List of Italian films of 1978

A list of films produced in Italy in 1978 (see 1978 in film):

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1978
Amori miei	Steno	Monica Vitti, Johnny Dorelli, Enrico Maria Salerno, Edwige Fenech	Comedy
L'arma	Pasquale Squitieri	Stefano Satta Flores, Claudia Cardinale	Drama
Being Twenty	Fernando Di Leo	Gloria Guida, Lilli Carati	Erotic-drama
The Bermuda Triangle	René Cardona Jr.	John Huston, Gloria Guida	Sci-fi
Blazing Flowers	Gianni Martucci	Marc Porel, George Hilton, Anna Maria Rizzoli	Poliziottesco
Blood and Diamonds	Fernando Di Leo	Claudio Cassinelli, Martin Balsam, Barbara Bouchet	Noir
Blood Feud	Lina Wertmüller	Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giancarlo Giannini, Turi Ferro	Thriller-comedy
The Bloodstained Shadow	Antonio Bido	Lino Capolicchio, Stefania Casini, Craig Hill	Giallo
Le braghe del padrone	Flavio Mogherini	Enrico Montesano, Adolfo Celi	Comedy
Break Up	Enrico Maria Salerno	Ornella Muti, Tony Musante, Monica Guerritore	romance drama
Brothers Till We Die	Umberto Lenzi	Tomas Milian	Poliziottesco
Bye Bye Monkey (Ciao maschio)	Marco Ferreri	Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco, Geraldine Fitzgerald	Farce	Cannes Award. Filmed in New York City. Spoken in English
La Cage aux Folles	Édouard Molinaro	Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault	Comedy
Candido Erotico	Claudio Giorgi	Lilli Carati, María Baxa	Erotic-drama
China 9, Liberty 37 (Amore, piombo e furore)	Monte Hellman	Fabio Testi, Warren Oates, Jenny Agutter	Spaghetti Western
Closed Circuit	Giuliano Montaldo	Giuliano Gemma	Drama	Entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
Convoy Busters	Stelvio Massi	Maurizio Merli, Olga Karlatos	Poliziottesco
Corleone	Pasquale Squitieri	Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale	Crime
Covert Action (Sono stato un agente C.I.A)	Romolo Guerrieri	David Janssen, Corinne Cléry	Eurospy
Damned in Venice	Ugo Liberatore	Renato Cestiè, Rena Niehaus	Horror
Ecce bombo	Nanni Moretti	Nanni Moretti, Lina Sastri	Comedy	Filmed in 16 mm
Enfantasme	Sergio Gobbi	Agostina Belli, Stefano Satta Flores	—	Italian-French co-production
Eyes Behind the Stars	Mario Gariazzo	Robert Hoffmann, Nathalie Delon, Martin Balsam	science-fiction
Fearless	Stelvio Massi	Maurizio Merli, Joan Collins, Gastone Moschin	Poliziottesco
First Love	Dino Risi	Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti	Commedia all'italiana
Il flauto magico	Giulio Gianini, Emanuele Luzzati	-	Animation
Free Hand for a Tough Cop	Umberto Lenzi	Tomas Milian, Claudio Cassinelli, Henry Silva	Poliziottesco
Gegè Bellavita	Pasquale Festa Campanile	Flavio Bucci, Lina Polito, Pino Caruso	musical-comedy
Geppo il folle	Adriano Celentano	Adriano Celentano, Claudia Mori	musical-comedy
Goodbye & Amen – L'uomo della CIA	Damiano Damiani	Claudia Cardinale, Tony Musante, John Forsythe	Action
The Greatest Battle	Umberto Lenzi	Henry Fonda, John Huston, Stacy Keach, Giuliano Gemma	Macaroni Combat
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover	Pasquale Festa Campanile	Johnny Dorelli, Barbara Bouchet	Comedy
L'immoralita	Massimo Pirri	Lisa Gastoni, Howard Ross	Thriller
The Inglorious Bastards	Enzo G. Castellari	Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Ian Bannen	War-action
The Iron Commissioner	Stelvio Massi	Maurizio Merli, Janet Agren	Poliziottesco
