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Overview of the events of 1979 in film
Overview of the events of 1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
Highest-grossing films
United States and Canada
The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1979 (United States and Canada)
Rank
Title
Distributor
Box-office gross
1
Kramer vs. Kramer
Columbia
$106,260,000
[1]
2
The Amityville Horror
American International
$86,432,520
[2]
3
Rocky II
United Artists
$85,182,160
[3]
4
Apocalypse Now
$83,471,511
[4]
5
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Paramount
$82,258,456
[5]
6
Alien
20th Century Fox
$80,931,801
[6]
7
10
Warner Bros.
$74,865,517
[7]
8
The Jerk
Universal
$73,691,419
[8]
9
Moonraker
United Artists
$70,308,099
[9]
10
The Muppet Movie
Associated Film
$65,200,000
[10]
International
Highest-grossing films of 1979 (international markets)
International market
Title
Distributor
Admissions
Gross revenue
Production country
Local currency
US$
China
Gunshots in the CIB
Changchun Film Studio
600,000,000
[11]
CN¥ 180,000,000
[11]
$116,000,000
China
France
The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials
SNC
6,280,070
[12]
Unknown
Unknown
France
Germany
The Jungle Book
20th Century Fox
9,103,582
[13]
€ 32,092,155
[13]
$44,000,000
United States
India
Suhaag
Sharma Cine Associates
Unknown
₹ 100,000,000
[14]
$12,310,000
[15]
India
Italy
Superman
Columbia -
EMI -
Warner
904,000
[16]
Unknown
Unknown
United States
Japan
Galaxy Express 999
Toei
Unknown
¥ 16,500,000,000
[17]
$76,120,000
[18]
Japan
Soviet Union
Sholay (Embers )
R. K. Films
60,000,000
[19]
15,000,000
Rbls
[n 1]
$28,200,000
[a]
India
Spain
Superman
Warner Bros.
4,795,628
[21]
₧ 655,346,759
[21]
$9,763,080
[22]
United States
United Kingdom
Superman
Columbia -
EMI -
Warner
10,190,000
[23]
£ 11,547,308
[23]
[24]
$24,455,309
[25]
Major events
March 2 –
Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be
G-rated ,
Take Down .
March 5 – Production begins on
The Empire Strikes Back .
March –
Frank Price becomes president of
Columbia Pictures .
May 25 –
Alien , a landmark of the
science fiction genre, is released.
May 29 -
Mary Pickford , a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke.
May 31 –
The Muppet Movie ,
Jim Henson 's
Muppets ' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom.
June 11 –
John Wayne , a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from
stomach cancer .
June 27 –
20th Century Fox Pictures president
Alan Ladd Jr. and vice-presidents
Jay Kanter and
Gareth Wigan agree to leave Fox.
June 29 –
Moonraker , the 11th film in the James Bond franchise, is released in the United States and goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide.
August 15 –
Apocalypse Now is released to worldwide critical acclaim and box office success. Heralded as one of the greatest films ever made to this day.
September 19 –
Don Bluth and a group of fellow animators resign from
The Walt Disney Company 's animation department to set up a rival studio,
Don Bluth Productions .
October 1 – Alan Ladd Jr., Jay Kanter and Gareth Wigan who agreed to leave Fox earlier in the year formally announce the creation of
The Ladd Company .
October 3 – producers
Benjamin Melniker and
Michael E. Uslan purchase the
film rights of
Batman from
DC Comics . It would be another ten years, before a
Batman feature film would be fully realized.
November 1 – Production begins on
Raiders of the Lost Ark .
December 7 –
Star Trek: The Motion Picture debuts in the United States to mixed reviews but blockbuster box office, launching a film franchise that leads to 9 sequels and 3 reboots over the next 37 years. It also leads to the creation of five spin-off television series based upon
Gene Roddenberry 's creation.
Allied Artists files for bankruptcy.
