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| … 1971 . 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 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 . The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released 1975 . The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft 1976 . The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' 1977 … 1978 1979 1980 -1981- 1982 1983 1984 … 1985 . The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U 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 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 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 . Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U 1989 . Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million 1990 . The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for 1991 … In home video: 1978 1979 1980 -1981- 1982 1983 1984 In television: 1978 1979 1980 -1981- 1982 1983 1984 |
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| … 1978 . The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Industry milestones December 15 - The Laserdisc format is brought to market by Philips / MCA as "DiscoVision" Industry milestones 20th Century Fox purchases Magnetic Video, which in 1977 had become the first company to release pre-recorded films Industry milestones Walt Disney Home Entertainment enters the home video market Industry milestones " Laserdisc " becomes the common name for the format originally introduced (in 1978) as "DiscoVision" Industry milestones 20th Century Fox and CBS merge their home video operations to become CBS/Fox Video. Industry milestones CBS/Fox Video launched Key Video and Playhouse Video in this year Industry milestones In Sony Corp of America v Universal City Studios Inc The year 1978 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1978. The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. The year 1980 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1980. The year 1981 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1981. The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. The year 1983 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1983. The year 1984 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1984. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) 1979 . Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 1980 - 1981 - 1982 . Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) 1983 . Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) 1984 … … 1950s . Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive 1960s . The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 1970s -1980s- 1990s . This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 2000s . 2010s … … 19th century . The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 20th century . The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 21st century … |
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Events
- January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. The year 1981 in Science and Technology involved many 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 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U 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 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 Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it. Heaven's Gate is a 1980 Western movie depicting the Johnson County War, a dispute between land barons and European immigrants in Wyoming Transamerica Corporation is a holding company for various Life insurance companies and Investment firms doing business primarily in the United States.
- November 29 - Off Santa Catalina Island, 43-year old actress Natalie Wood drowns during a boating accident. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko, also billed as Natasha Gurdin ( July 20, 1938, San Francisco, California
- Tom Cruise makes his acting debut. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer
Top grossing films (U. S. )
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Paramount | $246,562,121 |
| 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 Adventure film directed by Steven | On Golden Pond | Universal | $119,285,432 |
| 3. On Golden Pond is a 1981 American Drama film directed by Mark Rydell. | Superman II | Warner Brothers | $108,185,706 |
| 4. Superman II is the 1980 Sequel to the 1978 Superhero film Superman. | Arthur | Warner Brothers | $95,461,682 |
| 5. Arthur is a 1981 film set in New York City which tells the story of drunken playboy millionaire Arthur Bach ( Dudley Moore) who is on the brink of | Stripes | Columbia | $85,297,000 |
| 6. Stripes is a 1981 American comedy Film starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, and | The Cannonball Run | 20th Century Fox | $72,179,579 |
| 7. | Chariots of Fire | Warner Brothers | $58,972,904 |
| 8. For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. | For Your Eyes Only | MGM | $54,812,802 |
| 9. For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 | The Four Seasons | Universal | $50,427,646 |
| 10. The Four Seasons is a 1981 Romantic comedy film starring Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, | Time Bandits | Embassy | $42,365,581 |
source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1981&p=.htm
Awards
- Best Picture: Chariots of Fire - Enigma, The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. Time Bandits is a 1981 Fantasy film, produced and directed by Terry Gilliam. The 54th Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1982 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 For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental.
