Gregory

Gregory 1981

1

A man and a woman awake in the middle of the night. The woman is upset by her dreams and what she perceives as the untouchable nature of her mind, unlike the physical nature of her body. The man recounts the story of his youth – when he was not allowed to go out to play, his mind would go outside instead. An elliptical series of scenes unfold as though in the mind of the man – an encounter with an epileptic, a prostitute, and a demented therapist - all somehow address the mind/body schism. A school film written and completed in two weeks, incorporating preliminary image manipulation techniques via the use of contact printing and Mettler’s first use of sound montage in a musical sense.

1981

The Tiger and the Widow

The Tiger and the Widow 1981

6.00

The movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend most of the movie arguing which one of them is going to sacrifice him/herself and surrender to the police.

1981

Jasnovidec

Jasnovidec 1981

1

The story of the chief prosecutor Dr. Klapka - a self-confident, cold-blooded, calculating man who lives in the comfort befitting his position - and his attractive wife. Dr. Klapka sues the factory owner Muller for murdering his brother and, years ago, his mistress for selfish reasons. The prosecutor has no direct evidence and must rely only on his oratory skills to propose the maximum sentence. In his desperate attempt to win the trial, he grabs at every straw. In this case, such a straw is a mysterious exotic stranger with alleged clairvoyant abilities to read the writer's character from a manuscript just by touching it with his fingers.

1981

Nightmare

Nightmare 1981

5.55

A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares is released from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.

1981

The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound 1981

7.14

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!

1981

The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster 1981

5.80

When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops.

1981

V zámku a podzámčí

V zámku a podzámčí 1981

1

The story of an unhappy, childless princess, her loving husband and the poor villagers threatened by a terrible disease, who finally received help from above.

1981

Die Rumplhanni

Die Rumplhanni 1981

2.00

August 1914. In the village of Öd, the maid Rumplhanni has a love affair with Simon, son of the farmer Hauser. Before he goes to war, she dizzy to him, she expects a child from him. Simon can persuade his parents to say goodbye to Hanni as a daughter-in-law. Thus she has achieved what she wanted: to come out of the state of an illegitimate maid and to become peasant woman with house and farm. Since the old farmer wants to give her but nothing written, Hanni sets out another plan ...

1981

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder 1981

5.89

A London businessman concocts an intricate plan to murder his unfaithful wife for her money.

1981

Khuda Kasam

Khuda Kasam 1981

1

Ranvir helps his criminal boss in camouflaging a murder. Thereafter, Ranvir is declared dead and assumes a new identity. Years later, realising that Ranvir is alive, his son decides to confront him.

1981

The Marquis of Grillo

The Marquis of Grillo 1981

7.82

In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

1981

Maria Zef

Maria Zef 1981

7.00

The story of a peasant girl of fifteen, Mariute, who comes down from the Carnia mountains to the Friulian plains with her mother at the beginning of the summer.

1981

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers 1981

4.80

During a weekend in a country house, young people eager for strong emotions end up switching partners and experimenting drugs.

1981

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

The Fall of the Rebel Angels 1981

4.21

Who is the mysterious stranger Cecilia met on the street? Why is he suspicious of everyone? She is happily married, has a lovely child and a good job: yet she decides to join him and to become his lover, sharing his destiny right up to its tragic conclusion.

1981

Excalibur

Excalibur 1981

6.96

Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail, and his nation's survival.

1981

Next Year If All Goes Well

Next Year If All Goes Well 1981

5.70

Isabelle and Maxime are a pair of lighthearted lovers -- that is, until Isabelle gets the itch for motherhood. When she confesses her desire for a child, Maxime panics. As a cartoonist by trade he is far from financially stable, so he outright rejects the idea of parenthood. What follows is a roller-coaster romance full of recriminations and reconciliations, until Maxime must ultimately decide whether his fear of becoming a parent is a reason to leave.

1981

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face 1981

1

Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition with his arch-rival, Glamour, Inc., that happens to be run by his former lover (Lee Grant), and finds his company in the grip of a power struggle among his executives (one of whom, unbeknownst to him, is the son he'd never met) when he is severely injured in a helicopter accident. This pilot to a prospective primetime soap opera failed to generate network interest.

1981

Mephisto

Mephisto 1981

7.20

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.

1981

Spider-Man

Spider-Man 1981

7.30

The web-slinging superhero battles crime in New York City.

1981

Mid-South Wrestling

Mid-South Wrestling 1981

1

Mid-South Wrestling was one of the most successful wrestling territories in the 1981s; featuring future WWE Hall of Famers.

