List of Canadian films of 1978

Last updated

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1978:

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Afterlife Ishu Patel NFB animated short Canadian Film Award – Animated Short; Annecy International Animated Film Festival – Grand Prize [1]
All Nothing (Tout rien) Frédéric Back Animated short
Angela Boris Sagal Sophia Loren, Steve Railsback Drama
The Backstreet Six (Comme les six doigts de la main) André Melançon Comedy
Bears and Man Bill SchmalzDocumentary
BlackoutEddy Matalon Ray Milland, June Allyson, James Mitchum, Robert Carradine Thriller
Blood and Guts Paul Lynch William Smith, Henry Beckman, Micheline Lanctôt Sports drama
Blood Relatives Claude Chabrol Donald Sutherland, Stéphane Audran, Micheline Lanctôt, Donald Pleasence Crime drama based on a story by Ed McBain One of three Canadian films by French New Wave director, Claude Chabrol
The Bronswik Affair (L'Affaire Bronswik) Robert Awad, André Leduc Animated mockumentary
The Devil and Daniel Mouse Clive A. Smith Animated
Drying Up the Streets Robin Spry Don Francks, Len Cariou, Sarah Torgov, August Schellenberg Crime drama [2]
Fields of Endless Day Terence Macartney-Filgate Documentary
The Guardian Angel (L'Ange gardien) Jacques Fournier Margaret Trudeau, André Falcon, Francis LemaireRomantic comedy
Harness the Wind Sidney Goldsmith Michael Kane Short documentary
Healing Pierre Lasry Documentary
High-Ballin' Peter Carter Peter Fonda, Jerry Reed, Helen Shaver Comedy
Home to Stay Delbert Mann Henry Fonda, Frances Hyland Drama
I, Maureen Janine ManatisColleen Collins, Michael Ironside Drama
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses Murray Markowitz Elke Sommer, Donald Pilon, Chuck Shamata Mystery
In Praise of Older Women George Kaczender Tom Berenger, Karen Black, Susan Strasberg Drama based on the novel by Stephen Vizinczey
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang Theodore J. Flicker Children's
The Last Pogo Colin Brunton Teenage Head, The Viletones Documentary
The Manitou William Girdler Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg Horror
Marie-Anne Martin Walters Andrée Pelletier, John Juliani, Tantoo Cardinal, Gordon Tootoosis Historical drama
One Night Stand Allan King Brent Carver, Chapelle Jaffe Drama based on a play by Carol Bolt Canadian Film Award – Non-Feature Actor (Craver), Non-Feature Actress (Jaffe), Non-Feature Musical Score [3]
Power Play Martyn Burke Peter O’Toole, David Hemmings, Donald Pleasence, Barry Morse Political drama Canadian Film Award – Screenplay; Canada-U.K. co-production
Priory: The Only Home I've Got Mark Dolgoy DocumentaryGenie Award winner for Best Short Documentary
Running Time Mort Ransen Jackie Burroughs, David Balser, Gerard Parkes Drama [4]
The Silent Partner Daryl Duke Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York Crime, thriller
Song of the Paddle Bill Mason NFB short Canadian Film Award – Non-Feature Direction, Non-Feature Cinematography, Non-Feature Sound [5]
Special Delivery Eunice Macauley, John Weldon NFB animated short Academy Award for animated short
The Third Walker Teri McLuhan Colleen Dewhurst, William Shatner, Monique Mercure Drama
Three Card Monte Les Rose Richard Gabourie, Chris Langevin, Lynne Cavanagh
Tomorrow Never Comes Peter Collinson Oliver Reed, Susan George, Raymond Burr Crime dramaCanada-U.K. co-production
Two Solitudes Lionel Chetwynd Jean-Pierre Aumont, Stacy Keach, Gloria Carlin, Chris Wiggins, Claude Jutra Drama based on the novel by Hugh MacLennan
Tyler Ralph L. Thomas R. H. Thomson, Murray Westgate Drama
Violette Nozière Claude Chabrol Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet Crime drama based on a true storyCanada-France co-production directed by Claude Chabrol
Why Me? Janet Perlman Animated
Xenogenesis James Cameron Science fiction

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)</span> 1996 single by Shania Twain

"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released on July 24, 1996 as the seventh single from her second studio album The Woman in Me. It was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It also serves as the opening track to The Woman in Me.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Time Passages (song)</span> 1978 single by Al Stewart

"Time Passages" is a song by British singer-songwriter Al Stewart, released as a single in 1978. It was produced by Alan Parsons and is the title track of Stewart's 1978 album release. The single reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1978, and also spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart, the longest stay at number one on this chart in the 1970s. Billboard magazine also ranked "Time Passages" as the No. 1 Adult Contemporary single of 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arizona (song)</span> 1969 single by Mark Lindsay

"Arizona" is a song written by Kenny Young and recorded in 1969 by Mark Lindsay, a solo effort while still lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders. Lindsay was backed by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew. The single peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 14 February 1970 and was awarded a RlAA Gold Disc in April 1970. A version by the British band The Family Dogg was also released in 1969.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Woke Up in Love This Morning</span> 1971 single by The Partridge Family

"I Woke Up in Love This Morning" is a song written by L. Russell Brown and Irwin Levine and recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Sound Magazine. It went to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971; it hit number 4 in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Count On Me (Jefferson Starship song)</span> 1978 single by Jefferson Starship

"Count on Me" is a 1978 song and single by Jefferson Starship written by Jesse Barish for the album Earth. The single, in lighter rock mode, gave Starship another US Top 10 hit after "Miracles". It was featured in the end credits to the movies Grown Ups and The Family Stone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lady (Little River Band song)</span> 1978 single by Little River Band

"Lady" is a song written by Graeham Goble and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. It was released in September 1978 as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, Sleeper Catcher. The song peaked at number 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart. The song also peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Out of the Question (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)</span> 1973 single by Gilbert OSullivan

"Out of the Question" is a popular song by Irish singer Gilbert O'Sullivan. It was written by O'Sullivan and produced by Gordon Mills.

Theme from <i>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</i> 1977 single by John Williams

"Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind" is a 1978 instrumental hit single by composer John Williams. It is the main theme of the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The song became a hit in the United States (#13) and Canada (#12) during the winter of that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)</span> 1975 single by Leo Sayer

"Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" is a 1974 song by Leo Sayer, co-written with David Courtney. It was released in the United Kingdom in late 1974, becoming Sayer's third hit record on both the British and Irish singles charts and reaching number four in both nations. It was included on Sayer's album Just a Boy.

Leon C. Shelly (1906–1987) was a Canadian producer of industrial and sponsored films, active in Vancouver (1936–1945) and in Toronto (1945–1969).

References

  1. "Afterlife by Ishu Patel". Nfb.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  2. "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. "Song of the Paddle by Bill Mason - NFB". Nfb.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.