BFI Top 100 British films

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In 1999 the British Film Institute surveyed 1000 people from the world of British film and television to produce the BFI 100 list of the greatest British films of the 20th century.^[1] Voters were asked to choose up to 100 films that were 'culturally British'.^[1] Some of the selected films were wholly or partly produced by non-UK companies, or made with input from film makers born overseas, but were perceived by voters as having significant British involvement.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 List breakdown 2 The films 3 See also 4 References

[edit] List breakdown

• The 1960s came out as the most popular decade, with 26 films, and 1963 and 1971 as the most popular years, with four films each. The earliest film chosen was from 1935 (The 39 Steps), with only two other 1930s films featuring in the list. After 1935, 1974–78 was the only period of more than a year from which no films were chosen.

• The most popular director was David Lean, with seven films in the list. Powell and Pressburger ("The Archers") and John Schlesinger had four films each while Alexander Mackendrick and Tony Richardson each had three. Six of the films were produced by Ealing Studios.

• The most represented actor was Sir Alec Guinness, starring in nine films on the list, though three appearances were in supporting roles. The most represented living actor is Sir Michael Caine, starring in seven films.

• The most represented actress is Julie Christie, starring in six films on the list.

[edit] The films

Rank	Title	Year	Director	Film link	Director Link	Comment
1	The Third Man	1949	Carol Reed	The Third Man at the BFI	REED, Carol at the BFI
2	Brief Encounter	1945	David Lean	Brief Encounter at the BFI
3	Lawrence of Arabia	1962	David Lean	Lawrence of Arabia at the BFI
4	The 39 Steps	1935	Alfred Hitchcock	The 39 Steps at the BFI
5	Great Expectations	1946	David Lean	Great Expectations at the BFI
6	Kind Hearts and Coronets	1949	Robert Hamer	Kind Hearts and Coronets at the BFI
7	Kes	1969	Ken Loach	Kes at the BFI
8	Don't Look Now	1973	Nicolas Roeg	Don't Look Now at the BFI
9	The Red Shoes	1948	Powell & Pressburger	The Red Shoes at the BFI		Hungarian-born co-writer, director & producer
10	Trainspotting	1996	Danny Boyle	Trainspotting at the BFI
11	The Bridge on the River Kwai	1957	David Lean	The Bridge on the River Kwai at the BFI
12	if....	1968	Lindsay Anderson	if... at the BFI
13	The Ladykillers	1955	Alexander Mackendrick	The Ladykillers at the BFI		Scots-American director
14	Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	1960	Karel Reisz	Saturday Night and Sunday Morning at the BFI		Czech-born director
15	Brighton Rock	1947	John Boulting	Brighton Rock at the BFI
16	Get Carter	1971	Mike Hodges	Get Carter at the BFI
17	The Lavender Hill Mob	1951	Charles Crichton	The Lavender Hill Mob at the BFI
18	Henry V	1944	Laurence Olivier	Henry V at the BFI
19	Chariots of Fire	1981	Hugh Hudson	Chariots of Fire at the BFI
20	A Matter of Life and Death	1946	Powell & Pressburger	A Matter of Life and Death at the BFI		Hungarian-born co-writer, director & producer
21	The Long Good Friday	1980	John Mackenzie	The Long Good Friday at the BFI
22	The Servant	1963	Joseph Losey	The Servant at the BFI		American-born director
23	Four Weddings and a Funeral	1994	Mike Newell	Four Weddings and a Funeral at the BFI
24	Whisky Galore!	1949	Alexander Mackendrick	Whisky Galore! at the BFI		Scots-American director
25	The Full Monty	1997	Peter Cattaneo	The Full Monty at the BFI
26	The Crying Game	1992	Neil Jordan	The Crying Game at the BFI		Irish director
27	Doctor Zhivago	1965	David Lean	Doctor Zhivago at the BFI		US production
28	Monty Python's Life of Brian	1979	Terry Jones	Monty Python's Life of Brian at the BFI
29	Withnail and I	1987	Bruce Robinson	Withnail and I at the BFI
30	Gregory's Girl	1980	Bill Forsyth	Gregory's Girl at the BFI
31	Zulu	1964	Cy Endfield	Zulu at the BFI		American-born director
32	Room at the Top	1958	Jack Clayton	Room at the Top at the BFI
33	Alfie	1966	Lewis Gilbert	Alfie at the BFI
34	Gandhi	1982	Richard Attenborough	Gandhi at the BFI
35	The Lady Vanishes	1938	Alfred Hitchcock	The Lady Vanishes at the BFI
36	The Italian Job	1969	Peter Collinson	The Italian Job at the BFI
37	Local Hero	1983	Bill Forsyth	Local Hero at the BFI
38	The Commitments	1991	Alan Parker	The Commitments at the BFI
39	A Fish Called Wanda	1988	Charles Crichton	A Fish Called Wanda at the BFI
40	Secrets & Lies	1996	Mike Leigh	Secrets & Lies at the BFI
41	Dr. No	1962	Terence Young	Dr. No at the BFI
42	The Madness of King George	1994	Nicholas Hytner	The Madness of King George at the BFI
