Best Drama movies of 1978

Actors : Frankie Crocker, Philip Michael Thomas, Rosalind Cash, Vernee Watson,
Directors : Oscar Williams,

A young man in Los Angeles dreams of striking it big as a singer in the music business. One day he gets signed to a big record contract, but along with the fame and money he develops an addiction to the drug PCP.

Actors : Ligia Diniz, Paulo Gracindo, Paulo Guarnieri, Cristina Aché,
Directors : Bruno Barreto,

Rio de Janeiro police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he tracts a serial killer of taxi-drivers, he also seeks his estranged daughter, ...

Actors : Rekha, Vinod Mehra, Prema Narayan, Asit Kumar Sen,

Vikas, the son of a successful lawyer defies his father's arrangement for him to be married; and marries his sweetheart Aarti. They enjoy the bliss of marriage, breaking away from the ...

Actors : Peteris Gaudins, Gunars Cilinskis, Vija Artmane, Ivars Kalnins,
Directors : Janis Streics,

Human attempts to understand why when acting they are all going through the heart, but in real life are playing a role.

Actors : Christa Löser, Evelyn Opoczynski, Kareen Schröter, Harald Rathmann,
Directors : Herrmann Zschoche,

Teens in a holiday-camp. First love, first sex, first self-made theatre performance of "Romeo and Julliet" - quite interesting to have a look at the east-German youth in the seventies.

Actors : Jan Nowicki, Zofia Kucówna, Aleksander Bardini, Maja Komorowska,
Directors : Krzysztof Zanussi,

A strange arrogant tourist arrives at the Morskie Oko mountain shelter. Next morning, in spite of danger, he climbs alone and the search for him begins.

Actors : Jesper Christensen, Benny Dahl, Lise Lotte Henriksen, Helle Borup,
Directors : Søren Kragh-Jacobsen,

Actors : Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Krishnachandran, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, Jayabharati,
Directors : Bharathan,

Actors : Stephen McNally, Mel Ferrer, Darby Hinton, Ralph Meeker,
Directors : Greydon Clark,

Story of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them.

Actors : Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Silvia Reize, Tina Engel, Katharina Thalbach,
Directors : Margarethe von Trotta,

Three people rob a bank to help a day care center that's in debt. Wolf is captured, Werner identified, police suspect Christa is the third. She and Werner ask Hans, a clergyman, to launder ...

Actors : Feng Ku, Chen Chi Lin, Lung Ti, Hui-Ling Liu,
Directors : Shan Hua,

Famed actor Ti Lung plays a lone swordsman trying to defeat the "Number One Swordsman" as part of his vengeance package in life in Soul Of The Sword. He quickly learns however, that sometimes wanting is better than having.

Actors : Michel Marot, Anne-Marie Miéville,

A film about politics and the media, in which two workers in a newspaper plant attempt to make a film.

Actors : Bernhard Minetti, Bernhard Wicki, Edith Clever, Bruno Ganz,
Directors : Peter Handke,

After returning from a business trip in Finland, Bruno (Bruno Ganz) find that his wife Marianne (Edith Clever) wants her husband to leave her alone with their son. A struggle with loneliness and adapting to the new situation ensues.

Actors : Dana, Sing Chen, Bruce Li, Lik Cheung,

The tribe of a remote island worships the legendary Snake Pearl. Two masters of kung fu visit the isle and discover they must defend the daughter of the murdered chief against a evil wizard.

Actors : Daniel Auteuil, Anne Jousset, Henri Guybet, Gérard Jugnot,
Directors : Charles Nemes,

Actors : Silvia Dionisio, James Mason, Maurizio Merli, Raymond Pellegrin,
Directors : Giuseppe Rosati,

A cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.

Actors : Dev Anand, Pran, Indrani Mukherjee, Ajit,
Directors : Dev Anand,

Samir Sahni is a farmer living with his mom, dad, wife, Rama, a young daughter, and his younger brother, Veer. Samir gets an offer to work in the U.K., and departs accordingly. He would ...

Actors : France Lambiotte, Miou-Miou, Laurent Malet, Yves Montand,
Directors : Joseph Losey,

The story of an exiled Spanish revolutionary, now a successful screenwriter, dangerously drawn back to his homeland and the "good fight" for freedom from fascism.

Actors : Poul Bundgaard, Jens Okking, Kirsten Olesen, Claus Strandberg,
Directors : Bille August,

A young man finds love and settles down, but when his young wife spirals into depression they both have decisions to make.