Australian and New Zealand films of 1979

182 films recorded for 1979; 27 have a full page. Sorted by release date where known.

27 films7 series

Films

Title	Director	Genre	Min	Awards
Mad Max	George Miller	Action, Thriller	88	2
Tim	Michael Pate	Drama, Romance	109	4
Quadrophenia	Franc Roddam	Drama, Crime	117
Snapshot	Simon Wincer	Thriller	—
The Plumber	Peter Weir	Comedy, Psychological thriller	76
Moonraker	Lewis Gilbert	Action, Adventure	126
Felicity	John D. Lamond	Sexploitation, LGBTQ	90
Arabian Adventure	Kevin Connor	Fantasy, Action	98
My Brilliant Career	Gillian Armstrong	Drama, Comedy	96	5
A Place in the World Miniseries	Chris Thomson	—	—
Burn the Butterflies	Oscar Whitbread	Drama	—
Cathy's Child	Donald Crombie	—	90	1
Dawn!	Ken Hannam	Sport	—
Dimboola	John Duigan	Comedy	94
In Search of Anna	Esben Storm	—	96	1
Kostas	Paul Cox	—	—
Porridge	Dick Clement	Comedy	93
Ride on Stranger TV film	Carl Schultz	—	—
The Journalist	Michael Thornhill	Comedy	84
The Lady Vanishes	Anthony Page	Crime, Mystery	98
The Last of the Knucklemen	Tim Burstall	Drama	93
The Little Convict	Yoram Gross	Animated, Family	80
The Odd Angry Shot	Tom Jeffrey	Comedy	90
The Prophecies of Nostradamus TV film	Paul Drane	—	—
The Riddle of the Sands	Tony Maylam	Adventure	99
Thirst	Rod Hardy	Horror, Vampire	95	1
Yanks	John Schlesinger	Drama, War	138	1

Series	From	To	Network	Episodes
60 Minutes	1979	—	Nine Network	—
Prisoner	1979	1986	Network 10	692
Golden Soak Miniseries	1979	1979	—	—
Bailey's Bird	1979	—	Seven Network	26
Patrol Boat	1979	1983	ABC	26
Skyways	1979	1981	Seven Network	189
Wombat	1979	1990	Seven Network	38