List of British films of 1956 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1956 (see 1956 in film):

1956

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1956
1984 Science-fiction
Assignment RedheadMaclean RogersRichard Denning, Carole Mathews, Ronald AdamCrime
The Baby and the BattleshipJay LewisJohn Mills, Richard Attenborough, Michael HordernComedy
The Battle of the River PlateJohn Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter FinchWorld War II
Behind the HeadlinesCharles SaundersPaul Carpenter, Adrienne Corri, Hazel CourtCrime
The Bespoke OvercoatDrama Short film
Beyond Mombasa Adventure Co-production with US
Bhowani JunctionAdventure
The Black TentBrian Desmond HurstDonald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria SandriWar
Bond of FearHenry CassDrama[1]
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle HornComedy Short film
Charley MoonGuy HamiltonMax Bygraves, Dennis PriceMusical
CheckpointRalph ThomasAnthony Steel, Stanley BakerDrama
Child in the HouseCy Endfield, Charles De la TourPhyllis Calvert, Eric PortmanDrama
Cloak Without DaggerJoseph SterlingPhilip Friend, Mary Mackenzie, Leslie DwyerThriller
DoublecrossAnthony SquireDonald Houston, Fay ComptonThriller
Dry RotRonald Shiner, Brian RixComedy
The Extra DayWilliam FairchildRichard Basehart, Simone SimonComedy/drama
EyewitnessDonald Sinden, Muriel PavlowThriller
The Feminine TouchPat JacksonGeorge Baker, Belinda LeeDrama
Find the Lady Comedy
Fire Maidens from Outer Space Science-fiction
The Gamma PeopleJohn GillingScience-fiction
The Gelignite GangTerence FisherWayne Morris, Sandra DorneCrime
The Green ManComedy/drama
High TerraceMystery
A Hill in KoreaKorean War
The HostageHarold HuthRon Randell, Mary ParkerThriller
House of SecretsGuy GreenMichael Craig, Julia Arnall, Barbara BatesThriller
The Intimate StrangerDrama
The Iron PetticoatRalph ThomasBob Hope, Katharine HepburnComedy
It's Great to Be YoungCyril FrankelJohn Mills, Cecil ParkerComedy/musical
It's Never Too LatePhyllis Calvert, Patrick BarrComedy
It's a Wonderful WorldVal GuestMusical
JacquelineRoy Ward BakerJohn Gregson, Kathleen RyanDrama
Johnny, You're WantedCrime
Jumping for JoyComedy
Keep It CleanDavid PaltenghiRonald Shiner, Joan SimsComedy
The Last Man to Hang?Terence FisherTom Conway, Elizabeth SellarsCrime
Laughing in the Sunshine Romance Co-production with Sweden
The Long Arm Jack Hawkins, John StrattonCrime Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival
Loser Takes AllKen AnnakinGlynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, Robert MorleyComedy
LostDavid Farrar, David KnightThriller
The Man in the RoadLance ComfortDerek Farr, Ella RainesThriller
The Man Who Never WasWorld War II
The March HarePeggy Cummins, Terence MorganComedy
My Teenage DaughterHerbert WilcoxAnna Neagle, Sylvia SymsDrama
My Wife's FamilyGilbert GunnTed Ray, Greta GyntComedy
Not So DustyMaclean RogersComedy
Now and ForeverMario ZampiDrama
Odongo African adventure
Pacific DestinyWolf RillaDenholm Elliott, Susan StephenDrama
Port AfriqueRudolph MatéPier Angeli, Philip CareyDrama
Port of EscapeTony YoungThriller
Portrait of AlisonCrimeAlso known as Postmark for Danger
Private's ProgressIan Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Dennis PriceComedy
Ramsbottom Rides AgainJohn BaxterArthur Askey, Glenn MelvynComedy/western
Reach for the SkyBiopic/World War II
SafariTerence YoungVictor Mature, Janet LeighAfrican adventure
Sailor Beware!Gordon ParryComedy
Satellite in the Sky John Dickson Science-fiction
The Secret TentDon ChaffeyDonald Gray, Andree MellyCrime
Seven Years in TibetDocumentary Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
The Silken Affair Roy KellinoDavid Niven, Geneviève PageComedy
Soho IncidentVernon SewellFaith Domergue, Lee PattersonCrimeAlso known as Spin a Dark Web
The Spanish GardenerDirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Michael HordernDrama Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival
Stars in Your EyesMaurice ElveyNat Jackley, Patricia KirkwoodMusical
Three Men in a BoatKen AnnakinLaurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, David Tomlinson, Shirley Eaton, Lisa GastoniComedy
ThunderstormJohn GuillerminCarlos Thompson, Linda ChristianDrama
Tiger in the SmokeDonald Sinden, Muriel PavlowCrime
Together
Tons of TroubleLeslie S. HiscottRichard Hearne, William HartnellComedy
A Touch of the SunGordon ParryFrankie Howerd, Ruby MurrayComedy
A Town Like AliceRomance/drama
Who Done It? Comedy
Wicked as They ComeKen HughesArlene Dahl, Philip CareyCrime
Women Without MenElmo Williams, Herbert GlazerCrime
X the UnknownLeslie NormanDean Jagger, Edward ChapmanSci-fi
Yield to the NightJ. Lee ThompsonDiana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael CraigDrama
ZarakTerence YoungVictor Mature, Anita EkbergAdventure

See also

References

  1. Web site: Bond of Fear (1956). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222151903/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a60be8d. dead. February 22, 2019.

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