List of British films of 1963 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 (see 1963 in film):

1963

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1963
80,000 SuspectsVal GuestClaire Bloom, Richard JohnsonDrama
The Bay of St MichelJohn AinsworthKeenan Wynn, Mai ZetterlingAdventure[1]
Billy LiarTom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred PicklesDrama Number 76 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Bitter HarvestJanet Munro, John StrideDrama
Blind CornerLance ComfortWilliam Sylvester, Barbara ShelleyThrillerReleased as Man In The Dark in the U.S.
The BreakLance ComfortTony Britton, William LucasCrime
Breath of LifeJ. Henry PipernoGeorge Moon, Larry MartynCrime[2]
That Kind of Girl
Calculated RiskNorman HarrisonWilliam Lucas, John RutlandCrime[3]
Call Me BwanaComedy
The Caretaker Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, Robert ShawDrama Won a Silver Bear at Berlin
Carry On CabbyComedy
Carry On JackGerald ThomasKenneth Williams, Bernard CribbinsComedy
Children of the DamnedIan Hendry, Alan BadelHorror
Clash by NightMontgomery TullyTerence Longdon, Jennifer JayneCrime
CleopatraJoseph L. MankiewiczDrama Co-production with the United States
Come Fly with MeHenry LevinDolores Hart, Hugh O'BrianComedy
The CracksmanComedy
The DamnedJoseph LoseyMacdonald Carey, Oliver Reed, Alexander KnoxSci-fi
Death Drums Along the RiverLawrence HuntingtonRichard Todd, Marianne KochAdventureVersion of Sanders of the River, British-German co-production
Dr. CrippenRobert LynnDonald Pleasence, Samantha EggarDrama
Doctor in DistressRalph ThomasDirk Bogarde, James Robertson JusticeComedy
Echo of DianaErnest MorrisVincent Ball, Betty McDowallDrama[4]
From Russia with LoveTerence YoungSean Connery, Lotte Lenya, Robert ShawSpy/action
The Girl HuntersRoy RowlandMickey Spillane, Shirley EatonCrime
Girl in the HeadlinesDetective
The HauntingRobert WiseJulie Harris, Claire BloomThriller
Heavens Above!Comedy
The Hi-JackersJim O'ConnollyAntony Booth, Jacqueline EllisCrime
The Horror of It AllTerence FisherPat Boone, Erica RogersComedy/horror
I Could Go On SingingMusical
ImpactPeter MaxwellConrad Phillips, George PastellThriller
Incident at MidnightNorman HarrisonAnton Diffring, William SylvesterCrimePart of the Edgar Wallace series
The InformersKen AnnakinNigel Patrick, Margaret WhitingCrime
It's All HappeningDon SharpTommy Steele, Michael MedwinMusical
It's All Over TownDouglas HickoxLance Percival, Frankie VaughanMusical[5]
Jason and the ArgonautsFantasy/adventure
The Kiss of the VampireHorror
Ladies Who DoC.M. Pennington-RichardsPeggy Mount, Harry H. CorbettComedy
Lancelot and GuinevereCornel WildeCornel Wilde, Jean WallaceAdventure
Live It Up!Musical
Lord of the FliesDrama
The Man Who Finally DiedQuentin LawrenceStanley Baker, Peter CushingThriller
ManiacKerwin Mathews, Nadia GrayThriller
The Marked OneFrancis SearleWilliam Lucas, Zena Walker, Patrick JordanCrime
A Matter of ChoiceVernon SewellAnthony Steel, Jeanne MoodyDrama
The Mind Benders Dirk Bogarde, Mary UreDrama
The Mouse on the MoonMargaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard CribbinsComedy
Murder at the GallopMargaret Rutherford, Stringer DavisMystery
Mystery SubmarineC.M. Pennington-RichardsEdward Judd, James Robertson JusticeAction
Nine Hours to RamaMark RobsonHorst Buchholz, José FerrerHistorical drama
Nurse on WheelsComedy
OffbeatCliff OwenWilliam Sylvester, Mai ZetterlingCrime
The Old Dark HouseWilliam CastleTom Poston, Robert MorleyHorrorRemake of 1932 film
ParanoiacFreddie FrancisJanette Scott, Oliver ReedThriller
