21. Marriage of Maria Braun, The ( Ehe der Maria Braun, Die )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Actors: Hanna Schygulla, Ivan Desny, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Klaus Löwitsch, Gisela Uhlen
22. Rocky II
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Tony Burton
Plot: Rocky takes another shot at Apollo Creed, who will win this time?
23. Soldier of Orange ( Soldaat van Oranje )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Susan Penhaligon, Edward Fox, Lex van Delden, Derek de Lint
24. ...And Justice for All
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Norman Jewison
Actors: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Craig T. Nelson
Plot: A Baltimore defense lawyer is fed up with the corruption in the legal
system finds himself defending a judge against a rape charge - a man he
truly despises. Yet if he doesn't take the case, he will find himself
disbarred.
25. Time After Time
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Actors: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Cioffi, Kent Williams, Patti D'Arbanville
Plot: H. G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper from the past to the future via a time machine.
26. 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The ( Shao Lin san shi liu fang )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chia-Liang Liu
Actors: Chia Hui Liu, Lieh Lo, Chia Yung Liu, Norman Chu, John Cheung, Hang-Sheng Wu
Plot: After a corrupt general occupies his village and terrorizes his family, San Te (Chia Hui Liu) vows revenge and leaves home to study the ancient fighting arts. He becomes a monk at the mythical Shaolin Temple, where he learns the secrets of all 35 chambers over a seven-year period, but is cast out when he proposes a 36th chamber.
27. Vengeance is Mine ( Fukushû suruwa wareniari )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shohei Imamura
Actors: Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Mitsuko Baisho, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Chocho Miyako
Plot: Iwao Enokizu is, for an intents and purposes, a normal middle-aged Japanese man. But he harbors a dark secret - he's a sociopath with an inexplicable urge to murder. Though the police finally track him down, he eludes pursuit, eventually finding himself in a relationship with a brothel owner. But his cannot suppress his urges, not even for love.
28. Love on the Run ( amour en fuite, L' )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Jade, Dani, Dorothée, Daniel Mesguich
29. Woyzeck
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes, Wolfgang Reichmann, Willy Semmelrogge, Josef Bierbichler, Paul Burian
Plot: In a town, soldier, orderly and husband Woyzeck is an anomaly. He sometimes hears voices and feels disjointed with those around him. His captain treats him as a fool, the local doctor treats him as cruel test subject and his wife often flirts and has affairs. Yet when he finally learns the truth, it will lead to a confrontation based on his increasing madness.
30. The Black Stallion
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Carroll Ballard
Actors: Teri Garr, Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno, Hoyt Axton, Clarence Muse, Michael Higgins
Plot: A young boy and a black stallion horse survive a shipwreck on a deserted island.