- Best Director: Warren Beatty - Reds
- Best Actor: Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond
- Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn - On Golden Pond
- Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud - Arthur
- Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton - Reds
- Best Foreign Language Film: Mephisto, directed by Istvan Szabo, Hungary
- Drama:
- Best Picture: On Golden Pond
- Best Actor: Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond
- Best Actress: Meryl Streep - The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Arthur
- Best Actor: Dudley Moore - Arthur
- Best Actress: Bernadette Peters - Pennies from Heaven
- Other
- Best Director: Warren Beatty - Reds
- Best Foreign Film: Chariots of Fire, United Kingdom
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza), directed by Andrzej Wajda, Poland
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Marianne and Juliane (Die Bleierne Zeit), directed by Margarethe von Trotta, W. 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 Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist 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 Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and 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 Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage 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 Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an 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 Lois Maureen Stapleton ( June 21, 1925 &ndash March 13, 2006) was an American Academy Award -winning actress 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 Mephisto is the title of a 1981 film adaptation of Klaus Mann 's novel of the same name, directed by István Szabó, and This article is about the Hungarian film director For the Hungarian canoer see István Szabó (canoer István Szabó (born February 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 On Golden Pond is a 1981 American Drama film directed by Mark Rydell. 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 Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 film directed by Karel Reisz and adapted by Playwright Harold Pinter. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Arthur is a 1981 film set in New York City which tells the story of drunken playboy millionaire Arthur Bach ( Dudley Moore) who is on the brink of 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 Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 &ndash 27 March 2002 was an English Actor, Comedian and Musician. 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 Bernadette Peters (born February 28 1948 is an American Actress and Singer from New York City. Pennies from Heaven is the 1981 Film adaptation of the 1978 BBC television drama of the same name. 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 The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. Man Of Iron is a 1972 Hong Kong Film by Shaw Studio. The film was directed by Chang Cheh with Pao Hsueh Lieh Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926 in Suwałki) is an award-winning Polish Film director. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Marianne and Juliane is a 1981 film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. Margarethe von Trotta (born 21 February 1942, Berlin) is a German Film director and a member of the New German Cinema movement Germany
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Faster, Faster (Deprisa, deprisa / Vivre vite), directed by Carlos Saura, Spain / France
Films released in 1981
- Absence of Malice
- An American Werewolf in London
- Arthur
- Blow Out
- The Boat Is Full
- Bustin' Loose
- The Cannonball Run
- Clash of the Titans, starring Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith
- Come on, Granpa's!
- Chariots of Fire
- Das Boot (1982 US release)
- Deadly Blessing starring Sharon Stone
- Deprisa, Deprisa, Golden Bear winner
- The Devil and Max Devlin
- Dragonslayer
- Endless Love (film)
- Escape from New York, starring Kurt Russell
- Excalibur
- The Evil Dead
- For Your Eyes Only
- Fort Apache the Bronx
- The Four Seasons
- The Fox and the Hound
- The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Friday the 13th Part 2
- Full Moon High
- Gallipoli
- Gangster Wars
- The German Sisters, Golden Lion winner
- The Great Muppet Caper
- Halloween II, starring Jamie Lee Curtis
- The Hand, starring Michael Caine, directed by Oliver Stone
- Hardly Working, starring Jerry Lewis
- Heavy Metal
- History of the World: Part I
- The Howling
- The Land of Hunger
- The Last Chase
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger
- Lola, a German film
- Looker
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
- Man of Iron, Palme d'Or winner
- Mephisto
- Mommie Dearest, starring Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid
- My Dinner with Andre
- Omen III: The Final Conflict, starring Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi
- On Golden Pond, starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Jane Fonda
- Only When I Laugh
- Outland
- Pennies From Heaven, starring Steve Martin, based on the 1978 BBC Television serial by Dennis Potter. 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 Deprisa Deprisa ( English: Hurry Hurry!) is a 1981 Spanish film by Carlos Saura. Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director Absence of Malice is a 1981 film which tells the story of Michael Gallagher ( Paul Newman) the son of a dead Mafia boss who discovers that he has become An American Werewolf in London is a comedy / Horror film released in 1981, written and directed by John Landis Arthur is a 1981 film set in New York City which tells the story of drunken playboy millionaire Arthur Bach ( Dudley Moore) who is on the brink of Blow Out is a 1981 thriller Film, written and directed by Brian De Palma. The Boat Is Full (Das Boot ist voll is a 1981 German-language film directed by Markus Imhoof. This is about the movie For the TV series of the same name see Bustin' Loose (TV series. Clash of the Titans is a 1981 Fantasy and Mythology movie based on the myth of Perseus. