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… 1968 . This list of years in film indexes the individual year The table of years in film is a tabular display of all years in Film, for overview and quick navigation to any year The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter   1969 . The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support   1970 . The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian   1971  . The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary 1972  . The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U 1973  . The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second 1974 … 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981 … 1982 . The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E   1983 . Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York   1984 . Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name   1985  . Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films 1986  . Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries 1987  . Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to 1988 … In home video: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981          In television: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981
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The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. The year 1978 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming

Contents 1 Top grossing films (U.S.) 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Films released in 1978 5 Births 6 Deaths

Top grossing films (U. S. )

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Grease	Paramount	$96,300,000
2.	Superman	Warner Brothers	$82,800,000
3.	Animal House	Universal	$70,826,000
4.	Every Which Way But Loose	Warner Brothers	$51,900,000
5.	Jaws II	Universal	$50,432,000
6.	Heaven Can Wait	Paramount	$49,400,000
7.	Hooper	Warner Brothers	$34,900,000
8.	California Suite	Columbia	$28,386,000
9.	Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke	Paramount	$28,300,000
10.	Foul Play	Paramount	$27,500,000

source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1978.shtml

Events

• February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Renaldo and Clara is a Surrealist movie directed by and starring Bob Dylan. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• March 1 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant
• March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for The Empire Strikes Back. Leigh Douglass Brackett ( December 7, 1915, in Los Angeles California &ndash March 18, 1978) was a female writer of Science Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 Space opera Film directed by Irvin Kershner.
• June 4 - Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Grauman's Chinese Theatre is a movie theatre located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.
• September - George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Skywalker Ranch is the name of the workplace of Film director and producer George Lucas in secluded but open country near Nicasio California
• November 17 - The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour Television special (including commercials set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the upcoming sequel. Boba Fett is a Fictional character and Anti-hero from the Star Wars universe.
• The first Sundance Film Festival is held. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States.

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: The Deer Hunter - EMI Films/Cimino, Universal

Best Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter

Best Actor: Jon Voight - Coming Home

Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Coming Home

Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter

Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith - California Suite

Best Foreign Language Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez vos mouchoirs), directed by Bertrand Blier, France

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: Midnight Express

Best Actor: Jon Voight - Coming Home

Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Coming Home

Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: Heaven Can Wait

Best Actor: Warren Beatty - Heaven Can Wait

Best Actress (tie): Ellen Burstyn - Same Time, Next Year

Best Actress (tie): Maggie Smith - California Suite

Other

Best Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter

Best Foreign Language Film: Autumn Sonata, Sweden

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli), directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Trout (Las Truchas), directed by José Luis García Sánchez, Spain

What Max Said (Las Palabras de Max), directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, Spain

