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List of films financed by The Rank Organisation

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This is a list of notable films financed by J. Arthur Rank and The Rank Organisation

1930s

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1935

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1935 Turn of the Tide British National Norman Walker John Corfield Wilfrid Lawson First film from Rank; distributed by Gaumont British
1935 The Iron Duke Gaumont Victor Saville Michael Balcon George Arliss Biopic of Duke of Wellington
1935 Car of Dreams Gaumont Graham Cutts, Austin Melford Michael Balcon Grete Mosheim
1935 Foreign Affaires Gainsborough Tom Walls Michael Balcon Tom Walls Based on farce by Ben Travers
May 1935 Heat Wave Gainsborough Maurice Elvey Jerome Jackson Albert Burdon
Jun 1935 The 39 Steps Gaumont Alfred Hitchcock Ivor Montagu Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll One of 20 most popular films of year
Jul 1935 Boys Will Be Boys Gainsborough William Beaudine Will Hay comedy
Jul 1935 The Clairvoyant Gaumont Maurice Elvey Michael Balcon Claude Rains, Fay Wray Co-production with Fox
Jul 1935 Bulldog Jack Gaumont Walter Forde Michael Balcon Jack Hulbert
Aug 1935 Stormy Weather Gainsborough Tom Walls Michael Balcon Tom Walls Based on farce by Ben Travers
Oct 1935 The Guv'nor Gaumont Milton Rosner Michael Balcon George Arliss
Nov 1935 Moscow Nights London/Capital Anthony Asquith Alexis Granowsky, Alex Korda Laurence Olivier, Harry Baur Made with Alexander Korda
Nov 1935 No Monkey Business Radius Marcel Varnel Julius Haemann Gene Gerrard

1936

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1936 Limelight Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle musical
Jan 1936 The Improper Duchess City Harry Hughes Maurice Browne Yvonne Arnaud Based on play
Feb 1936 King of the Castle City Redd Davis Basil Humphrys June Clyde
Feb 1936 Rhodes of Africa Gaumont Berthold Viertel Leslie Arliss Walter Huston biopic of Cecil Rhodes, shot in Rhodesia
Feb 1936 When Knights Were Bold Capital Jack Raymond Max Schach Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray musical
Feb 1936 Public Nuisance Number 1 Cecil Marcel Varnel Hermann Fellner, Max Schach Frances Day
Mar 1936 Fame Wilcox Leslie S. Hiscott Herbert Wilcox Sydney Howard
Mar 1936 Debt of Honour British National Norman Walker John Corfeld Leslie Banks, Will Fyffe
Apr 1936 Pot Luck Gainsborough Tom Walls Michael Balcon Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn Based on farce by Ben Travers
May 1936 Love in Exile Capitol Alfred L. Werker Max Schach Helen Vinson
May 1936 The Marriage of Corbal Capitol Karl Grune Max Schach Nils Asther historical drama
Jun 1936 Seven Sinners Gaumont Albert de Courville Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings
Jun 1936 The Secret Agent Gaumont Alfred Hitchcock Michael Balcon John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll Spy thriller
Aug 1936 Where There's a Will Gainsborough William Beaudine Michael Balcon Will Hay comedy
Aug 1936 East Meets West Gaumont Herbert Mason George Arliss
Sep 1936 Tudor Rose Gaumont Robert Stevenson Hubert Bath John Mills Story of Lady Jane Grey
Sep 1936 Dishonour Bright Cecil, Capitol Tom Wallis Hermann Fellner, Max Schach Tom Walls Based on farce by Ben Travers
Sep 1936 Southern Roses Capitol, Grafton Frederic Zelnik Max Schach, Isadore Goldsmith George Robey
1936 Millions Wilcox Leslie Hiscott Herbert Wilcox Gordon Harker
Oct 1936 Everything is Thunder Gaumont Milton Rosner Constance Bennett
Oct 1936 Tropical Trouble City Harry Hughes Basil Humphrys Douglass Montgomery
Oct 1936 The Secret of Stamboul Richard Wainwright Andrew Marton Richard Wainwright Valerie Hobson
Oct 1936 Land without Music Capitol Walter Forde Max Schach Richard Tauber
Nov 1936 This'll Make You Whistle Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Jack Buchanan musical
Dec 1936 You Must Get Married City Lesley Pearce Basil Humphrys Frances Day comedy
Dec 1936 Windbag the Sailor Gainsborough, Gaumont William Beaudine Michael Balcon Will Hay comedy
Dec 1936 Sabotage Gaumont Alfred Hitchcock Michael Balcon Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka Based on novel by Joseph Conrad

1937

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1937 Splinters in the Air Wilcox Alfred J Goulding Herbert Wilcox Sydney Howard
1937 Sunset in Vienna Wilcox Norman Walker Herbert Wilcox Lili Palmer
Jan 1937 Good Morning, Boys Gainsborough Marcel Varnel Edward Black Will Hay Comedy
Jan 1937 OHMS Gaumont Raoul Walsh Wallace Ford, John Mills
Jan 1937 Head Over Heels Gaumont Sonnie Hale Jessie Matthews musical
Feb 1937 The Great Barrier Gaumont Milton Rosner, Geoffrey Barkas Richard Arlen, Lili Palmer Shot in Canada
Feb 1937 London Melody Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle
Mar 1937 For Valour Capitol Tom Walls Max Schach Tom Walls Based on farce by Ben Travers
Mar 1937 The Frog Wilcox Jack Raymond Herbert Wilcox Gordon Harker
Apr 1937 The Gang Show Alfred J. Goulding Herbert Wilcox Ralph Reader
Apr 1937 Our Fighting Navy Wilcox Norman Walker Herbert Wilcox Robert Douglas
Apr 1937 O-Kay for Sound Gainsborough Marcel Varnel Edward Black The Crazy Gang comedy
May 1937 Take My Tip Gaumont Herbert Mason Michael Balcon Jack Hulbert, Cecily Courtnidge
Jun 1937 King Solomon's Mines Gaumont Robert Stevenson Michael Hogan Paul Robeson Based on novel by H Rider Haggard
Jul 1937 Said O'Reilly to McNab Gainsborough William Beaudine Edward Black Will Mahoney, Will Fyffe
Jul 1937 Gangway Gaumont Sonnie Hale Jessie Matthews musical comedy
Aug 1937 School for Husbands Richard Wainwright Andrew Martin Richard Wainwright Rex Harrison
Aug 1937 Command Performance Grosvernor Films Sinclair Hill Harcourt Templeman
Aug 1937 Dr Syn Gainsborough Roy William Neil Edward Black George Arliss, Margaret Lockwood Based on classic novel
Sep 1937 Non-Stop New York Gaumont Robert Stevenson Anna Lee
Sep 1937 Smash and Grab Tim Whelan Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan
Oct 1937 Oh, Mr Porter! Gainsborough Marcel Varnel Edward Black Will Hay Comedy
Nov 1937 Young and Innocent Gaumont Alfred Hitchcock Edward Black Nova Pilbeam Thriller

1938

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1938 Alf's Button Afloat Gainsborough Marcel Varney Edward Black The Crazy Gang
1938 A Spot of Bother David MacDonald Anthony Havelock Allen
1938 Follow Your Star Sinclair Hill Harcourt Templeman Arthur Tracy
1938 The Sky's the Limit Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan
Jan 1938 Second Best Bed Capitol Tom Walls Max Schach Tom Walls Based on farce by Ben Travers
Jan 1938 Sweet Devil Pinewood Jack Buchanan
Jan 1938 Owd Bob Gainsborough Robert Stevenson
Jan 1938 Bank Holiday Gainsborough Carol Reed Edward Black Margaret Lockwood comedy-drama
Mar 1938 Kicking the Moon Around Walter Forde
Apr 1938 Sailing Along Gaumont Sonnie Hale Jessie Matthews Musical
May 1938 Strange Boarders Gainsborough Herbert Mason Edward Black Tom Walls
Jun 1938 Break the News Jack Buchanan Rene Clair Rene Clair Maurice Chevalier
Aug 1938 Kate Plus Ten Richard Wainwright Jeffrey Dell Richard Wainwright Jack Hulbert
Sep 1938 Convict 99 Gainsborough Marcel Varney Edward Black Will Hay comedy
Oct 1938 Hey! Hey! USA Gainsborough Marcel Varney Michael Balcon Will Hay comedy
Oct 1938 Crackerjack Gainsborough Albert de Courville Edward Black Tom Walls
Oct 1938 Pygmalion Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard Gabriel Pascal Leslie Howard, Wendy Hill Based on play by G.B. Shaw
Oct 1938 The Lady Vanishes Gaumont Alfred Hitchcock Edward Black Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave Script by Launder and Gilliat
Oct 1938 Lightning Conductor Pinebrook Maurice Elvey Anthony Havelock Allen Gordon Harker
Dec 1938 Old Bones of the River Marcel Varney Will Hay Comedy spoof of Sanders films

