List of American films of 1979

A list of American films released in 1979.

Kramer vs. Kramer won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was the highest-grossing film of 1979.

Box office

The highest-grossing American films released in 1979, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1979

Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1	Kramer vs. Kramer	Columbia	$106,260,000
2	The Amityville Horror	American International	$86,432,520
3	Rocky II	United Artists	$85,182,160<
4	Star Trek: The Motion Picture	Paramount	$82,258,456
5	Alien	20th Century Fox	$78,944,891
6	Apocalypse Now	United Artists	$78,784,010
7	10	Warner Bros.	$74,865,517
8	The Jerk	Universal	$73,691,419
9	Moonraker	United Artists	$70,308,099
10	The Muppet Movie	Associated Film	$65,200,000

0-9 to A

Title	Director	Cast	Genre/Note
10	Blake Edwards	Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek, Robert Webber, Brian Dennehy, Dee Wallace	Romance, Comedy	6 Golden Globe nominations
1941	Steven Spielberg	John Belushi, Ned Beatty, Dan Aykroyd, Toshirō Mifune, John Candy, Robert Stack, Warren Oates, Tim Matheson, Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Treat Williams, Slim Pickens	War, Comedy	Columbia Universal; 3 Academy Award nominations
Alien	Ridley Scott	Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto	Science Fiction, Horror	Oscar for Visual Effects; 3 sequels and 2 prequels
The Alien Encounters	James T. Flocker	Augie Tribach, Bonnie Henry	Science Fiction	B-Movie
All That Jazz	Bob Fosse	Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Ben Vereen	Musical, Drama	won 4 Oscars
An Almost Perfect Affair	Michael Ritchie	Monica Vitti, Keith Carradine	Romance, Comedy, Drama
Americathon	Neal Israel	John Ritter, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard	Comedy	United Artists
The Amityville Horror	Stuart Rosenberg	James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger	Horror	1st of series
...And Justice for All	Norman Jewison	Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Christine Lahti, Jack Warden, Jeffrey Tambor	Legal Drama, Comedy	2 Oscar nominations
Angels' Brigade	Greydon Clark	Sylvia Anderson, Peter Lawford, Jim Backus, Jack Palance	Action, Comedy
Apocalypse Now	Francis Ford Coppola	Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Albert Hall	War, Drama	8 Oscar nominations; winner of Palme d'Or
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again	Vincent McEveety	Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson	Western, Comedy, Family	Disney, sequel
Ashanti	Richard Fleischer	Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Beverly Johnson	Action, Adventure	Warner Bros.
Avalanche Express	Mark Robson	Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Joe Namath	Adventure, Thriller	final film of Robson, Shaw