Awards
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Apocalypse Now , directed by
Francis Ford Coppola , United States
The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel), directed by Volker Schlöndorff, W. Germany
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
David , directed by
Peter Lilienthal , West Germany
1979 films
By country/region
By genre/medium
Births
January 1 –
Vidya Balan , Indian actress
January 6 –
Cristela Alonzo , American comedian, actress, writer and producer
January 8
January 16 –
Aaliyah , American actress and singer (d.
2001 )
January 24 –
Tatyana Ali , American actress and singer
January 26 –
Sara Rue , American actress
January 29 –
Andrew Keegan , American actor
February 1 –
Rachelle Lefevre , Canadian actress
February 2 –
Shamita Shetty , Indian actress
February 3 –
Costa Ronin , Australian actor and cinematographer
February 7 -
Cerina Vincent , American actress
February 8 -
Josh Keaton , American actor and musician
February 9 –
Zhang Ziyi , Chinese actress and dancer
February 11 –
Brandy Norwood , American actress and singer
February 13 –
Mena Suvari , American actress
February 21
March 3 –
Patrick Renna , American actor
March 5 –
Riki Lindhome , American actress, comedian and musician
March 9 –
Oscar Isaac , Guatemalan-American actor
March 10
March 17 –
Stephen Kramer Glickman , Canadian actor, music producer and stand-up comedian
March 18 –
Adam Levine , American singer, songwriter, musician and actor
March 20
March 24 –
Lake Bell , American actress, director and screenwriter
March 25 –
Lee Pace , American actor
March 28 –
Shakib Khan , Bangladeshi film actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personalities
[26]
March 29 –
De'Angelo Wilson , American actor and rapper (d.
2008 )
March 30 -
Pete Holmes , American comedian, actor, writer, producer and podcaster
April 4
April 5 –
Josh Boone , American filmmaker
April 7 -
Nico Santos , Filipino-American actor
April 11 –
Josh Server , American actor
April 12
April 15
April 17
April 19 –
Kate Hudson , American actress
April 21 –
James McAvoy , Scottish actor
[27]
April 23 –
Jaime King , American actress
April 26 –
Klára Issová , Czech actress
April 27 -
Tom Davis , English actor and comedian
May 5 –
Vincent Kartheiser , American actor
May 7 –
Yōsuke Kubozuka , Japanese actor
May 9 –
Rosario Dawson , American actress
May 12 –
Aaron Yoo , Korean-American actor
May 19 –
Bérénice Marlohe , French actress
May 20 -
Jana Pallaske , German actress and singer
May 22 –
Maggie Q , American actress
May 23 –
Josh Cooley , American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor
May 28
June 2 -
Morena Baccarin , Brazilian actress
June 7 –
Anna Torv , Australian actress
June 12 -
Wil Horneff , American former child actor
June 17 –
Young Maylay , American rapper, producer and voice actor
June 20 -
Sarah Stiles , American singer and actress
June 21 –
Chris Pratt , American actor
June 24 –
Mindy Kaling , American writer and actress
June 25 -
Busy Philipps , American actress
June 27
June 30 -
Rick Gonzalez , American actor and musician
July 3 –
Ludivine Sagnier , French actress
July 5 –
Eva Maria Daniels , Icelandic film producer (d.
