Best Adventure movies of 1979

Actors : Yildirim Gencer, Güngör Bayrak, Tayfun Demir, Esref Kolçak,
Directors : Kunt Tulgar,

Born out of a Christmas ornaments-filled heaven, Turkish Superman fights the mob in order to save the day!

Actors : Randolph Rebane, Katie Hopkins Zerby, Janus Raudkivi, Stafford Morgan,
Directors : Bill Rebane,

A series of killings occur, with no suspects, the locals soon decide that Bigfoot is responsible.

Actors : Ka-Yan Leung, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Chia Yung Liu, Lung Chan,
Directors : Chia Yung Liu,

The titular 'Odd Couple' are Sammo (King of Sabres) and Lau Kar Wing (King of Spears). They compete regularly against each other but every encounter results in a draw! Both decide to ...

Actors : Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Dharmendra,

Alibaba, (Dharmendra) a native of Guleba is in love with Marjina (Hema Malini). The town has a ruler, Abu Hasan. Guleban is terrorized by dacoits. Ali Baba hears the password to the door of...

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoshio Harada, Ayumi Ishida, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Hideo Gosha,

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan ...

Actors : Michael Forest, Jorge Luke, Franco Nero, Werner Pochath,
Directors : Enzo G. Castellari,

A crusty recluse on a Caribbean island who is dedicated to destroying sharks gets involved in a hunt for buried treasure.

Actors : Kristine DeBell, Jason Williams, Wally Ann Wharton, Anthony Lewis,
Directors : Jeff Werner,

A bus-load containing three cheer-leading teams from 3 different schools who are heading to compete against each other is hijacked by terrorists and the girls are kidnapped.

Actors : Gil Van Waggoner, Ron Berger, Bridget Agnew, Clayton King,
Directors : Paul Kiener,

Actors : Dayton Ka'ne, Keahi Farden, Maren Jensen, Kathleen Swan,
Directors : Frank C. Clarke,

Tikoyo lives by the Bora Bora lagoon in the South Pacific, where he found a man-eating tiger shark when it was an orphaned baby, just a foot long. He named it Manidu, and it grew to be ...

Actors : David Chiang, Lieh Lo, Norman Chu, Lily Li,
Directors : Ho Meng-Hua,

International favorite, David Chiang, stars as the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Joining him is Lo Lieh, the Shaws' first international star who returns ...

Actors : Meg Lam, Siu Tin Yuen, Lau Chan, Bruce Li,
Directors : Bong Luk,

A well-to-do villager decides learning kung fu is the best way to protect himself and his family from the local gangsters. But the mentor he visits is a conman who is only after his money.

Actors : Jorge Rivero, Fabio Testi, Andrés García, Agostina Belli,
Directors : Alberto Vázquez Figueroa,

At the beginning of this century some owners of rubber plantations in the Amazonas jungle convert a village into one big prison. But the inhabitants have other plans...

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 : Rodna Yeshonov, Feliks Sergeyev, Olga Yenzak, Vladimir Kruglov,
Directors : Boris Buneev,

A team of surveyors in Siberia enlist the help of native Evenk guides to solve a string of disappearances on the dreaded mountain Yambuy.

Actors : Louise Cooper, Phil Askham, Stephen Hirst, Jean Franval,
Directors : Ken Loach,

A rediscovered classic from director Ken Loach (THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, KES) and one of the inspirations for Wes Anderson's MOONRISE KINGDOM, BLACK JACK is a dark and complex ...

Actors : Sushilendra Joshi, Vasant Rao Nakod, Rekha Sabnis, Shankar Nag,
Directors : Girish Karnad,

A mercernary sets out to assist a tribal chieftain to defeat the chieftain's brother who is now an opponent and an enemy.

Actors : Jaromír Hanzlík, Josef Vinklár, Martin Ruzek, Jan Potmesil,
Directors : Ludvík Ráza,

Two scientists use their inherited fortune differently. One designs a beautiful town called Fortuna, while the second builds huge factories to make munitions known as Steel City.

Actors : Sunder, Dara Singh, Satish Kaul, Bharat Bhushan,
Directors : Dara Singh,

The epic saga of Sherawali Mata's devotee, Dhyanu Bhagat, and his trials, tribulations, and triumphs. Also features the historic and memorable visit of Akbar Badshah, who traveled barefoot ...

Actors : Reena Roy, Rajesh Khanna, Sunil Dutt, Shatrughan Sinha,
Directors : Rajkumar Kohli,

Sheru (Shatrughan Sinha) and Vicky (Sunil Dutt) are two gangleaders. After a series of complications and mishaps both realize that they will be better off being friends and helping the poor...

Actors : Aruna Irani, Vinod Khanna, Agha, Indrani Mukherjee,
Directors : Ramanna T.R.,

The Samrat of Suryadesh, Suryadev, travels to Pushpapuri in order to wed Rajkumari Nandini, but instead ends up getting married to her maid, Meenakshi, much to the chagrin of Nandini. ...