Best Survival movies of 1979

Actors : Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel,
Directors : George Miller,

In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

Actors : Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood, Jocelyn Jones, Chuck Connors,
Directors : David Schmoeller,

A group of young friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by the owner of the place, who has the power to control his collection of mannequins.

Actors : Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle, Sally Field, Michael Caine,
Directors : Irwin Allen,

Adventurers return to the overturned ship, seeking a fortune.

Actors : Bud Spencer, Cary Guffey, Raimund Harmstorf, Joe Bugner,
Directors : Michele Lupo,

A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but the sheriff doesn't want any help from a "kid."

Actors : Lembit Peterson, Mikk Mikiver, Jüri Järvet, Uldis Pucitis,
Directors : Grigori Kromanov,

Police gets a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be alright. Suddenly an avalanche cuts them out from the rest of the world and strange things are going to happen.

Actors : Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Leslie Nielsen, Shelley Winters,
Directors : Alvin Rakoff,

A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

Actors : Jason Robards, Mia Farrow, Max von Sydow, Trevor Howard,
Directors : Jan Troell,

The desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and an American painter, against the will of her father. Amid this man-made tension comes a hurricane so devastating, the lives of the lovers and the entire island are imperiled.

Actors : John Colicos, David McCallum, Britt Ekland, Patrick Macnee,
Directors : Alvin Rakoff,

Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.

Actors : Fernando Arrabal, Tilo Prückner, Carline Seiser, Helmut Griem,
Directors : Peter Fleischmann,

The BRD is haunted by a mysterious, deadly plague. In Hamburg, a group of people head for an odyssey through the country to search for survivors and a rescue.

Actors : Kemal Monteno, Arsen Dedic, Zdravko Colic, Kornelije Kovac,
Directors : Jovan Ristic,

Zdravko Colic is the biggest pop star in Yugoslavia. We follow him during his "Traveling Earthquake Tour", learning who is the man behind the microphone, dancers, glittery suits... and in front of the audience.

Actors : Antonio Pedro, Otávio Augusto, Ítala Nandi, Cecil Thiré,
Directors : David Neves,

Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival.

Actors : Jayamalini, Anita, Anuradha, Aruna,

Abducted, presumed dead, young Pratap survives in an ashram, learns various arts of worship and weaponry, rescues and then falls in love with Kalingnagar's Rajkumari Malti, and wants to wed...

Actors : Hugh Martin, Michael Elphick, Allan Surtees, Norman Tipton,
Directors : Ben Bolt,

Joe and Michael, 13-year-old Brits, become separated from their class outing, stranded on a small island, and captured by armed men.

Actors : Xiao Feng, Suohua He, Baoluo Li, Zaiyang Li,

Set in the summer of 1976, people and stories in the disaster relief after a violent earthquake.