Best Drama movies of 1978

Actors : Jürgen Goslar, Ron Ely, Britt Ekland, Trevor Howard,
Directors : Jürgen Goslar,

As the slave trade is dwindling in East Africa in the late 19th century, two competing slave traders start a brutal violent conflict between each other for the monopoly on the remaining profits.

Actors : Beba Bidart, Fernanda Mistral, Luisina Brando, Julio De Grazia,
Directors : Adolfo Aristarain,

A man who dreams of striking it rich stumbles upon the loot of a heist.

Actors : Nikos Kapios, Vasilis Kolovos, Antigoni Amanitou, Zaharias Rohas,
Directors : Nikos Koundouros,

Based on the book by Ilias Venezis "The Number 31328", the film by Nikos Koundouros unfolds through the personal tragedies of three characters, the Asia Minor Disaster and the agonizing ...

Actors : Carol Kane, Lee Grant, James Olson, Will Geer,
Directors : Karen Arthur,

Ellen has been taking care of her insane younger sister Cissy ever since their explorer father died. When Cissy's pet ape dies in their mansion's dungeon and Ellen finds a boyfriend, Cissy's incestuous desire for her sister turns deadly.

Actors : Hardy Krüger, Liddy Clark, Greg Rowe, John Jarratt,

Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele', this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South ...

Actors : Sylvia Kristel, David Rappaport, Rutger Hauer, Rita Tushingham,
Directors : Paul de Lussanet,

A wealthy visitor to a small town befriends a midget and gets involved with two women as his behaviour becoming ever stranger.

Actors : Mircha Carven, Ajita Wilson, Marco Guglielmi, Lilli Carati,
Directors : Claudio Giorgi,

A teenage girl falls in love with a man who works in live sex shows, and who just happens to be having an affair with the girl's stepmother--with her father's knowledge.

Actors : Iftekhar, Sachin, Madan Puri, Ranjeeta Kaur,
Directors : Hiren Nag,

A young man must deal with a broken engagement ceremony, while his to-be fiancée waits to be treated for blood cancer.

Actors : Yun Ling, Nancy Yen, Ying Bai, Barry Chan,
Directors : Chia Chih Li,

A soldier returning home from battle joins forces with villagers seeking justice after their families are brutally slain.

Actors : Lau Chan, Yi Tao Chang, Dragon Lee, Lik Cheung,
Directors : Joseph Kong,

John Liu, the legendary Northern Kick expert is sent to investigate an antiques smuggling gang working out of Canton.

Actors : Michael Tucker, Candice Bergen, Mario Scarpetta, Giancarlo Giannini,
Directors : Lina Wertmüller,

Candice Bergen and Giancarlo Giannini star as two people from very different worlds who fall in love in A Night Full of Rain. When romantic Italian journalist Paolo (Giannini) rescues ...

Actors : Helen Martin, Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Larry B. Scott,
Directors : Ralph Nelson,

Benjie is a troubled teen in Los Angeles, living with his grandmother, mother, and her new boyfriend. Traumatized by his father's desertion and the situation at home, Benjie gets introduced...

Actors : José Sacristán, Emma Cohen, Fiorella Faltoyano, María Casanova,
Directors : José Luis Garci,

Jose, a journalist and radio broadcaster, runs a daily program under the title 'Alone in the wee hours' ('Solos en la madrugada'), which has garnered a huge national audience as a satirical...

Actors : Barry Morse, Donald Pleasence, Peter O'Toole, David Hemmings,
Directors : Martyn Burke,

A group of military officers, angered and frustrated by the corruption and repression of the current government, finally decide that for the good of the country they must overthrow the ...

Actors : Bulut Aras, Ayfer Feray, Erol Tas, Türkan Soray,
Directors : Orhan Aksoy,

Easily deceived by her charming affectation, a boisterous country man kidnaps an adventurous damsel to a far off land hoping soon she will come to her senses with him. She lacks the courage to reject his straightforward endearment.

Actors : Michèle Simonnet, Nathalie Nell, Pierre Arditi, Alain Fourès,
Directors : Yannick Bellon,

Nicole, nurse in Grenoble, is raped one night by four men. Deeply scarred, emotionally and physically, she thinks she will never recover from the trauma. Following a friend's advice, she ...

Actors : Edward Albert, Lee Van Cleef, Lionel Stander, Karen Black,
Directors : Antonio Margheriti,

A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.

Actors : Gregg Henry, Tina Louise, Kay Lenz, Scatman Crothers,
Directors : Mel Stuart,

When his friend injures a little girl in a small southern town while driving drunk, country singer Paul agrees to state in court he had been driving. But his lawyer betrays him, and he ends...

Actors : Robert Wahler, Scott Jacoby, Deborah Benson, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Joseph Ruben,

The story follows three teenagers through their senior year of high school in the 1960s, focusing on the star athlete of the group.

Actors : Aysegül Atik, Turgut Borali, Hüseyin Baradan, Levent Kirca,
Directors : Orhan Aksoy,

Okkes comes to Istanbul from a small village with his wife Fatma, son Mehmet and brother Cemal to Istanbul. They buy a tractor and work for paying its installments. Fatma works as a maid ...