Who directed the 1978 film that Hank Searls wrote a novelization for?
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Hank Searls Henry Hunt "Hank" Searls (born August 10, 1922) is an American author and screenwriter. His novels included "The Crowded Sky" (1960), which was adapted as a film with Dana Andrews and Rhonda Fleming, "The Penetrators" (1965, writing as Anthony Gray), and "The Pilgrim Project" (1964), which was adapted as the 1968 film "Countdown". Searls also wrote the novelizations for the films "Jaws 2" (1978) starring Roy Scheider and Murray Hamilton and "" (1987) starring Michael Caine and Lorraine Gary.
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Jaws 2 Jaws 2 is a 1978 American thriller film, the first sequel to Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975), and the second installment in the "Jaws" franchise. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, it stars Roy Scheider as Police Chief Martin Brody, with Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton reprising their respective roles as Martin's wife Ellen Brody and mayor Larry Vaughn. The film also stars Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox, Ann Dusenberry, Mark Gruner, Susan French, Barry Coe, Donna Wilkes, and Gary Springer.
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Nightwing (film) Nightwing is a 1979 American horror film directed by Arthur Hiller. The screenplay by Martin Cruz Smith, Steve Shagan, and Bud Shrake is based on the 1977 novel of the same title by Smith. Its tagline is "Day belongs to man, but night is theirs!" It was one of many "Jaws" rip-offs that were popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including "" (1977), "Tentacles" (1977), "The Pack" (1977), "Piranha" (1978), "Alligator" (1980) and "Great White" (1980). It also was Hiller's only horror film.
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Silver Bears (film) Silver Bears is a 1978 joint British- and American-produced comedy thriller film based on a novel by Paul Erdman, directed by Ivan Passer and starring Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan and Joss Ackland. Caine portrays mob accountant "Doc" Fletcher who acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine but must fight a complex struggle in order to keep hold of them.
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Nightwing (novel) Nightwing is a 1977 thriller novel by Martin Cruz Smith, who adapted it for a 1979 film with the same title directed by Arthur Hiller.
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Le braghe del padrone Le braghe del padrone is a 1978 Italian comedy film directed by Flavio Mogherini and starring Enrico Montesano. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Italo Terzoli and Enrico Vaime.
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Mardi Gras Massacre Mardi Gras Massacre is a 1978 American horror film written and directed by Jack Weis. It is a semi-remake of the 1963 film "Blood Feast". The plot follows a serial killer roaming the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, sacrificing women to a Peruvian god. The film is notable for its reputation as a "video nasty," having been banned in the United Kingdom upon its release and given an X rating in the United States.
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The Walking Stick The Walking Stick is a 1970 film based on the 1967 novel by Winston Graham. it was directed by Eric Till and starring David Hemmings and Samantha Eggar. "Cavatina" was used as the film's theme, eight years before the piece became famous as the theme for "The Deer Hunter" (1978).
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Gold (1974 film) Gold is a 1974 thriller film starring Roger Moore and Susannah York and directed by Peter R. Hunt. It was based on the 1970 novel "Gold Mine" by Wilbur Smith. Moore plays Rodney "Rod" Slater, General Manager of a South African gold mine, who is instructed by his boss Steyner (Bradford Dillman) to break through an underground dike into what he is told is a rich seam of gold. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Steyner's wife Terry, played by York. In the United States, the film was only released as part of a double bill.
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Hooper (film) Hooper is a 1978 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham and stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, Robert Klein, James Best and Adam West. The film serves as a tribute to stuntmen and stuntwomen in what was at one time an underrecognized profession.
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Men Can't Be Raped Men Can't Be Raped (Swedish: "Män kan inte våldtas" ) is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Jörn Donner, based on the novel "Manrape" by Märta Tikkanen.
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The Scenic Route The Scenic Route is a 1978 American drama film, written and directed by Mark Rappaport. It stars Randy Danson, Marilyn Jones and Kevin Wade.
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A Spiral of Mist A Spiral of Mist (Italian: "Una spirale di nebbia" , French: "Caresses bourgeoises" , also known as "Une spirale de brume") is a 1977 Italian-French thriller-drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Michele Prisco.
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Casey's Shadow Casey's Shadow is a 1978 drama Metrocolor film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Walter Matthau. The film was based on the short story "Ruidoso" (published 1974) by John McPhee. Much of the exterior shots were done in the town of Opelousas, LA (20 miles north of Lafayette, LA).
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Jennifer (1978 film) Jennifer is a 1978 American horror film directed by Brice Mack, starring Lisa Pelikan. The story has some similarities to the 1971 film "Willard", about a social outcast with the ability to control rats, as well as the 1976 film "Carrie", about a similarly awkward and vengeful misfit who develops psychic abilities.
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The Hurricane (novel) The Hurricane is a 1936 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall about a Pacific Ocean hurricane. It was adapted into two films, "The Hurricane" (1937), directed by John Ford, and "Hurricane" (1979), by Swedish director Jan Troell.
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Black Sunday (1977 film) Black Sunday is a 1977 American thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer, based on Thomas Harris' novel of the same name. The film was produced by Robert Evans, and stars Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller. It was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture in 1978. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, Kenneth Ross and Ivan Moffat. Ross had previously written the screenplay for "The Day of the Jackal", a similar plot-driven political thriller.
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Martin (1978 film) Martin is a 1978 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero.
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Stingray (film) "Stingray "is a 1978 action comedy film written and directed by Richard Taylor.
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The Short-Timers The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. It was later adapted into the film "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) by Hasford, Michael Herr, and Stanley Kubrick. Hasford's novel "The Phantom Blooper" (1990) is a sequel to "The Short-Timers". The book was supposed to be the first of a trilogy, but Hasford died soon after completing its sequel and before writing the third installment.
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Damnation Alley (film) Damnation Alley is a 1977 post-apocalyptic film directed by Jack Smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by Roger Zelazny. The original music score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith and the notable cinematography was by Harry Stradling Jr.
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The Plague Dogs (film) The Plague Dogs is a 1982 British-American adult animated epic adventure thriller film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. The film was written, directed and produced by Martin Rosen, who also directed "Watership Down", the film adaptation of another novel by Adams. "The Plague Dogs" was produced by Nepenthe Productions; it was released by Embassy Pictures in the United States and by United Artists in the United Kingdom. The film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA for heavy animal cruelty themes, violent imagery, and emotionally distressing scenes. "The Plague Dogs" is the second non-family oriented MGM animated film after the "Lupin the Third" film "The Castle of Cagliostro".