List of Canadian films of 1979

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1979:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Bear IslandDon SharpDonald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher LeeAction dramaCanada-U.K. co-production
Blue Winter (L'hiver bleu)André BlanchardDocufiction
Bravery in the FieldGiles WalkerLes Rubie, Matt CravenDrama
The BroodDavid CronenbergOliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art HindleHorror
Bye, See You Monday (Au revoir... à lundi)Maurice DugowsonCarole Laure, Miou-Miou, Claude BrasseurRomanceFrance-Canada co-production
Certain PracticesMartin LavutRichard Monette, Alan ScarfeDrama
Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat)Jean-Claude LordLise Thouin, Jean Belzil-Gascon, Jean-Louis Roux, Colin FoxDrama
City on FireAlvin RakoffBarry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley WintersDramaMade with U.S. financing
CrossbarJohn TrentBrent Carver, Kim Cattrall, John Ireland, Kate ReidDramaCBC television film
Dieppe 1942Terence Macartney-FilgateDocumentary
Every ChildDerek LambNational Film Board animated shortBest Short Film at the Academy Awards
Every Person Is GuiltyPaul AlmondKen Pogue, Lynne GriffinDrama
Fast CompanyDavid CronenbergWilliam Smith, Claudia Jennings, John Saxon, Nicholas Campbell, Cedric SmithRace track drama[1]
Fish HawkDonald ShebibWill Sampson, Don Francks, Charles FieldsFamily film
Getting StartedRichard CondieNFB animated short
Going the DistancePaul CowanNFB documentaryAcademy Award nominee
Heartbreak (L'arrache-cœur)Mireille DansereauLouise Marleau, Françoise Faucher, Michel MondieDrama
Ida Makes a MovieKit Hood, Linda SchuylerZoe NewmanDramaPilot film for the Degrassi television franchise
InterviewCaroline LeafAnimated short
Jigsaw (L'Homme en colère)Claude PinoteauLino Ventura, Angie DickinsonDramaCanada-France coproduction
King Solomon's TreasureAlvin RakoffJohn ColicosAdventure drama
The Log Driver's WaltzJohn WeldonAnimated short
A Man, a Woman, and a BankNoel BlackDonald Sutherland, Brooke AdamsCrime drama
MeatballsIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate LynchSummer camp comedyBill Murray's first film
Murder by DecreeBob ClarkChristopher Plummer, James Mason, David HemmingsA Sherlock Holmes mystery based on the Jack the Ripper killingsCanada-U.K. co-production
NailsPhillip BorsosShortAcademy Award nominee; Genie Awards – Live-Action Short, Non-Feature Musical Score
Paper WheatAlbert Kish
Paperland: The Bureaucrat ObservedDonald BrittainDocumentary
PlagueEd HuntDaniel Pilon, Kate Reid, Celine LomezScience fiction
Revolution's OrphansJohn N. SmithRudi Lipp, Bronwen MantelShort drama
RielRoy MooreRaymond Cloutier, Christopher PlummerHistorical drama
Romie-0 and Julie-8Clive A. SmithAnimated
RunningSteven Hilliard SternMichael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Lawrence Dane, Eugene Levy, Chuck ShamataMelodrama
A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête)Anne Claire PoirierJulie Vincent, Germain Houde, Paul SavoieDocudrama
Search and DestroyWilliam FruetDon Stroud, Perry King, Tisa Farrow, George KennedyAction dramaMade with U.S. financing[2]
The Shape of Things to ComeGeorge McCowanJack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry MorseScience fiction[3][4]
Something's RottenHarvey FrostCharlotte Blunt, Geoffrey Bowes, Christopher Barry, Cec LinderDrama
Stone Cold DeadGeorge Mendeluk
Summer's ChildrenJulius KohanyiThomas Hauff, Michael Ironside, Don FrancksDrama
Title ShotLes RoseTony Curtis, Richard GabourieCrime drama
To Be Sixteen (Avoir 16 ans)Jean Pierre LefebvreYves Benoît, Louise Choquette, Aubert PallascioDrama
Us Two (À nous deux)Claude LelouchCatherine Deneuve, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret, Paul Préboist, Bernard Lecoq, Émile GenestCrime drama, romanceCanada-France co-production
Wild Horse HankEric TillDrama
The WordsmithClaude JutraSaul Rubinek, Janet Ward, Peter BoretskiDrama

See also

References
  1. "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  2. "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. "The Shape of Things to Come". Collections Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  4. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Shape of Things to Come". AllMovie. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.