List of British films of 1962 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1962 (see 1962 in film):

1962

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1962
All Night LongDrama/music Updated retelling of Othello
Ambush in Leopard StreetJames Kenney, Michael BrennanCrime
The Amorous PrawnIan Carmichael, Joan GreenwoodComedy
Band of Thieves Musical
The Barber of Stamford HillCaspar WredeJohn Bennett, Megs JenkinsDrama[1]
Billy BuddPeter UstinovDrama BAFTA nominations
Boy and BicycleTony ScottShort film Not shown in theatres until 1997
The BoysSidney J. FurieRichard Todd, Robert MorleyCrime
The BrainFreddie FrancisAnne Heywood, Peter van EyckCrime
The Cabinet of CaligariDrama
Captain CleggPeter Graham ScottPeter Cushing, Yvonne RomainHorror
Carry On CruisingGerald ThomasSid James, Kenneth WilliamsComedy
The Cool MikadoMichael WinnerFrankie Howerd, Stubby KayeMusical
Crooks AnonymousComedy
CrosstrapLaurence Payne, Jill AdamsCrime
Danger by My SideCharles SaundersAnthony Oliver, Maureen ConnellCrime
The Day of the TriffidsSteve SekelyHoward Keel, Kieron Moore, Janette ScottSci-fi
Dead Man's EvidenceFrancis SearleConrad Phillips, Jane GriffithsDrama[2]
The Devil's AgentJohn Paddy CarstairsPeter van Eyck, Marianne KochDrama
DilemmaPeter MaxwellIngrid Hafner, Peter HallidayThriller[3]
Dr. NoTerence YoungSean Connery, Joseph Wiseman, Ursula AndressSpy/actionThe first James Bond film; Number 41 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Don't Talk to Strange MenCrime/drama
EmergencyFrancis SearleGlyn Houston, Zena WalkerDrama[4]
The Fast LadyComedy
Fate Takes a HandMax VarnelRonald Howard, Christina GreggDrama
The Fur CollarLawrence HuntingtonJohn Bentley, Martin BensonThriller
GaolbreakFrancis SearlePeter Reynolds, Avice LandoneDrama[5]
Go to BlazesMichael TrumanDave King, Robert Morley, Dennis PriceComedy
The Golden RabbitDavid MacDonaldTimothy Bateson, Willoughby GoddardComedy
Guns of DarknessAnthony AsquithDavid Niven, Leslie CaronDrama
H.M.S. DefiantDrama released under the title Damn the Defiant! in the U.S.
Hair of the DogTerry BishopReginald Beckwith, Dorinda StevensComedy
I Thank a FoolCrime/drama
In the DoghouseDarcy ConyersLeslie Phillips, Peggy CumminsComedy
The InspectorPhilip DunneStephen Boyd, Dolores HartDrama
The Iron MaidenComedy
It's Trad, Dad!Musical released under the title Ring-A-Ding Rhythm in the U.S.
Jigsaw Crime
Kill or CureComedy
A Kind of LovingJohn SchlesingerAlan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora HirdDrama Golden Bear winner at Berlin
The L-Shaped RoomDrama
Lawrence of ArabiaHistorical Biography Number 3 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; winner of seven Academy Awards
Life for RuthBasil DeardenMichael Craig, Patrick McGoohanDrama
Live Now, Pay LaterJay LewisIan Hendry, June RitchieThriller[6]
Locker Sixty-NineNorman HarrisonEddie Byrne, Paul Daneman, Edward UnderdownCrime[7]
LolitaStanley KubrickJames Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue LyonDrama/romance
The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerTom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Alec McCowenDramaNumber 61 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Main AttractionDaniel PetriePat Boone, Nancy KwanDrama
Masters of VenusErnest MorrisNorman Wooland, Mandy HarperSci-fi Serial film
Mix Me a PersonCrime/drama
Mrs. Gibbons' BoysMax VarnelKathleen Harrison, Lionel JeffriesComedy
Night of the EaglePeter Wyngarde, Janet BlairHorror
Night of the ProwlerFrancis SearlePatrick Holt, Colette WildeThriller[8]
On the BeatRobert AsherComedy
Only Two Can PlaySidney GilliatPeter Sellers, Mai ZetterlingComedy
Operation SnatchComedy
Our Man in the Caribbean Action Television episodes of The Sentimental Agent pieced together
Out of the FogMontgomery TullyDavid Sumner, Susan TraversCrime[9]
The Painted SmileLance ComfortLiz Fraser, Kenneth GriffithThriller
