List of British films of 1978

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1978 (see 1978 in film):

1978

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1978
Absolution Anthony Page Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, Dai Bradley Thriller
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate Stanley Long Christopher Neil, Arthur Mullard, Stephen Lewis Sex comedy
The Big Sleep Michael Winner Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, John Mills Crime drama Co-production with US
Blood Feud Lina Wertmüller Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giancarlo Giannini Thriller Co-production with Italy
The Boys from Brazil Franklin J. Schaffner Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason Thriller Co-production with US
Capricorn One Peter Hyams Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro Thriller Co-production with US
Carry On Emmannuelle Gerald Thomas Kenneth Williams, Suzanne Danielle, Joan Sims Comedy
The Cat and the Canary Radley Metzger Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox Horror Co-production with US
The Class of Miss MacMichael Silvio Narizzano Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed, Rosalind Cash Drama
The Comeback Pete Walker Pamela Stephenson, David Doyle, Bill Owen Horror
Death on the Nile John Guillermin Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow Mystery Based on the Agatha Christie novel
The First Great Train Robbery Michael Crichton Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down Crime comedy
Force 10 from Navarone Guy Hamilton Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Richard Kiel War Co-production with US
Give Us Tomorrow Donovan Winter Sylvia Syms, Derren Nesbitt, Derek Anders Crime
Home Before Midnight Pete Walker James Aubrey, Juliet Harmer, Richard Todd Drama
The Hound of the Baskervilles Paul Morrissey Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Kenneth Williams Comedy
Killer's Moon Alan Birkinshaw Jane Hayden, David Jackson, Tom Marshall Horror
The Legacy Richard Marquand Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Roger Daltrey Horror Co-production with US
Leopard in the Snow Gerry O'Hara Keir Dullea, Susan Penhaligon, Billie Whitelaw Drama
Let's Get Laid James Kenelm Clarke Robin Askwith, Fiona Richmond, Linda Hayden Sex comedy
Long Shot Maurice Hatton Charles Gormley, Neville Smith, Susannah York Drama [1]
The Medusa Touch Jack Gold Richard Burton, Lee Remick, Lino Ventura Thriller Co-production with France
Midnight Express Alan Parker Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt Drama Co-production with US
The Odd Job Peter Medak David Jason, Graham Chapman, Diana Quick Comedy
The Playbirds Willy Roe Mary Millington, Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards Crime
Power Play Martyn Burke Peter O'Toole, David Hemmings, Donald Pleasence Thriller Co-production with Canada
Revenge of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards Peter Sellers, Robert Webber, Herbert Lom Comedy Co-production with US
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse Justin Cartwright John Le Mesurier, Arthur Askey, Liz Fraser Sex comedy
The Sailor's Return Jack Gold Tom Bell, Denyse Alexander, Nigel Hawthorne Drama
The Shout Jerzy Skolimowski Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt Horror
Stevie Robert Enders Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Trevor Howard Biopic
The Stud Quentin Masters Joan Collins, Oliver Tobias, Sue Lloyd Drama
Superman Richard Donner Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman Adventure Co-production with US
Sweeney 2 Tom Clegg John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott Crime Second cinematic spin-off of the TV series
Terror Norman J. Warren John Nolan, James Aubrey, Glynis Barber Horror
The Thirty Nine Steps Don Sharp Robert Powell, David Warner, Karen Dotrice Thriller Previously filmed in 1935 and 1959
Tomorrow Never Comes Peter Collinson Oliver Reed, Susan George, Raymond Burr Crime Co-production with Canada; entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival
Warlords of Atlantis Kevin Connor Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer Sci-fi adventure
The Water Babies Lionel Jeffries James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw Family Animated film
Watership Down Martin Rosen John Hurt, Richard Briers, Zero Mostel Adventure Animated, Zero Mostel's last film
What's Up Superdoc! Derek Ford Christopher Mitchell, Julia Goodman, Harry H. Corbett Comedy
The Wild Geese Andrew V. McLaglen Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris Action

Documentaries and short films

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Nighthawks Ken Robertson LGBT drama
Sammy's Super T-Shirt Jeremy Summers Reggie Winch, Lawrie Mark Family

Top Films at the British Box Office in 1978

Source:[2]

  1. Star Wars
  2. Grease
  3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  4. Saturday Night Fever
  5. Revenge of the Pink Panther
  6. The Rescuers
  7. ABBA: The Movie
  8. The Gauntlet
  9. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
  10. The Stud
  11. The Deep
  12. Annie Hall
  13. Convoy
  14. The Wild Geese
  15. Warlords of Atlantis
  16. Candleshoe
  17. The Goodbye Girl
  18. Spider-Man Strikes Back
  19. Heaven Can Wait
  20. Julia
  21. International Velvet

See also

References

  1. ^ "Long Shot (1978)". Archived from the original on July 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Harper, Sue; Smith, Justin (2013). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh Press. p. 273.
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