B-G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Baby Snakes	Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa, Dale Bozzio	Concert
Being There	Hal Ashby	Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Basehart, Jack Warden, Richard A. Dysart	Comedy, Drama	Based on Jerzy Kosinski novel; Oscar for Douglas; Golden Globe for Sellers
The Bell Jar	Larry Peerce	Marilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Meg Mundy, Jameson Parker, Mary Louise Weller, Robert Klein	Drama	Based on a book by Sylvia Plath
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens	Russ Meyer	Ken Kerr, Kitten Natividad, Uschi Digard	Sexploitation
Best Boy	Ira Wohl	Philip Wohl, Zero Mostel	Documentary	Oscar for Best Documentary
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure	Irwin Allen	Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Shirley Jones, Karl Malden, Mark Harmon	Disaster, Action, Adventure, Drama	The Poseidon Adventure sequel
Birth of The Beatles	Richard Marquand	Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson	Biography
The Black Hole	Gary Nelson	Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux, Maximilian Schell	Science Fiction	Disney
The Black Stallion	Carroll Ballard	Teri Garr, Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno, Clarence Muse, Hoyt Axton	Adventure, Family	2 Oscar nominations
Bloodline	Terence Young	Audrey Hepburn, James Mason, Gert Frobe, Michelle Phillips, Ben Gazzara, Omar Sharif	Drama, Thriller	from Sidney Sheldon novel
Boardwalk	Stephen Verona	Ruth Gordon, Lee Strasberg, Janet Leigh	Drama
Breaking Away	Peter Yates	Dennis Christopher, Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Paul Dooley, Barbara Barrie	Comedy, Drama	5 Oscar nominations; Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	Daniel Haller	Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Henry Silva	Science Fiction, Adventure
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie	Phil Monroe, Chuck Jones	Voices of Mel Blanc	Animated
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days	Richard Lester	Tom Berenger, William Katt	Western	prequel to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
C.H.O.M.P.S.	Don Chaffey	Wesley Eure, Valerie Bertinelli	Science Fiction, Family	AIP
California Dreaming	John D. Hancock	Glynnis O'Connor, Dennis Christopher, Seymour Cassel	Comedy, Drama	A.I.P.
Caligula	Tinto Brass	Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren	Historical, Erotic, Drama, History	produced by Penthouse magazine
Captain America	Rod Holcomb	Reb Brown, Heather Menzies, Steve Forrest	Superhero	Made-for-TV
Captain America II: Death Too Soon	Ivan Nagy	Reb Brown, Christopher Lee, Connie Sellecca, William Lucking, Lana Wood	Superhero	Made-for-TV
The Cat and the Canary	Radley Metzger	Olivia Hussey, Honor Blackman	Horror, Mystery	remake of 1927 film
The Champ	Franco Zeffirelli	Jon Voight, Rick Schroder, Faye Dunaway	Sports, Drama, Neo-Noir	remake of 1931 film
Chapter Two	Robert Moore	James Caan, Marsha Mason, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper	Romance, Comedy, Drama	Based on Neil Simon play
Cheerleaders' Wild Weekend	Jeff Werner	Kristine DeBell	Comedy
The Children of Sanchez	Hall Bartlett	Anthony Quinn, Dolores del Río, Katy Jurado	Drama	from Oscar Lewis book; Del Río's last film
The China Syndrome	James Bridges	Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Wilford Brimley, James Hampton, Richard Herd	Disaster, Thriller	4 Academy Award nominations
City on Fire	Alvin Rakoff	Susan Clark, Barry Newman, Ava Gardner	Disaster	Embassy
The Concorde ... Airport '79	David Lowell Rich	George Kennedy, Alain Delon, Robert Wagner, Charo, Susan Blakely	Disaster, Drama, Thriller	3rd and final sequel to Airport
The Corn Is Green	George Cukor	Katharine Hepburn	Drama	Made-for-TV; Remake of 1945 film
Cuba	Richard Lester	Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, Chris Sarandon, Jack Weston	Adventure, Drama, Thriller	United Artists
Death Car on the Freeway	Hal Needham	Shelley Hack, George Hamilton, Peter Graves, Harriet Nelson, Dinah Shore, Frank Gorshin, Barbara Rush, Abe Vigoda	Crime, Thriller	Made-for-TV
Disaster on the Coastliner	Richard C. Sarafian	Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, William Shatner, Robert Fuller, E.G. Marshall, Yvette Mimieux, Michael Pataki, Pat Hingle, Rockne Tarkington, Sandy McPeak, Lane Smith, Peter Jason	Disaster	Made-for-TV
Disco Godfather	J. Robert Wagoner	Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed	Action, Comedy
Dracula	John Badham	Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier	Gothic, Horror	Based on Bram Stoker novel
Dreamer	Noel Nosseck	Tim Matheson, Jack Warden, Susan Blakely	Sports, Drama	Magnetic Video
The Driller Killer	Abel Ferrara	Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz	Black Comedy, Slasher
The Electric Horseman	Sydney Pollack	Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Willie Nelson	Western, Comedy, Drama	Columbia Universal; with 5 songs by Nelson
Elvis	John Carpenter	Kurt Russell, Bing Russell, Shelley Winters, Season Hubley, Pat Hingle, Joe Mantegna, Melody Anderson, Charles Cyphers, Ed Begley Jr.,	Biopic	Made-for-TV
Escape from Alcatraz	Don Siegel	Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward	Prison, Action, Thriller	Paramount
The Europeans	James Ivory	Lee Remick, Lisa Eichhorn	Drama	Based on Henry James novel
The Evictors	Charles B. Pierce	Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica Harper	Horror, Crime	AIP
Fast Break	Jack Smight	Gabe Kaplan, Harold Sylvester	Sports, Comedy	Columbia
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	Gilbert Moses	Jonathan Winters, Julius Erving, Flip Wilson	Sports, Fantasy, Comedy	Lorimar
Five Days from Home	George Peppard	George Peppard, Neville Brand	Drama	Universal
A Force of One	Paul Aaron	Chuck Norris, Jennifer O'Neill, Clu Gulager	Martial Arts, Action, Thriller	ACR
French Postcards	Willard Huyck	Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, Debra Winger	Romance, Comedy, Drama	Paramount
The Frisco Kid	Robert Aldrich	Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford	Western, Comedy	Warner Bros.
Gal Young Un	Victor Nuñez	Dana Preu, David Peck	Drama
Gas Pump Girls	Joel Bender	Kirsten Baker, Dennis Bowen, Huntz Hall	Comedy	Cannon Films
The Girls in the Office	Ted Post	Susan Saint James, Barbara Eden, Jonathan Goldsmith, Joe Penny	Romance, Drama	Made-for-TV
The Glove	Ross Hagen	John Saxon, Joanna Cassidy, Aldo Ray, Roosevelt Grier, Michael Pataki, Howard Honig, Keenan Wynn, Joan Blondell, Jack Carter	Action	Troma Entertainment
Going in Style	Martin Brest	George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg	Heist, Comedy, Crime, Drama	Brest's first film
Goldengirl	Joseph Sargent	Susan Anton, James Coburn, Robert Culp, Michael Lerner, Jessica Walter, Leslie Caron	Science Fiction, Sports, Drama	Embassy
The Great Santini	Lewis John Carlino	Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Theresa Merritt, Stan Shaw, David Keith	Drama	from Pat Conroy novel; 2 Oscar nominations

