1980 Movies

The Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right in their own way.

This effective, straightforward story about the birth and on-going life of a young man at the beginning of the 20th century reflects the political and...

In 1977, Robertas Verba followed Jonas Mekas in Lithuania, his second trip there after he left the country in 1944.

When Max, the owner of a brick manufacturing company, is given 50 carats worth of diamonds to smuggle out of the country for a fee of R5 million, he i...

Alan Plater looks at the various adaptations of J.B. Priestley's 'The Good Companions', in the company of the author himself.

It follows the lives of two women; real-life painter Nives Kavurić-Kurtović and editor Ana who’s just working on editing of documentary on Nives.

South African Movie

Larry Wessel Super 8mm short film

Chinese opera film from 1980.

This animated film illustrates the terrible journey, the back-breaking work, the exotic and gaudy city of Dawson, and the turmoil and triumphs of the...

Experimental Filmmaker Scott Bartlett speaks of his filmmaking techniques and aesthetics at the time of OffOn's release. The film includes scenes from...

Taylor Chain I tells the gritty realities of a seven-week strike at a small Indiana chain factory during 1973-74. Volatile union meetings and tension-...

"Puck, puck!" - animated story No. 216 from the film magazine Wick.