1979

Theatrical Releases

Feature Films

• January 1 - Jamaican Gold (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
• February 2 - The First Great Train Robbery (United Artists)
• March 9 - The Passage (United Artists)
• March 14
  • Hair (United Artists)
  • Voices (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
• March 30 - La Cage aux Folles (United Artists)
• April 4 - The Champ (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
• April 15 - Fedora (United Artists)
• April 25 - Manhattan (United Artists)
• May 4 - Last Embrace (United Artists)
• June
  • Crime Busters (United Artists)
  • Wanda Nevada (United Artists)
• June 15 - Rocky II (United Artists)
• June 29 - Moonraker (United Artists)
• August 10 - Americathon (United Artists)
• August 15 - Apocalypse Now (United Artists)
• August 17 - Rich Kids (United Artists)
• September 19 - Yanks (United Artists)
• October 13 - The Black Stallion (United Artists; New York City, New York)
• October 17 - The Black Stallion (United Artists)
• October 19 - Chilly Scenes of Winter (United Artists)
• November 1 - Bear Island (United Artists)
• November 6 - The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (United Artists)
• December 18 - The Human Factor (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists)
• December 19 - Being There (United Artists)
• December 21
  • Cuba (United Artists)
  • Roller Boogie (United Artists)