2023 )
July 6
July 7 -
Benjamin Mitchell , New Zealand actor
July 10 –
Gong Yoo , South Korean actor
July 12 –
Omid Abtahi , Iranian-American actor
July 14 –
Scott Porter , American actor
July 16 –
Jayma Mays , American actress
July 17 –
Mike Vogel , American actor and former model
July 19 –
David Sakurai , Danish-Japanese actor, director and scriptwriter
July 26 -
Mageina Tovah , American actress
July 31
August 1 –
Jason Momoa , American actor and filmmaker
August 3 –
Evangeline Lilly , Canadian actress
[29]
August 6 –
Dayahang Rai , Nepalese actor
August 10 –
JoAnna Garcia Swisher , American actress
August 12 -
Keith Powell , American actor, writer and director
August 13 -
Kasia Smutniak , Polish-Italian actress and model
August 14 -
Jamie Parker , English actor and singer
August 21 -
Kevin Janssens , Belgian actor
August 22 –
Brandon Adams , American actor
August 23 –
Claire Grant , American actress, model and producer
August 24 –
Fabienne Carat , French actress and singer
August 25 –
Şebnem Bozoklu , Turkish actress
August 26 –
Erik Valdez , American actor
August 27 –
Aaron Paul , American actor
August 29 –
Dan Harris , American screenwriter and director
August 31 –
Yuvan Shankar Raja , Indian film composer
September 1 -
Camille Chen , American actress
September 8 –
Pink , American singer and actress
September 11
September 17 -
Billy Miller , American actor (d. 2023)
September 18 –
Alison Lohman , American former actress
September 19 –
Noémie Lenoir , French model and actress
September 20 –
Chris Tardio , American actor
September 22 –
MyAnna Buring , Swedish-born British actress
September 23 –
Lisa Loven Kongsli , Norwegian actress
September 25 -
Stephen Rider , American actor
September 26 -
Mark Famiglietti , American actor, screenwriter and producer
September 27 –
Jad Saxton , American voice actress
September 30 –
Jonathan Kasdan , American screenwriter, director, producer and actor
October 1 –
Marielle Heller , American film director
October 4
October 6 –
Sareh Bayat , Iranian actress
October 7
October 8 –
Kristanna Loken , American actress
October 9
October 20 –
John Krasinski , American actor and filmmaker
October 28 –
Natina Reed , American singer-songwriter, rapper and actress (d. 2012)
October 29 –
Maya Karin , Malaysian actress
October 30 -
James A. Woods , Canadian actor
October 31 –
Erica Cerra , Canadian actress
November 5 -
Leonardo Nam , Australian actor
November 8 –
Dania Ramirez , Dominican actress
November 9 –
Matt McCarthy , American comedian, actor and writer
November 13 –
Riccardo Scamarcio , Italian actor and producer
November 14 –
Olga Kurylenko , Ukrainian-French actress
November 19 –
Barry Jenkins , American film director
November 22 –
Andrew Knott , British actor
November 23 –
Jonathan Sadowski , American actor
November 25 –
Joel Kinnaman , Swedish-American actor
November 28 –
Daniel Henney , American actor and model
November 29 -
Timo Vuorensola , Finnish director, singer and actor
December 3 –
Tiffany Haddish , American comedian and actress
December 5 –
Nick Stahl , American actor
December 7
Eric Bauza , Canadian-born American voice actor, stand-up comedian and animation artist
Sara Bareilles , American actress and singer
December 11 –
Rider Strong , American actor
December 15 –
Adam Brody , American actor, writer, musician and producer
December 17 -
Lil Rel Howery , American actor and comedian
December 20 -
Ramón Rodríguez , Puerto Rican actor
December 23 –
Summer Altice , American model and actress
December 26 –
