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The Death of Richie

1977

The Death of Richie

1977
6.7
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
Mary White

1977

Mary White

1977
5
The true story of the relationship between famed author William Allen White and his teenaged daughter Mary, who died in a horseback-riding accident at age 16, and the powerful effect the tragedy had on the life of her father.
The Baron

1977

The Baron

1977
4.7
A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia.
The Eagle Has Landed

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

1976
6.6
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
La ley del monte

1976

La ley del monte

1976
7.7
After etching their love on a stalk, a boy and girl reunite years later, reigniting their romance amidst the Mexican Revolution.
Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

1976
5.9
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Across the Great Divide

1976

Across the Great Divide

1976
5.8
Two orphans set out to claim their inheritance - a 400 acre plot of land in Salem Oregon. To Do so they must cross the rugged snow covered Rocky Mountains in the year 1876.
Tracks

1976

Tracks

1976
5.3
A soldier returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by train to California for burial. During the trip, he falls in love with a gentle college student. But their relationship is shattered by his flashbacks to combat.
Baker's Hawk

1976

Baker's Hawk

1976
6.2
When a young boy nurses an injured hawk back to health, he gains newfound courage and confidence on his own.
Joshua

1976

Joshua

1976
4.7
A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a bounty hunter, determined to track down and kill the men who killed his mother.
Heart of Glass

1976

Heart of Glass

1976
6.5
A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

1976
5.7
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.
Buffalo Rider

1976

Buffalo Rider

1976
2.5
Jake Jones rescues a young bison in the 1800s, and becomes known as the folk hero Buffalo Jones as he rides Samson through many exploits.
Bernice Bobs Her Hair

1976

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

1976
5.6
Bernice, a shy young woman, leaves her safe home to go visit her flapper cousin. When her cousin tries to teach Bernice how to be much more modern, Bernice gives her much more than she bargained for.
The Human Tornado

1976

The Human Tornado

1976
6.2
Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose nightclub is threatened by the Mafia.
Black and White in Color

1976

Black and White in Color

1976
6.4
French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.
Juan Armenta, the repatriated

1976

Juan Armenta, the repatriated

1976
5.6
Juan returns home to Mexico after working in the USA for awhile, and gets caught up in cowboy problems among his townsfolk.
Central Bazaar

1976

Central Bazaar

1976
8
For this remarkable experimental film, the provocative avant-garde legend Stephen Dwoskin gathered together a group of strangers and filmed them as they explored their fantasies over a period of five days: a project that now sounds a little like TV's Big Brother. The ceremonial gowns and make-up here not only evoke the eroticism of European horror movies but also highlight the film's interplay between performance and intimacy. Jonas Mekas called it 'theatre of life'.
Drum

1976

Drum

1976
5.2
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
Mad Dog Morgan

1976

Mad Dog Morgan

1976
6
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.