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. Das Boot (das boːt German for The Boat) is a 1981 feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, adapted from a novel of the same Deadly Blessing is a Horror movie directed by Wes Craven, released in the USA on August 14, 1981. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former Deprisa Deprisa ( English: Hurry Hurry!) is a 1981 Spanish film by Carlos Saura. The Devil and Max Devlin is a motion picture from Walt Disney studios released in early 1981 starring Elliott Gould and Bill Cosby. Dragonslayer is a 1981 Live action Fantasy movie set in a fictional medieval country similar to Britain. Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Brooke Shields Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction / Action film directed and scored by John Carpenter. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17 1951 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. Excalibur is a 1981 Fantasy film which retells the legend of King Arthur. The Evil Dead (also known as Evil Dead, The Book of the Dead, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead and For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Fort Apache The Bronx is a 1981 crime Drama film made by Producers Circle Time-Life Television Productions Inc The Four Seasons is a 1981 Romantic comedy film starring Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions, first released to Movie theatres in the U The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 film directed by Karel Reisz and adapted by Playwright Harold Pinter. Friday the 13th Part II is a Slasher film directed by Steve Miner. Full Moon High is a 1981 horror comedy written and directed by Larry Cohen. Gangster Wars is a 1981 crime drama directed by Richard Sarafian Synopsis The film tells the story of three teenagers based on real life gangsters The Great Muppet Caper is the second of a series of Live-action musical Feature films, starring Jim Henson 's Muppets Halloween II is a 1981 Horror film set in the fictional Midwest town of Haddonfield Illinois, on Halloween night 1978 Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film The Hand is a 1981 Horror film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on the novel The Lizard's Tail by Marc Brandell and a Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Hardly Working was filmed in 1979 It was released on April 3, 1981 by 20th Century Fox. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian Animated film from executive producer Leonard Mogel who was also the publisher of Heavy Metal History of the World Part I is a 1981 Film written produced and directed by Mel Brooks. The Howling is a 1981 Horror film directed by Joe Dante. Based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the The Last Chase is an action/adventure film featuring Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith and Chris Makepeace and directed by Martyn Burke The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 film of the story of The Lone Ranger, a Western character created by George W Lola is a 1981 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Looker is a 1981 Science fiction Film. It stars Albert Finney, Susan Dey and James Coburn and was written Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior (known as The Road Warrior in the U Man Of Iron is a 1972 Hong Kong Film by Shaw Studio. The film was directed by Chang Cheh with Pao Hsueh Lieh Mephisto is the title of a 1981 film adaptation of Klaus Mann 's novel of the same name, directed by István Szabó, and Mommie Dearest is a 1981 Paramount Drama film about Joan Crawford, starring Faye Dunaway. Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) known as Faye Dunaway, is an American actress. Diana Scarwid (born August 27, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 movie starring Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, written by Gregory and Shawn and directed by Omen III The Final Conflict is the 1981 film in third installment in a cycle of horror movies documenting the rise and eventual fall of the Antichrist. On Golden Pond is a 1981 American Drama film directed by Mark Rydell. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Only When I Laugh is a 1981 Film based on Neil Simon 's play The Gingerbread Lady. Outland is a British 1981 Science fiction movie written and directed by Peter Hyams. Pennies from Heaven is the 1981 Film adaptation of the 1978 BBC television drama of the same name. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935&ndash7 June 1994 was a controversial English Dramatist, best known for The Singing Detective
- Pixote
- Prince of the City
- The Private Eyes
- Quest for Fire also called La Guerre du feu
- Ragtime
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Reds
- Rich And Famous
- Sogni d'oro
- Stripes
- Superman II
- Sweet & Sour Cops
- The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
- The Tale of Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After
- Taps starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton
- Tarzan, the Ape Man
- They All Laughed
- They Don't Wear Black Tie
- Thief
- Time Bandits
- Will
- Wolfen
- Women We Salute You!
- Zoot Suit, starring Edward James Olmos
Births
- January 28 – Elijah Wood, actor
- April 19 - Hayden Christensen , actor
- April 28 - Jessica Alba, actress
- June 9 - Natalie Portman (Natalie Hershlag), actress
- September 12 - Jennifer Hudson, singer and actress
Deaths
- January 1 - Beulah Bondi, actress
- January 10 - Richard Boone, actor
- January 16 - Bernard Lee, actor
- February 1 - Wanda Hendrix, actress
- July 27 - William Wyler, director
- August 1 - Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter
- August 4 - Melvyn Douglas, actor
- August 18 - Anita Loos, writer
- September 27 - Robert Montgomery, actor
- October 24 - Edith Head, costume designer
- November 12 - William Holden, actor
- November 27 - Lotte Lenya, actress
- November 29 - Natalie Wood, actress
- December 28 - Allan Dwan, pioneer film director
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