Seattle International Film Festival 1979 Archive

Seattle International Film Festival 1979

Relive the fourth Seattle International Film Festival. Read key details, flip through the full Festival catalog, see photos and other media, and find a full list of feature-length films presented at the 1979 Seattle International Film Festival.

Dates: May 10–June 6, 1979
Number of Days: 28
Venue: Moore Egyptian Theatre

Opening Night: A Little Romance at Moore Egyptian Theatre
Closing Night: Newsfront at Moore Egyptian Theatre
Tribute: Frances Farmer


FESTIVAL CATALOG

On this page: FULL LINEUP DETAILS

Photos

Festival Directors, Darryl Macdonald, Rajeeve Gupta, and Dan Ireland

Festival Directors, Darryl Macdonald, Rajeeve Gupta, and Dan Ireland

Festival Directors, Darryl Macdonald, Rajeeve Gupta, and Dan Ireland

Festival Directors, Darryl Macdonald, Rajeeve Gupta, and Dan Ireland

SIFFers, Pat Tennant, Ray Sage, and Peter Brady having some fun with film

SIFFers, Pat Tennant, Ray Sage, and Peter Brady having some fun with film

SIFFers, Pat Tennant, Ray Sage, and Peter Brady having some fun with film

SIFFers, Pat Tennant, Ray Sage, and Peter Brady having some fun with film

Rick Sanford poses with other SIFFers outside of the Moore Egyptian

Rick Sanford poses with other SIFFers outside of the Moore Egyptian

Rick Sanford poses with other SIFFers outside of the Moore Egyptian

Rick Sanford poses with other SIFFers outside of the Moore Egyptian

FILM HIGHLIGHTS

Alien
Alien
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
A Little Romance
A Little Romance
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Stevie
Stevie
Newsfront
Newsfront

FULL LINEUP DETAILS

List of Feature-Length Films

The 39 Steps - dir. Donald Sharp, 1978, Great Britain

Adele Hasn’t Had Her Supper Yet Or: Nick Carter In Prague - dir. Oldrich Lipsky, 1977, Czechoslovakia

Alambrista - dir. Robert M. Young, 1977, USA/Mexico

Alien - dir. Ridley Scott, 1979, USA

Carnival Dreams - dir. Walter Lima Jr., 1978, Brazil

CIA: A CASE OFFICER - dir. Saul Landau, 1978, USA

Come and Get It - dir. Howard Hawks, William Wyler, 1936, USA

Confessions of Winnifred Wagner - dir. Hans-Jurgen Syberburg, 1975, West Germany

The Cycle - dir. Darius Mehrjui, 1978, Iran

Dawn of the Dead - dir. George A. Romero, 1978, USA

Death of a President - dir. Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1978, Poland

Despair - dir. R.W. Fassbinder, 1978, West Germany

Dossier 51 - dir. Michel Deville, 1978, France

Eagle’s Wing - dir. Anthony Harvey, 1979, Great Britain

El Capitan - dir. Fred Padula, 1978, USA

Empire of Passion - dir. Nagisa Oshima, 1978, Japan

Fedora - dir. Billy Wilder, 1978, USA

Flaming Hearts - dir. Waller Bockmayer, Rolf Buehrmann, 1978, West Germany

Foul Play - dir. Miearek Piwoski, 1976, Poland

Goodnight, Miss Ann - dir. August Cinquegrana , 1978, USA

Greenpeace: Voyage To Save The Whales - dir. Ron Precious, 1977, USA

Hyenas Under The Sun - dir. Ridha Behi, 1977, Tunisia/Netherlands

Illumination - dir. Krzystof Zanussi, 1973, Poland

Island of Militia Women - dir. Chien Chiang, Chen Huai-ai, Wang Hoo-wei, 1978, China

