List of British films of 1961 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1961 (see 1961 in film):__FORCETOC__

1961

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1961
Bomb in the High StreetPeter Bezencenet, Terry BishopRonald Howard, Terry Palmer, Suzanna Leigh, Jack AllenDrama
The Breaking PointLance ComfortPeter Reynolds, Dermot WalshCrime
Carry On RegardlessSid James, Kenneth WilliamsComedy
Cash on Demand Thriller
Clue of the Silver Key Crime
The Court Martial of Major KellerErnest MorrisLaurence Payne, Susan StephenDrama
The Curse of the WerewolfHorror
The Day the Earth Caught FireSci-fi
Dentist on the JobKenneth Connor, Shirley EatonComedy
The Devil's DaffodilWilliam Lucas, Penelope HornerCrime
Don't Bother to KnockComedy
Double BunkIan Carmichael, Sid JamesComedy
During One NightSidney J. FurieDrama
Five Golden HoursErnie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse, George SandersComedy
Flame in the StreetsRoy Ward BakerJohn Mills, Sylvia SymsDrama
Follow That Man Jerome Epstein Comedy
Freedom to DieFrancis SearlePaul Maxwell, Felicity YoungCrime[1]
The Frightened CityCrime
Fury at Smugglers' BayAdventure
Girl on ApprovalCharles FrendRachel Roberts, James MaxwellDrama
The Girl on the BoatHenry KaplanNorman Wisdom, Millicent MartinComedy
GorgoEugène LouriéBill Travers, William SylvesterSci-fi
The Green HelmetMichael ForlongDrama
The Greengage SummerDrama
The Guns of Navarone World War II
The Hellfire ClubRobert S. Baker
Monty Berman
Keith Michell, Adrienne Corri, Peter CushingAdventure
The HellionsIrving Allen, Ken AnnakinRichard Todd, Anne AubreyAdventure
Highway to BattleErnest MorrisGerard Heinz, Margaret TyzackDrama
House of MysteryVernon SewellPeter Dyneley, Jane HyltonHorror
The ImpersonatorAlfred ShaughnessyJohn Crawford, Jane GriffithsMystery
Information ReceivedRobert LynnSabine Sesselmann, William SylvesterCrime
The InnocentsDeborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs JenkinsHorror Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival
Invasion QuartetJay LewisBill Travers, Spike MilliganComedy
Jungle StreetCharles SaundersJill Ireland, David McCallum, Kenneth CopeCrime
The KitchenJames HillDrama
The Long and the Short and the TallLeslie NormanLaurence Harvey, Richard ToddWorld War II
Lunch HourJames HillShirley Anne Field, Robert StephensComedy
The Man in the Back SeatVernon SewellDerren Nesbitt, Keith FaulknerCrime
The MarkGuy GreenMaria Schell, Stuart WhitmanDrama
Mary Had a Little... Comedy
A Matter of WHODon ChaffeyTerry-Thomas, Sonja ZiemannCrime
Mr. TopazePeter SellersComedy
Murder, She SaidMargaret Rutherford, Stringer DavisMystery
Mysterious IslandSci-fi adventure
The Naked EdgeThriller
Nearly a Nasty AccidentComedy
The Night We Got the BirdDarcy ConyersBrian Rix, Dora BryanComedy
Night Without PitySarah Lawson, Neil McCallumCrime
No Love for Johnnie DramaFinch won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at Berlin.
No My Darling Daughter Ralph ThomasMichael Redgrave, Michael CraigComedy
Nothing BarredDarcy ConyersBrian Rix, Leo FranklynComedy
On the FiddleComedy/action
Out of the ShadowMichael WinnerTerence Longdon, Donald GrayThriller
Over the OddsMarjorie Rhodes, Glenn MelvynnComedy
Part-Time WifeMax VarnelAnton Rodgers, Nyree Dawn PorterComedy
Partners in CrimePeter DuffellBernard Lee, Stanley MorganCrime[2]
Passport to ChinaRichard Basehart, Lisa GastoniAdventure
PayrollCrime
Petticoat PiratesDavid MacDonaldCharlie Drake, Anne Heywood, Thorley WaltersComedy
Pit of DarknessLance ComfortWilliam Franklyn, Moira RedmondThriller
The Queen's GuardsDrama
Rag DollLance ComfortJess Conrad, Kenneth GriffithCrime
Raising the WindGerald ThomasJames Robertson Justice, Leslie PhillipsComedy
The RebelTony Hancock, George Sanders, Paul MassieComedy
Return of a StrangerJohn Ireland, Susan Stephen, Cyril ShapsThriller
The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneVivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte LenyaDrama
Savage Guns Western Co-production with Spain
The Secret PartnerCrime
Seven KeysCrime
The Shadow of the CatConrad Phillips, Barbara Shelley, André MorellHorror
The Singer Not the SongRoy Ward BakerDirk Bogarde, John MillsWestern
The Snake WomanSidney J. FurieSusan Travers, John McCarthyHorror
So Evil, So YoungGodfrey GraysonJill Ireland, Ellen PollockDrama
Spare the RodLeslie NormanMax Bygraves, Geoffrey Keen, Donald PleasenceDrama
A Story of DavidBob McNaughtJeff Chandler, Basil SydneyDramaCo-production with Israel
Strip Tease MurderErnest MorrisJohn Hewer, Ann LynnCrime
Strongroom Crime drama
Taste of FearThriller
A Taste of HoneyTony RichardsonDora Bryan, Robert Stephens, Rita TushinghamDrama
The Third AlibiMontgomery TullyLaurence Payne, Patricia DaintonThriller
Three on a SpreeSidney J. FurieJack Watling, Carole Lesley, Renée HoustonComedy
Ticket to Paradise Romance
The Treasure of Monte CristoRory Calhoun, Patricia Bredin, John GregsonAdventure
Two Living, One DeadAnthony AsquithVirginia McKenna, Bill TraversThriller
The Unstoppable ManTerry BishopCameron Mitchell, Marius Goring, Harry H. CorbettDrama
Very Important PersonJames Robertson Justice, Stanley BaxterComedy
VictimDrama
Watch it, Sailor!Wolf RillaDennis Price, Liz FraserComedy
A Weekend with LuluJohn Paddy CarstairsBob Monkhouse, Leslie PhillipsComedy
What a Carve Up!Pat JacksonSid James, Kenneth ConnorComedy
What a WhopperGilbert GunnAdam Faith, Sid JamesComedy
Whistle Down the WindHayley Mills, Bernard Lee, Alan BatesDrama
The Wind of ChangeDrama
The Young OnesMusical

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freedom to die (1961).
  2. Web site: Partners in Crime (1961). https://web.archive.org/web/20180118115708/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6beef0e2. dead. January 18, 2018.