List of LGBT-related films of 1978
This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender or queer -related films released in 1978. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films
Title
Director
Country
Genre
Cast
Notes
A Question of Love William Blinn United States
Drama
Gena Rowlands , Jane Alexander , Ned Beatty , Clu Gulager , Bonnie Bedelia
La Cage aux Folles Edouard Molinaro France
Comedy
Ugo Tognazzi , Michel Serrault , Claire Maurier , Rémi Laurent , Carmen Scarpitta , Benny Luke , Luisa Maneri and Michel Galabru Co-written by Jean Poiret , based on his play of the same name
California Suite Herbert Ross United States
Comedy, romance
Maggie Smith , Alan Alda , Jane Fonda , Michael Caine , Walter Matthau , Elaine May , Herb Edelman , Denise Galik, Richard Pryor , Bill Cosby , Gloria Gifford, Sheila Frazier and Dana Plato Screenplay by Neil Simon , based on his play of the same name
A Different Story Paul Aaron United States
Drama
Meg Foster , Perry King , Valerie Curtin , Peter Donat , Richard Bull , Barbara Collentine, Guerin Barry, Doug Higgins, Lisa James and Burke Byrnes
El diputado Eloy de la Iglesia Spain
Drama
José Sacristán , María Luisa San José, José Luis Alonso, Enrique Vivó, Agustín González , Queta Claver and Ángel PardoAka Confessions of a Congressman
El lugar sin límites Arturo Ripstein Mexico
Drama
Roberto Cobo , Lucha Villa , Ana Martín , Gonzalo Vega , Julián Pastor , Carmen Salinas , Fernando Soler , Emma Roldán , Hortensia Santoveña, Blanca Torres, Marta Aura and Tere OlmedoAka The Place Without Limits
Gay USA Arthur J. Bressan Jr. United States
Documentary
About Gay Pride Marches .[ 1]
Un hombre llamado Flor de Otoño Pedro Olea Spain
Drama
José Sacristán , Francisco Algora , Carmen Carbonell , Roberto Camardiel , Carlos Piñeiro, José Franco, Antonio Corencia, Antonio Gamero, Félix Dafauce , Carlos Lucena, María Rivas (credited as Maria de las Rivas), María Elena Flores, Mimí Muñoz, Marisa Porcel and Víctor Israel Aka A Man Called Autumn Flower
In a Year of 13 Moons Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany
Drama
Volker Spengler , Ingrid Caven , Gottfried John , Elisabeth Trissenaar , Eva Mattes , Günther Kaufmann , Lilo Pempeit (credited as Liselotte Pempeit), Isolde Barth , Karl Scheydt, Walter Bockmayer , Peter Kollek, Bob Dorsay and Gerhard ZwerenzLilo Pempeit was director Fassbinder's mother
Jubilee Derek Jarman United Kingdom
Drama, music
Jenny Runacre , Nell Campbell , Toyah Willcox , Jordan , Hermine Demoriane , Ian Charleson , Karl Johnson , Linda Spurrier, Jack Birkett , Jayne County , Richard O'Brien , Adam Ant , Helen Wellington-Lloyd , Claire Davenport , Barney James , Lindsay Kemp , Gene October , David Brandon , Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin
Just a Gigolo David Hemmings West Germany
Drama
David Bowie , Sydne Rome , Kim Novak , David Hemmings , Maria Schell , Curd Jürgens , Marlene Dietrich , Erika Pluhar , Hilde Weissner , Werner Pochath , Rudolf Schündler and Evelyn Künneke
Killer Nun Giulio Berruti Italy
Drama, horror, mystery
Anita Ekberg , Joe Dallesandro , Alida Valli , Lou Castel , Paola Morra, Massimo Serato , Daniele Dublino , Laura Nucci , Alice Gherardi, Lee De Barriault, Ileana Fraia, Antonietta Patriarca, Sofia Lusy, Nerina Montagnani and Franco Caracciolo Also known as Suor Omicidi , or Deadly Habits
Let Me Die a Woman Doris Wishman United States
Documentary
Midnight Express Alan Parker United States
Drama
Brad Davis , Irene Miracle , Bo Hopkins , Paolo Bonacelli , Paul L. Smith , Randy Quaid , Norbert Weisser , John Hurt , Kevork Malikyan , Yashaw Adem , Mike Kellin , Franco Diogene , Michael Ensign , Gigi Ballista , Peter Jeffrey and Michael Yannatos Based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer
Nighthawks Ron Peck United Kingdom
Drama
Ken Robertson, Tony Westrope, Rachel Nicholas James, Maureen Dolan, Stuart Turton (credited as Stuart Craig Turton), Clive Peters, Robert Merrick, Frank Dilbert, Peter Radmall and Ernest Brightmore
Nos Embalos de Ipanema Antônio Calmon Brazil
Drama, Comedy
André de Biase, Angelina Muniz, Zaira Zambelli, Paulo Villaça, Roberto Bonfim, Selma Egrei, Gracinda Freire, Yara Amaral , Suzy Arruda, Jacqueline Laurence, Mauro Mendonça , Stepan Nercessian and Flávio São Thiago (credited as Flavio Sao Thiago)
Ocaña, retrat intermitent Ventura Pons Spain
Documentary
About the Spanish painter José Pérez Ocaña
El sacerdote Eloy de la Iglesia Spain
Drama
Simón Andreu , Emilio Gutiérrez Caba , Esperanza Roy , José Franco, Ramón Reparaz , José Vivó, África Pratt and Queta Claver aka The Priest
The Users Joseph Hardy United States
Drama
Jaclyn Smith , Tony Curtis , Red Buttons
Women in Cellblock 9 Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)Switzerland
Action, horror
Karine Gambier
You Are Not Alone Ernst Johansen Lasse Nielsen Denmark
Romantic, drama
Anders Agensø , Peter Bjerg , Ove Sprogøe , Elin Reimer, Jan Jørgensen, Jørn Faurschou, Merete Axelberg, John Hahn-Petersen , Hugo Herrestrup , Beatrice Palner , Aske Jacoby and Ole Meyeraka Du er ikke alene
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