Festival Directors, Darryl Macdonald, Rajeeve Gupta, and Dan Ireland
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
On this page: FULL LINEUP DETAILS
Photos
Festival Directors, Darryl Macdonald, Rajeeve Gupta, and Dan Ireland
SIFFers, Pat Tennant, Ray Sage, and Peter Brady having some fun with film
Rick Sanford poses with other SIFFers outside of the Moore Egyptian
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
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