1939

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1939 The Mikado Victor Schertzinger Geoffrey Toye Kenny Baker Based on play by Gilbert and Sullivan
Apr 1939 A Girl Must Live Gainsborough Carol Reed Edward Black Margaret Lockwood Comedy
Oct 1939 On the Night of the Fire Brian Desmond Hurst Ralph Richardson
Nov 1939 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery G & S Films Thorold Dickinson Leslie Banks
Nov 1939 The Frozen Limits Gainsborough Marcel Varnel Edward Black The Crazy Gang Comedy

1940s

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1940

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Mar 1940 Band Waggon Gainsborough Marcel Varney Edward Black Arthur Askey Comedy based on BBC radio show
May 1940 For Freedom Gainsborough Maurice Elvey Edward Black Will Fyffe
Jun 1940 A Window in London G & S Films Herbert Mason Michael Redgrave
Aug 1940 Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt Gainborough Walter Forde Edward Black Arthur Askey Based on Brandon Thomas farce
Dec 1940 Neutral Port Gainsborough Walter Forde Edward Black Will Fyffe

1941

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Feb 1941 Gasbags Gainsborough Walter Ford, Marcel Varnel Edward Black The Crazy Gang
Feb 1941 Freedom Radio Two Cities Anthony Asquith Mario Zampi
Mar 1941 Old Bill and Son Ian Dalyrymple
May 1941 The Ghost Train Gainsborough Walter Forde Edward Black Arthur Askey Based on stage play
Aug 1941 Major Barbara (1941) Gabriel Pascal Productions Gabriel Pascal Gabriel Pascal Rex Harrison, Wendy Hiller Based on play by G.B. Shaw
Sep 1941 Jeannie Harold French Marcell Hellman
Sep 1941 Cottage to Let Gainsborough Anthony Asquith Edward Black Leslie Banks
Sep 1941 He Found a Star John Corfield Productions John Paddy Carstairs John Corfield Vic Oliver
Oct 1941 The 49th Parallel The Archers Michael Powell Powell & Pressberger Laurence Olivier, Eric Portman WW2 film, set in Canada
Oct 1941 I Thank You Gainsborough Marcel Varney Edward Black Arthur Askey
Dec 1941 Hi Gang! Gainsborough Marcel Varnel Edward Black Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon

1942

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Apr 1942 Back Room Boy Gainsborough Herbert Mason Edward Black Arthur Askey comedy
May 1942 Hard Steel GHW Productions Norman Walker James Sloan Wilfrid Lawson
Jun 1942 The Day Will Dawn Harold French Paul Soskin Ralph Richardson WW2, set in Norway
Aug 1942 Unpublished Story Two Cities Harold French Anthony Havelock-Allen Richard Greene, Valeria Hobson Co-production with Columbia [citation needed]
Aug 1942 Uncensored Gainsborough Anthony Asquith Edward Black Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert WW2, set in Belgium
Sep 1942 The First of the Few Leslie Howard Leslie Howard Leslie Howard, David Niven WW2, Biopic of Mitchell
Oct 1942 Secret Mission Excelsior Harold French Marcell Hellman Hugh Williams, James Mason WW2
Nov 1942 The Great Mr Handel GWH Productions Norman Walker James Sloan Wilfrid Lawson Biopic of Handell
Sep 1942 In Which We Serve Two Cities Noël Coward Noël Coward Noël Coward WW2 film, one of biggest hits of the year
Dec 1942 King Arthur Was a Gentleman Gainsborough Marcel Varney Edward Black Arthur Askey comedy

1943

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Feb 1943 It's That Man Again Gainsborough Walter Forde Edward Black Tommy Handley
Mar 1943 The Silver Fleet The Archers Vernon Sewell, Gordon Wellesley Powell & Pressburger Ralph Richardson
Apr 1943 We Dive at Dawn Gainsborough Anthony Asquith Edward Black Eric Portman, John Mills WW2
Apr 1943 The Gentle Sex Two Cities Leslie Howard Derrick de Marney Joan Gates WW2; Howard's last film; minor hit
Jun 1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp The Archers Powell & Pressberger Powell & Pressberger Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr One of biggest hits of the year
Aug 1943 The Man in Grey Gainsborough Leslie Arliss Edward Black Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger First Gainsborough melodrama
Sep 1943 The Flemish Farm Two Cities Jeffrey Dell Sydney Box Clive Brook
Sep 1943 Dear Octopus Gainsborough Harold French Edward Black Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding Based on play by Dodie Smith; minor hit
Nov 1943 They Met in the Dark Excelsior Karel Lamec Marcel Hellman James Mason
Nov 1943 Millions Like Us Gainsborough Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder Edward Black Eric Portman, Pat Roc WW2
Nov 1943 The Lamp Still Burns Two Cities Maurice Elvey Leslie Howard Rosamund John, Stewart Granger Minor hit
Dec1943 The Demi-Paradise Two Cities Anthony Asquith Filippo Del Giudice, Anatole de Grunwald Laurence Olivier WW2

1944

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Feb 1944 On Approval Independent Clive Brook Sydney Box Clive Brook Based on play by Lonsdale
Mar 1944 Bees in Paradise Gainsborough Val Guest Edward Black Arthur Askey comedy
Apr 1944 Tawny Pipit Prestige Bernard Miles, Charles Saunders William Sistrom
May 1944 Fanny By Gaslight Gainsborough Anthony Asquith Edward Black James Mason, Stewart Granger, Phyllis Calvert, Jean Kent 2nd Gainsborough melodrama, one of biggest hits of year
Jun 1944 This Happy Breed Two Cities David Lean Noël Coward Robert Newton Based on play by Noël Coward, one of biggest hits of year
Jun 1944 The Way Ahead Two Cities Carol Reed Norman Walker David Niven WW2; one of biggest hits of year
Jul 1944 English Without Tears Two Cities Harold French Anatole de Grunwald Michael Wilding Based on script by Terence Rattigan
Jul 1944 Give Us the Moon Gainsborough Val Guest Edward Black Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver
Aug 1944 A Canterbury Tale The Archers Powell & Pressberger Powell & Pressberger Eric Portman First P & P film to not be big hit
Oct 1944 Mr Emmanuel Two Cities Harold French William Sistrom Felix Aylmer
Nov 1944 2,000 Women Gainsborough Frank Launder Edward Black Phyllis Calvert, Pat Roc minor hit
Nov 1944 Love Story Gainsborough Leslie Arliss Harold Huth Stewart Granger, Margaret Lockwood, Pat Roc Gainsborough melodrama, one of biggest hits of year
Nov 1944 Don't Take It To Heart Two Cities Jeffrey Dell Sydney Box Richard Greene
1944 Madonna of the Seven Moons Gainsborough Arthur Crabtree R.J. Minney Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, Pat Roc Gainsborough melodrama, one of biggest hits of year