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Hair	Miloš Forman	Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, John Savage	Musical	United Artists; Based on the stage musical
Hanging by a Thread	Georg Fenady	Sam Groom, Patty Duke, Bert Convy, Donna Mills, Oliver Clark, Cameron Mitchell, Lonny Chapman	Disaster	Made-for-TV
Hanover Street	Peter Hyams	Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Max Wall, Christopher Plummer	Romance, Drama	Columbia
Hardcore	Paul Schrader	George C. Scott, Season Hubley, Peter Boyle	Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama, Thriller	Columbia
Head Over Heels	Joan Micklin Silver	Mary Beth Hurt, John Heard	Romance, Comedy	Based on Ann Beattie novel
Heartland	Richard Pearce	Conchata Ferrell, Rip Torn	Drama	Golden Bear winner
Hot Stuff	Dom DeLuise	Dom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, Jerry Reed	Action, Crime, Comedy	Columbia
Human Experiments	Gregory Goodell	Aldo Ray, Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis, Aldo Ray	Horror
Hurricane	Jan Troell	Mia Farrow, Jason Robards, Max von Sydow	Romance, Adventure	Based on 1937 film
The In-Laws	Arthur Hiller	Peter Falk, Alan Arkin	Action, Comedy	remade in 2003
Jaguar Lives!	Ernest Pintoff	Christopher Lee, Barbara Bach, Capucine	Spy, Action	A.I.P.
The Jericho Mile	Michael Mann	Peter Strauss, Roger E. Mosley, Brian Dennehy, Ed Lauter, Richard Lawson, Geoffrey Lewis	Crime	Made-for-TV, Winner of three Emmy Awards
The Jerk	Carl Reiner	Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters	Comedy	Martin's first starring role
Jesus	Peter Sykes, John Krish	Brian Deacon, Eli Cohen	Drama, Family
Just You and Me, Kid	Leonard B. Stern	George Burns, Brooke Shields, Lorraine Gary, Keye Luke, Ray Bolger, Burl Ives, Leon Ames, Carl Ballantine	Comedy	Columbia
Killer Fish	Antonio Margheriti	Lee Majors, Karen Black, James Franciscus, Gary Collins	Horror
Kramer vs. Kramer	Robert Benton	Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Meryl Streep, Howard Duff, Jane Alexander, JoBeth Williams	Legal Drama	won 5 Oscars; based on a novel by Avery Corman
The Lady Vanishes	Anthony Page	Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd	Mystery, Comedy	remake of 1938 film
La Luna	Bernardo Bertolucci	Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazar	Drama	20th Century Fox
Last Embrace	Jonathan Demme	Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin	Neo-Noir, Suspense	United Artists
A Little Romance	George Roy Hill	Laurence Olivier, Sally Kellerman, Diane Lane	Romance, Comedy	Lane's first film
Lost and Found	Melvin Frank	Glenda Jackson, George Segal	Romance, Comedy	Columbia
Love and Bullets	Stuart Rosenberg	Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Rod Steiger, Henry Silva	Action, Crime	ITC
Love at First Bite	Stan Dragoti	George Hamilton, Susan Saint James	Horror, Comedy	spoof of Dracula
The Main Event	Howard Zieff	Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal	Sports, Romance, Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Magician of Lublin	Menahem Golan	Alan Arkin, Valerie Perrine	Drama	Cannon Films
Manhattan	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep	Romance, Comedy, Drama	2 Oscar nominations
Meteor	Ronald Neame	Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard, Richard Dysart, Bibi Besch, Henry Fonda, Joseph Campanella	Sci-Fi, Disaster	AIP
Microwave Massacre	Wayne Berwick	Jackie Vernon	Black Comedy, Horror
Moonraker	Lewis Gilbert	Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale	Spy-Fi, Action	United Artists
More American Graffiti	Bill L. Norton	Ron Howard, Candy Clark, Paul LeMat	Comedy, Drama	American Graffiti sequel
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video	Michael O'Donoghue	Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Teri Garr	Comedy
The Muppet Movie	James Frawley	Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Bob Hope, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Edgar Bergen, James Coburn, Mel Brooks, Orson Welles, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Dom DeLuise, Caroll Spinney, Milton Berle, Steve Martin, Telly Savalas, Madeline Kahn, Elliott Gould, Carol Kane, Paul Williams, James Frawley	Musical, Road, Comedy, Family	Based on characters of Jim Henson
Murder by Decree	Bob Clark	James Mason, Christopher Plummer	Mystery, Thriller	Sherlock Holmes

