List of Canadian films of 1979

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1979:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Bear Island Don Sharp Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee Action drama Canada-U.K. co-production
Blue Winter (L'hiver bleu) André Blanchard Docufiction
Bravery in the Field Giles Walker Les Rubie, Matt Craven Drama
The Brood David Cronenberg Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle Horror
Bye, See You Monday (Au revoir... à lundi) Maurice Dugowson Carole Laure, Miou-Miou, Claude Brasseur Romance France-Canada co-production
Certain Practices Martin Lavut Richard Monette, Alan Scarfe Drama
Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) Jean-Claude Lord Lise Thouin, Jean Belzil-Gascon, Jean-Louis Roux, Colin Fox Drama
City on Fire Alvin Rakoff Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters Drama Made with U.S. financing
Crossbar John Trent Brent Carver, Kim Cattrall, John Ireland, Kate Reid Drama CBC television film
Dieppe 1942 Terence Macartney-Filgate Documentary
Every Child Derek Lamb National Film Board animated short Best Short Film at the Academy Awards
Every Person Is Guilty Paul Almond Ken Pogue, Lynne Griffin Drama
Fast Company David Cronenberg William Smith, Claudia Jennings, John Saxon, Nicholas Campbell, Cedric Smith Race track drama [1]
Fish Hawk Donald Shebib Will Sampson, Don Francks, Charles Fields Family film
Getting Started Richard Condie NFB animated short
Going the Distance Paul Cowan NFB documentary Academy Award nominee
Heartbreak (L'arrache-cœur) Mireille Dansereau Louise Marleau, Françoise Faucher, Michel Mondie Drama
Ida Makes a Movie Kit Hood, Linda Schuyler Zoe Newman Drama Pilot film for the Degrassi television franchise
Interview Caroline Leaf Animated short
Jigsaw (L'Homme en colère) Claude Pinoteau Lino Ventura, Angie Dickinson Drama Canada-France coproduction
King Solomon's Treasure Alvin Rakoff John Colicos Adventure drama
The Log Driver's Waltz John Weldon Animated short
A Man, a Woman, and a Bank Noel Black Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams Crime drama
Meatballs Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch Summer camp comedy Bill Murray's first film
Murder by Decree Bob Clark Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings A Sherlock Holmes mystery based on the Jack the Ripper killings Canada-U.K. co-production
Nails Phillip Borsos Short Academy Award nominee; Genie Awards – Live-Action Short, Non-Feature Musical Score
The Only Game in Town Ron Mann, David Fine Animated short
Paper Wheat Albert Kish
Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed Donald Brittain Documentary
Plague Ed Hunt Daniel Pilon, Kate Reid, Celine Lomez Science fiction
Revolution's Orphans John N. Smith Rudi Lipp, Bronwen Mantel Short drama
Riel Roy Moore Raymond Cloutier, Christopher Plummer Historical drama
Romie-0 and Julie-8 Clive A. Smith Animated
Running Steven Hilliard Stern Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Lawrence Dane, Eugene Levy, Chuck Shamata Melodrama
A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête) Anne Claire Poirier Julie Vincent, Germain Houde, Paul Savoie Docudrama
Search and Destroy William Fruet Don Stroud, Perry King, Tisa Farrow, George Kennedy Action drama Made with U.S. financing[2]
The Shape of Things to Come George McCowan Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry Morse Science fiction [3][4]
Something's Rotten Harvey Frost Charlotte Blunt, Geoffrey Bowes, Christopher Barry, Cec Linder Drama
Stone Cold Dead George Mendeluk
Summer's Children Julius Kohanyi Thomas Hauff, Michael Ironside, Don Francks Drama
Title Shot Les Rose Tony Curtis, Richard Gabourie Crime drama
To Be Sixteen (Avoir 16 ans) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Yves Benoît, Louise Choquette, Aubert Pallascio Drama
Track Stars: The Unseen Heroes of Movie Sound Terry Burke Peter Muir, Paul Amato Short documentary
Twice Upon a Time... (Il était deux fois) Giles Walker Michel Choquette, Wayne Robson Satirical short
Us Two (À nous deux) Claude Lelouch Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret, Paul Préboist, Bernard Lecoq, Émile Genest Crime drama, romance Canada-France co-production
Wild Horse Hank Eric Till Drama
The Wordsmith Claude Jutra Saul Rubinek, Janet Ward, Peter Boretski Drama
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  2. ^ "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. ^ "The Shape of Things to Come". Collections Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Shape of Things to Come". AllMovie. Retrieved February 9, 2015.