The Last House on the Beach	Franco Prosperi	Florinda Bolkan, Ray Lovelock	Rape and revenge film
La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti	Mariano Laurenti	Lino Banfi, Gloria Guida	Commedia sexy all'italiana
Ligabue	Salvatore Nocita	Flavio Bucci, Andréa Ferréol, Pamela Villoresi	Biographical drama
Little Italy	Bruno Corbucci	Tomás Milián, Eli Wallach	Poliziottesco-comedy
Manaos	Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa	Fabio Testi, Agostina Belli, Florinda Bolkan	Adventure
The Mountain of the Cannibal God	Sergio Martino	Ursula Andress, Stacy Keach, Claudio Cassinelli	Adventure
A Night Full of Rain	Lina Wertmüller	Giancarlo Giannini, Candice Bergen, Michael Tucker	Drama	Entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
Odds and Evens	Sergio Corbucci	Terence Hill, Bud Spencer	Action-comedy
Orchestra Rehearsal	Federico Fellini	Baldwin Baas, Clara Colosimo	Musical
Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals	Joe D'Amato	Sirpa Lane	Erotic
The Payoff	Sergio Corbucci	Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, Paolo Stoppa	Crime-comedy
Pensione paura	Francesco Barilli	Leonora Fani, Luc Merenda, Lidia Biondi	—
The Perfect Crime	Giuseppe Rosati	Leonard Mann, Alida Valli, Anthony Steel, Gloria Guida	Crime
Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania	Luciano Salce	Paolo Villaggio, Adolfo Celi	Comedy
Quando c'era lui... caro lei!	Giancarlo Santi	Paolo Villaggio, Gianni Cavina, Hugo Pratt, Maria Grazia Buccella	Comedy
Red Rings of Fear	Alberto Negrin	Fabio Testi, Christine Kaufmann	Giallo
The Rip-Off	Anthony M. Dawson	Lee Van Cleef, Karen Black, Lionel Stander	Crime-action
Ritratto di borghesia in nero	Tonino Cervi	Senta Berger, Ornella Muti	Drama
Safari Rally	Bitto Albertini	Marcel Bozzuffi, Joe Dallesandro	Action
The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High	Mariano Laurenti	Edwige Fenech, Lino Banfi	Commedia sexy all'italiana
The School Teacher in the House	Michele Massimo Tarantini	Edwige Fenech, Lino Banfi	Commedia sexy all'italiana
Silver Saddle	Lucio Fulci	Giuliano Gemma, Geoffrey Lewis	Spaghetti Western
Skin 'em Alive (Scorticateli vivi)	Mario Siciliano	Bryan Rostron, Karin Well	Mercenary war movie
Stay As You Are (Cosi' come sei)	Alberto Lattuada	Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni	Erotic	New Line Cinema gave this film a limited US theatrical release on December 21, 1979.
Suggestionata	Alfredo Rizzo	Gabriele Ferzetti, Eleonora Giorgi	Erotic drama
They Call Him Bulldozer	Michele Lupo	Bud Spencer, Raimund Harmstorf	Action-comedy
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'albero degli zoccoli)	Ermanno Olmi	real peasants from the Bergamo province	Drama	Palme d'Or winner. David di Donatello Best Film winner
Voglia di donna	Franco Bottari	Laura Gemser, Rena Niehaus, Ilona Staller	Commedia sexy all'italiana
Where Are You Going on Holiday? (Dove vai in vacanza?)	Mauro Bolognini, Luciano Salce, Alberto Sordi	Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi, Paolo Villaggio, Stefania Sandrelli	anthology comedy film

See also

• 1978 in Italian television

References

Sources

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
• Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.

External links

• Italian films of 1978 at the Internet Movie Database