List of LGBT-related films of 1979

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1979. 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
Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts	Rosa von Praunheim	West Germany	Documentary		Follows the rise of gay activism in the United States between 1972 and 1978 in the aftermath of the Stonewall riots.
The Bell Jar	Larry Peerce	United States	Drama	Marilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Jameson Parker	Based on the novel by Sylvia Plath
Caligula	Tinto Brass	Italy United States	History, drama	Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Guido Mannari, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, Giancarlo Badessi, John Steiner, Paolo Bonacelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Adriana Asti, Mirella Dgelo, RicharParets, Donato Placido, Osiride Pevarello, Anneka Di Lorenzo, Lori Wagner, Bruno Brive and Paula Mitchell
Confused Feelings	Etienne Périer	France West Germany	TV film, drama	Michel Piccoli, Pierre Malet, Gila von Weitershausen, Heinz Weiss, Andreas von Studnitz, Richard Lauffen, Käte Jaenicke and Emily Reuer	Based on the novella Confusion by Stefan Zweig
The End of the Rainbow	Uwe Frießner	West Germany	Drama	Thomas Kufahl, Slavica Rankovic, Henry Lutze, Udo Samel, Heinz Hoenig, Sabine Beck-Baruth, Andrew Bergmann, Michael Brennicke, Aksunger Dogan, Klaus Jaschkowski and Johanna Karl-Lory	a.k.a. Das Ende des Regenbogens
Ernesto	Salvatore Samperi	Italy Spain West Germany	Drama	Virna Lisi, Concha Velasco, Michele Placido, Turi Ferro, Martin Halm, Lara Wendel, Enrique San Francisco, Enrique Vivó, Francisco Marsó and Renato Salvatori	Loosely based on the novel of the same name by Umberto Saba
Il était une fois un homosexuel	Norbert Terry	France	Adult	Piotr Stanislas, Philippe Veschi, Liliane Jeney, François Dantchev and Gilles Dellac	Aka "A Gay Swede in Paris"
Hot Potato	Steno	Italy	Comedy	Renato Pozzetto, Massimo Ranieri, Edwige Fenech, Mario Scarpetta, Clara Colosimo, Luca Sportelli, Sergio Ciulli, Adriana Russo, Umberto Raho and Ennio Antonelli	a.k.a. La patata bollente
A Intrusa	Carlos Hugo Christensen	Brazil	Drama	José de Abreu, Arlindo Barreto, Maria Zilda Bethlem, Palmira Barbosa, Fernando de Almeida, Ricardo Marnick, Mauricio Loyola, Heloísa Gadel, Nelson Pinto Bastos and Hermes Lago	Based on the short story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges
Manhattan	Woody Allen	United States	Comedy, drama	Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep, Anne Byrne, Michael O'Donoghue, Wallace Shawn, Karen Ludwig, Charles Levin, Karen Allen, David Rasche, Mark Linn-Baker and Frances Conroy
A Perfect Couple	Robert Altman	United States	Romantic Comedy	Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin, Titos Vandis
Race d'Ep	Lionel Soukaz	France	Drama, History	Elizar Van Effenterre, Gilles Sandier, Pierre S., Pierre Hahn, Jean Demelier, Yves Jacquemard, Jean-Michel Sénécal, Claire Amiard, Betty, Adeline André, Michel Journiac, Jean-Luc, Piotr Stanislas, Dominique and Hunks Clements	"Race d'Ep" is Paris street slang for homosexual
República dos Assassinos	Miguel Faria Jr.	Brazil	Drama	Tarcísio Meira, Sandra Bréa, Anselmo Vasconcelos, Silvia Bandeira, José Lewgoy, Tonico Pereira, Ítalo Rossi, Flávio São Thiago, Paulo Villaça, Milton Moraes, Vinícius Salvatori, Ivan de Almeida, José Dumont, Lia Soul and Elba Ramalho
The Rose	Mark Rydell	United States	Drama	Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest
Saint Jack	Peter Bogdanovich	United States	Drama	Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott	Based on the novel by Paul Theroux
Tally Brown, New York	Rosa von Praunheim	United States West Germany	Documentary	Tally Brown, Holly Woodlawn
The Tempest	Derek Jarman	United Kingdom	Drama	Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox	Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Ticket of No Return (Bildnis einer Trinkerin)	Ulrike Ottinger	West Germany	Drama	Tabea Blumenschein
To Forget Venice	Franco Brusati	Italy	Drama	Mariangela Melato, Eleonora Giorgi, Erland Josephson, Nerina Montagnani, David Pontremoli, Fred Personne and Armando Brancia	a.k.a. Dimenticare Venezia
Twee vrouwen	George Sluizer	Netherlands	Drama, romance	Bibi Andersson, Anthony Perkins, Sandrine Dumas, Kitty Courbois, Tilly Perin-Bouwmeester, Astrid Weyman, Sarah Godbold, Charles Gormley, Arnold Gelderman, Adrian Brine, Gregor Frenkel Frank, Joop Admiraal, Tim Beekman, Walter van Canoy and Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
We Were One Man	Philippe Vallois	France	Drama	Serge Avédikian, Piotr Stanislas, Catherine Albin and Lucien Guérin	a.k.a. Nous étions un seul homme