Best Movies of 1978 by Director
1731
22
Lou Adler, Tommy Chong
Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Strother Martin, Edie Adams, Harold Fong
Comedy / Adventure / Cult
USA
English
2751
54
Chantal Akerman
Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël,
Drama
France / Belgium / West Germany
French
1603
19
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton, Geraldine Page, Kristin Griffith, Mary Beth Hurt
Drama
USA
English
2712
51
Robert Altman
Desi Arnaz Jr., Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff, Mia Farrow
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1835
24
Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden
Fantasy / Comedy / Romance
USA
English
1346
17
Ingmar Bergman
Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Björk, Marianne Aminoff
Drama / Music
France / West Germany / Sweden
Swedish
1214
16
Bertrand Blier
Gérard Depardieu, Carole Laure
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Belgium / France
French
338
3
Charles Burnett
Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Angela Burnett, Eugene Cherry
Drama
USA
English
457
4
John Carpenter
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles
Horror / Thriller
USA
English
2079
30
Claude Chabrol
Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Period Film
France / Canada
French
2311
39
Cheh Chang
Sheng Chiang, Philip Kwok, Feng Lu, Pai Wei, Chien Sun, Meng Lo
Action / Adventure / Drama / Cult
Hong Kong
Cantonese
132
1
Michael Cimino
Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken
Drama / War / Epic
USA
English
2628
44
Michael Crichton
Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn
Thriller / Mystery / Tech-Noir
USA
English
2700
50
Jules Dassin
Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn, Andréas Voutsinas
Drama
Greece / USA / Switzerland
English
2700
50
Boaz Davidson
Yftach Katzur, Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy, Anat Atzmon
Drama / Comedy
Israel
Hebrew
2645
45
Philippe de Broca
Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric
Action / Comedy / Thriller / Detective / Romance / Mystery
France
French
2751
54
Manuel de Landa
Dina Paisner, Ken Burns, Patrick Gerstle, Susan Schneider
Short / Drama / Experimental
unknown
unknown
2628
44
Brian De Palma
Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, Amy Irving
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA
English
2124
31
Stanley Donen
George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons, Eli Wallach
Comedy / Musical
USA
English
804
7
Richard Donner
Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Romance / Crime / Family / Comic
UK
English
2186
33
Bill Douglas
Stephen Archibald, Paul Kermack, Jessie Combe, William Carrol, Morag McNee
Biography / Drama
UK
English
2591
42
John Duigan
Kim Krejus, Sonia Peat, Ian Gilmour, Serge Frazzetto, Walter Pym, Michael Carman
Drama / Crime
Australia
English
NR
-
Blake Edwards
Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, Dyan Cannon, Robert Webber, Tony Beckley
Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Detective / Family
UK / USA
English
2196
34
Robert Enders
Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen, Trevor Howard
Drama / Biography
UK
English
1913
27
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar
Drama
West Germany
German
2673
47
Marco Ferreri
Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco
Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi
Italy / France
English
2628
44
Sidney J. Furie
Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson
Drama / War
USA / Hong Kong
English
2756
55
Gonzalo García Pelayo
Miguel Ángel Iglesias, Ana Bernal, Lola Sordo, Guillermo Méndez
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Spain
Spanish
2690
48
José Luis García Sánchez
Héctor Alterio, Juan Amigo, Ofelia Angélica, Carmen Arévalo
Comedy
Spain
Spanish
2606
43
Hans W. Geissendörfer
Brigitte Fossey, Helmut Griem, Dieter Laser, Walter Kohut
Crime / Drama / Thriller
West Germany
German
1703
20
Ulu Grosbard
Dustin Hoffman, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmett Walsh, Theresa Russell
Crime / Drama
USA
English
2697
49
Ruy Guerra, Nelson Xavier
Leonidas Bayer, Carlos Alberto Baía, Hugo Carvana, Murilo de Lima
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2434
41
John Guillermin
Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis
Crime / Mystery / Drama / Thriller / Detective
UK
English
2591
42
John Hanson, Rob Nilsson, Martin Lavut
Robert Behling, Susan Lynch, Joe Spano, Marianna Åström-De Fina
Drama / History / Biography
USA
English
1973
29
Reinhard Hauff
Bruno Ganz, Angela Winkler, Hans Christian Blech
Drama / Thriller
West Germany
German
2434
41
Colin Higgins
Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts
Comedy / Thriller
USA
English
1862
25
Walter Hill
Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Matt Clark
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Post-Noir / Gangster / Detective
USA
English
2628
44
Peter Hyams
Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson
Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Action
USA / UK
English
2628
44
Philip Kaufman
Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy
Horror / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA
English
2776
56
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Zdzislaw Mrozewski, Marek Walczewski, Henryk Bista
Drama / Biography
Poland
Polish
2628
44
Irvin Kershner
Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois, Raul Julia
Mystery / Thriller / Crime / Detective
USA
English
821
8
Randal Kleiser
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Comedy / Musical / Romance / Family
USA
English
2628
44
Ted Kotcheff
George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret
Comedy / Mystery / Crime
USA / Italy / France / West Germany
English
966
13
John Landis