N-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square	Ralph Thomas	David Niven, Elke Sommer, Richard Jordan	Heist, Crime, Comedy	Thomas's final film
Nightwing	Arthur Hiller	Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold	Horror	Columbia
Norma Rae	Martin Ritt	Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges	Drama	Oscar for Field; 8 nominations
The North Avenue Irregulars	Bruce Bilson	Edward Herrmann, Cloris Leachman, Susan Clark, Karen Valentine	Comedy, Crime, Family	Disney
North Dallas Forty	Ted Kotcheff	Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, G. D. Spradlin, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Dayle Haddon	Sports, Drama	Based on Peter Gent novel
Old Boyfriends	Joan Tewkesbury	Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John Belushi	Drama
The Onion Field	Harold Becker	James Woods, John Savage, Ted Danson	Neo-Noir, Crime, Drama	Based on Joseph Wambaugh book
Over the Edge	Jonathan Kaplan	Matt Dillon, Vincent Spano	Crime, Drama	Dillon's 1st film
Parts: The Clonus Horror	Robert S. Fiveson	Peter Graves, Keenan Wynn, Dick Sargent	Sci-Fi, Horror
Penitentiary	Jamaa Fanaka	Leon Isaac Kennedy, Badja Djola	Blaxploitation, Action, Drama	followed by two sequels
A Perfect Couple	Robert Altman	Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin, Henry Gibson	Romance, Comedy	20th Century Fox
Phantasm	Don Coscarelli	Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm	Horror
The Prisoner of Zenda	Richard Quine	Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Lionel Jeffries, Gregory Sierra	Comedy	Based on Anthony Hope novel
The Prize Fighter	Michael Preece	Don Knotts, Tim Conway	Sports, Comedy	New World Pictures
The Promise	Gilbert Cates	Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Collins	Romance, Drama	Universal
Promises in the Dark	Jerome Hellman	Marsha Mason, Ned Beatty	Drama	Orion
Prophecy	John Frankenheimer	Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire, Armand Assante	Sci-Fi, Monster, Horror, Thriller	Paramount
The Punk Rock Movie	Don Letts	John Lydon, Joe Strummer, Siouxsie Sioux	Documentary
Quintet	Robert Altman	Paul Newman, Fernando Rey	Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Drama	20th Century Fox
Real Life	Albert Brooks	Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin	Comedy	Brooks' 1st film; spoof of An American Family
Rich Kids	Robert M. Young	Trini Alvarado, Jeremy Levy, John Lithgow	Comedy, Drama	United Artists
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert	Jeff Margolis	Richard Pryor	Comedy	Concert film
Rock 'n' Roll High School	Allan Arkush	P. J. Soles, Clint Howard, Mary Woronov, Ramones	Musical, Comedy	New World
Rocky II	Sylvester Stallone	Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young	Sports, Drama	sequel to Oscar-winning Rocky
Roller Boogie	Mark L. Lester	Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Mark Goddard	Teen, Musical, Drama	Compass
The Rose	Mark Rydell	Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, David Keith	Musical, Drama	20th Century Fox; 4 Oscar nominations
Saint Jack	Peter Bogdanovich	Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott	Drama	from Paul Theroux novel
Salem's Lot	Tobe Hooper	James Mason, Lew Ayres	Vampire, Horror	Based on 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Savage Water	Paul W. Kener	Bridget Agnew, Ron Berger, Gil Van Waggoner	Horror, Thriller
Scavenger Hunt	Michael Schultz	Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Tony Randall	Comedy	also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Seduction of Joe Tynan	Jerry Schatzberg	Alan Alda, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Barbara Harris, Melvyn Douglas	Political Drama	Universal; written by Alda
Seven	Andy Sidaris	William Smith, Barbara Leigh	Action	A.I.P.
Siddhartha	Conrad Rooks	Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Romesh Sharma	Drama, Mystery	Columbia Pictures
Silent Scream	Denny Harris	Rebecca Balding, Yvonne De Carlo, Barbara Steele, Cameron Mitchell	Slasher
Skatetown, U.S.A.	William A. Levey	Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Patrick Swayze, Maureen McCormick, Ruth Buzzi	Musical, Comedy	Columbia
Something Short of Paradise	David Helpern	Susan Sarandon, David Steinberg	Romance, Comedy	A.I.P.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture	Robert Wise	William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Persis Khambatta, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei	Sci-Fi	first film based on the TV series
Starting Over	Alan J. Pakula	Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen	Romantic Comedy	2 Oscar nominations
Sunburn	Richard C. Sarafian	Farrah Fawcett, Art Carney, Charles Grodin, Joan Collins, John Hillerman	Action, Comedy, Detective

