Escape from Alcatraz (
1979) | IMDb:
7.6
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood
,
Patrick McGoohan
,
Roberts Blossom
,
Jack Thibeau
,
Fred Ward
,
Paul Benjamin
Firepower (
1979) | IMDb:
5
A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
Starring:
Sophia Loren
,
James Coburn
,
O.J. Simpson
,
Eli Wallach
,
Anthony Franciosa
,
George Grizzard
Directed by:
Michael Winner
Heroes (
1977) | IMDb:
6
A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.
MacArthur (
1977) | IMDb:
6.5
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (
1976) | IMDb:
6.6
Raggedy Ann and Andy, along with other toys, reside in the nursery of a little girl named Marcella. During Marcella's seventh birthday, Babette, from France, is introduced as the new doll from a large package. Meanwhile, the lecherous Captain Contagious kidnaps Babette in his pirate ship and escapes from the nursery. Ann and Andy must explore and find Babette in the Deep Deep Woods to save her.
Network (
1976) | IMDb:
8.1
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Starring:
Peter Finch
,
Faye Dunaway
,
William Holden
,
Robert Duvall
,
Beatrice Straight
,
Wesley Addy
Marathon Man (
1976) | IMDb:
7.4
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman
,
Laurence Olivier
,
Roy Scheider
,
William Devane
,
Marthe Keller
,
Fritz Weaver
Directed by:
John Schlesinger