43	A Man for All Seasons	1966	Fred Zinnemann	A Man for All Seasons at the BFI		Austrian-born director
44	Black Narcissus	1947	Powell & Pressburger	Black Narcissus at the BFI		Hungarian-born co-writer-director-producer
45	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp	1943	Powell & Pressburger	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp at the BFI		Hungarian-born co-writer-director-producer
46	Oliver Twist	1948	David Lean	Oliver Twist at the BFI
47	I'm All Right Jack	1959	John Boulting	I'm All Right Jack at the BFI
48	Performance	1970	Cammell & Roeg	Performance at the BFI
49	Shakespeare in Love	1998	John Madden	Shakespeare in Love at the BFI
50	My Beautiful Laundrette	1985	Stephen Frears	My Beautiful Laundrette at the BFI
51	Tom Jones	1963	Tony Richardson	Tom Jones at the BFI
52	This Sporting Life	1963	Lindsay Anderson	This Sporting Life at the BFI
53	My Left Foot	1989	Jim Sheridan	My Left Foot at the BFI		Irish director
54	Brazil	1985	Terry Gilliam	Brazil at the BFI		American-born director
55	The English Patient	1996	Anthony Minghella	The English Patient at the BFI
56	A Taste of Honey	1961	Tony Richardson	A Taste of Honey at the BFI
57	The Go-Between	1971	Joseph Losey	The Go-Between at the BFI		American-born director
58	The Man in the White Suit	1951	Alexander Mackendrick	The Man in the White Suit at the BFI		Scots-American film director
59	The IPCRESS File	1965	Sidney Furie	The Ipcress File at the BFI		Canadian-born director
60	Blowup	1966	Michelangelo Antonioni	Blowup at the BFI		Italian director
61	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner	1962	Tony Richardson	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner at the BFI
62	Sense and Sensibility	1995	Ang Lee	Sense and Sensibility at the BFI		Taiwanese-American Director
63	Passport to Pimlico	1949	Henry Cornelius	Passport to Pimlico at the BFI		South African-born director
64	The Remains of the Day	1993	James Ivory	The Remains of the Day at the BFI		American director
65	Sunday Bloody Sunday	1971	John Schlesinger	Sunday Bloody Sunday at the BFI
66	The Railway Children	1970	Lionel Jeffries	The Railway Children at the BFI
67	Mona Lisa	1986	Neil Jordan	Mona Lisa at the BFI		Irish director
68	The Dam Busters	1955	Michael Anderson	The Dam Busters at the BFI
69	Hamlet	1948	Laurence Olivier	Hamlet at the BFI
70	Goldfinger	1964	Guy Hamilton	Goldfinger at the BFI
71	Elizabeth	1998	Shekhar Kapur	Elizabeth at the BFI		Indian director
72	Goodbye, Mr. Chips	1939	Sam Wood	Goodbye, Mr. Chips at the BFI		American director
73	A Room with a View	1985	James Ivory	GA Room with a View at the BFI		American director
74	The Day of the Jackal	1973	Fred Zinnemann	The Day of the Jackal at the BFI		Austrian-born Director
75	The Cruel Sea	1952	Charles Frend	The Cruel Sea at the BFI
76	Billy Liar	1963	John Schlesinger	Billy Liar at the BFI
77	Oliver!	1968	Carol Reed	Oliver! at the BFI
78	Peeping Tom	1960	Michael Powell	Peeping Tom at the BFI
79	Far from the Madding Crowd	1967	John Schlesinger	Far from the Madding Crowd at the BFI
80	The Draughtsman's Contract	1982	Peter Greenaway	The Draughtsman's Contract at the BFI
81	A Clockwork Orange	1971	Stanley Kubrick	A Clockwork Orange at the BFI		American-born director
82	Distant Voices, Still Lives	1988	Terence Davies	Distant Voices, Still Lives at the BFI
83	Darling	1965	John Schlesinger	Darling at the BFI
84	Educating Rita	1983	Lewis Gilbert	Educating Rita at the BFI
85	Brassed Off	1996	Mark Herman	Brassed Off at the BFI
86	Genevieve	1953	Henry Cornelius	Genevieve at the BFI		South African-born director
87	Women in Love	1969	Ken Russell	Women in Love at the BFI
88	A Hard Day's Night	1964	Richard Lester	A Hard Day's Night at the BFI		American-born director
89	Fires Were Started	1943	Humphrey Jennings	Fires Were Started at the BFI
90	Hope and Glory	1987	John Boorman	Hope and Glory at the BFI
91	My Name Is Joe	1998	Ken Loach	My Name Is Joe at the BFI
92	In Which We Serve	1942	David Lean	In Which We Serve at the BFI
93	Caravaggio	1986	Derek Jarman	Caravaggio at the BFI
94	The Belles of St. Trinian's	1954	Frank Launder	The Belles of St. Trinian's at the BFI
95	Life is Sweet	1990	Mike Leigh	Life Is Sweet at the BFI
96	The Wicker Man	1973	Robin Hardy	The Wicker Man at the BFI
97	Nil by Mouth	1997	Gary Oldman	Nil by Mouth at the BFI
98	Small Faces	1995	Gillies MacKinnon	Small Faces at the BFI
99	Carry On up the Khyber	1968	Gerald Thomas	Carry On up the Khyber at the BFI
100	The Killing Fields	1984	Roland Joffé	The Killing Fields at the BFI

[edit] See also

• Films considered the greatest ever
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
• BFI TV 100 - a list of the best British television programmes

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} BFI 100 Official List at the British Film Institute