List of British films of 1951 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1951 (see 1951 in film):

A–K

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The AdventurersDavid MacDonaldJack Hawkins, Peter Hammond, Dennis PriceAdventure
The African QueenJohn HustonHumphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert MorleyAdventure
Another Man's PoisonCrime drama
Appointment with VenusRalph ThomasDavid Niven, Glynis Johns, George CoulourisWar comedy
Assassin for HireMichael McCarthySydney Tafler, Ronald Howard, Katherine BlakeCrime
Black WidowThriller
BlackmailedMai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay ComptonDrama
The Browning VersionMichael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel PatrickDrama
At Your Service, Ltd (1951)
Calling Bulldog DrummondVictor SavilleCrime
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert BeattyAdventure
A Case for PC 49Francis SearleBrian Reece, Joy Shelton, Christine NordenMystery
Cheer the Brave Kenneth HumeComedy
Chelsea Story Crime
Circle of DangerJacques TourneurRay Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius GoringThriller
CloudburstDrama
Cry, the Beloved CountryDramaEntered into the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival
The Dark Light Drama
The Dark ManJeffrey DellMaxwell Reed, Natasha Parry, Edward UnderdownThriller
Death Is a Number Robert Henryson Horror
EncorePat Jackson, Harold French, Anthony PelissierNigel Patrick, Glynis Johns, Kay WalshDramaAnthology of stories by W. Somerset Maugham
Files from Scotland YardAnthony SquireJohn Harvey, Moira Lister, Reginald PurdellCrime
Flesh and BloodAnthony KimminsRichard Todd, Glynis Johns, Joan GreenwoodDrama
Four DaysJohn GuillerminDrama
The Franchise AffairThriller
The Galloping Major Comedy
Green Grow the RushesDerek N. TwistRichard Burton, Honor Blackman, Roger LiveseyComedy
Happy Go LovelyMusical
Hell Is Sold Out Drama
High TreasonRoy BoultingLiam Redmond, André Morell, Patric DoonanCrime
Home to DangerTerence FisherGuy Rolfe, Rona Anderson, Alan WheatleyCrime
The House in the SquareDrama, Romance
Honeymoon Deferred Comedy Co-production with Italy
Hotel SaharaKen AnnakinYvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov, David TomlinsonComedy
I'll Get You for ThisJoseph M. NewmanGeorge Raft, Coleen Gray, Charles GoldnerCrime

L–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Lady Godiva Rides AgainFrank LaunderComedy
The Lady with a LampHerbert WilcoxAnna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Felix AylmerBiopic
The Late Edwina BlackMaurice ElveyDavid Farrar, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Roland CulverDrama
Laughter in ParadiseMario ZampiComedy
The Lavender Hill MobComedy Number 17 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; Ealing Studios
Let's Go CrazyAlan Cullimore Comedy
Life in Her Hands Drama
The Long Dark HallReginald Beck, Anthony BushellRex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Raymond HuntleyCrime
Madame LouiseComedy
The Magic BoxRobert Donat, Margaret Johnston, Maria SchellBiopic
The Man in the White SuitAlec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil ParkerComedy Number 58 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; Ealing Studios
Mr. Denning Drives North Anthony KimminsMystery
Mister Drake's DuckSci-fi comedy
Murder in the CathedralGeorge HoelleringJohn Groser, Alexander Gauge, George WoodbridgeHistorical
Mystery JunctionMichael McCarthySydney Tafler, Barbara Murray, Patricia OwensCrime
Never Take No for an AnswerMaurice Cloche, Ralph SmartDenis O'Dea, Nerio Bernardi, Clelia MataniaDramaCo-production with Italy
Night Was Our FriendMichael AndersonElizabeth Sellars, Michael Gough, Ronald HowardDrama
Night Without StarsAnthony PelissierDavid Farrar, Nadia Gray, Maurice TeynacCrime
No Highway in the SkyJames Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis JohnsDrama
No Resting PlaceMichael Gough, Noel Purcell, Eithne DunneDrama
Old Mother Riley's Jungle TreasureMaclean RogersArthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Garry MarshComedy
One Wild OatCharles SaundersComedy
Out of TrueDrama
Outcast of the IslandsDrama
Pandora and the Flying DutchmanAva Gardner, James Mason, Nigel PatrickDrama
Penny Points to ParadiseHarry Secombe, Alfred Marks, Peter SellersComedy
Pool of LondonDrama
The Quiet WomanJohn GillingCrime
The Rossiter CaseFrancis SearleHelen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila BurrellMystery
Scarlet ThreadLewis GilbertKathleen Byron, Laurence Harvey, Sydney TaflerCrime
ScroogeLiterary drama
The Six MenMichael LawHarold Warrender, Olga Edwardes, Avril AngersCrime
Smart AlecJohn GuillerminCrime
Take Me to Paris Comedy
A Tale of Five CitiesVariousBonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly, Anne VernonMystery
The Tales of HoffmannRobert Rounseville, Moira Shearer, Ludmilla TchérinaBallet Two Academy Award nominations; entered at Cannes and Berlin
Talk of a Million Comedy
There Is Another SunLewis GilbertMaxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey, Susan ShawDrama
The Third VisitorMaurice ElveySonia Dresdel, Guy Middleton, Hubert GreggCrime
To Have and to Hold Drama
Tom Brown's SchooldaysGordon ParryDrama
Two on the TilesHerbert Lom, Hugh McDermott, Brenda Bruce, Comedy
Valley of Eagles Thriller
Where No Vultures FlyHarry WattAnthony Steel, Dinah Sheridan, Meredith EdwardsAdventure
White CorridorsPat JacksonGoogie Withers, James Donald, Godfrey TearleDrama
Worm's Eye View Comedy
Young Wives' TaleHenry CassJoan Greenwood, Nigel Patrick, Audrey HepburnComedy

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