This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1979. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender 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 PervertsRosa von PraunheimWest GermanyDocumentaryFollows the rise of gay activism in the United States between 1972 and 1978 in the aftermath of the Stonewall riots.
The Bell JarLarry PeerceUnited StatesDramaMarilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Jameson ParkerBased on the novel by Sylvia Plath
CaligulaTinto BrassItaly
United States		History, dramaMalcolm 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 FeelingsEtienne PérierFrance
West Germany		TV film, dramaMichel Piccoli, Pierre Malet, Gila von Weitershausen, Heinz Weiss, Andreas von Studnitz, Richard Lauffen, Käte Jaenicke and Emily ReuerBased on the novella Confusion by Stefan Zweig
The End of the RainbowUwe FrießnerWest GermanyDramaThomas Kufahl, Slavica Rankovic, Henry Lutze, Udo Samel, Heinz Hoenig, Sabine Beck-Baruth, Andrew Bergmann, Michael Brennicke, Aksunger Dogan, Klaus Jaschkowski and Johanna Karl-Lorya.k.a. Das Ende des Regenbogens
ErnestoSalvatore SamperiItaly
Spain
West Germany		DramaVirna Lisi, Concha Velasco, Michele Placido, Turi Ferro, Martin Halm, Lara Wendel, Enrique San Francisco, Enrique Vivó, Francisco Marsó and Renato SalvatoriLoosely based on the novel of the same name by Umberto Saba
Il était une fois un homosexuelNorbert TerryFranceAdultPiotr Stanislas, Philippe Veschi, Liliane Jeney, François Dantchev and Gilles DellacAka "A Gay Swede in Paris"
Hot PotatoStenoItalyComedyRenato Pozzetto, Massimo Ranieri, Edwige Fenech, Mario Scarpetta, Clara Colosimo, Luca Sportelli, Sergio Ciulli, Adriana Russo, Umberto Raho and Ennio Antonellia.k.a. La patata bollente
A IntrusaCarlos Hugo ChristensenBrazilDramaJosé de Abreu, Arlindo Barreto, Maria Zilda Bethlem, Palmira Barbosa, Fernando de Almeida, Ricardo Marnick, Mauricio Loyola, Heloísa Gadel, Nelson Pinto Bastos and Hermes LagoBased on the short story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges
ManhattanWoody AllenUnited StatesComedy, dramaWoody 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 CoupleRobert AltmanUnited StatesRomantic ComedyPaul Dooley, Marta Heflin, Titos Vandis
Race d'EpLionel SoukazFranceDrama, HistoryElizar 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[1]
República dos AssassinosMiguel Faria Jr.BrazilDramaTarcísio 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 RoseMark RydellUnited StatesDramaBette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest
Saint JackPeter BogdanovichUnited StatesDramaBen Gazzara, Denholm ElliottBased on the novel by Paul Theroux
Tally Brown, New YorkRosa von PraunheimUnited States
West Germany		DocumentaryTally Brown, Holly Woodlawn
The TempestDerek JarmanUnited KingdomDramaHeathcote Williams, Toyah WilcoxBased on the play by William Shakespeare
Ticket of No Return (Bildnis einer Trinkerin)Ulrike OttingerWest GermanyDramaTabea Blumenschein
To Forget VeniceFranco BrusatiItalyDramaMariangela Melato, Eleonora Giorgi, Erland Josephson, Nerina Montagnani, David Pontremoli, Fred Personne and Armando Branciaa.k.a. Dimenticare Venezia
Twee vrouwenGeorge SluizerNetherlandsDrama, romanceBibi 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 ManPhilippe ValloisFranceDramaSerge Avédikian, Piotr Stanislas, Catherine Albin and Lucien Guérina.k.a. Nous étions un seul homme

References

  1. ↑ Canby, Vincent (19 May 1982). "'RACE D'EP' LINKS PHOTOGRAPHY AND SEXUALITY". New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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