Films released in 1978

• Almost Summer
• American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, directed by Martin Scorsese (documentary)
• Animal House
• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
• Autumn Sonata
• The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
• Battlestar Galactica (Canada and most European countries only; released in U. The 51st Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1979 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war Drama film about a trio of Rusyn American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Michael Cimino (ˈtʃamɪnəʊ born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American, Academy Award-winning film director Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Coming Home is a 1978 Drama film which tells the story of an injured Vietnam War veteran's difficulty in re-entering civilian life Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage California Suite is a 1978 film based on the play by Neil Simon. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Get Out Your Handkerchiefs ( French: Préparez vos mouchoir s) is a 1978 Romantic comedy directed by Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (born March 14, 1939) is a French Screenwriter and Film director. The 39th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in Film and Television for 1981 were held on January 30, 1982. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 Midnight Express is a 1978 film, based on Billy Hayes ' book of the same name adapted into screenplay by Oliver Stone. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 Comedy film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932) is an American Academy Award -winning actress Same Time Next Year is an award-winning play from 1975 written by Bernard Slade, that was adapted into a Hollywood film in 1978 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony Autumn Sonata ( Höstsonaten) is a 1978 Academy Award nominated Swedish language film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. L'Albero degli zoccoli is a 1978 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. Ermanno Olmi (born July 24, 1931) is a renowned Italian Film director. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Las Truchas ("The Trouts" is a 1978 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. Emilio Martínez-Lázaro (born 1945 is a Spanish Film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Master's Almost Summer is a 1978 Motion picture directed by Martin Davidson, and produced by Motown Productions for Universal Pictures American Boy A Profile of Steven Prince is a 1978 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 Comedy film directed by John De Bello and starring David Miller. Autumn Sonata ( Höstsonaten) is a 1978 Academy Award nominated Swedish language film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was released on June 2, 1978 by Paramount Pictures. "Saga of a Star World" is the pilot for the American Science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica which was produced S. theatres the following year)
• The Betsy
• Blue Collar
• The Boys from Brazil
• Bread and Chocolate
• The Buddy Holly Story
• Bye Bye Monkey
• La Cage aux Folles
• California Suite
• Capricorn One
• China 9, Liberty 37
• Comes a Horseman
• Coming Home
• Corvette Summer
• Cosi' come sei (aka Stay as you are)
• Damien: Omen II, starring William Holden
• Dawn of the Dead (Italy)
• Days of Heaven
• Death on the Nile
• The Deer Hunter
• The End
• Enter the Fat Dragon starring Sammo Hung
• Every Which Way But Loose
• Fingers (1978 film)
• F.I.S.T.
• Force 10 from Navarone
• Foul Play
• The Fury (film), starring Kirk Douglas and Amy Irving. The Betsy is a 1978 film made by the Harold Robbins International Company and released by Allied Artists. Blue Collar is the 1978 directorial debut of Screenwriter Paul Schrader. The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 Academy Award-nominated thriller made by Lew Grade 's ITC Entertainment and distributed by Bread and Chocolate ( Pane e cioccolata) is a 1974 Italian Comedy-drama film directed by Franco Brusati. For the Buddy Holly album see The Buddy Holly Story (album For the musical about Holly see Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Bye Bye Monkey (It Ciao maschio, Fr Rêve de singe) is a 1978 film directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard La Cage aux Folles (tr The Cage of Queens or The Birdcage, lit California Suite is a 1978 film based on the play by Neil Simon. Capricorn One is a 1978 thriller movie about a Mars landing Hoax. China 9 Liberty 37 ( Italian title it ''Amore piombo e furore'' is an Italian - Spanish 1978 western film directed by Comes a Horseman is a 1978 Film starring James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, and Richard Farnsworth. Coming Home is a 1978 Drama film which tells the story of an injured Vietnam War veteran's difficulty in re-entering civilian life Corvette Summer is an American film released in 1978 starring Mark Hamill and Annie Potts. Stay As You Are (original title Cosi' come sei) is a 1978 Erotic -drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Stay As You Are (original title Cosi' come sei) is a 1978 Erotic -drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Damien Omen II, is a 1978 sequel to the Iconic horror film The Omen and the second film in The Omen series. William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead, Zombie internationally Zombies in Britain, and alternately called Days of Heaven is a 1978 film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard Death on the Nile is a 1978 film based on the Agatha Christie Mystery novel of the same title, directed by John Guillermin The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war Drama film about a trio of Rusyn American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the The End is a 1978 Comedy film, directed by Burt Reynolds and starring Reynolds Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Strother Enter the Fat Dragon ( Traditional Chinese: 肥龍過江 Jyutping: Fei4 Lung4 Gwo3gong1 is a 1978 Hong Kong action film Sammo Hung is a Chinese Actor, producer and director from Hong Kong, known for his work in many kung fu films Every Which Way But Loose is a 1978 US motion picture released by Warner Brothers, produced by Robert Daley and directed by Fingers is a 1978 drama Film directed by James Toback. It features Harvey Keitel as a Pianist who also works FIST is a 1978 movie directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sylvester Stallone. Force 10 from Navarone is a 1978 War film very loosely based on upon Alistair MacLean 's 1968 novel Force 10 From Navarone Foul Play is a 1978 Film by Colin Higgins starring Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American Actress, known for her $100 million settlement with Steven Spielberg
• Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez vos mouchoirs), aka Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready
• Girlfriends, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner
• Grease
• Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis
• Harper Valley PTA
• Heaven Can Wait
• Hooper
• Interiors
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers, remake of 1956 movie
• International Velvet
• Jaws 2
• Lady on the Bus
• The Last Waltz, directed by Martin Scorsese
• The Late Great Planet Earth -(film only mentioned in article)
• The Lord of the Rings, animated film by Ralph Bakshi
• Max's Words Golden Bear winner -(not found in searches under this title)
• Midnight Express
• Pretty Baby
• Rabbit Test
• Renaldo and Clara
• Return from Witch Mountain
• The Return of Captain Nemo
• Revenge of the Pink Panther
• The Star Wars Holiday Special
• Stevie (the 1978 film, there is also Stevie the 2002 film)
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• Superman: The Movie, starring Christopher Reeve and Marlon Brando
• The Swarm
• The Tree of Wooden Clogs Palme d'Or winner
• Las Truchas (The Trout) Golden Bear winner
• The Small One
• Two Solitudes
• An Unmarried Woman
• You Are Not Alone