1945

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Feb 1945 Waterloo Road Gainsborough Sidney Gilliat Edward Black John Mills, Stewart Granger Minor hit
1945 Henry V Two Cities Laurence Olivier Filippo Del Guice Laurence Olivier Based on play by Shakespeare; minor hit
1945 A Place of One's Own Gainsborough Bernard Knowles R.J. Minney James Mason, Margaret Lockwood Ghost story; minor hit
May 1945 Blithe Spirit Two Cities David Lean Noël Coward, Constance Cummings Rex Harrison Based on play by Noël Coward; minor hit
Jul 1945 They Were Sisters Gainsborough Arthur Crabtree Harold Huth James Mason Gainsborough melodrama; major hit
Jun 1945 The Way to the Stars (1945) Two Cities Anthony Asquith Anatole de Grunwald Trevor Howard WW2; minor hit
Jul 1945 I'll Be Your Sweetheart Gainsborough Val Guest Maurice Ostrer Margaret Lockwood, Michael Rennie, Vic Oliver musical; minor hit
Oct 1945 Johnny Frenchman Ealing Charles Frend Michael Balcon Tom Walls, Pat Roc
1945 They Knew Mr. Knight Norman Walker Mervyn Johns
Sep 1945 Dead of Night Ealing Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer, Basil Dearden Michael Balcon horror anthology; minor hit
Oct 1945 The Seventh Veil Compton Bennett Sydney Box James Mason, Ann Todd One of biggest hits of the year
Nov 1945 Brief Encounter (1945) David Lean Noël Coward Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson Based on play by Noël Coward; major hit
Nov 1945 I Know Where I'm Going! The Archers Powell & Pressburger Powell & Pressburger Wendy Hiller Romantic comedy; minor hit
Nov 1945 The Wicked Lady Gainsborough Leslie Arliss R.J. Minney Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Pat Roc, Michael Rennie Gainsborough melodrama; biggest hit of 1946
Dec 1945 Pink String and Sealing Wax Ealing Robert Hamer Michael Balcon Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers
Dec 1945 The Rake's Progress Independent Producers Sidney Gilliat Launder & Gilliat Rex Harrison Comedy; hit
1945 Here Comes the Sun John Baxter Flanagan & Allen comedy

1946

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1946 Caesar and Cleopatra Gabriel Pascal Gabriel Pascal Gabriel Pascal Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger Based on play by Shaw; Very popular but hugely expensive
Apr 1946 The Captive Heart Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph Michael Redgrave Major hit
1946 Bedelia John Corfield Productions Lance Comfort Isadore Goldsmith Margaret Lockwood melodrama; minor hit
Jun 1946 Caravan Gainsborough Arthur Crabtree Harold Huth Stewart Granger, Jean Kent, Dennis Price Gainsborough melodrama, one of biggest hits of year
Apr 1946 The Years Between Sydney Box Compton Bennett Sydney Box Michael Redgrave Minor hit
1946 Beware of Pity Two Cities Maurice Elvey Lili Palmer
1946 I See a Dark Stranger Frank Launder Gilliat & Launder Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard spy thriller
Sep 1946 Men of Two Worlds Two Cities Thorold Dickinson Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert Shot in Africa; minor hit but hugely expensive
Sep 1946 London Town Wesley Ruggles Sid Field musical; minor hit but hugely expensive
Nov 1946 The Magic Bow Gainsborough Bernard Knowles R.J. Minney Stewart Granger, Phyllis Calvert Gainsborough melodrama; minor hit
1946 The Overlanders Ealing Harry Watt Leslie Norman, Michael Balcon Chips Rafferty Shot in Australia; one of years biggest hits
Dec 1946 Carnival Two Cities Stanley Haynes Sally Grey
Dec 1946 A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Archers Powell & Pressburger Powell & Pressburger David Niven, Kim Stanley Minor hit; first Royal Film Performance
1946 School for Secrets Two Cities Peter Ustinov Ralph Richardson
1946 Great Expectations Cineguild David Lean Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame John Mills, Alec Guinness Based on novel by Dickens; one of biggest hits of 1947
Dec 1946 Green for Danger Individual Pictures Sidney Gilliat Launder & Gilliat Sally Gray, Rosamund John Minor hit
1946 Daybreak Comptom Bennett Sydney Box Eric Portman, Ann Todd Not released until 1948

1947

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1947 Hungry Hill Two Cities Brian Desmond Hurst William Sistrom, Dennis Price Margaret Lockwood melodrama; commercial disappointment
Feb 1947 Odd Man Out (1947) Two Cities Carol Reed Carol Reed James Mason IRA thriller; one of biggest hits of year
Feb 1947 The Root of All Evil Gainsborough Brock Williams Harold Huth Phyllis Calvert melodrama
Feb 1947 Hue and Cry Ealing Charles Crichton Michael Balcon Alistair Sim minor hit
Mar 1947 Nicholas Nickleby Ealing Cavalcanti Michael Balcon Cedric Hardwick Based on Dickens novel; minor hit
Apr 1947 The Man Within Production Film Service Bernard Knowles Sydney Box, Muriel Box Michael Regrave, Jean Kent Not profitable
May 1947 Black Narcissus (1947) Archers Powell & Pressburger Powell & Pressburger Deborah Kerr Set in India; major hit
May 1947 Take My Life Cineguild Ronald Neame Anthony Havelock-Allen Hugh Williams
Jul 1947 The Brothers Gainsborough David MacDonald Sydney Box Pat Roc, Maxwell Reed melodrama; Lost money
Jun 1947 Bush Christmas CEF Ralph Smart Ralph Smart Chips Rafferty Shot in Australia; minor hit
May 1947 Dear Murderer Gainsborough Arthur Crabtree Betty Box Eric Portman, Greta Gynt
Jun 1947 The Loves of Joanna Godden Ealing Charles Frend Michael Balcon Googie Withers, Jean Kent
Jun 1947 Frieda Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph Mai Zetterling post-WW2 romance; major hit
Jun 1947 The Upturned Glass Triton Lawrence Huntington James Mason James Mason film noir; major hit
Aug 1947 Holiday Camp Gainsborough Ken Annakin Sydney Box Jack Warner, Flora Robson major hit
Aug 1947 Jassy Gainsborough Bernard Knowles Sydney Box Margaret Lockwood Gainsborough melodrama, one of years biggest hits
Sep 1947 Master of Bankdam Holbein Walter Forde Anne Crawford
Aug 1947 Captain Boycott Individual Frank Launder Gilliat & Launder Stewart Granger historical film; minor hit
Aug 1947 The October Man Two Cities Roy Ward Baker Roy Ward Baker John Mills minor hit
Sep 1947 Fame is the Spur Roy Boulting John Boulting Michael Redgrave
Oct 1947 Uncle Silas Charles Frank Jean Simmons
Oct 1947 The White Unicorn John Corfield Bernard Knowles Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood
Dec 1947 The End of the River Archers Derek Twist Powell & Pressberger Sabu
Oct 1947 The Woman in the Hall Wessex Jack Lee Ian Dalrymple Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons
Nov 1947 It Always Rains on Sunday Ealing Robert Hamer Michael Balcon Googie Withers major hit
Nov 1947 When the Bough Breaks Gainsborough Lawrence Huntington Betty Box Pat Roc Gainsborough melodrama; minor hit

1948

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1948 The Mark of Cain Two Cities Brian Desmond Hurst W.P. Lipscomb Eric Portman
Jan 1948 Vice Versa Two Cities Peter Ustinov George H. Brown Roger Livesey Comedy
Jan 1948 Easy Money Gainsborough Bernard Knowles A. Frank Bundy Greta Gynt
Feb 1948 Against the Wind Ealing Charles Crichton Michael Balcon War movie
Feb 1948 Blanche Fury Cineguild Marc Allegret Anthony Havelock-Allan Stewart Granger, Valerie Hobson melodrama
1948 Miranda Gainsborough Ken Annakin Betty Box Glynis Johns mermaid comedy, one of hits of year
Apr 1948 Broken Journey Gainsborough Ken Annakin Phyllis Calvert
Apr 1948 One Night with You Two Cities Terence Young
Apr 1948 Good Time Girl Gainsborough David MacDonald Sydney Box Jean Kent
Apr 1948 Corridor of Mirrors Apollo Terence Young Rudolph Cartier Eric Portman
Jul 1948 The Calendar Gainsborough Arthur Crabtree Antony Darnborough John McCallum Based on story by Edgar Wallace
May 1948 Hamlet Two Cities Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Based on play by Shakespeare; big hit
Jun 1948 My Sister and I Burnham Harold Huth John Corfield, Harold Huth Sally Ann Howes
Jun 1948 Oliver Twist Cineguild David Lean Ronald Neame Alec Guinness, Robert Newton Based on novel by Dickens
Aug 1948 My Brother's Keeper Gainsborough Alfred Roome Sydney Box Jack Warner
Aug 1948 London Belongs to Me Individual Pictures Sidney Gilliat Gilliat & Launder Richard Attenborough, Alistair Sim
Sep 1948 The Red Shoes Archers Powell & Pressburger Powell & Pressburger Moira Shearer ballet film
1948 Mr Perrin and Mr Traill Two Cities Laurence Huntington
1948 Saraband for Dead Lovers Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph, Michael Balcon Stewart Granger historical melodrama
Sep 1948 The Weaker Sex Two Cities Roy Ward Baker Paul Soskin Ursula Jeans
Oct 1948 The Blind Goddess Gainsborough Harold French Harold French, Betty Box Eric Portman
Sep 1948 Esther Waters Wessex Film Ian Dalrymple, Peter Proud Ian Dalrymple, Peter Proud Dirk Bogarde
Oct 1948 Sleeping Car to Trieste Two Cities John Paddy Carstairs George Brown Jean Kent thriller
Oct 1948 Woman Hater Two Cities Terence Young William Sistrom Stewart Granger comedy
Oct 1948 Quartet Gainsborough Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French, Ralph Smart Anthony Darnborough Anthology based on stores of Somerset Maugham
Nov 1948 Here Come the Huggetts Gainsborough Ken Annakin Betty E. Box Jack Warner 2nd Huggett film
Nov 1948 It's Hard to Be Good Two Cities Jeffrey Dell John W. Gossage Anne Crawford
1948 Another Shore Ealing Charles Crichton Michael Balcon Robert Beatty
Nov 1948 Scott of the Antarctic Ealing Charles Frend Michael Balcon John Mills One of years biggest hits
Jan 1949 The Fool and the Princess Film Producers Guild William C Hammond Frank A. Hoare Bruce Lester
Dec 1948 Look Before You Love Burnham Harold Huth Margaret Lockwood
1948 Once a Jolly Swagman Wessex Jack Lee Ian Dalrymple Dirk Bogarde
Jan 1949 Portrait from Life Gainsborough Terence Fisher Antony Darnborough Mai Zetterling

