List of British films of 1955 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1955 (see 1955 in film):

1955

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1955
Abdulla the GreatGregory RatoffGregory Ratoff, Kay Kendall, Sydney ChaplinComedy
Above Us the WavesRalph ThomasJohn Mills, John Gregson, Donald SindenWar
Alias John PrestonDavid MacDonaldBetta St. John, Alexander Knox, Christopher LeeHorror
All for MaryWendy ToyeNigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison, David TomlinsonComedy
An Alligator Named DaisyDonald Sinden, Jeannie Carson, Stanley HollowayComedy
As Long as They're HappyJ. Lee ThompsonJack Buchanan, Janette Scott, Jeannie CarsonComedy
Barbados Quest Crime
Before I WakeAlbert S. RogellMona Freeman, Jean Kent, Maxwell ReedMystery
The Blue PeterWolf RillaKieron Moore, Sarah Lawson, Greta GyntAdventure
The Brain MachineKen HughesMaxwell Reed, Elizabeth Allan, Patrick BarrThriller
BreakawayHenry CassTom Conway, Michael Balfour, Honor BlackmanCrime
Cast a Dark ShadowSuspense
Children GaloreTerence FisherEddie Byrne, June Thorburn, Betty Ann DaviesComedy
The Cockleshell HeroesJosé FerrerWar
The Colditz StoryGuy HamiltonJohn Mills, Eric Portman, Frederick ValkWar
ConfessionKen HughesSydney Chaplin, Audrey Dalton, John BentleyDrama
The Constant HusbandSidney GilliatRex Harrison, Margaret Leighton, Kay KendallComedy
Contraband Spain Crime Co-production with Spain
The Dam BustersMichael AndersonRichard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Basil SydneyWar
The Deep Blue SeaAnatole LitvakVivien Leigh, Kenneth More, Eric PortmanDrama
The Delavine AffairDouglas PeircePeter Reynolds, Honor Blackman, Gordon JacksonCrime
Doctor at SeaRalph ThomasDirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot, James Robertson JusticeComedy
The End of the AffairDrama
EscapadePhilip LeacockComedy drama
The FlawTerence FisherJohn Bentley, Donald Houston, Rona AndersonThriller
Footsteps in the FogArthur LubinStewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Belinda LeeThriller
Fun at St. Fanny's Comedy
GeordieFrank LaunderBill Travers, Alastair Sim, Norah GorsenSports comedy
The Gilded CageJohn GillingAlex Nicol, Veronica Hurst, Ursula HowellsCrime
The Glass CageMontgomery TullyJohn Ireland, Honor Blackman, Eric PohlmannMystery
The Green CarnationJohn LemontWayne Morris, Mary Germaine, Walter RillaCrime
The Hornet's NestComedy adventure [1]
I Am a CameraHenry CorneliusDrama
It's a Great DayJohn WarringtonRuth Dunning, Edward Evans, Sid JamesComedy
Joe MacBethKen HughesPaul Douglas, Ruth Roman, Bonar ColleanoDrama
John and JulieWilliam FairchildMoira Lister, Sid James, Peter SellersComedy
Josephine and Men Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Jack BuchananComedy
A Kid for Two FarthingsDrama
King's RhapsodyHerbert WilcoxAnna Neagle, Errol Flynn, Patrice WymoreMusical
The LadykillersAlexander MackendrickComedyNumber 13 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Little Red MonkeyKen HughesRichard Conte, Rona Anderson, Sylva LangovaThriller
The Love MatchDavid PaltenghiArthur Askey, Shirley Eaton, Edward ChapmanComedy
The Lyons in Paris Comedy
Man of the MomentJohn Paddy CarstairsNorman Wisdom, Belinda Lee, Lana MorrisComedy
The Man Who Loved RedheadsHarold FrenchMoira Shearer, John Justin, Roland CulverComedy
Miss Tulip Stays the Night Leslie ArlissDiana Dors, Patrick Holt, Jack HulbertComedy
The Night My Number Came UpLeslie NormanMichael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Denholm ElliottThriller