Births

• June 1 - Danielle Harris, voice actress in The Wild Thornberrys
• November 9 - Sisqó, singer/actor/songwriter
• December 9 - Jesse Metcalfe, actor
• December 18 - Katie Holmes, actress

Deaths

• January 5 - Sally Eilers, actress
• January 29 - Tim McCoy, cowboy actor, soldier
• March 24 - Leigh Brackett, science fiction writer
• August 24 - Louis Prima, bandleader, voice actor ("King Louie of the Apes" in The Jungle Book)
• August 26 - Charles Boyer, actor
• August 28 - Robert Shaw, actor
• September 9 - Jack Warner, Hollywood studio founder
• September 30 - Edgar Bergen, actor
• October 16 - Dan Dailey, actor
• October 19 - Gig Young, actor

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs ( French: Préparez vos mouchoir s) is a 1978 Romantic comedy directed by Bertrand Blier Girlfriends is a 1978 Comedy-drama film directed by Claudia Weill and written by Vicki Polon. Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease Halloween is a 1978 American independent Horror film set in the fictional midwestern town of Haddonfield, Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film " Harper Valley PTA " is a Country music song written by Tom T Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 Comedy film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. Hooper is a 1978 action-comedy Motion picture based loosely on the experiences of director Hal Needham, a one-time stuntman in his own right Interiors is a 1978 Drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 Science fiction film based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 Science fiction film based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney (originally International Velvet is a 1978 dramatic film It was a sequel to the 1944 classic National Velvet. Jaws 2 is a 1978 horror &ndash Thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Lady on the Bus (orig A Dama do Lotação) is a 1978 Brazilian drama film directed by Neville De Almeida The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 1976 at Winterland Ballroom The Late Great Planet Earth is the title of a best-selling 1970 book co-authored by Hal Lindsey and Carole C JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated Fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films Midnight Express is a 1978 film, based on Billy Hayes ' book of the same name adapted into screenplay by Oliver Stone. Pretty Baby is a 1978 Historical fiction, Dramatic Film directed by Louis Malle. Rabbit Test is a 1978 Comedy Motion picture about the world's first pregnant man. Renaldo and Clara is a Surrealist movie directed by and starring Bob Dylan. Return from Witch Mountain ( 1978) is the sequel to Escape to Witch Mountain ( 1975) The Return of Captain Nemo is a 1978 Science fiction TV movie directed by Alex March and Paul Stader. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 is the sixth film in the Pink Panther film series and last with Peter Sellers, though a later film in the The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour Television special (including commercials set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy. Stevie is a 2002 film by documentarian Steve James. In 1995 James returned to Pomona, a rural town in southern Illinois, USA Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is an American Musical film released in 1978. Superman (also known as Superman The Movie) is a 1978 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the Christopher D'Olier Reeve ( September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American Actor, director, Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century The Swarm is a 1978 American Disaster film about a Killer bee invasion of Texas. L'Albero degli zoccoli is a 1978 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. Las Truchas ("The Trouts" is a 1978 Spanish film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. The Small One is a Christmas Animated Short film created by The Walt Disney Company, and was originally released to theaters in the For other uses see Two Solitudes. Two Solitudes is a 1978 Motion picture, written and directed by Lionel An Unmarried Woman is a 1978 dramatic film that tells the story of the wealthy New York wife Erica ( Jill Clayburgh) whose “perfect” You Are Not Alone ( Du er ikke alene) (1978 is a Danish coming-of-age film written by Lasse Nielsen and Bent Petersen, Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American Television and Film Actress, perhaps best known for her roles Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and The Wild Thornberrys is an American Animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2004 Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Mark Althavan Andrews (born November 9 1978 in Baltimore Maryland) better known by his Stage name Sisqó, is a Grammy Award -nominated Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor most known for his role on Desperate Housewives as John Rowland Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Kate "Katie" Noelle Holmes (born December 18 1978 is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Sally Eilers ( December 11 1908 &ndash January 5 1978) was an American actress. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Timothy John Fitzgerald "Tim" McCoy (born April 10, 1891 - died January 29, 1978) was an American Actor. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Leigh Douglass Brackett ( December 7, 1915, in Los Angeles California &ndash March 18, 1978) was a female writer of Science Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Louis Prima ( December 7, 1910 Legacy The Prima-Butera arrangements and recordings continued to be copied by younger musicians including David The Jungle Book is a 1967 animated Feature Film, released on October 18 1967. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Robert Archibald Shaw ( 9 August, 1927 &ndash 28 August, 1978) was an English stage and Film Actor Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Daniel James Dailey Jr ( December 14, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and Actor. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Gig Young ( November 4, 1913 &ndash October 19, 1978) was an Academy Award -winning American Film and

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