A Pair of BriefsRalph ThomasMichael Craig, Mary PeachComedy
The Password Is CourageWorld War II
The Phantom of the OperaHerbert Lom, Heather Sears, Michael GoughHorror
The Pirates of Blood RiverAction
Playback Crime
Play It CoolMichael WinnerBilly Fury, Dennis PriceMusical
The Playboy of the Western WorldGary Raymond, Siobhán McKennaComedy
Postman's KnockRobert LynnSpike Milligan, Barbara ShelleyComedy
The Pot CarriersPeter Graham ScottRonald Fraser, Paul MassieComedy
Private PotterCasper WredeTom Courtenay, Mogens WiethDrama
A Prize of ArmsCliff OwenStanley Baker, Tom BellCrime
The Quare FellowArthur DreifussPatrick McGoohan, Sylvia SymsDrama
Reach for GloryDrama
The Road to Hong Kong Comedy
SerenaPeter MaxwellPatrick Holt, Emrys Jones, Honor BlackmanCrime
She Knows Y'KnowMontgomery TullyHylda Baker, Cyril SmithComedy
She'll Have to GoRobert AsherBob Monkhouse, Alfred MarksComedy
Solo for SparrowGordon FlemyngYvonne Buckingham, Michael CaineCrime
Some PeopleClive DonnerKenneth More, Ray BrooksDrama
The Spanish SwordErnest MorrisRonald Howard, June ThorburnAdventure
Station Six-SaharaSeth HoltCarroll Baker, Ian BannenDrama
Stork TalkMichael ForlongTony Britton, Anne HeywoodComedy[10]
StrangleholdLawrence HuntingtonMacdonald Carey, Barbara ShelleyAction
Tarnished HeroesErnest MorrisDermot Walsh, Anton RodgersWar
Tarzan Goes to IndiaJohn GuillerminJock Mahoney, Leo GordonAdventureCo-production with Switzerland and US
Term of TrialPeter GlenvilleLaurence Olivier, Simone SignoretDrama
Three Spare WivesErnest MorrisSusan Stephen, John HewerComedy
Tiara TahitiComedy/drama
Trial and ErrorJames HillPeter Sellers, Richard AttenboroughComedyAlso known as The Dock Brief
Twice Round the DaffodilsComedy/drama
Two and Two Make SixFreddie FrancisGeorge Chakiris, Janette ScottComedy
Two Letter AlibiRobert LynnPeter Williams, Petra DaviesCrime[11]
The ValiantRoy Ward BakerJohn Mills, Ettore ManniWar
Village of DaughtersGeorge PollockEric Sykes, John Le MesuirierComedy
The Waltz of the ToreadorsJohn GuillerminComedy
The War LoverPhilip LeacockSteve McQueen, Robert WagnerWar
We Joined the NavyWendy ToyeKenneth More, Lloyd NolanComedy
What Every Woman WantsErnest MorrisJames Fox, Hy HazellComedy
The Wild and the WillingVirginia Maskell, Ian McShaneDrama

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Barber of Stamford Hill (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20170427221925/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a4a0180. dead. April 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Dead Man's Evidence (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20171113171312/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6951cb54. dead. November 13, 2017.
  3. Web site: Dilemma (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20170624024143/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70c10a7b. dead. June 24, 2017.
  4. Web site: Emergency (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152311/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71181414. dead. February 22, 2019.
  5. Web site: Gaolbreak (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20170530032343/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71d183b0. dead. May 30, 2017.
  6. Web site: Live Now Pay Later (1962) | Complete Film -.
  7. Web site: Locker 69 (1963). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152225/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af114e8. dead. February 22, 2019.
  8. Web site: Night of the Prowler (1962).
  9. Web site: Out of the Fog (1962).
  10. Web site: Stork Talk (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152259/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bfa832b. dead. February 22, 2019.
  11. Web site: Two Letter-alibi (1962). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222204450/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b93f54a. dead. February 22, 2019.