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1981

by MarcoPolato • Created 9 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
La mia personale classifica dell'anno cinematografico 1981
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  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Il marchese del Grillo (1981)

    2. Il marchese del Grillo

    19812h 15m
    7.7 (4.1K)
    A mischievous nobleman and his poor doppelganger get into serious troubles when a practical joke endangers the Pope.
    DirectorMario MonicelliStarsAlberto SordiPaolo StoppaCaroline Berg
  • Irina Sanpiter and Carlo Verdone in Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981)

    3. Bianco, rosso e Verdone

    19811h 50m
    7.4 (4.5K)
    On Election Day, three Italians travel to their hometowns to vote.
    DirectorCarlo VerdoneStarsCarlo VerdoneElena FabriziIrina Sanpiter
  • Das Boot (1981)

    4. Das Boot

    19812h 29m85Metascore
    8.4 (281K)
    A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus Wennemann
  • Camera d'albergo (1981)

    5. Camera d'albergo

    19811h 45m
    5.8 (197)
    A pair of young filmmakers have secretly, over a year, filmed the goings-on in a hotel room, trying to realize a "live act" of regular people living their lives. They get in touch with old, money-tight producer Mengaroni to edit their film, but while they contact the accidental actors to gather authorization, Mengaroni starts to manipulate their work.
    DirectorMario MonicelliStarsVittorio GassmanMonica VittiEnrico Montesano
  • Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo (1982)

    6. Fitzcarraldo

    19822h 38mPG
    7.9 (41K)
    The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiClaudia CardinaleJosé Lewgoy
  • John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz, John Lithgow, and Barbara Sigel in Blow Out (1981)

    7. Blow Out

    19811h 48mR86Metascore
    7.4 (71K)
    A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsJohn TravoltaNancy AllenJohn Lithgow
  • Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé in Victory (1981)

    8. Victory

    19811h 56mPG57Metascore
    6.7 (35K)
    As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsMichael CaineSylvester StallonePelé
  • Ragtime (1981)

    9. Ragtime

    19812h 35mPG57Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJames CagneyElizabeth McGovernHoward E. Rollins Jr.
  • Diego Abatantuono and Jerry Calà in I fichissimi (1981)

    10. I fichissimi

    19811h 30m
    5.9 (508)
    Mechanic Romeo and grocery deliverer Felice lead two rival gangs and the local discotheque is not big enough for the both of them. When Romeo falls for Felice's sister, conveniently called Giulietta, the entire town becomes too small for the two rivals. Romeo is adamant to keep on seeing Giulietta while keeping clear of Felice, while Felice is forcing other suitors onto his sister that are more to his liking.
    DirectorCarlo VanzinaStarsJerry CalàDiego AbatantuonoSimona Mariani
  • Ricomincio da tre (1981)

    11. Ricomincio da tre

    19811h 50m
    7.4 (3.1K)
    Gaetano, a young Neapolitan, decides to leave home, work and friends, to look for other moments of life and meet other people. He goes to Florence, to his aunt's home. In a clinic, where he goes by chance, he meets Martha and falls in love with her. After a series of funny situations (an old friend from the relentless chatter coming from Naples and the mature aunt and her elderly lover, a young American priest who wants to involve him in his visits to evangelical force, the encounter with Riccardino, a young man frustrated by an oppressive mother and the father waiting for the miracle of re-growth of an amputated hand, etc.) Gaetano decides to stay in Florence and to act as father to Martha's incoming son, even if the girl does not want to disclose the exact name of the father.
    DirectorMassimo TroisiStarsMassimo TroisiFiorenza MarchegianiLino Troisi
  • Spaghetti a mezzanotte (1981)

    12. Spaghetti a mezzanotte

    19811h 28m
    6.2 (656)
    Savino La Gastra discovers his wife Celeste has a liaison with an architect: Andrea. Even if also Savino has a story with Elvira, a judge's wife, he decides anyway to ask to a mobster to kill his wife. In the mean time Celeste is organizing a surprise party for Savino's birthday, and that day things start to get complicated. First Savino kills accidentally the mafia killer in charge to kill Celeste; second his lover Elvira arrives to the party with the judge... not to mention the police and the mafia Don...
    DirectorSergio MartinoStarsBarbara BouchetLino BanfiAlida Chelli
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)