1949

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Film
Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1949 Warning to Wantons Acquila Donald Wilson Donald Wilson Harold Warrender
Jan 1949 Third Time Lucky Anglofilm Gordon Parry Mario Zampi Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh gambling story
Jan 1949 Eureka Stockade Ealing Harry Watt Leslie Norman, Michael Balcon Chips Rafferty Shot in Australia; big flop
Feb 1949 Once Upon a Dream Sydney Box Ralph Thomas Sydney Box Googie Withers Comedy, Ralph Thomas' directorial debut
Jan 1949 The Passionate Friends (1949) Cineguild Ronald Neame David Leane Ann Todd, Claude Rains Based on novel by HG Wells
Feb 1949 Vote for Huggett Gainsborough Ken Annakin Betty E Box Jack Warner 3rd Huggett film
Mar 1949 The History of Mr. Polly Two Cities Anthony Pelissier John Mills John Mills
Apr 1949 All Over the Town Wessex Film Derek Twist Ian Dalrymple Norman Wooland
Mar 1949 The Blue Lagoon (1949) Individual Pictures Frank Launder Gilliat & Launder Jean Simmons, Donald Houston Shot in Fiji, one of biggest hits of year
May 1949 Fools Rush In Pinewood John Paddy Carstairs Aubrey Baring Sally Anne Howes
April 1949 Bad Lord Byron Triton David MacDonald Aubrey Baring Dennis Price Big flop
Mar 1949 Floodtide Acquila Frederick Wilson Donald B. Wilson Gordon Jackson
Apr 1949 It's Not Cricket Gainsborough Alfred Roome, Roy Rich Betty Box Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne Comedy
May 1949 A Boy, a Girl and a Bike Gainsborough Ralph Smart Ralph Keene, Alfred Roome John McCallum, Honor Blackman
Apr 1949 Passport to Pimlico Ealing Henry Cornelius Michael Balcon Margaret Rutherford Comedy
May 1949 The Huggetts Abroad Gainsborough Ken Annakin Betty Box Jack Warner Fourth (and last) Huggett movie
May 1949 Adam and Evelyne Two Cities Harold French Harold French Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons Comedy
May 1949 The Perfect Woman Two Cities Bernard Knowles Alfred Black, George Black Pat Roc, Stanley Holloway Comedy
Jun 1949 Stop Press Girl Aquila Michael Barry John Croyson Sally Ann Howes
Jun 1949 Marry Me Gainsborough Terrence Fisher Betty Box Derek Bond comedy, flop
Jun 1949 Christopher Columbus Gainsborough David MacDonald Sydney Box Frederick March Biopic, huge flop
Jun 1949 Whisky Galore Ealing Alexander Mackendrick Michael Balcon Joan Greenwood Comedy
Jun 1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets Ealing Robert Hamer Michael Balcon Alec Guinness, Dennis Price comedy
Jul 1949 Poets Pub Aquila Frederick Wilson Donald Wilson Derek Bond
Aug 1949 Helter Skelter Gainsborough Ralph Thomas Antony Darnborough David Tomlinson comedy
Jul 1949 Don't Ever Leave Me Gainsborough Arthur Crabtree Betty Box Petula Clark comedy
Aug 1949 Madness of the Heart Two Cities Charles Bennett Richard Wainwright Margaret Lockwood melodrama, minor hit
Aug 1949 Tottie True Two Cities Brian Desmond Hurst Hugh Stewart Jean Kent musical
Aug 1949 Train of Events Ealing Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden Michael Relph Peter Finch multi story film
Aug 1949 The Lost People Gainsborough Muriel Box, Bernard Knowles Gordon Wellesley Mai Zetterling lost money
Sept 1949 Dear Mr Prohack Wessex Thorton Freeland Ian Dalrymple Cecil Parker
1949 The Chiltern Hundreds Two Cities John Paddy Carstairs George H. Brown Cecil Parker Based on play
Sept 1949 Diamond City Gainsborough David MacDonald Alex Bryce, S. Frank Bundy David Farrar, Diana Dors Shot in South Africa, big flop
Oct 1949 Give Us This Day Plantagenet Edward Dymttryk N.A. Bronsten, Rod E. Geiger Sam Wanamaker
Dec 1949 The Spider and the Fly Mayflower Robert Hamer Aubrey Baring, Maxwell Setton Eric Portman First from Baring and Setton team, shot in Paris
Nov 1949 A Run for Your Money Ealing Charles Frend Michael Balcon, Leslie Norman Donald Houston Comedy
Nov 1949 The Romantic Age Pinnacle Edmond T. Gréville Edward Dryhurst, Eric L'Epine Smith Hugh Williams
Dec 1949 Boys in Brown (1949) Gainsborough Montgomery Tully Antony Darnborough Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough
Nov 1949 The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) Two Cities Anthony Pelissier John Mills fantasy comedy
1949 Traveller's Joy Gainsborough Ralph Thomas Antony Darnborough Googie Withers
Mar 1949 The Cardboard Cavalier Two Cities Walter Forde Walter Forde Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood historical comedy

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1950

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Film
Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1950 The Blue Lamp Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph Dirk Bogarde, Jack Warner Biggest hit of 1950, inspired Dixon of Dock Green
Feb 1950 Golden Salamander Pinewood Ronald Neame Alexander Galperson Trevor Howard
Feb 1950 Madeleine David Lean Sydney Haynes Ann Todd based on true story
Feb 1950 Morning Departure Roy Ward Baker Jay Lewis John Mills Based on stage play. Box Office success.
Mar 1950 The Astonished Heart Gainsborough Terence Fisher Anthony Darnborough Noël Coward Based on play by Noël Coward
29 Mar 1950 They Were Not Divided Two Cities Terence Young Herbert Smith Box office hit
May 1950 The Reluctant Widow Two Cities Bernard Knowles Gordon Wellesley Jean Kent
May 1950 Prelude to Fame Two Cities Fergus McDonnell Donald Wilson Guy Rolfe
May 1950 So Long at the Fair Terence Fisher, Anthony Darnbrough Betty Box Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde
June 1950 Dance Hall Ealing Charles Crichton Michael Balcon Diana Dors social realism
Jun 1950 Tony Draws a Horse (1950) Pinnacle John Paddy Carstairs Brock Williams Cecil Parker comedy
July 1950 Waterfront Conqueror Michael Anderson Paul Soskin Robert Newton
1950 Bitter Springs Ealing Ralph Smart Michael Balcon, Leslie Norman Chips Rafferty Shot in Australia
Aug 1950 Trio Gainsborough Ken Annakin, Harold French Anthony Darnborough Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie Co-financed with Paramount Pictures; Based on stories by Somerset Maugham. Box office hit.
Sep 1950 Cage of Gold Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Balcon Jean Simmons
Oct 1950 The Woman in Question Anthony Asquith Jean Kent, Dirk Bogarde
1950 The Magnet Ealing Charles Frend Michael Balcon Stephen Murray
Nov 1950 The Clouded Yellow Carillon Ralph Thomas Betty Box Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard thriller
1950 Highly Dangerous Two Cities Roy Ward Baker Anthony Darnborough Margaret Lockwood comedy thriller

