Best Biography movies of 1980

Actors : Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it.

Actors : Phyllis Boyens-Liptak, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm,
Directors : Michael Apted,

Biographical story of Loretta Lynn, a legendary country singer that came from poverty to worldwide fame. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever.

Actors : John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Anthony Hopkins,
Directors : David Lynch,

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

Actors : Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Rene Auberjonois, Bruno Kirby,
Directors : Art Linson,

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Actors : Rod Steiger, Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Oliver Reed,
Directors : Moustapha Akkad,

In the Fascist Italy Pre-World War II of Benito Mussolini, the cruel General Rodolfo Graziani is directly assigned by Il Duce to fight in the colonial war in Libya to vanquish the Arab ...

Actors : Randy Jones, Ray Simpson, David Hodo, Felipe Rose,
Directors : Nancy Walker,

This is a pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.

Actors : LeVar Burton, Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold,
Directors : Buzz Kulik,

The story of professional bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson.

Actors : Darren McGavin, Gary Collins, Robert Vaughn, James Hampton,
Directors : James L. Conway,

Shortly after the launch of a satellite from a space shuttle the satellite collides with an UFO in front of the crew's eyes. Because of an election campaign some politicians try to hide the...

Actors : Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh,
Directors : Taylor Hackford,

Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

Actors : Alan Bates, Alan Badel, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne,
Directors : Herbert Ross,

Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical fact, this is the story of Vaslav Nijinsky, the young and brilliant but headstrong premier...

Actors : Orson Welles, Strother Martin, Petar Bozovic, Oja Kodar,
Directors : Krsto Papic,

Life and times of Nikola Tesla, famous scientist whose inventions were stolen, but whose greatest contribution to mankind remain a mystery to this day.

Actors : Kostas Kazakos, Angelos Antonopoulos, Vangelis Kazan, Alekos Alexandrakis,
Directors : Nikos Tzimas,

The story of Nikos Belogiannis member of the communist party and officer of Ellas that has come back to Greece only to get arrested, tried for espionage on behalf of Russia and executed. A ...

Actors : Jürgen Arndt, Eva Mattes, Norbert Wartha, Wolf Euba,
Directors : Percy Adlon,

In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. More than eight years later, she was at his side when he died. During this entire time, she only entered...

Actors : Minas Christidis, Dimitris Myrat, Manos Katrakis, Giannis Voglis,
Directors : Pantelis Voulgaris,

The life and work of Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos from his election in 1910 until 1927.

Actors : Jaime Garza, José Luis Manzano, Verónica Castro, Isela Vega,
Directors : Eloy de la Iglesia,

José Manuel Gómez Perales alias "El Jaro" lives with his band, also teenagers and their girlfriends. One day he meets Mercedes, a prostitute who want him away from the bad way. Then appears Toñi, a drug addict from which he falls .

Actors : Nikolay Eryomenko, Natalya Bondarchuk, Dmitriy Zolotukhin, Tamara Makarova,
Directors : Sergey Gerasimov,

Part one of a pair of historical films about the life of Peter the Great.

Actors : Emanoil Petrut, Ion Dichiseanu, Alexandru Repan, George Constantin,
Directors : Gheorghe Vitanidis,

The life of Dacian war-leader Burebista who ruled between 80-44 B.C.and founded a strong Dacian Kingdom despite considerable pressure from the neighboring Celtic warlords and the Greek cities of the Black Sea coast.

Actors : Ladislav Bambas, Daniela Bambasová, Josef Vinklár, Zlata Adamovská,
Directors : Frantisek Vlácil,

Composer Antonín Dvorák (Josef Vinklár) conducts a rehearsal at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where a series of his musical pieces is to be performed. He is suddenly being haunted by a ...

Actors : Petar Kralj, Gojko Santic, Ljuba Tadic, Lazar Ristovski,
Directors : Eduard Galic,

A biopic of an influential Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher. Svetozar Markovic developed an activist anthropological philosophy with a definite program of social ...

Actors : Constantin Codrescu, Cornel Ciupercescu, Vlad Radescu, Silviu Stanculescu,
Directors : Mircea Moldovan,

In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.