Films of the '70s: 1978

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You can post a list of anywhere between 1 and 20 films (or more, but only 20 will be counted) from the year we're covering. The deciding factor in terms of release dates is the RYM list and the top 10 of each year will go on to the final top 100 round. The deadline is July 22nd.

The points scheme is as follows:
1. 50 points
2. 40
3. 35
4. 30
5. 25
6. 20
7. 18
8. 16
9. 14
10. 12
11. 10
10. 9
...
20. 1
However, these are the maximum amounts of points. If you want to put certain films on your list but don't want to give them too many points, you can choose to give these less points than in this scheme (but never more) to decrease the impact on the overall results. If you don't specifically state that you want to give (some of) your films fewer points, I will assume the standard scheme. If you submit a list of fewer than 5 films, the maximum number of points you can give to each film is lowered.

Here are some lists to remind you of the great (and awful) films released in 1978, from a variety of sources:
IMDb
RYM
Films101
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1. The Last Waltz / Martin Scorsese / U.S.
2. Days of Heaven / Terrence Malick / U.S.
3. The Deer Hunter / Michael Cimino / U.S.
4. In a Year with 13 Moons / Rainer Werner Fassbinder / West Germany
5. Blue Collar / Paul Schrader / U.S.
6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers / Philip Kaufman / U.S.
7. Halloween / John Carpenter / U.S.
8. The Tree of Wooden Clogs / Ermanno Olmi / Italy
9. Grease / Randal Kleiser / U.S.
10. Dawn of the Dead / George A. Romero / U.S.
11. Coming Home / Hal Ashby / U.S.
12. Animal House / John Landis / U.S.
13. Koko, a Talking Gorilla / Barbet Schroeder / France
14. Convoy / Sam Peckinpah / U.S.
15. Autumn Sonata / Ingmar Bergman / Sweden
16. An Unmarried Woman / Paul Mazurksy / U.S.
17. Interiors / Woody Allen / U.S.
18. The Driver / Walter Hill / U.S.
19. Superman / Richard Donner / U.S.
20. Fingers / James Toback / U.S.
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1. The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino)
2. Midnight Express (Alan Parker)
3. Höstsonaten [Autumn Sonata] (Ingmar Bergman)
4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman)
5. Le dossier 51 (Michel Deville)
6. L'argent des autres [Other People's Money] (Christian de Chalonge)
7. Les Bronzés (Patrice Leconte)
8. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick)
9. Une histoire simple [A Simple Story] (Claude Sautet)
10. Interiors (Woody Allen)
11. Le sucre (Jacques Rouffio)
12. Violette Nozière ( Claude Chabrol)
13. 愛の亡霊 [Empire of Passion] (Nagisa Oshima)
14. Préparez vos mouchoirs [Get Out Your Handkerchiefs] (Bertrand Blier)
15. The Fury (Brian De Palma)
16. The Driver (Walter Hill)
17. In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden [In a Year With 13 Moons] (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
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1. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick)
2. The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino)
3. Höstsonaten (Ingmar Bergman)
4. Superman (Richard Donner) 10
5. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero) 5
6. Grease (Randal Kleiser) 2
7. Prova d'Orchestra (Federico Fellini) 1

Haven't seen a lot of movies in this year compared to other years in the 70s.
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1. Dawn Of The Dead (George A. Romero)
2. Molière (Ariane Mnouchkine)
3. The Medusa Touch (Jack Gold)
4. Despair (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
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1. Days of Heaven
2. The Deer Hunter
3. The Last Waltz
4. National Lampoon's Animal House
5. Halloween
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1. Days of Heaven
2. The Deer Hunter
3. Animal House
4. Interiors
5. Watership Down
6. 少林三十六房 [The 36th Chamber of Shaolin]
7. Quel maledetto treno blindato [Inglorious Bastards]
8. Dawn of the Dead
9. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
10. Halloween
11. Fingers
12. Midnight Express
13. Superman
14. Höstsonaten [Autumn Sonata]
15. The Lord of the Rings

Edit: 8. Dawn of the Dead
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1. The Deer Hunter
2. Höstsonaten
3. Midnight Express
4. Days of Heaven
5. Halloween
6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7. Blue Collar
8. Coming Home
9. An unmarried woman
10. Capricorn One
11. Boys from Brazil
12. Superman
13. The Driver
14. Watership down
15. Grease
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1. Fedora – Billy Wilder
2. The Boys from Brazil – Franklin J. Schaffner
3. Superman – Richard Donner
4. The Silent Partner – Daryl Duke
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers – Philip Kaufman
6. Grease – Randall Kleiser
7. La escopeta nacional (The National Shotgun) – Luís García Berlanga
8. La chambre verte (The Green Room) – François Truffaut
9. Interiors – Woody Allen
10. The Deer Hunter – Michael Cimino
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1. Midnight Express
2. The Deer Hunter
3. Höstsonaten [Autumn Sonata]
4. Days of Heaven, 10p
5. Halloween, 1p
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1. Days of Heaven
2. Interiors
3. Tree of Wooden Clogs
4. Dawn of the Dead
5. Halloween
6. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: 5pts
The Last Waltz: 5pts
Deer Hunter: 1pt

Saw more of these than I thought.
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Pathetic list on my part this year.

1. The Deer Hunter
2. The Last Waltz
3. Days of Heaven
4. Animal House
5. Superman
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#. Title (Director) - Points/Votes/#1s
1. The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino) - 356/10/3
2. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick) - 331/9/3
3. Höstsonaten [Autumn Sonata] (Ingmar Bergman) - 159/6/0
4. Midnight Express (Alan Parker) - 135/4/1
5. The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese) - 130/4/1
6. Halloween (John Carpenter) - 108/6/0
7. Animal House (John Landis) - 104/4/0
8. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman) - 100/5/0
9. Interiors (Woody Allen) - 98/5/0
10. Superman (Richard Donner) - 91/6/0

Woody Allen gets a second film through and Scorsese joins the club of three.
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What about Dawn of the Dead. I was surprised it didn't go to the final and checked it points. (12+5+40+16+30=103).
Probably you didn't notice my list editing. Sorry, I should have pointed it out better with own post (I did editing a week ago before I started a thread about any interest of new all-time poll.)
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Oh yeah, I missed that one, sorry!

8. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero) - 103/5/0
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman) - 100/5/0
10. Interiors (Woody Allen) - 98/5/0
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