1951

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Film
Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1951 The Adventurers Mayflower David MacDonald Aubrey Baring Jack Hawkins Shot in South Africa
Jan 1951 Blackmailed Marc Allegret Harold Huth Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling
Jan 1951 The Dark Man Independent Artists Jeffrey Dell Julian Wintle Edward Underdown
Feb 1951 Pool of London Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Balcon Bonar Colleano
Mar 1951 The Browning Version Anthony Asquith Michael Redgrave Based on play by Terence Rattigan
Jun 1951 White Corridors Pat Jackson Googie Withers
Jun 1951 The Lavender Hill Mob Ealing Charles Crichton Michael Balcon Alec Guinness One of biggest hits of the year
Jul 1951 Hotel Sahara Ken Annakin Peter Ustinov WW2, comedy
Aug 1951 The Man in the White Suit Ealing Alexander Mackendrick Michael Balcon Alec Guinness One of biggest hits of the year
Sept 1951 Valley of the Eagles Terence Young Nat Bronstein Jack Warner
Oct 1951 Appointment with Venus Ralph Thomas Betty Box David Niven WW2
Nov 1951 High Treason Conqueror Roy Boulting Paul Soskin Sequel to Seven Days to Noon
Nov 1951 Where No Vultures Fly Ealing Harry Watt Michael Balcon, Leslie Norman Anthony Steel Shot in Kenya, one of biggest hits of year
1951 Encore Two Cities Anthony Darnborough Co-financed with Paramount; Based on stories by Somerset Maugham, one of biggest hits of year

1952

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1952 His Excellency
1952 Secret People Ealing Thorold Dickinson Valentina Cortese
1952 Hunted Independent Artists Charles Crichton Julian Wintle Dirk Bogarde
1952 The Card Ronald Neame Alec Guinness
Mar 1952 I Believe in You Ealing Michael Relph, Basil Dearden Michael Relph, Basil Dearden Celia Johnson
May 1952 Curtain Up Ralph Smart
Jun 1952 The Important of Being Earnest Javelin Anthony Asquith Michael Redgrave Based on play
Jul 1952 Something Money Can't Buy Pat Jackson Joseph Janni Anthony Steel, Pat Roc Comedy
Aug 1952 Penny Princess Val Guest Dirk Bogarde
1952 Mandy Ealing Alexander Mackendrick Michael Balcon, Leslie Norman Jack Hawkins, Phyllis Calvert One of biggest hits of year
1952 Meet Me Tonight Based on stories by Noël Coward
Sept 1952 The Planter's Wife Pinnacle Ken Annakin John Stafford Jack Hawkins, Claudette Colbert, Anthony Steel Set in Malayan Emergency
1952 Venetian Bird Ralph Thomas Betty Box Richard Todd
Oct 1952 The Gentle Gunman Basil Dearden Michael Relph Dirk Bogarde, John Mills
Oct 1952 It Started in Paradise Compton Bennett Jane Hylton
Nov 1952 Made in Heaven Fanfare John Paddy Carstairs George H. Brown David Tomlinson, Petula Clark Comedy

1953

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Film
Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1953 The Long Memory Robert Hamer Hugh Stewart John Mills, John McCallum
Feb 1953 The Net Two Cities Anthony Asquith Anthony Darnborough Phyllis Calvert, James Donald
Feb 1953 Top of the Form British Filmmakers John Paddy Carstairs Paul Soskin Ronald Shiner
Mar 1953 The Titfield Thunderbolt Ealing Charles Crichton Michael Truman Stanley Holloway Ealing comedy
Mar 1953 Street Corner London Independent Muriel Box Sydney Box Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan Commercial failure
Mar 1953 Desperate Moment Fanfare Compton Bennett George Brown Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling
Apr 1953 The Final Test Anthony Asquith Robert Morley, Jack Warner Based on play by Terence Rattigan; cricket related
Mar 1953 The Cruel Sea Ealing Charles Frend Michael Balcon, Leslie Norman Jack Hawkins WW2, biggest hit of year
Apr 1953 Turn the Key Softly Jack Lee Maurice Cowan Yvonne Mitchell
May 1953 Genevieve Rank Henry Cornelius Henry Cornelius John Gregson, Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan, Kay Kendall One of biggest hits of year
Jun 1953 Malta Story Theta Brian Desmond Hurst Peter De Sarigny Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel WW2, one of biggest hits of year
Jul 1953 The Square Ring Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph Jack Warner, Robert Beatty Based on play by Ralph Petersen
Jul 1953 Wheel of Fate Francis Searle Francis Searle Patric Doonan
Aug 1953 Always a Bride Clarion Ralph Smart Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan
Nov 1953 A Day to Remember Ralph Thomas Betty Box Stanley Holloway, Donald Sinden comedy
Oct 1953 Personal Affair Two Cities Anthony Pelissier Anthony Darnborough Gene Tierney
Dec 1953 Small Town Story Montgomery Tully Susan Shaw, Donald Houston
Nov 1953 Meet Mr. Lucifer Ealing Anthony Pelisser Monja Danischewsky Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins comedy
Dec 1953 Trouble in Store Two Cities John Paddy Carstairs Maurice Cowan Norman Wisdom Wisdom's first starring vehicle, one of biggest hits of 1954
Dec 1953 The Kidnappers Philip Leacock Jon Whiteley

1954

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1954 The Million Pound Note Group Film Ronald Neame Gregory Peck Co‐financed with United Artists; Based on story by Mark Twain
Jan 1954 The Love Lottery Ealing Charles Crichton Monja Danischewsky David Niven, Peggy Cummins
Feb 1954 The Maggie Ealing Alexander Mackendrick Michael Balcon Paul Douglas Ealing comedy
Feb 1954 You Know What Sailors Are Group Film Ken Annakin Akim Tamiroff
Feb 1954 Fast and Loose Group Film Gordon Parry Stanley Holloway, Kay Kendall
Feb 1954 Star of My Night Paul Dickson Griffith Jones
Mar 1954 Doctor in the House Group Film Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall First "Doctor" movie, biggest hit of year
Mar 1954 West of Zanzibar Ealing Harry Watt Leslie Norman Anthony Steel Shot in East Africa; sequel to Where No Vultures Fly
May 1954 Forbidden Cargo London Independent Harold French Sydney Box Nigel Patrick
May 1954 The Rainbow Jacket Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph
1954 The Seekers Ken Annakin George Brown Jack Hawkins Set in New Zealand
Aug 1954 Up to His Neck Group Film John Paddy Carstairs Hugh Stewart Ronald Shiner comedy
Aug 1954 The Beachcomber London Independent Muriel Box Sydney Box Robert Newton Remake of 1938 film
Aug 1954 The Young Lovers Group Film Anthony Asquith Anthony Havelock-Allen Odile Versois, David Knight
Sep 1954 Romeo and Juliet Renato Castellani Laurence Harvey Based on play by Shakespeare; shot in Italy
Sep 1954 The Purple Plain Two Cities Robert Parrish John Bryan Gregory Peck Co‐financed with United Artists; WW2
Oct 1954 Lease of Life Ealing Charles Frend Jack Rix
Nov 1954 Mad About Men Group Film Ralph Thomas Betty Box Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden Sequel to Miranda
Nov 1954 The Divided Heart Ealing Charles Crichton Michael Truman Cornell Borchers
1954 One Good Turn Two Cities John Paddy Carstairs Maurice Cowan Norman Wisdom comedy; one of biggest hits of 1955

