British Film Database

1970s

British films of 1978

75 films, in order of release. 49 with no exact release date are listed after them.

ReleasedTitleDirector
22 JanuaryThe Mayor of CasterbridgeDavid Giles
FebruaryJubileeDerek Jarman
13 MarchThe Big SleepMichael Winner
21 MarchWhat's Up Superdoc!Derek Ford
12 AprilThe StudQuentin Masters
5 MayWarlords of AtlantisKevin Connor
12 MayThe Greek TycoonJ. Lee Thompson
18 MayAdventures of a Plumber's MateStanley Long
18 MayMidnight ExpressAlan Parker
22 MayThe ShoutJerzy Skolimowski
5 JuneDamien: Omen IIDon Taylor
13 JuneGreaseRandal Kleiser
28 JuneThe Wild GeeseAndrew V. McLaglen
21 JulyThe Hound of the BaskervillesPaul Morrissey
16 AugustForce 10 from NavaroneGuy Hamilton
25 AugustPower PlayMartyn Burke
19 SeptemberMy Way HomeBill Douglas
29 SeptemberDeath on the NileJohn Guillermin
OctoberWatership DownMartin Rosen, John HubleyU
12 OctoberCarry On EmmannuelleGerald Thomas
NovemberNighthawksRon Peck
15 NovemberThe Lord of the RingsRalph Bakshi
23 NovemberThe Thief of BaghdadClive Donner
10 DecemberSupermanRichard Donner
14 DecemberThe First Great Train RobberyMichael Crichton
26 DecemberThe Talking ParcelBrian Cosgrove
—AbsolutionAnthony Page
—As You Like ItBasil Coleman
—Black IslandBen Bolt
—The Boys from BrazilFranklin J. Schaffner
—The Cat and the CanaryRadley Metzger
—The Class of Miss MacMichaelSilvio Narizzano
—The ComebackPete Walker
—Daphne Laureola
—Destination Moonbase-AlphaTom Clegg
—DominiqueMichael Anderson
—Europe After The Rain: Dada And SurrealismMick Gold
—Fear and Loathing on the Road to HollywoodNigel Finch
—Fern, the Red DeerJan Darnley-Smith
—Give Us TomorrowDonovan Winter
—Grand SlamJohn Hefin
—A Hitch in Time
—Home Before MidnightPete Walker
—Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesJames Ivory
—Killer's MoonAlan Birkinshaw
—Kingdom of Gifts
—La ronde de nuitGabriel Axel
—The LegacyRichard Marquand
—Leopard in the SnowGerry O'Hara
—Let's Get LaidJames Kenelm Clarke
—A Little Like DrowningAnthony Minghella
—The Lost BoysRodney Bennett
—Measure for MeasureDesmond Davis
—The Medusa TouchJack Gold
—Motoring and Camping in DenmarkDavid Williams
—The Odd JobPeter Medak
—Oriental NightfishThe Oriental Nightfish
—The PlaybirdsWilly Roe
—PreyNorman J. Warren
—The Punk Rock MovieDon Letts
—Renoir, My FatherAlan Cooke
—Revenge of the Pink PantherBlake Edwards
—Roads to the SouthJoseph Losey
—Rosie Dixon – Night NurseJustin Cartwright
—The Sailor's ReturnJack Gold
—Sammy's Super T-ShirtJeremy Summers
—She Fell Among ThievesClive Donner
—StevieRobert Enders
—Sweeney 2Tom Clegg
—TerrorNorman J. Warren
—The Thirty Nine StepsDon Sharp
—Tomorrow Never ComesPeter Collinson
—Vertical Features RemakePeter Greenaway
—The Water BabiesLionel Jeffries
—Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Ted Kotcheff