ITIM - dir. Mike de Leon, 1976, Phillipines

Ivan the Terrible - dir. Vadim Derbenev, Yuri Grigorovich, 1976, USSR

Jacob the Liar - dir. Frank Beyer, 1975, West Germany

Jubilee - dir. Derek Jarman, 1977, Great Britain

Kingdom of Naples - dir. Werner Schroeter, 1978, Italy/West Germany

Labor of Love - dir. Robert Flaxman, 1976, USA

The Last 3 Days - dir. Gianfranco Mingozzi, 1977, Italy

Ligabue - dir. Salvatore Nocita, 1978, Italy

A Little Romance - dir. George Roy Hill, 1979, USA

The Long Weekend - dir. Colin Eggleston, 1978, Australia

The Main Actor - dir. Reinhard Hauff, 1977, West Germany

Mariken - dir. Jos Stelling, 1974, Netherlands

Me & Charly - dir. Morten Arnfred, 1978, Denmark

The Middleman - dir. Satyajit Ray, 1976, India

My Friend - dir. Fons Rademakers, 1979, Netherlands

Mysteries - dir. Paul de Lussanet, 1978, Netherlands

Newsfront - dir. Philip Noyce, 1978, Australia

Nighthawks - dir. Ron Peck, Paul Hallam, 1978, Great Britain

Nights & Days - dir. Jerzy Antczak, 1975, Poland

The Night The Prowler - dir. Jim Sharman, 1978, Australia

Nishant - dir. Shyam Benegal, 1975, India

No Maps On My Taps - dir. George T. Nierenburg, 1979, USA

Paratrooper - dir. Yehuda Judd Ne’eman, 1977, Israel

Pastorale 1943 - dir. Wim Verstappen, 1978, Netherlands

Pastoral Hide and Seek - dir. Shuji Terayama, 1974, Japan

Perceval - dir. Eric Rohmer, 1978, France

Picnic at Hanging Rock - dir. Peter Weir, 1975, Australia

The Pig & I - dir. Thierry Zeno, 1975, Belgium

The Pornographer - dir. Shohei Imamura, 1966, Japan

Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man - dir. Joseph Strick, 1977, Ireland

Prince Ehtejab - dir. Bahman Farmanara, 1974, Iran

Property - dir. Penny Allen, 1978, USA

Rembrandt 1669 - dir. Jos Stelling, 1977, Netherlands

Rhythm On The Range - dir. Norman Taurog, 1936, USA

Riddle of the Sands - dir. Tony Maylam, 1979, Great Britain

Sandglass - dir. Wojciech J. Has, 1973, Poland

Sebastiane - dir. Derek Jarman, 1976, Great Britain

Second Awakening of Christa Klages - dir. Margarethe von Tratta, 1978, West Germany

Servant & Mistress - dir. Bruno Gantillon, 1977, France

Shame of the Jungle - dir. Picha, Boris Szulzinger, 1975, Belgium/France

Skin Deep - dir. Geoff Steven, 1978, New Zealand

Son Of Fury - dir. John Cromwell, 1942, USA

South of Pago Pago - dir. Alfred E. Green, 1940, USA

Sternside Manor - dir. Hans W. Geissendorfer, 1976, West Germany

Stevie - dir. Robert Enders, 1978, Great Britain

Symphony For A Sinner - dir. George Kuchar, 1979

Tattooed Tears - dir. Nick Broomfield, 1978, Great Britain

Third Base - dir. Yoichi Higashi, 1978, Japan

The Valiant Ones - dir. King Hu, 1975, Hong Kong

Wakefield Poole’s Bible - dir. Wakefield Poole, 1974, USA

Who Has Seen The Wind? - dir. Allan Winton King, 1977, Canada

With Babies and Banners - dir. Lorraine Gray, Lyn Goldfarb, 1978, USA

A Woman Like Eve - dir. Nouchka van Brakel, 1979, Netherlands

The Wrong Move - dir. Wim Winders, 1975, West Germany

Year of the Hare - dir. Risto Jarva, 1977, Finland

Special Programs & Events

Documentary Day - included Tattooed Tears, Greenpeace: Voyage to Save the Whales, CIA: A Case Officer, Woody Allen: American Comedy, Goodnight, Miss Ann, Flight of the Gossamer Condor, El Capitan

Frances Farmer: A Retrospective-Tribute - included Come and Get It, Rhythm on the Range, South of Pago Pago, Son of Fury

Matinees: New Directors - included Itim, Property, Ligabue, Hyenas Under the Sun

Midnight Madness - included Sebastiane, Wakefield Poole’s Bible, A George Kuchar Trilogy: Hold Me While I’m Naked, Reason to Live, Symphony for a Sinner, The Pig & I, Shame of the Jungle, Jubilee, Mariken, Labor of Love