1955

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1955 To Paris with Love Two Cities Robert Hamer Anthony Darnboeough Alec Guinness Shot in Paris
Jan 1955 Simba Group Film Brian Desmond Hurst Peter de Sarigny Dirk Bogarde, Virginia McKenna Set in Kenya during Mau Mau
Feb 1955 Out of the Clouds Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph, Eric Williams Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty Aeroplane drama
Mar 1955 As Long as They're Happy Group Film J. Lee Thompson Raymond Stross Jack Buchanan, Diana Dors comedy
Mar 1955 The Night My Number Came Up Ealing Leslie Norman Michael Balcon Michael Redgrave drama
Mar 1955 Above Us the Waves Rank, London Independent Ralph Thomas William MacQuitty John Mills, John Gregson WW2, one of biggest hits of the year
Apr 1955 Passage Home Group Film Roy Ward Baker Julian Wintle Peter Finch, Anthony Steel, Diane Cilento ship drama
Apr 1955 The Ship that Died of Shame Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph Richard Attenborough WW2
Jul 1955 Doctor at Sea Group Film Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot Doctor #2, one of biggest hits of the year
Aug 1955 Value for Money Group Film Ken Annakin Sergei Nolbandov John Gregson, Diana Dors comedy
Aug 1955 The Woman for Joe Group Film George More O'Ferrall Leslie Parkyn Diane Cilento
Nov 1955 Man of the Moment Group Film John Paddy Carstairs Hugh Stewart Norman Wisdom comedy
1955 Touch and Go Ealing Michael Truman Michael Balcon Jack Hawkins
1955 Simon and Laura Group Film Muriel Box Teddy Baird Peter Finch, Kay Kendall Based on hit play
Dec 1955 An Alligator Named Daisy Group Film J. Lee Thompson Raymond Stross Donald Sinden, Diana Dors comedy
Dec 1955 The Ladykillers Ealing Alexander Mackendrick Michael Balcon Alec Guinness comedy
Dec 1955 All for Mary Group Film Wendy Toye Paul Soskin Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison comedy

1956

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Film
Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1956 Lost Sydney Box Productions Guy Green Vivian Cox David Farrar thriller
Feb 1956 Jumping for Joy Rank John Paddy Carstairs Raymond Stross Frankie Howerd comedy
Mar 1956 A Town Like Alice Vic Films Jack Lee Joseph Janni Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch WW2, one of biggest hits of year
Mar 1956 Who Done It? Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph, Michael Balcon Benny Hill, Belinda Lee comedy
Mar 1956 The Black Tent Rank Brian Desmond Hurst William MacQuitty Anthony Steel, Donald Sinden WW2, Shot in Libya
Mar 1956 The Feminine Touch Ealing Pat Jackson Michael Balcon Belinda Lee, George Baker nurse drama
Jun 1956 The Long Arm Ealing Charles Frend Michael Balcon Jack Hawkins police film
Jul 1956 Reach for the Sky Angel Productions Lewis Gilbert Dan Angel Kenneth More WW2, biggest hit of year
Jun 1956 Jacqueline George H. Brown Roy Ward Baker George H. Brown John Gregson
Aug 1956 Eyewitness Rank Muriel Box Sydney Box Donald Sinden, Belinda Lee thriller
Oct 1956 House of Secrets Rank Guy Green Vivian Cox Michael Craig crime
Dec 1956 Checkpoint Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Anthony Steel, Stanley Baker Shot in Italy
Oct 1956 The Battle of the River Plate Archers Powell & Pressberger Powell & Pressberger Peter Finch, John Gregson WW2, one of biggest hits of 1957, Royal Command film
Dec 1956 The Spanish Gardener Rank Philip Leacock John Bryan Dirk Bogarde Shot in Spain, one of biggest hits of year
Nov 1956 Tiger in the Smoke Rank Roy Ward Baker Leslie Parkyn Donald Sinden
Dec 1956 Up in the World Rank John Paddy Carstars Hugh Stewart Norman Windom comedy
Dec 1956 The Big Money Rank John Paddy Carstairs Joseph Janni Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee comedy, not given general release until 1958

1957

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Film
Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1957 Ill Met by Moonlight Archers Powell & Pressberger Powell & Pressberger Dirk Bogarde WW2, one of biggest hits of the year
1957 The Secret Place Rank Clive Donner John Bryan Belinda Lee, Ronald Lewis crime
1957 True as a Turtle Rank Wendy Toye Peter De Sarigny John Gregson comedy
1957 Doctor at Large Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde Doctor #3, one of biggest hits of year
1957 High Tide at Noon Rank Philip Leacock Julian Wintle Betta St John
1957 The Crooked Sky Luckwin, Tudor Henry Cass Henry Cass Wayne Morris crime
1957 Miracle in Soho Rank Julian Aymes Emeric Pressberger Belinda Lee, John Gregon
1957 Hell Drivers Aqua Cy Endfield Benjamin Frisz Stanley Baker sea drama
1957 Manuela Ivan Foxwell Guy Hamilton Ivan Foxwell Trevor Howard
1957 Across the Bridge IFP Ken Annakin John Stafford Rod Steiger Based on Graham Greene story
1957 Seven Thunders Dial Hugo Fregonese Daniel Angel Stephen Boyd
1957 Robbery Under Arms Rank Jack Lee Joseph Janni Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis Shot in Australia
1957 Campbell's Kingdom Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker Shot in Italy, set in Canada, one of biggest hits of year
1957 The One That Got Away Rank Roy Ward Baker Julian Wintle Hardy Kruger WW2, one of biggest hits of the year
1957 Just My Luck Rank John Paddy Carstairs Hugh Stewart Norman Wisdom comedy
1957 Dangerous Exile Rank Brian Desmond Hurst George H Brown Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee French revolution
1957 The Naked Truth Rank Mario Zampi Mario Zampi Terry Thomas comedy
1957 Windom's Way Rank Ronald Neame John Bryan Peter Finch Set in Malayan Emergency, shot in Corsica

1958

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1958 Violent Playground Rank Basil Dearden Michael Relph Stanley Baker, David McCallum Juvenile delinquent film
Jan 1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman Rank Joseph Losey Maurice Cowan Melina Mecouri, Keith Michell
Feb 1958 A Tale of Two Cities Rank Ralph Thomas Betty E. Box Dirk Bogarde Based on novel by Charles Dickens
Feb 1958 Carve Her Name with Pride Rank Lewis Gilbert Daniel Angel Virginia McKenna Based on true story, one of top 12 hits of year
Mar 1958 Rooney Rank George Pollock George Brown Barry Fitzgerald comedy
March 1958 Innocent Sinners Rank Philip Leacock Hugh Stewart Flora Robson
April 1958 Heart of a Child Beaconsfield Clive Donner Alfred Shaughnessy Jean Anderson
Jul 1958 A Night to Remember Rank Roy Ward Baker William MacQuitty Kenneth More Based on true story, most expensive British film
Aug 1958 Nor the Moon by Night Rank Ken Annakin John Stafford Michael Craig, Belinda Lee Shot in South Africa
Aug 1958 Sea Fury Aqua Cy Endfield Benjamin Fisz Stanley Baker Shot in Spain
Jun 1958 The Wind Cannot Read Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde WW2 film, shot in India, one of biggest hits of year
Oct 1958 Rockets Galore Rank Michael Relph Basil Dearden Jeannie Carson Sequel to Whiskey Galore
Sept 1958 Passionate Summer Harper-Willoughby Rudolph Carter Kenneth Harper, George Willoughby Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers
Nov 1958 Sea of Sand Tempean Guy Green Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman Richard Attenborough, Michael Craig, John Gregson War movie
Nov 1958 Floods of Fear Rank Charles Crichton Sydney Box Howard Keel
Dec 1958 The Square Peg Rank John Paddy Carstairs Hugh Stewart Norman Wisdom Comedy, one of the most popular films of 1969
Dec 1958 Bachelor of Hearts Independent Artists Wolf Rilla Vivian Cox Hardy Kruger Comedy

1959

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Film
Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1959 The Captain's Table Rank Jack Lee Joseph Janni John Gregson Comedy
Jan 1959 Operation Amsterdam Rank Michael McCarthy Maurice Cowan Peter Finch War story, shot in Amsterdam
Feb 1959 Hidden Homicide Luckwell Films Anthony Young Bill Luckwell, Derek Winn Griffith Jones
Mar 1959 Too Many Crooks Rank Mario Zampi Mario Zampi Terry Thomas Comedy
Mar 1959 The 39 Steps Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Kenneth More Remake of 1935 film, one of biggest hits of year
Apr 1959 Whirlpool Rank Lewis Allen George Pitcher Juliette Greco
1959 Sapphire Artna Basil Dearden Michael Relph Nigel Patrick Race drama, one of biggest hits of year
1959 The Heart of a Man Wilcox-Neagle Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle Frankie Vaughan
Jul 1959 Ferry to Hong Kong Rank, Pinewood Lewis Gilbert George Maynard Orson Welles, Curt Jurgens Filmed in Hong Kong, box office disaster
Aug 1959 Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Michael Craig Comedy
Aug 1959 Blind Date Independent Artists, Sydney Box Assoc Joseph Losey David Deutsch Hardy Kruger, Stanley Baker
1959 The Night We Dropped a Clanger Sydney Box Films, Four Star Assoc Darcy Conyers David Henley, Sydney Box Brian Rix comedy
1959 North West Frontier Rank J. Lee Thompson Marcel Hellman Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall Shot in India, one of biggest hits of year
1959 SOS Pacific Sydney Box, Remfield Guy Green John Nasht, Patrick Filmer-Sankey Richard Attenborough
Dec 1959 Desert Mice Welbeck Michael Relph Basil Dearden Alfred Marks comedy
Dec 1959 Follow a Star Rank Robert Asher Hugh Stewart Norman Wisdom
1959 Tiger Bay Independent Artists J. Lee Thompson John Hawkesworth John Mills, Hayley Mills Thriller

