outlaw of GorJohn CardosUrbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Jack PalanceUnited States
South Africa		Fantasy adventure[299]
Rambo IIIPeter MacDonaldSylvester Stallone, Richard CrennaUnited StatesWar adventure[300]
The RescueFerdinand FairfaxKevin Dillon, Marc Price, Ned VaughnUnited States[301]
Space MutinyDavid Winters, Neal SundstormReb Brown, John Phillip Law, James RyanUnited StatesSpace adventure[302]
TusksTara MooreJohn Rhys-Davies, Andrew Stevens, Lucy Gutteridge, Julian GloverUnited States[303]
VibesKen KwapisJeff Goldblum, Cyndi Lauper, Peter FalkUnited StatesRomantic adventure, adventure comedy[304]
WillowRon HowardVal Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick DavisUnited States
United Kingdom		Fantasy adventure[305]
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1989

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TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The AbyssJames CameronEd Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael BiehnUnited States[306]
The Adventures of Milo and OtisMasanori HataDudley Moore (narrator)Japan
United States		Family-oriented adventure[307]
African Timber [de]Peter F. Bringmann [de]Heiner Lauterbach, Deborah Lacey, Julien Guiomar, Dietmar SchönherrWest Germany[308]
Babar: The MovieAlan BunceCanada
France		Animated film, family-oriented adventure[309]
Back to the Future Part IIRobert ZemeckisMichael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea ThompsonUnited States[310]
BatmanTim BurtonMichael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim BasingerUnited States[311]
Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureStephen HerekKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George CarlinUnited States[312]
CheetahJeff BlythKeith Coogan, Lucy DeakinsUnited States[313]
CrusoeCaleb DeschanelAidan Quinn, Adé Sapara, Elvis PayneUnited States
United Kingdom		[314]
Erik the VikingTerry JonesTim Robbins, Gary Cady, Mickey RooneyUnited Kingdom
United States		Fantasy adventure[315]
Farewell to the KingJohn MiliusNick NolteUnited StatesWar adventure[316]
A Grand Day OutNick ParkPeter SallisUnited KingdomAction-adventure, stop-motion
Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeSteven SpielbergHarrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm ElliottUnited StatesAdventure comedy[317]
IndioAntonio MargheritiFrancesco Quinn, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Brian DennehyItaly[318]
Jewel of the GodsRobert Van der CoolwijkMarius Weyers, Sandra PrinslooSouth Africa[319]
Joan of Arc of MongoliaUlrike OttingerDelphine Seyrig, Irm Hermann, Peter KernWest Germany
France		Romantic adventure[320]
The Lady and the HighwaymanJohn HoughHugh Grant, Oliver Reed, Michael York, Claire Bloom, Lysette Anthony, Emma Samms, Robert MorleyUnited Kingdom[321]
Marrakech ExpressGabriele SalvatoresDiego Abatantuono, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Cristina MarsillachItaly[322]
Nostos: The ReturnFranco PiavoliLuigi Mezzanotte [it]Italy[323]
Old GringoLuis PuenzoJane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy SmitsUnited States[324]
The Return of the MusketeersRichard LesterMichael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finlay, Christopher Lee, Kim Cattrall, Geraldine Chaplin, Philippe Noiret, C. Thomas HowellFrance
Spain
United Kingdom		[325]
River of DeathSteve CarverMichael Dudikoff, Robert Vaughn, Donald Pleasence, Herbert Lom, L. Q. JonesUnited States[326]
The Secret of the Ice CaveRadu GabreaSally Kellerman, Michael MoriartyUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[327]
Sinbad of the Seven SeasEnzo G. CastellariLou FerrignoItalyFantasy adventure[328]
SlipstreamSteven LisbergerMark Hamill, Kitty Aldridge, Bill Paxton, Bob Peck, Ben Kingsley, F. Murray AbrahamUnited StatesScience fiction adventure[329]
Star Trek V: The Final FrontierWilliam ShatnerWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest KelleyUnited States[330]
A Tale of Two ToadsBrian TruemanDavid Jason, Michael Hordern, Richard Pearson, Peter Sallis, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Allan Bardsley, Brian SouthwoodUnited KingdomStop-motion
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