John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Karen Allen
Comedy
USA
English
2228
36
Chia-Liang Liu
John Cheung, Chia Hui Liu, Yu Wang, Lieh Lo, Chia Yung Liu, Norman Chu
Action / Drama
Hong Kong
English
2628
44
Sidney Lumet
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt
Adventure / Fantasy / Musical / Family
USA
English
191
2
Terrence Malick
Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Robert J. Wilke
Drama / Romance / Period Film
USA
English
1889
26
Louis Malle
Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye
Drama / Period Film
USA
English
2690
48
Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Ignacio Fernández de Castro, Myriam de Maeztu, Gracia Querejeta
Drama
Spain
Spanish
2756
55
Carlos Mayolo, Luis Ospina
Luis Alfonso Londoño, Carlos Mayolo, Ramiro Arbeláez
Short / Comedy
Colombia
Spanish
989
14
Paul Mazursky
Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman, Patricia Quinn
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2262
37
Jirí Menzel
Rudolf Hrusínsky, Jirí Menzel, Blazena Holisová
Comedy / Drama
Czechoslovakia
Czech
2657
46
John Milius
Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville, Lee Purcell
Comedy / Drama / Sports
USA
English
1594
18
Edouard Molinaro
Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault
Comedy
France / Italy
French
2628
44
Robert Moore
Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing
Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Detective
USA
English
2628
44
Robert Mulligan
Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn, Ivan Bonar, Bernie Kuby, Cosmo Sardo, David Northcutt
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2690
48
Tomás Muñoz
Maria Luisa Oliveda, Antonio Lara, Adolf Bras, Armando Aguirre, Miguel Moncho
Short / Drama
Spain
Spanish
2628
44
Hal Needham
Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, Brian Keith, John Marley
Action / Comedy
USA
English
2223
35
Phillip Noyce
Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Gerard Kennedy, Chris Haywood, John Ewart, Don Crosby
Drama / History
Australia
English
537
5
Ermanno Olmi
Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianin
Drama
Italy / France
Italian
2645
45
Alan J. Pakula
James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard
Drama / Western / Romance
USA
English
917
11
Alan Parker
Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Adventure / Biography
UK / USA
English
2713
52
Sam Peckinpah
Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair
Action / Comedy / Drama / Crime
USA
English
2591
42
Ted Post
Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Marc Singer, Joe Unger
Drama / War / Action
USA
English
2673
47
Mark Rappaport
Randy Danson, Marilyn Jones, Kevin Wade
Drama / Romance / Experimental
USA
English
1823
23
Steve Rash
Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis
Drama / Music / Biography / Family
USA
English
2628
44
Karel Reisz
Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Masur
Action / Crime / Drama / War / Thriller / Post-Noir
USA
English
2628
44
Burt Reynolds, James Best
Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Harry Caesar, Janice Carroll
Comedy
USA
English
2747
53
Eric Rohmer
Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier, Solange Boulanger
Drama / Adventure / Period Film
France / Italy / West Germany
French
757
6
George A. Romero
David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross
Action / Horror / Drama / Cult
Italy / USA
English
2266
38
Martin Rosen
John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett, Ralph Richardson
Animation / Family / Drama / Fantasy / Adventure
UK / Canada
English
1965
28
Herbert Ross
Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Walter Matthau
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2606
43
Claude Sautet
Romy Schneider, Bruno Cremer, Claude Brasseur, Arlette Bonnard
Drama
France / West Germany
French
2628
44
Franklin J. Schaffner
Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / War / Crime
USA / UK
English
913
10
Fred Schepisi
Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson
Drama
Australia
English
1188
15
Paul Schrader
Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr.
Crime / Drama
USA
English
825
9
Martin Scorsese
Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Dr. John
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA
English
2673
47
Jerzy Skolimowski
Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens
Horror / Drama
UK
English
2591
42
Geoff Steven
Ken Blackburn, Deryn Cooper, Alan Jervis, Grant Tilly, Bill Johnson
Drama
New Zealand
English
NR
-
E.W. Swackhamer
James Coburn, Hector Elizondo, Jason Miller, Jean Simmons, Paul Stewart
Mystery / Drama / Detective
USA
English
2398
40
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
André Heller, Harry Baer, Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern
War / Experimental
West Germany / UK / France
German
2162
32
James Toback
Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown, Michael V. Gazzo, Marian Seldes
Drama / Crime / Action / Gangster
USA
English
2751
54
François Truffaut
François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye, Jean Dasté
Drama / Period Film
France
French
2776
56
Andrzej Wajda
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Ewa Dalkowska, Andrzej Seweryn
Drama
Poland / France
Polish
1716
21
Claudia Weill
Melanie Mayron, Eli Wallach, Adam Cohen, Anita Skinner, Jean De Baer
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2751
54
Orson Welles
Orson Welles, Robert Coote, Hilton Edwards
Documentary
West Germany
English
2657
46
Woo-ping Yuen
Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen, Jang Lee Hwang, Ching Chiang, Ging Man Fung
Comedy / Action
Hong Kong
Cantonese
2591
42
Howard Zieff
Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney, Richard Benjamin, Candice Azzara
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