1960s

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Mar 1960 Too Young to Love Welbeck Muriel Box Herbert Smith Pauline Hahn teen social realism
Jan 1960 The Shakedown Alliance Film John Lemont Norman Williams Terence Morgan
1960 The Royal Ballet
Feb 1960 Conspiracy of Hearts Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Lili Palmer, Sylvia Syms World War Two, one of the most popular films of the year
Nov 1960 Faces in the Dark Welbeck David Eady Jon Penington John Gregson, Mai Zetterling
Mar 1960 Your Money or Your Wife Alliance Film Anthony Simmons Norman Williams Donald Sinden comedy
April 1960 The League of Gentlemen Allied Film Makers Basil Dearden Michael Relph Jack Hawkins Heist story, one of biggest hits of the year
Apr 1960 Beyond the Curtain Martin Films Compton Bennett John Martin Richard Greene
May 1960 The Challenge Alexandra John Gilling John Temple-smith Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle
Jun 1960 Never Let Go Independent Artists John Guillermin Peter de Sarigny Richard Todd, Peter Sellers
Aug 1960 Make Mine Mink Rank Robert Asher Hugh Stewart Terry Thomas comedy
1960 Snowball Independent Artists Pat Jackson Leslie Parkyn, Julian Wintle Gordon Jackson crime
Jul 1960 Doctor in Love Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Michael Craig Doctor series, biggest hit of 1960
Sep 1960 Piccadilly Third Stop Ethiro-Alliance, Sydney Box Associates Wolf Rilla Norman Williams Terence Morgan
Oct 1960 Man in the Moon Allied Film Makers Basil Dearden Michael Relph Kenneth More Box office flop
Dec 1960 The Bulldog Breed Rank Robert Asher Hugh Stewart Norman Wisdom Comedy

1961

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Jan 1961 The Singer Not the Song Rank Roy Ward Baker Roy Baker, Jack Hanbury Dirk Bogarde, John Mills Shot in Spain
Feb 1961 No Love for Johnnie Five Star Ralph Thomas Betty Box Peter Finch Box office flop
Apr 1961 Very Important Person Independent Artists Ken Annakin James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips
Jun 1961 Flame in the Streets Rank/Somerset Roy Baker Roy Baker, Jack Hanbury John Mills Racial drama
Jul 1961 Whistle Down the Wind AFM/Beaver Bryan Forbes Richard Attenborough Hayley Mills, Alan Bates Box office hit
Aug 1961 Information Received United Robert Lynn Sabine Sesselman
Aug 1961 No My Darling Daughter Rank/Five Star Ralph Thomas Betty Box Michael Redgrave, Michael Craig
1961 Victim AFM Basil Dearden Michael Relph Dirk Bogarde Gay themes
1961 In the Doghouse Rank Darcy Conyers Leslie Phillips Comedy

1962

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
Feb 1962 All Night Long Roberts Pictures Basil Dearden Michael Relph Patrick McGoohan Based on Othello
Mar 1962 A Pair of Briefs Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Michael Craig Comedy
May 1962 The Traitors Ello Robert Tronson Jim O'Connolly Patrick Allen spy
Jul 1962 Tiara Tahiti Ivan Foxwell Ted Kotcheff Ivan Foxwell James Mason, John Mills
Aug 1962 Life for Ruth Allied Film Makers Basil Dearden Michael Relph Michael Craig, Janet Munro, Patrick McGoohan Commercial failure
Jul 1962 The Day of the Triffids Security Stephen Sekely George Pitcher Howard Keel based on novel by John Wyndham
1962 Der Rosenkavalier Paul Czinner Elisabeth Schwarzkopf conductor: Herbert von Karajan
1962 Band of Thieves
Sep 1962 Billy Budd Anglo Allied Peter Ustinov Peter Ustinov Peter Ustinov, Robert Ryan, Terence Stamp Based on novel by Herman Melville
Oct 1962 The Wild and the Willing Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Ian MacShane, John Hurt, Samantha Eagger university drama
Feb 1963 Stranglehold Argo Lawrence Huntington David Henley MacDonald Carey
Dec 1962 The Fur Collar Albatross Lawrence Huntington Lawrence Huntington John Bentley thriller
Dec 1962 The Fast Lady Independent Artists Ken Annakin Julian Wintle Stanley Baxter Comedy; minor hit
Dec 1962 On the Beat Rank Robert Asher Hugh Stewart Norman Wisdom comedy
Apr 1962 Waltz of the Toreadors Independent Artists John Guillermin Peter De Sarigny Peter Sellers Minor hit

1963

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1963 This Sporting Life Independent Artists Lindsay Anderson Karel Reiz Richard Harris rugby league
1963 Bitter Harvest Independent Artists Peter Graham Scott Albert Fennell Janet Munro social realism
1963 The Bay of St Michel John Ainsworth Keenan Wynn WW2
1963 Call Me Bwana Eon Gordon Douglas Albert Broccoli Bob Hope comedy
1963 80,000 Suspects Val Guest Val Guest Claire Bloom
1963 Doctor in Distress Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde Doctor film #5
1963 The Eyes of Annie Jones Associated Producers Reginald Le Borg Jack Parsons
1963 Live It Up Lance Comfort David Hemmings teen musical
1963 Farewell Performance Robert Tronson
1963 The Informers Rank Ken Annakin William MacQuitty Nigel Patrick
1963 A Stitch in Time Robert Asher Hugh Stewart Norman Wisdom Comedy
1963 Father Came Too Peter Graham Scott Independent Artists James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips
1963 Hot Enough for June Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde spy spoof

1964

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon Allied Filmmakers Bryan Forbes Bryan Forbes, Richard Attenborough Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough Commercial failure
1964 The Beauty Jungle Rank Val Guest Val Guest Ian Hendry
1964 The High Bright Sun Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Dirk Bogarde, Susan Strasberg Set in Cyprus; ast Thomas-Box-Bogarde collaboration; commercial failure

1965

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1965 The Intelligence Men Robert Asher Morecambe and Wise Spy spoof; one of 12 most popular films
1965 Be My Guest Lance Comfort Lance Comfort David Hemmings
1965 The Ipcress File Lowndes Sidney Furie Harry Saltzmann Michael Caine spy movie; led to 2 sequels
1965 The Heroes of Telemark Benton Anthony Mann Benjamin Fisz Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris WW2 story; one of 15 most popular films of year
1965 Sky West and Crooked John Mills John Mills Jack Hanbury Hayley Mills, Ian McShane
1965 The Early Bird Robert Asher Norman Wisdom comedy; one of 15 most popular films of year
1965 Dateline Diamonds Jeremy Summers The Small Faces teen pop musical
1965 Doctor in Clover Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice Doctor #6; one of 15 most popular films of year
1965 I Was Happy Here Partisan/Rank Desmond Davis Sarah Miles Based on story by Edna O'Brien; commercial failure

1966

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1966 That Riviera Touch Cliff Owen Hugh Stewart Morecambe & Wise comedy; among top 15 films of 1966
1966 The Sandwich Man Titan Robert Hartford-Davis Michael Bentine
1966 They're a Weird Mob Williamson-Powell Michael Powell Michael Powell Walter Chiari, Chips Rafferty Shot in Australia; massive hit in Aust, lost money
1966 The Trap Sidney Hayers George Brown Rita Tushingham, Oliver Reed Shot in Canada
1966 Romeo and Juliet Paul Czinner Rudolph Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn Film of ballet
1966 Press for Time Robert Asher Norman Wisdom comedy