Chris Daughtry , American actor and singer
December 29 –
Diego Luna , Mexican actor, director and producer
Deaths
Month
Date
Name
Age
Country
Profession
Notable films
January
11
Jack Soo
61
US
Actor
16
Peter Butterworth
63
UK
Actor, writer
16
Ted Cassidy
46
US
Actor
18
Cyril J. Mockridge
82
UK
Composer
25
Dick Crockett
63
US
Stuntman, Actor
February
12
Jean Renoir
84
US
Director, writer, actor
16
Louise Allbritton
58
US
Actress
17
William Gargan
73
US
Actor
19
Leigh Jason
74
US
Director
28
Jane Hylton
51
UK
Actress
March
1
Dolores Costello
75
US
Actress
2
Edith Craig
71
US
Actress
6
John Robinson
70
UK
Actor
9
Barbara Mullen
64
UK
Actress
19
John Tate
64
UK
Actor
Invasion
21
Bomba Tzur
50
Israel
Actor
22
Ben Lyon
78
US
Actor, writer
24
Yvonne Mitchell
63
UK
Actress
April
4
Edgar Buchanan
76
US
Actor
6
Norman Tokar
59
US
Director
10
Nino Rota
67
Italy
Composer
24
John Carroll
72
US
Actor
May
6
Rosemary La Planche
55
US
Actress
8
Victor Saville
83
UK
Producer, director
10
Beatrice Campbell
56
UK
Actress
11
Joan Chandler
55
US
Actress
26
George Brent
80
US
Actor
29
Mary Pickford
87
US
Actress, producer, writer
June
1
Jack Mulhall
91
US
Actor
2
Larisa Shepitko
41
Soviet Union
Director
2
Jim Hutton
45
US
Actor
6
Jack Haley
80
US
Actor
11
John Wayne
72
US
Actor, producer, director
12
Henry Berman
65
US
Editor, Producer
14
David Butler
84
US
Director
16
Nicholas Ray
67
US
Director, writer, actor
19
Nick Grinde
86
US
Director
21
Julian Orchard
49
UK
Actor, writer
July
2
Larisa Shepitko
41
USSR
Director, writer, actress
8
Michael Wilding
66
UK
Actor, producer
13
Corinne Griffith
84
US
Actress
22
Kathleen Case
45
US
Actress
25
Eric Pohlmann
66
Germany
Actor
26
Virginia Brissac
96
US
Actress
27
Ettore Manni
52
Italy
Actor
27
Shirley Mason
79
US
Actress
28
George Seaton
68
US
Director
28
Frederick Stafford
51
Czechoslovakia
Actor
31
Beatrix Lehmann
76
UK
Actress
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
August
??
Betty Henderson
72
UK
Actress
6
Kurt Kasznar
65
Austria
Actor
7
Vicente Salumbides
85
Philippines
Actor
10
Dick Foran
69
US
Actor
17
Vivian Vance
70
US
Actress
21
Stuart Heisler
82
US
Director
30
Jean Seberg
40
US
Actress
September
1
Doris Kenyon
81
US
Actress
2
Felix Aylmer
90
UK
Actor
12
Les Clark
71
US
Animator
12
Jocelyne LaGarde
54
Tahiti
Actress
Hawaii
17
Willis Goldbeck
80
US
Screenwriter
22
Frederick Piper
76
UK
Actor
23
Catherine Lacey
75
UK
Actress
26
John Cromwell
91
US
Director
26
Arthur Hunnicutt
69
US
Actor
27
Gracie Fields
81
UK
Actress, singer
October
1
Dorothy Arzner
82
US
Director
3
Dorothy Peterson
81
US
Actress
12
Celia Lovsky
82
Austria
Actress
17
John Stuart
81
UK
Actor
25
Fernando Soler
83
Mexico
Actor
30
Graham Ashley
52
UK
Actor
November
2
Saro Urzì
66
Italy
Actor
5
Amedeo Nazzari
71
Italy
Actor
8
Sydney Tafler
63
UK
Actor
11
Dimitri Tiomkin
85
Russia
Composer
20
Michael Darbyshire
62
UK
Actor, writer
21
Paul Wexler
50
US
Actor
22
George Froeschel
88
US
Screenwriter
23
Merle Oberon
68
India
Actress, producer
30
Joyce Grenfell
69
UK
Actress
30
Zeppo Marx
78
US
Actor, director
December
5
Jesse Pearson
49
US
Actor
Bye Bye Birdie
5
Lesley Selander
70
US
Director
9
James Neilson
70
US
Director
10
Ann Dvorak
68
US
Actress
11
Claire Carleton
66
US
Actress
12
Jon Hall
64
US
Actor, director
22
George Pollock
72
UK
Director
23
Ernest B. Schoedsack
86
US
Director, cinematographer, producer
25
Michael Collins
57
Canada
Actor
25
Lee Bowman
79
US
Actor
25
Joan Blondell
73
US
Actress
Film debuts
Notes
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