1981

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin 1981

6.10

Private Benjamin is an American sitcom based on the movie of the same name. The show aired on CBS from April 6, 1981, to January 10, 1983. Eileen Brennan, who reprised her role from the film, won an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her work on the series.

1981

Brothers Four

Brothers Four 1981

1

The series revolves around the four Lin brothers, Lin Shangfu, Lin Shanggui, Lin Shangrong and Lin Shanghua. Shangfu, who works as a car salesman, narrowly avoids being laid off and begins a relationship with TV star Xia Chuqiao. Shanghua, a lounge singer, falls in love with a fellow music enthusiast, Sun Yide, but their relationship becomes complicated due to feelings between Shangfu and Yide. The Lin brothers also face multiple attacks from an unscrupulous artist agent, Lei Litao, but manage to overcome his schemes.

1981

Father Murphy

Father Murphy 1981

8.29

A good-hearted frontiersman poses as a priest to start an orphanage for a group of kids whose homes have been destroyed by an evil mining manager.

1981

Here's Boomer

Here's Boomer 1981

5.50

Here's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that premiered on the NBC network on March 14, 1980. A television movie called A Christmas for Boomer aired on December 6, 1979 and served as the pilot. The show follows the adventures of the titular stray dog, "Boomer" and ran for two seasons, ending its run in August 1982, with the final original episode, "Flatfoots," airing on July 3 of that year.

1981

Legendary Fok

Legendary Fok 1981

6.00

The story takes place in the early years of the Republic of China. The Huo family and the Zhao family are the two giants in the martial arts world today. They have been fighting over who is the authentic secret boxer. Huo Yuanjia is the fourth son of the Huo family. People are not optimistic about him because he has been frail and sick since he was a child, and they are not prepared to teach him martial arts. However, Huo Yuanjia, who is extremely perceptive, actually realized the Mizong Fist on his own. On the day when the two families agreed to compete, He used the Mizong Fist and defeated his opponent Cheng Tianxiao. Unexpectedly, Cheng Tianxiao suffered a huge blow and passed away. His apprentice Chen Zhen worshiped Huo Yuanjia as his master. A group of people came to Tianjin. Huo Yuanjia, who was highly skilled in martial arts, quickly attracted the attention of the Japanese and was hunted down. They could only take Qiannan to flee to Beijing and set up the Jingwu Sect.

1981

The Misadventure of Zoo

The Misadventure of Zoo 1981

1

The Misadventure of Zoo is a TVB television series, premiered in 1981. Theme song "Personhood Loves Freedom" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng, and the sub theme song "Cheers" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng.

1981

Never the Twain

Never the Twain 1981

6.60

Never the Twain is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer wrote the entirety of the first two series and four episodes out of six of the eighth, with the rest being mainly written by Vince Powell and John Kane. It starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers, and also starred Derek Deadman, Zara Nutley, Robin Kermode, Tacy Kneale, Julia Watson, Honor Blackman, Teddy Turner and Maria Charles. The title is taken from the Rudyard Kipling poem; The Ballad of East and West.

1981

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 1981

7.40

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions starring established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman and an original character, Firestar. As a trio called the Spider-Friends, they fought against various villains.

1981

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe 1981

7.40

Nero Wolfe is a television series based on the characters in Rex Stout's classic series of detective stories that aired January 16 – August 25, 1981, on NBC. William Conrad fills the role of the detective genius Nero Wolfe, and Lee Horsley is his assistant Archie Goodwin. Produced by Paramount Television, the series updates the world of Nero Wolfe to contemporary New York City and draws few of its stories from the Stout originals.

1981

Mr. Merlin

Mr. Merlin 1981

4.70

Immortal Merlin the wizard lives in modern-day San Francisco under the identity of Max Merlin, a mechanic. He uses his magic while trying to blend into the modern world.

1981

Love, Sidney

Love, Sidney 1981

2.33

A middle-aged gay artist shares his New York apartment with a single mother and her little girl. Based on a short story written by Marilyn Cantor Baker, which was subsequently adapted into a TV movie entitled Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend. Love, Sidney was the first program on American television to feature a gay character as the central lead, although for the series, Sidney's homosexuality was almost entirely downplayed from its subtle yet unmistakable presence in the two-hour pilot.

1981

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards 1981

5.50

The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbaggen. The awards, first presented in 1964 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, are overseen by the Swedish Film Institute. It is described as the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards. The awards ceremony was first televised in 1981.

1981