1

Apocalypse Now (1979) ❧

Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

147· USA· Drama, War,· R

A+ 95/100

Director Francis Ford Coppola

Writer Francis Ford Coppola, John Milius, Michael Herr

D.O.P. Vittorio Storaro

Composer Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola

Editor Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman, Walter Murch

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 147′

Percentile 97th

2

Dawn of the Dead (1979) ❧

Dir. George A. Romero

127· USA· Horror, Science Fiction,· NR

B+ 89/100

Director George A. Romero

Writer George A. Romero

D.O.P. Michael Gornick

Composer Fabio Pignatelli, Massimo Morante, Claudio Simonetti, Agostino Marangolo, Dario Argento, Don Harper

Editor George A. Romero

Language English

Country USA, Italy

Runtime 127′

Percentile 89th

3

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) ❧

Dir. Werner Herzog

107· Germany· Drama, Horror,· PG

B+ 86/100

Director Werner Herzog

Writer Werner Herzog

D.O.P. Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Composer Florian Fricke, Charles Gounod, Richard Wagner, Popol Vuh

Editor Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Language German

Country Germany, France

Runtime 107′

Percentile 83rd

4

Mad Max (1979) ❧

Dir. George Miller

91· Australia· Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction,· R

B+ 85/100

Director George Miller

Writer George Miller, James McCausland, Byron Kennedy

D.O.P. David Eggby

Composer Brian May

Editor Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson

Language English

Country Australia

Runtime 91′

Percentile 80th

5

Time After Time (1979) ❧

Dir. Nicholas Meyer

112· USA· Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller,· PG

B+ 85/100

Director Nicholas Meyer

Writer Nicholas Meyer, Karl Alexander, Steve Hayes

D.O.P. Paul Lohmann

Composer Miklós Rózsa

Editor Donn Cambern

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 112′

Percentile 80th

Viewings 2

6

...And Justice for All (1979) ❧

Dir. Norman Jewison

119· USA· Drama,· R

B 83/100

Director Norman Jewison

Writer Barry Levinson, Valerie Curtin

D.O.P. Victor J. Kemper

Composer Dave Grusin

Editor John F. Burnett

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 119′

Percentile 75th

7

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) ❧

Dir. Robert Benton

105· USA· Drama,· PG

B 82/100

Director Robert Benton

Writer Robert Benton

D.O.P. Néstor Almendros

Composer Null

Editor Gerald B. Greenberg

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 105′

Percentile 73rd

8

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) ❧

Dir. Don Siegel

113· USA· Drama, Thriller,· PG

B 81/100

Director Don Siegel

Writer Richard Tuggle

D.O.P. Bruce Surtees

Composer Jerry Fielding

Editor Ferris Webster

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 113′

Percentile 72nd

9

Going in Style (1979) ❧

Dir. Martin Brest

97· USA· Comedy, Drama, Crime,· PG

B- 79/100

Director Martin Brest

Writer Martin Brest, Edward Cannon

D.O.P. Billy Williams

Composer Michael Small

Editor Carroll Timothy O'Meara, Robert Swink

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 97′

Percentile 67th

10

Zombi 2 (1979) ❧

Dir. Lucio Fulci

91· Italy· Horror,· R

B- 79/100

Director Lucio Fulci

Writer Elisa Briganti

D.O.P. Sergio Salvati

Composer Giorgio Cascio, Fabio Frizzi

Editor Vincenzo Tomassi

Language English

Country Italy

Runtime 91′

Percentile 67th

11

The Muppet Movie (1979) ❧

Dir. James Frawley

95· USA· Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music,· G

B- 79/100

Director James Frawley

Writer Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl

D.O.P. Isidore Mankofsky

Composer Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher

Editor Christopher Greenbury

Language English

Country USA, UK

Runtime 95′

Percentile 67th

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12

Alien (1979) ❧

Dir. Ridley Scott

117· USA· Horror, Science Fiction,· R

B- 78/100

Director Ridley Scott

Writer Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

D.O.P. Derek Vanlint

Composer Jerry Goldsmith

Editor Terry Rawlings, Peter Weatherley

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 117′

Percentile 64th

Viewings 2

13

Breaking Away (1979) ❧

Dir. Peter Yates

101· USA· Drama, Comedy,· PG

B- 76/100

Director Peter Yates

Writer Steve Tesich

D.O.P. Matthew F. Leonetti

Composer Patrick Williams

Editor Cynthia Scheider

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 101′

Percentile 60th

14

Moonraker (1979) ❧

Dir. Lewis Gilbert

126· UK· Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction,· PG

C+ 74/100

Director Lewis Gilbert

Writer Christopher Wood, Gerry Anderson

D.O.P. Jean Tournier

Composer John Barry

Editor John Glen

Language English

Country UK, USA, France

Runtime 126′

Percentile 56th

Viewings 2

15

La Luna (1979) ❧

Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

142· Italy· Drama,· R

C+ 72/100

Director Bernardo Bertolucci

Writer Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Clare Peploe, Franco Arcalli

D.O.P. Vittorio Storaro

Composer Ennio Morricone

Editor Gabriella Cristiani

Language English

Country Italy, USA

Runtime 142′

Percentile 52nd

16

Hanover Street (1979) ❧

Dir. Peter Hyams

109· USA· Drama, Romance, War, Action, Adventure,· PG

C+ 70/100

Director Peter Hyams

Writer Peter Hyams

D.O.P. David Watkin

Composer John Barry

Editor James Mitchell

Language English

Country USA, UK

Runtime 109′

Percentile 48th

17

The Onion Field (1979) ❧

Dir. Harold Becker

122· USA· Crime, Drama,· R

C- 62/100

Director Harold Becker

Writer Joseph Wambaugh

D.O.P. Charles Rosher Jr.

Composer Eumir Deodato

Editor John W. Wheeler

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 122′

Percentile 31st

18

The Frisco Kid (1979) ❧

Dir. Robert Aldrich

119· USA· Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama,· PG

C- 60/100

Director Robert Aldrich

Writer Michael Elias, Frank Shaw

D.O.P. Robert B. Hauser

Composer Frank De Vol

Editor Jack Horger, Maury Winetrobe, Irving Rosenblum

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 119′

Percentile 28th

19

The Jericho Mile (1979) ❧

Dir. Michael Mann

97· USA· Drama, TV Movie, Crime, Thriller,· NR

D 53/100

Director Michael Mann

Writer Patrick J. Nolan

D.O.P. Rexford L. Metz

Composer Jimmie Haskell

Editor Arthur Schmidt

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 97′

Percentile 19th

20

1941 (1979) ❧

Dir. Steven Spielberg

118· USA· Comedy, War, Action,· PG

F 26/100

Director Steven Spielberg

Writer Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis, John Milius

D.O.P. William A. Fraker

Composer John Williams

Editor Michael Kahn

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 118′

Percentile 5th