1979 In Film
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Top grossing films of the year
- Between us , a film by Claude Lelouch.
- Alien , movie science fiction of Ridley Scott.
- Bako, the other bank, film Doukour Sheikh.
- Cold buffet , black comedy of Bertrand Blier with Gerard Depardieu , Bernard Blier , Jean Carmet , Genevieve Page and Carole Bouquet - released on December 19.
- Caligula , peplum of Tinto Brass.
- Time After Time (Time After Time), movie science fiction of Nicholas Meyer.
- She (10), comedy of Blake Edwards.
- Hair , musical film from Milos Forman.
- Hardcore : American drama Paul Schrader with George C. Scott , Peter Boyle , Season Hubley.
- I. .. like Icarus , thriller from Henri Verneuil.
- La Luna, a film by Bernardo Bertolucci.
- Life Is Beautiful (La vita bella), Italian film directed by Grigori Chukhrai.
- Third Generation : drama German Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Eddie Constantine , Bulle Ogier.
- Champion (The Champ): film director Franco Zeffirelli.
- The Bronzs are skiing , comedy by Patrice Leconte.
- Manhattan , comedy of Woody Allen.
- Moonraker , film series James Bond directed by Lewis Gilbert.
- One, two, three : American Comedy Billy Wilder with James Cagney , Pamela Tiffin.
- Superman : sci-fi Richard Donner with Christopher Reeve
- The King and the Mockingbird ": animation, Dialogues of Jacques Prevert.
Festivals
Cannes
- The Tin Drum , in Volker Schlndorff and Apocalypse Now , of Francis Ford Coppola , Golden Palm at Cannes.
Other festivals
- 6 th edition of the Panafrican Film and Television of Ouagadougou (Fespaco). Baara of Souleymane Ciss ( Mali ) was awarded the grand prize ( Stallion of Yennenga ).
Awards
Oscar
- Kramer Kramer cons of Robert Benton won the Oscar for best film.
Caesars
- Best Picture: of the Christian Chalonge
- Best Director: Christian de Chalonge for
- Best Actor: Michel Serrault in of Edouard Molinaro
- Best actress: Romy Schneider for
- Best Supporting Actor: Jacques Villeret in
- Best Supporting Actress: Stephane Audran for
- Best Foreign Film: The Tree of Wooden Clogs of Ermanno Olmi
Evening Standard British Film Awards
- Best Comedy: The Curse of the Pink Panther
Box Office
France
| Class. | Title | Country | Director | Box Office France | |
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| 1. | The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrial |  | Jean Girault | 6,280,070 entries | |
| 2. | Apocalypse Now |  | Francis Ford Coppola | 4,537,431 entries | |
| 3. | Cop or thug | | Georges Lautner | 3,950,691 entries | |
| 4. | And tenderness? Bordel! | | Patrick Schulmann | 3,359,170 entries | |
| 5. | Moonraker | Lewis Gilbert | 3,171,274 entries | ||
| Source: cbo-boxoffice.com | |||||
United States
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Major birth
- January 16 : Aaliyah , actress
- February 9 : Zhang Ziyi , Chinese actress
- April 12 : Claire Danes , American actress
- April 20 : Yuliya Mayarchuk , Ukrainian actress
- July 3 : Ludivine Sagnier , French actress
- July 26 : Magein Tovah , American actress
- Nov. 25 : Jerry Ferrara , American actor
Main deaths
First quarter
- January 19 : Paul Meurisse , French actor
- February 12 : Jean Renoir , French director
Second quarter
- May 26 : George Brent , actor
- June 11 : John Wayne , American actor
Third quarter
- September 8 : Jean Seberg , American actress
- September 10 : Franklin Adreon , American director
Fourth quarter
- December 16 : Jean-Louis Allibert , French actor
- Dec. 22 : Darryl F. Zanuck , producer and filmmaker U.S.
- Dec. 25 : Joan Blondell , American actress
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