List of British films of 1970

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1970 (see 1970 in film):

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1970
The Adventures of GerardJerzy SkolimowskiPeter McEnery, Claudia CardinaleAction/comedy
And Soon the DarknessRobert FuestPamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor ElèsThriller
BartlebyAnthony FriedmanPaul Scofield, John McEneryDrama
Bombay TalkieJames IvoryShashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Aparna Sen, Zia Mohyeddin, Utpal DuttDrama
The Beast in the CellarJames KelleyBeryl Reid, Flora RobsonHorror
The BelovedGeorge P. CosmatosRaquel Welch, Richard JohnsonDrama
The BodyRoy BattersbyFrank Finlay, Vanessa RedgraveDocumentary
The Breaking of BumboAndrew SinclairRichard Warwick, Joanna LumleyComedy
The Buttercup ChainRobert Ellis MillerHywel Bennett, Jane AsherDramaEntered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival
Carry On LovingGerald ThomasKenneth Williams, Sid JamesComedy
Carry On Up the JungleGerald ThomasFrankie Howerd, Sid JamesComedy
CleggLindsay ShonteffGilbert Wynne, Gary HopeCrime
Connecting RoomsFranklin GollingsBette Davis, Michael Redgrave, Alexis KannerDrama
Cool It Carol!Pete WalkerRobin Askwith, Janet LynnSex comedy/drama
Country DanceJ. Lee ThompsonPeter O'Toole, Susannah YorkDrama
CrescendoAlan GibsonStefanie Powers, James OlsonHorror
CromwellKen HughesRichard Harris, Alec GuinnessBiopicEntered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival
Cry of the BansheeGordon HesslerVincent Price, Elisabeth BergnerHorror
A Day at the BeachSimon HeseraMark Burns, Beatie EdneyDrama
Deep EndJerzy SkolimowskiJane Asher, John Moulder BrownDrama
Doctor in TroubleRalph ThomasLeslie Phillips, Robert MorleyComedy
Dorian GrayMassimo DallamanoHelmut Berger, Richard Todd, Herbert LomThrillerCo-production with Germany and Italy
Endless NightSidney GilliatHywel Bennett, Hayley MillsDrama, crime, horror
Entertaining Mr SloaneDouglas HickoxBeryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEneryBlack comedy
Every Home Should Have OneJim ClarkMarty Feldman, Judy CornwellComedy
The ExecutionerSam WanamakerGeorge Peppard, Joan Collins, Judy GeesonSpy
EyewitnessJohn HoughMark Lester, Lionel Jeffries, Susan GeorgeThriller
Figures in a LandscapeJoseph LoseyMalcolm McDowell, Robert ShawThriller
Fragment of FearRichard C. SarafianDavid Hemmings, Gayle HunnicuttThriller
Futtock's EndBob KellettMichael Hordern, Ronnie BarkerComedy
The GamesMichael WinnerMichael Crawford, Ryan O'NealDrama
Games That Lovers PlayMalcolm LeighJoanna Lumley, Penny BrahmsComedy
The Go-BetweenJoseph LoseyJulie Christie, Alan BatesDramaWon the Grand Prix at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
Groupie GirlDerek FordBilly Boyle, Jimmy BeckSex comedy/drama
Hell BoatsPaul WenedkosJames Franciscus, Elizabeth ShepherdWorld War II
Hello-GoodbyeJean NegulescoMichael Crawford, Curt JurgensComedy
HoffmanAlvin RakoffPeter Sellers, Sinéad CusackDrama
The Horror of FrankensteinJimmy SangsterRalph Bates, Kate O'MaraHorror
A Horse Called NijinskyJo Durden-SmithNijinsky IIDocumentary[1]
The House That Dripped BloodPeter DuffellChristopher Lee, Peter CushingPortmanteau horror
I Start CountingDavid GreeneJenny Agguter, Simon WardThriller
Julius CaesarStuart BurgeCharlton Heston, John GielgudDramaFilmed Shakespeare play
The Last GrenadeGordon FlemyngStanley Baker, Alex CordWar
Leo the LastJohn BoormanMarcello Mastroianni Billie WhitelawDramaBoorman won Best Director at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
Let It BeMichael Lindsay-HoggThe BeatlesMusic documentary
The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the WorldVincent PatouillardNoneDocumentary
The Looking Glass WarFrank PiersonChristopher JonesAction, Thriller
LootSilvio NarizzanoRichard Attenborough, Lee RemickBlack comedyEntered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
Love Is a Splendid IllusionTom CleggSimon Brent, Andrée FlamandDrama
