The Prodigal Son

1981 100 min Hong Kong 7.6

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A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a ...

The Professional

1981 108 min France 7.7

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Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.

Great White Death

1981 88 min Canada 6

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Glenn Ford appears and narrates in this lesser known documentary/mondo style film about the search for the Great White Shark. Contains some recreations of shark attacks that appear to be ...

The Loveless

1981 82 min USA 6.2

• Director: Kathryn Bigelow,Monty Montgomery
• Actors: Willem Dafoe,Robert Gordon,Marin Kanter,J. Don Ferguson
• Genres: Drama

Trouble ensues when a motorcycle gang stops in a small southern town while heading to the races at Daytona.

The Fan

1981 95 min USA 5.8

• Director: Ed Bianchi
• Actors: Lauren Bacall,James Garner,Maureen Stapleton,Hector Elizondo
• Genres: Drama,Horror,Thriller

Douglas, a record salesman, is an obsessive fan of actress Sally Ross. When his letters are rejected, he strikes out at her and her loved ones.

Caligula and Messalina

1981 155 min Italy, France 3.6

• Director: Bruno Mattei,Antonio Passalia,Jean-Jacques Renon
• Actors: Vladimir Brajovic,Betty Roland,Françoise Blanchard,Raul Cabrera
• Genres: Action,Adventure,Biography

The seductive Messalina (Betty Roland) will stop at nothing to become the most powerful woman in Rome. Gaining the attention of the Emperor Caligula (Gino Turini), she soon finds herself at...

Goliath Awaits

1981 200 min USA 6.5

• Director: Kevin Connor
• Actors: Eddie Albert,John Carradine,Alex Cord,Robert Forster
• Genres: Adventure,Sci-Fi,Drama

During World War II, the passenger liner Goliath is sunk by a German submarine. Portions of the ship's hull remain airtight, and some of the passengers and crew survive. Over the decades ...

Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky

1981 87 min Soviet Union 7.3

• Director: Aleksandr Zarkhi
• Actors: Anatoliy Solonitsyn,Evgeniya Simonova,Ewa Szykulska,Nikolai Denisov
• Genres: Biography,Romance

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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981 120 min USA 4.1

• Director: Peter Baldwin
• Actors: Bob Denver,Alan Hale Jr.,Jim Backus,Natalie Schafer
• Genres: Adventure,Comedy,Sport

The staff of the island resort need the aid of the Harlem Globetrotters to keep their island from a greedy millionaire.

Filming 'The Trial'

1981 82 min USA 7.7

• Director: Orson Welles
• Actors: Joseph McBride,Todd McCarthy,Myron Meisel,Orson Welles
• Genres: Documentary

After a screening of 'The Trial' at the University of Southern California, Welles discussed with the public and tried to answer their questions.

Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu

1981 90 min Taiwan 6.5

• Director: Robert Tai
• Actors: Hao-Yi Liu,Alexander Rei Lo,Chi Ping Chang,Shun Chien
• Genres: Action,Comedy,Drama

After the massacre of a small village a group of survivors lead by one of man called Ah Tien is trained by a mysterious monk in the deadly arts of the Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu. The group of...

In the Shadow of the Sun

1981 51 min UK, West Germany 6.6

• Director: Derek Jarman
• Actors: KarlBowen,GrahamDowie,ChristopherHobbs,GeraldIncandela
• Genres: Fantasy

A collection of Super 8 films shot by Derek Jarman between 1972 and 1975, edited to the music of Throbbing Gristle.