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

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1979
Agatha	Michael Apted	Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave	Mystery
Alien	Ridley Scott	Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt	Sci-fi	Co-production with the US
Anti-Clock	Jane Arden		Drama
Arabian Adventure	Kevin Connor	Christopher Lee, Oliver Tobias, Milo O'Shea	Fantasy/Adventure
Bear Island	Don Sharp	Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave	Adventure	Co-production with Canada
The Bitch	Gerry O'Hara	Joan Collins, Kenneth Haigh	Drama
Bloody Kids	Stephen Frears	Derrick O'Connor, Gary Holton	Drama
The Cat and the Canary	Radley Metzger	Honor Blackman, Michael Callan	Thriller
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair	Willy Roe	Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards	Comedy
Derek and Clive Get the Horn	Russell Mulcahy	Peter Cook, Dudley Moore	documentary
Dracula	John Badham	Frank Langella, Kate Nelligan, Laurence Olivier	Horror
Eagle's Wing	Anthony Harvey	Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Harvey Keitel	Western
Escape to Athena	George P. Cosmatos	Roger Moore, Telly Savalas	World War II adventure
The Europeans	James Ivory	Lee Remick, Robin Ellis	Literary drama	Entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
Firepower	Michael Winner	Sophia Loren, James Coburn	Action
The First Great Train Robbery	Michael Crichton	Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down	Crime/Adventure
A Game for Vultures	James Fargo	Richard Harris, Joan Collins, Richard Roundtree	Thriller
The Golden Lady	José Ramón Larraz	Ina Skriver, Suzanne Danielle	Thriller
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery	Francis Megahy	Ian McShane, Warren Clarke	Crime/Thriller
Hanover Street	Peter Hyams	Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down	World War II/Romance
The Human Factor	Otto Preminger	Richard Attenborough, Nicol Williamson	Thriller
Jesus	Peter Sykes, Peter Heyman	Brian Deacon, Yosef Shiloach	Biblical
The Kids Are Alright	Jeff Stein	The Who	Documentary
The Lady Vanishes	Anthony Page	Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd	Mystery
Le Pétomane	Ian MacNaughton	Leonard Rossiter, Graham Stark	Comedy
Licensed to Love and Kill	Lindsay Shonteff	Gareth Hunt, Fiona Curzon	Spy/Action
Lost and Found	Melvin Frank	George Segal, Glenda Jackson	Romance/Comedy
Meetings with Remarkable Men	Peter Brook	Terence Stamp, Athol Fugard	Drama	Entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
Monty Python's Life of Brian	Terry Jones	The members of Monty Python, Gwen Taylor, Charles McKeown	Comedy	Number 28 in the BFI Top 100 British films
Moonraker	Lewis Gilbert	Roger Moore, Michael Lonsdale, Lois Chiles	Spy/Action
Murder by Decree	Bob Clark	Christopher Plummer, James Mason	Mystery
The Music Machine	Ian Sharp	Gerry Sundquist, Patti Boulaye	Musical
North Sea Hijack	Andrew McLaglen	Roger Moore, Anthony Perkins, James Mason	Action
The Passage	J. Lee Thompson	Anthony Quinn, James Mason	World War II
The Plank	Eric Sykes	Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe	Comedy
Quadrophenia	Franc Roddam	Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett	Musical
The Quatermass Conclusion	Piers Haggard	John Mills, Barbara Kellerman	Sci-fi	Based on the TV series Quatermass
Quincy's Quest	Robert Reed	Tommy Steele, Mel Martin	Family
Radio On	Christopher Petit	David Beames	Mystery/Road
The Riddle of the Sands	Tony Maylam	Michael York, Jenny Agutter	Adventure
Scum	Alan Clarke	Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth	Prison drama
A Sense of Freedom	John Mackenzie	David Hayman, Fulton Mackay	Drama
Sunburn	Richard C. Sarafian	Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin	Crime/Comedy	Co-production with the US
Tarka the Otter	David Cobham	Henry Williamson, Gerald Durrell	Family
The Tempest	Derek Jarman	Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox	Shakespearean
Tess	Roman Polanski	Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth	Literary drama
That Summer	Harley Cokeliss	Ray Winstone, Tony London	Drama
The World Is Full of Married Men	Robert Young	Anthony Franciosa, Carroll Baker	Drama
Yanks	John Schlesinger	Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, Lisa Eichhorn	World War II
Yesterday's Hero	Neil Leifer	Ian McShane, Suzanne Somers	Drama

External links

British films of 1979 at the Internet Movie Database

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