T-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Take Down	Kieth Merrill	Lorenzo Lamas, Edward Herrmann, Kathleen Lloyd	Sports, Comedy, Drama	Buena Vista
The Tale of Tiffany Lust	Radley Metzger	Candida Royalle, Desiree Cousteau, Ron Jeremy, Dominique Saint Claire, George Payne, Vanessa del Rio, Samantha Fox, Veronica Hart	Adult	VCA Pictures
Tilt	Rudy Durand	Brooke Shields, Charles Durning	Comedy, Drama	Warner Bros.
Time After Time	Nicholas Meyer	Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Charles Cioffi, Mary Steenburgen	Sci-Fi, Drama	won 3 Saturn Awards
Tourist Trap	David Schmoeller	Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya Roberts	Supernatural, Slasher	Compass
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan	Frank De Felitta	Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Henry Wilcoxon, Gloria Stuart, Linda Gray	Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance	Made-for-TV
The Villain	Hal Needham	Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger	Western, Comedy	Columbia
The Visitor	Giulio Paradisi	Glenn Ford, Shelley Winters, Steve Somers	Sci-Fi, Horror	Italy/U.S.
Wanda Nevada	Peter Fonda	Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields	Western	United Artists
The Wanderers	Philip Kaufman	Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, Val Avery	Comedy, Drama	Based on Richard Price novel
The War at Home	Barry Alexander Brown, Glenn Silber	Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allen Ginsberg	Documentary
The Warriors	Walter Hill	James Remar, Michael Beck, Roger Hill, David Harris, Lynne Thigpen, Dorsey Wright, David Patrick Kelly	Action, Thriller	Based on Sol Yurick novel
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?	Milton Katselas	Marjoe Gortner, Hal Linden, Lee Grant, Stephanie Faracy, Candy Clark, Pat Hingle	Drama	Based on Mark Medoff play
When a Stranger Calls	Fred Walton	Carol Kane, Charles Durning	Psychological Thriller	Columbia
Winter Kills	William Richert	Jeff Bridges, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Sterling Hayden, Richard Boone	Thriller	Based on Richard Condon novel
Wise Blood	John Huston	Brad Dourif, John Huston, Ned Beatty	Drama	Based on Flannery O'Connor novel
Wolfman	Worth Keeter, Earl Owensby	Earl Owensby, Ed Grady	Horror
Yanks	John Schlesinger	Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, Lisa Eichhorn	War, Drama	Universal

See also

• 1979 in American television
• 1979 in the United States

External links

• 1979 films at the Internet Movie Database