Seattle International Film Festival 1977 Archive

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


FESTIVAL CATALOG

On this page: FULL LINEUP DETAILS

Photos

Guests enter the Moore Egyptian for the 2nd Seattle International Film Festival

Guests enter the Moore Egyptian for the 2nd Seattle International Film Festival

Guests enter the Moore Egyptian for the 2nd Seattle International Film Festival

Guests enter the Moore Egyptian for the 2nd Seattle International Film Festival

A guest, blurry but dressed to the nines, entering the Moore Egyptian

A guest, blurry but dressed to the nines, entering the Moore Egyptian

A guest, blurry but dressed to the nines, entering the Moore Egyptian

A guest, blurry but dressed to the nines, entering the Moore Egyptian

Guests look down from the first balcony in the Moore Egyptian lobby

Guests look down from the first balcony in the Moore Egyptian lobby

Guests look down from the first balcony in the Moore Egyptian lobby

Guests look down from the first balcony in the Moore Egyptian lobby

FILM HIGHLIGHTS

Allegro non troppo
Allegro non troppo
Aguire, Wrath Of God
Aguire, Wrath Of God
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
The Best Way
The Best Way

FULL LINEUP DETAILS

List of Feature-Length Films

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

Special Programs & Events

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