No SmokingHenry CassReg Dixon, Peter Martyn, Belinda LeeComedy
Oh... Rosalinda!!Anton Walbrook, Ludmilla Tchérina, Anthony QuayleMusical
One Good Turn Comedy
One Jump AheadCharles SaundersPaul Carpenter, Diane Hart, Jill AdamsCrime
One Way Out Crime
Orders Are OrdersPeter Sellers, Tony Hancock, Sid JamesComedy
Out of the CloudsBasil DeardenAnthony Steel, Robert Beatty, James Robertson JusticeDrama
Passage HomeRoy Ward BakerAnthony Steel, Peter Finch, Diane CilentoDrama
Police DogDerek N. TwistJoan Rice, Sandra Dorne, Tim TurnerCrime
The PrisonerPeter GlenvilleAlec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfrid LawsonDrama
A Prize of GoldMark RobsonRichard Widmark, Mai Zetterling, Nigel PatrickCrime
The Quatermass XperimentVal GuestBrian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Margia DeanSci-fi
Quentin DurwardRichard ThorpeRobert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert MorleyAdventure
Raising a RiotKenneth More, Shelagh Fraser, Mandy MillerComedy
Reluctant BrideHenry CassJohn Carroll, Virginia Bruce, Brian OultonComedy
Richard IIILaurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, John GielgudLiterary drama Silver Bear at Berlin
Room in the HouseMaurice ElveyPatrick Barr, Hubert Gregg, Marjorie RhodesComedy
The SecretCy EndfieldSam Wanamaker, Mandy Miller, André MorellCrime
Secret VentureR. G. SpringsteenKent Taylor, Jane Hylton, Kathleen ByronThriller
See How They RunLeslie ArlissRonald Shiner, Greta Gynt, James HayterComedy
The Ship That Died of ShameBasil DeardenGeorge Baker, Richard Attenborough, Virginia McKennaCrime
SimbaWar drama
Simon and LauraMuriel BoxPeter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel PavlowDrama
Stock CarWolf RillaPaul Carpenter, Rona Anderson, Susan ShawSports
Stolen AssignmentTerence FisherJohn Bentley, Hy Hazell, Eddie ByrneComedy crime
Stolen Time Charles Deane Crime [2]
Storm Over the NileZoltan Korda, Terence YoungAction
SummertimeDavid LeanRomance
Tangier Assignment César Fernández ArdavínCrime [3] Co-production with Spain
That LadyOlivia de Havilland, Gilbert Roland, Paul ScofieldHistorical drama
They Can't Hang Me Crime
Three Cases of MurderMystery Anthology
Tiger by the TailCrime
The Time of His LifeRichard Hearne, Ellen Pollock, Richard WattisComedy
A Time to KillCharles SaundersJack Watling, Rona Anderson, Russell NapierCrime
TimeslipKen HughesGene Nelson, Faith Domergue, Peter ArneSci-fi
To Paris with Love Comedy
Touch and GoComedy
Track the Man DownKent Taylor, Petula Clark, Walter RillaCrime
Value for MoneyKen AnnakinJohn Gregson, Diana Dors, Susan StephenComedy
Where There's a WillComedy
Windfall Comedy
The Woman for JoeGeorge More O'FerrallDiane Cilento, George Baker, David KossoffDrama
A Yank in ErmineGordon ParryNoelle Middleton, Diana Decker, Edward Chapman, Comedy
You Lucky People Comedy

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Hornet's Nest (1955). https://web.archive.org/web/20170312075438/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ac99ffc. dead. March 12, 2017.
  2. Web site: Stolen Time (1955) . https://web.archive.org/web/20170412224832/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b753f6c . dead . April 12, 2017 . . 12 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Tangier Assignment (1955). https://web.archive.org/web/20180110205641/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b7a465e. dead. January 10, 2018.