Guests enter the Moore Egyptian for the 2nd Seattle International Film Festival
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Relive the second 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 1977 Seattle International Film Festival.
Dates: May 27–June 14, 1977
Number of Days: 19
Venue: Moore Egyptian Theatre
Opening Night: The Best Way at Moore Egyptian Theatre
Closing Night: Allegro non troppo at Moore Egyptian Theatre
Photos
Guests enter the Moore Egyptian for the 2nd Seattle International Film Festival
A guest, blurry but dressed to the nines, entering the Moore Egyptian
Guests look down from the first balcony in the Moore Egyptian lobby
The American Friend - dir. Wim Wenders, 1977, Germany
Anatahan - dir. Josef von Sternberg, 1953, USA/Japan
Anna Karenina - dir. Alexandr Sarji, 1977, Soviet Union
The Ascent - dir. Larissa Shepitko, 1977, Soviet Union
Bahia - dir. Marcel Camus, 1977, France
Baker’s Bread - dir. Erwin Keusch, 1977, Germany
The Beast - dir. Walerian Borowczyk, 1977, Poland
Black Joy - dir. Anthony Simmons, 1977, Great Britain
Bonjour Amour - dir. Roger Andrieux, 1977, France
Ceddo - dir. Ousmane Sembene, 1977, Senegal
The Chess Players - dir. Satyajit Ray, 1977, India
Cobra Woman - dir. Robert Siodmak, 1944, USA
Cousin Angelica - dir. Carlos Saura, 1975, Spain
Desperate Living - dir. John Waters, 1977, USA
Devil’s Playground - dir. Fred Schepisi, 1977, Australia
Effie Briest - dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1976, Germany
Eraserhead - dir. David Lynch, 1977, USA
Femmes Fatales - dir. Bertrand Blier, 1977, France
Gas City - dir. Jeff Meyer, 1978, USA
Gums - dir. Robert Kaplan, 1977, USA
Heart of Glass - dir. Werner Herzog, 1976, Germany
Hot Tomorrows - dir. Martin Brest, 1977, USA
La Merveilleuse Visite - dir. Marcel Carné, 1976, France
The Last Wave - dir. Peter Weir, Australia
Letters from Marusia - dir. Miguel Littin, 1977, Mexico/Chile
Lulu - dir. Ronald Chase, 1978, USA
Madame Rosa - dir. Moshe Mizrahi, 1977, France/Israel
Mikey & Nicky - dir. Elaine May, 1977, USA
Nudes - dir. Curt McDowell, 1974, USA
Onibaba - dir. Kaneto Shindo, 1953, Japan
Operation Thunderbolt - dir. Menahem Golan, 1977, Israel
Pafnucio Santo - dir. Rafael Corkidi, 1977, Mexico
The Promised Land - dir. Andresz Wajda, 1977, Poland
Reason to Live - dir. George Kuchar, 1976, USA
Roseland - dir. James Ivory, 1977, USA
The Saga of Anatahan - dir. Josef von Sternberg, 1954, USA/Japan
Salo - dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1977, Italy
Short Eyes - dir. Robert M. Young, 1977, USA
Soldier of Orange - dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1977, Netherlands
Summer of Secrets - dir. Jim Sharman, 1977, Australia
Summer Paradise - dir. Gunnel Lindblom, 1977, Sweden
Tent of Miracles - dir. Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1977, Brazil
The Thief of Baghdad - dir. Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, 1940, USA
The Toy - dir. Francois Veber, 1977, France
True, Blue and Dreamy - dir. Curt McDowell, 1974, USA
Voyage to Grande Tartary - dir. Jean-Charles Tacchella, 1975, France
Who are the Debolts and where did they get nineteen kids? - dir. John Korty, 1977, USA
The Wild Duck - dir. Hans Geissendorfer, 1976, Germany
Winnie the Pooh The Ugly Duckling - USA
Word is Out - dir. Mariposa Film Group, 1977, USA
American Film Theatre Retrospect - included The Iceman Cometh, A Delicate Balance, The Homecoming, Rhinoceros, Butley, The Maids
Matinee Programs - included Eraserhead, Turkish Delight
Midnight Programs Rated X - included Thundercrack, Exhibition, Multiple Maniacs