The Man Who Had Power Over WomenJohn KrishRod Taylor, Carol WhiteComedy
The Man Who Haunted HimselfBasil DeardenRoger Moore, Anton Rodgers, Thorley WaltersThriller
The McKenzie BreakLamont JohnsonBrian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian HendryWorld War II/POW
The Mind of Mr. SoamesAlan CookeTerence Stamp, Robert VaughnSci-fi
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and GirlyFreddie FrancisMichael Bryant, Ursula Howells, Vanessa HowardComedy horror
My Lover, My SonJohn NewlandRomy Schneider, Donald HoustonDrama
Ned KellyTony RichardsonMick Jagger, Mark McManusAdventure
The Nine Ages of NakednessHarrison MarksRita Webb, Sue BondSex comedy
One Brief SummerJohn MackenzieClifford Evans, Felicity GibsonDrama
One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichCaspar WredeTom Courtenay, Espen SkjønbergDramaCo-production with Norway
Perfect FridayPeter HallUrsula Andress, Stanley BakerCrime
PerformanceDonald Cammell, Nicolas RoegMick Jagger, James FoxDrama/crimeNumber 48 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesBilly WilderRobert Stephens, Christopher LeeDetective drama
The Railway ChildrenLionel JeffriesJenny Agutter, Gary WarrenFamily dramaNumber 66 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerKevin BillingtonPeter Cook, Denholm Elliott, Ronald FraserComedy/satire
Ryan's DaughterDavid LeanRobert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, John Mills, Christopher JonesDramaWinner of two Academy Awards
Say Hello to YesterdayAlvin RakoffJean Simmons, Leonard WhitingDrama
Scars of DraculaRoy Ward BakerChristopher Lee, Patrick Troughton, Jenny HanleyHorror
Scream and Scream AgainGordon HesslerVincent Price, Christopher LeeHorror thriller
ScroogeRonald NeameAlbert Finney, Alec GuinnessMusical
Secrets of SexAntony BalchRichard Schulman, Janet SpearmanSex fantasy
A Severed HeadDick ClementLee Remick, Richard AttenboroughBlack comedy
Simon, SimonGraham StarkPeter Sellers, Julia FosterComedyShort film
Some Will, Some Won'tDuncan WoodRonnie Corbett, Leslie PhillipsComedy
Spring and Port WinePeter HammondJames Mason, Diana CouplandDrama
Take a Girl Like YouJonathan MillerHayley Mills, Oliver ReedComedy
Tam-LinRoddy McDowallAva Gardner, Ian McShaneHorror
Taste the Blood of DraculaPeter SasdyChristopher LeeHorror
Taste of ExcitementDon SharpEva Renzi, David BuckCrime
There's a Girl in My SoupRoy BoultingPeter Sellers, Goldie HawnComedy
Three SistersLaurence Olivier, John SichelJeanne Watts, Joan PlowrightDramaFilm of Chekhov play
Too Late the HeroRobert AldrichMichael Caine, Cliff RobertsonWorld War II
TrogFreddie FrancisJoan Crawford, Michael GoughSci-fi
Two a PennyJames F. CollierCliff Richard, Dora BryanDrama
The Vampire LoversRoy Ward BakerIngrid Pitt, Kate O'Mara, Peter CushingHorror
The Virgin and the GypsyChristopher MilesJoanna Shimkus, Franco NeroDramaScreened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival
The Walking StickEric TillDavid Hemmings, Samantha EggarCrime
Wuthering HeightsRobert FuestAnna Calder-Marshall, Timothy DaltonDrama
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoBurgess MeredithJames Mason, Jack MacGowranThriller
You Can't Win 'Em AllPeter CollinsonTony Curtis, Charles BronsonComedy/war

Top Box Office Films at British Box Office in 1970[2]

  • The Battle of Britain
  • Paint Your Wagon
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  • MASH
  • Funny Girl
  • Midnight Cowboy
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • Oliver
  • Anne of a Thousand Days
  • Cromwell
  • Where Eagles Dare
  • Woman in Love
  • Carry On Up the Jungle
  • Every Home Should Have One
  • The Lion in Winter
  • Woodstock
  • Hello, Dolly

See also

References

  1. "A Horse Called Nijinsky (1970)". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. Harper, Sue; Smith, Justin (2013). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh Press. p. 269.
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