Best Music movies of 1979

Actors : Phil Davis, Mark Wingett, Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash,
Directors : Franc Roddam,

Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs only to be disappointed.

Actors : Vincent Van Patten, Dey Young, P.J. Soles, Clint Howard,

A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.

Actors : Alan Bates, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, Bette Midler,
Directors : Mark Rydell,

The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.

Actors : Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, Ann Reinking,
Directors : Bob Fosse,

Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.

Actors : Beverly Garland, Jim Bray, Linda Blair, Roger Perry,
Directors : Mark L. Lester,

Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.

Actors : John Macurdy, Edda Moser, Ruggero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa,
Directors : Joseph Losey,

Screen adapatation of Mozart's greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of Donna Anna's father, the Commendatore, (whom ...

Actors : Andrew Byatt, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff, David Beames,
Directors : Christopher Petit,

Set in 1970's Britain, a man drives from London to Bristol to investigate his brother's death. The purpose of his trip is offset by his encounters with a series of odd people.

Actors : Ray Ashcroft, Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson, John Altman,
Directors : Richard Marquand,

An account of The Beatles during the Hamburg years, their signing with Brian Epstein and their inevitable rise during the early sixties.

Actors : Monique van de Ven, Grant Page, Paul Haynes, Margaret Gerard,
Directors : Brian Trenchard-Smith,

Australian stuntman Grant Page goes to Los Angeles to work on a television series. He uses his spare time to lend his expertise to rock band Sorcery, whose act features duels between the ...

Actors : Michael Ontkean, Amy Irving, Barry Miller, Alex Rocco,
Directors : Robert Markowitz,

A young man meets a deaf teacher and finds she is a great dancer. He encourages her to follow her dream of becoming a professionaL dancer.

Actors : Sarath Babu, Kamal Haasan, Geetha, Jayasudha,
Directors : K. Balachander,

The movie revolves around a music troop who travel to Singapore for a performance and how their life takes a turn when they meet their love partner.

Actors : Rishi Kapoor, Jaya Prada, Shashikala, Dheeraj Kumar,
Directors : K. Viswanath,

Born with a disability of not being able to talk nor hear, Hema lives with her schoolmaster dad, Chintamani, a stepmother and stepsister. Hema is ill-treated by her stepmother, who is now ...

Actors : Lene Lovich, Les Chappell, Herman Brood, Nina Hagen,
Directors : Herbert Curiel,

Bank robber tries to go straight by becoming a rock'n'roll star. Takes place in and around Amsterdam's punk/new wave scene, with appearances by Nina Hagen, Les Chappell, and Lene Lovich.

Actors : Ian McShane, Adam Faith, Paul Nicholas, Suzanne Somers,
Directors : Neil Leifer,

A has-been, alcoholic former soccer star determines to make a comeback. He gets help from his former girlfriend, now a rock star, and her partner.

Actors : Pinchoo Kapoor, Jankidas, Arun Govil, Rita Bhaduri,
Directors : Kanak Mishra,

Birju lives in a small village and likes to sing. The village zamindar's city-educated daughter, Chandrika returns to the village and is thrilled by Birju's voice. She encourages him to ...

Actors : Mithun Chakraborty, Master Bhagwan, Jagdeep, Ranjeeta Kaur,
Directors : Deepak Bahry,

Wealthy Shyam falls in love with poor Rani. They decide to get married but apposed by parents.

Actors : Arsen Dedic, Kemal Monteno, Zdravko Colic, Kornelije Kovac,
Directors : Jovan Ristic,

Zdravko Colic is the biggest pop star in Yugoslavia. We follow him during his "Traveling Earthquake Tour", learning who is the man behind the microphone, dancers, glittery suits... and in front of the audience.

Actors : Hanna Sebek, Stefan Reber, Tony Schneider, Isabelle Dumas,

The adventures of a group of over-sexed high school students.

Actors : Bill Boatman, J.J. Cale, Larry Bell, Ambrose Campbell,
Directors : Robert Garofalo,

J.J. Cale recorded live at Leon Russel's Paradise Studios in Los Angeles, Ca. in June 1979. Re-discovered i Nashville in 2001 and restored and digitally re-mastered.

Actors : Frantisek Derfler, Miroslav Donutil, Iva Bittová, Blanka Rudová,
Directors : Vladimír Sís,

The amphitheater of the open-air theatre is filled with young spectators, at the courtyard there prepare the actors, they lit up bonfire, sing a song about "the chap from Kolocava" and the ...