    13. Escape from New York

    19811h 39mR76Metascore
    7.1 (167K)
    In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bank robber is tasked with rescuing the U.S. President after he crashes into Manhattan, which has been turned into a giant maximum security prison.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellLee Van CleefErnest Borgnine
  • Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)

    14. Reds

    19813h 15mPG76Metascore
    7.3 (26K)
    A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
    DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyDiane KeatonEdward Herrmann
  • Edwige Fenech in Cream Horn (1981)

    15. Cream Horn

    19811h 49m
    5.9 (663)
    Edwige Fenech and Lino Banfi stars in this Italian sex-comedy from Sergio Martino. Mariana (Fenech) and Domenico (Banfi) are on the run from her jealous boyfriend who just happens to be an over-jealous professional football player.
    DirectorSergio MartinoStarsEdwige FenechLino BanfiGianni Cavina
  • Adriano Celentano and Edwige Fenech in Asso (1981)

    16. Asso

    19811h 30mNot Rated
    6.4 (2.4K)
    Asso, THE best poker-player in town, was killed in his wedding night, because he won too much against a bad loser. In the 'final' game in heaven the clerk on duty also lost, so Asso can come back to this world as a ghost to search for a good man for his wife (widow). Who is good enough for the wife of Asso ?
    DirectorsFranco CastellanoGiuseppe MocciaStarsAdriano CelentanoEdwige FenechRenato Salvatori
  • Roberto Benigni and Franco Citti in Il minestrone (1981)

    17. Il minestrone

    19811h 44m
    7.2 (310)
    Two homeless men in Rome are arrested for 'looking at the sky.' In jail they meet a man who has been arrested for eating and running from restaurants. Together they embark on a series of escapades around Tuscany.
    DirectorSergio CittiStarsRoberto BenigniFranco CittiNinetto Davoli
  • Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, and Bernie Casey in Sharky's Machine (1981)

    18. Sharky's Machine

    19812h 2mR58Metascore
    6.3 (7.1K)
    Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.
    DirectorBurt ReynoldsStarsBurt ReynoldsRachel WardVittorio Gassman
  • Il tango della gelosia (1981)

    19. Il tango della gelosia

    19811h 40mNot Rated
    5.6 (186)
    Lucia has been married for 10 years with Julius, who is fond of horses and seems to prefer them to his wife.
    DirectorStenoStarsMonica VittiDiego AbatantuonoTito LeDuc
  • Ciao nemico (1982)

    20. Ciao nemico

    19821h 22m
    4.7 (159)
    Soon after the Allies land in Sicily, the U.S. Army finds itself on the other side of a 2,000 year old Roman bridge from the Italian Army. Both armies want to be the first to blow up the bridge, but they are both doing their best not to.
    DirectorEnzo BarboniStarsJohnny DorelliGiuliano GemmaCarmen Russo
  • James Caan in Thief (1981)

    21. Thief

    19812h 3mR78Metascore
    7.4 (45K)
    After years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists. He wants to complete one last big heist for the Mob before he goes straight.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsJames CaanTuesday WeldWillie Nelson
  • Paolo Villaggio in Fracchia la belva umana (1981)

    22. Fracchia la belva umana

    19811h 39m
    6.7 (1.9K)
    The world's greatest criminal and the world greatest loser share the same face... now they'll share the same life!
    DirectorNeri ParentiStarsPaolo VillaggioLino BanfiAnna Mazzamauro
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)

    23. The Cannonball Run

    19811h 35mPG28Metascore
    6.2 (42K)
    A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
    DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsRoger MooreFarrah Fawcett
  • Gallipoli (1981)

    24. Gallipoli

    19811h 50mPG65Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonMark LeeBill Kerr
  • John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)

    25. Continental Divide

    19811h 43mPG64Metascore
    6.2 (5.9K)
    A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.
    DirectorMichael AptedStarsJohn BelushiBlair BrownAllen Garfield

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