1967

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1967 The Quiller Memorandum Michael Anderson Ivan Foxwell George Segal,Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow, Senta Berger Spy Thriller
1967 Deadlier Than the Male Ralph Thomas Betty Box Richard Johnson
1967 Don't Lose Your Head Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Kenneth Williams Carry On#13
1967 Maroc 7 Gerry O'Hara Leslie Phillips Gene Barry Lost money
1967 The Magnificent Two Rank Cliff Owen Hugh Stewart Morecambe and Wise Comedy
1967 Stranger in the House Selmur Pierre Rouve James Mason
1967 The Long Duel London Independent Producers Ken Annakin Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard Imperial adventure
1967 The Trygon Factor Cyril Frankel Stewart Granger
1967 Follow That Camel Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Phil Silvers Carry On #14
1967 Carry On Doctor Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Frankie Howerd Carry On #15, one of biggest hits of the year
1967 Hell Is Empty Bernard Knowles Martine Carol
1967 Two Weeks in September Brigitte Bardot French film

1968

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1968 Carry On... Up the Khyber Carry On series
1968 Nobody Runs Forever Selmur Ralph Thomas Betty Box Rod Taylor Thriller based on "The High Commissioner"
1968 Subterfuge

1969

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1969 Some Girls Do Rank/Ashdown Ralph Thomas Betty Box Richard Johnson Second Bulldog Drummond film
1969 Ring of Bright Water Palomar/Rank Jack Couffer Joseph Strick Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna Made a loss
1969 Carry On Camping Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Kenneth Williams Carry On #17; biggest hit of 1969
1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun Rank/National General Irving Lerner Robert Sisk Christopher Plummer based on stage show
1969 Carry On Again Doctor Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Kenneth Williams Carry On #18
1969 Twinky aka Lola Richard Donner Clive Sharp Susan George, Charles Bronson
1969 Mister Jericho Sidney Hayers Julian Wintle

1970s

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1970

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1970 Carry On Up the Jungle Adder/Ethiro Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Frankie Howerd, Sid James
1970 Doctor in Trouble Welback/Rank Ralph Thomas Betty Box Leslie Phillips
1970 Carry On Loving Adder/GT Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Kenneth Williams
1970 Toomorrow Lowndes/Sweet Music Val Guest Harry Saltzmann, Don Kirschner Olivia Newton-John
1970 Countess Dracula Hammer Peter Sasdy Alexander Paal Ingrid Pitt
1970 Carry On Henry Adder Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Kenneth Williams
1970 The Firechasers Sidney Hayers Julian Wintler
1970 The World at Their Feet documentary

1971-72

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1971 Assault Peter Rogers Sidney Hayers George Brown Suzy Kendall thriller
1971 Carry On at Your Convenience Peter Rogers Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Kenneth Williams Carry On #22
1971 Hands of the Ripper Hammer Peter Sasdy Aida Young Eric Porter horror
1971 Quest for Love Peter Rogers Ralph Thomas Peter Eton Tom Bell sci fi
1971 Revenge Peter Rogers Sidney Hayers George Brown Joan Collins thriller
1971 Twins of Evil Hammer John Hough Harry Fine, Michael Style Peter Cushing vampire story
1972 All Coppers Are... Sidney Hayers George Brown
1972 Carry On Abroad Gerald Thomas Carry On #24
1972 Carry On Matron Carry On #23
1971 Kidnapped Delbert Mann Michael Caine Based on classic novel
1972 Please Sir! John Alderton Based on TV Series
1972 Rentadick
1972 Vampire Circus Hammer Adrienne Corri vampires

1973-74

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1973 Bless This House Peter Rogers Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James Based on TV show
1973 The Belstone Fox Rank James Hill Eric Porter Based on book by David Rook
1973 Carry On Girls Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Barbara Windsor Carry On #25
1973 Father Dear Father William Stewart Patrick Cargill Based on TV series
1973 Nothing But the Night Peter Sasdy Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing horror anthology
1972 Antony and Cleopatra Charlton Heston Peter Snell Charlton Heston Based on play by Shakespeare
1973 That's Your Funeral Hammer Bill Fraser Based on TV series
1973 Go for a Take Harry Booth Roy Simpson Reg Varney
1974 Carry On Dick Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Sid James, Barbara Windsor Carry On #26
1974 Don't Just Lie There, Say Something Comocroft Bob Kellet Based on play
1974 Soft Beds, Hard Battles Charter Film Roy Boulting Boulting Brothers Peter Sellers Commercial flop

1975-77

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1975 I Don't Want to Be Born Peter Sasdy Joan Collins Horror
1975 Carry On Behind Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Elke Sommer Carry On #27
1975 The "Human" Factor Eton/Avianca Features Edward Dmytryk Frank Avianca George Kennedy, John Mills, Raf Vallone suspense-thriller; UK Distribution only
1975 That Lucky Touch Christopher Miles Roger Moore, Susannah York
1976 Bugsy Malone Goodtimes, RSO Alan Parker Alan Marshall Scott Baio gangster musical; minor hit
1976 Carry On England Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Kenneth Connor Carry On #28
1977 Wombling Free Lionel Jeffries The Wombles Based on TV series

1978

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1978 To See Such Fun Documentary
1978 Age of Innocence
1978 The Uncanny Rank, Cinevideo Denis Heroux Peter Cushing horror anthology
1978 Soldier of Orange Paul Verhoeven Rutger Hauer Co production with Holland
1978 Power Play Martyn Burke Peter O'Toole Co production with Canada
1978 The Shout Recorded Picture Jerzy Skolimowski Jeremy Thomas Won Grand Prix at 1978 Cannes Film Festival
1978 The Thirty Nine Steps Norfolk Don Sharp Greg Smith Robert Powell Based on John Buchan novel
1978 Tomorrow Never Comes Peter Collinson Oliver Reed, Susan George Shot in Canada
1978 The Wild Geese Andrew McLaglen Euan Lloyd Richard Burton Shot in South Africa

1979

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1979 The Human Factor Sigma, Wheel Otto Preminger Nicol Williamson Based on novel by Graham Greene, co-pro with UA
1979 That's Carry On Gerald Thomas Peter Rogers Kenneth Williams Carry On #29, compilation
1979 The Riddle of the Sands Worldmark Tony Maylarn Drummond Challis Michael York based on novel by Erskine Childers, not financial success
1979 Tarka the Otter David Cobham David Cobham Based on book by Henry Williamson
1979 The Lady Vanishes Hammer Anthony Page Tom Sachs Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd Remake of 1938 film, Last film from Hammer for 29 years
1979 Eagle's Wing Tony Harvey Ben Arbeid Martin Sheen Western, shot in Mexico

1980s

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1980 Bad Timing Recorded Picture Company Nic Roeg Jeremy Thomas Art Garfunkel
1980 Silver Dream Racer Rank David Wickes David Wickes David Essex motorbike film
1980 The Sea Wolves Lorimar, Richmond Light Horse Andrew McLaglen Euan Lloyd Gregory Peck, Roger Moore WW2 action
1982 The Boys in Blue Val Guest Brian Fox Tommy Cannon Comedy
1982 Nutcracker Jershaw Anwar Kawandi Joan Collins
1982 Who Dares Wins Richmond Light Horse Ian Sharp Euan Lloyd Lewis Collins action
1983 Educating Rita Acorn Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert Michael Caine, Julie Walters based on Willy Russell play
1983 Heat and Dust Merchant Ivory James Ivory Ismail Merchant Julie Christie Shot in India
1984 The Bostonians Merchant Ivory James Ivory Ismail Merchant Christopher Reeves based on novel by Henry James
1984 Not Quite Jerusalem Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert Sam Robards
1984 The Chain Jack Gold Warren Mitchell
1984 Secret Places Zelda Barron
1985 Defence of the Realm David Drury Gabriel Byrne Political thriller
1985 The Girl in the Picture Cary Parker
1987 The Fourth Protocol John MacKenzie Michael Caine based on novel by Frederick Forsyth
1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Paul Bartel Jacqueline Bissett comedy
1989 Welcome Home Franklin Schaffner Don Carmody, Martin Ransohoff Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston, Brian Keith

1990s

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Year Title Company Director Producer Star Notes
1991 Under Suspicion Carnival Films and London Weekend Television Simon Moore Brian Eastman Liam Neeson, Laura San Giacomo
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes Avnet/Kerner Productions, Electric Shadow Productions and Act III Communications Jon Avnet Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy

Later

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Notes

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  • Falk, Quentin (1987). The golden gong : fifty years of the Rank Organisation, its films and its stars. Columbus Books.