A Place to GoBasil DeardenBernard Lee, Rita TushinghamCrime
The Punch and Judy ManTony Hancock, Sylvia Syms, Ronald FraserComedy
The RunawayTony YoungGreta Gynt, Alex GallierThriller[6]
The Running ManCarol ReedLaurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan BatesDramaRemake of 1987 film
Sammy Going SouthAlexander MackendrickEdward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland, Constance CummingsDramaEntered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival
The Scarlet BladeJohn GillingOliver Reed, Lionel JeffriesAdventure
The ServantDrama Number 22 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Shadow of FearErnest MorrisPaul Maxwell, Clare OwenDrama[7]
The SiciliansErnest MorrisRobert Hutton, Reginald MarshThriller
Siege of the SaxonsNathan JuranJanette Scott, Ronald LewisAdventure
Silent PlaygroundStanley GoulderRoland Curram, Desmond LlewelynThriller[8]
The Small World of Sammy LeeKen HughesAnthony Newley, Julia FosterDrama
Sparrows Can't SingComedy
A Stitch in TimeRobert AsherNorman Wisdom, Edward ChapmanComedy
Stolen HoursDrama
Strictly for the BirdsVernon SewellTony Tanner, Joan SimsComedy
Summer HolidayMusical
The SwitchPeter MaxwellAnthony Steel, Zena MarshallCrime
TamahinePhilip LeacockNancy Kwan, John FraserComedy
Tarzan's Three ChallengesRobert DayJock Mahoney, Woody StrodeAdventureCo-production with the United States
That Kind of GirlMargaret Rose Keil, David Weston, Linda MarloweDrama
This Sporting LifeDrama Number 52 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
To Have and to HoldHerbert WiseRay Barrett, Katharine BlakeCrime[9]
Tom JonesTony RichardsonComedy Number 51 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; winner of four Academy Award's including Best Picture
Two Left FeetRoy Ward BakerMichael Crawford, Nyree Dawn PorterComedy
Uncle VanyaTragicomedy
The V.I.P.sRichard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Louis JourdanDrama
The Very EdgeCyril FrankelAnne Heywood, Richard ToddDrama
West 11Michael WinnerAlfred Lynch, Kathleen BreckCrime
What a Crazy WorldMichael CarrerasJoe Brown, Susan MaughanMusical
The Wild AffairJohn KrishNancy Kwan, Gladys MorganComedy
The World Ten Times OverWolf RillaSylvia Syms, Edward JuddDrama
The Wrong Arm of the LawComedy
The Yellow Teddy BearsRobert Hartford-DavisJacqueline Ellis, Jill AdamsDrama

See also

References

  1. Web site: The Bay of Saint Michel (1963). https://web.archive.org/web/20181011100307/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b79269f . dead . October 11, 2018 .
  2. Web site: Breath of Life (1963). https://web.archive.org/web/20181121204130/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a65a6d8 . dead . November 21, 2018 .
  3. Web site: Calculated Risk (1963). https://web.archive.org/web/20180528055423/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a6efbe5 . dead . May 28, 2018 .
  4. Web site: Echo of Diana (1963). https://web.archive.org/web/20170531040334/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bd1a991 . dead . May 31, 2017 .
  5. Web site: It's All over Town (1963) | Nostalgia Central. 14 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Runaway, The (1963) Posters on LearnAboutMoviePosters.com. www.learnaboutmovieposters.com. 25 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Shadow of Fear (1963) - Trailer | Poster | Actors | ReleaseDate | Boxoffice - Movients.
  8. Web site: The Silent Playground (1964). https://web.archive.org/web/20180429120143/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bfa5d1e . dead . April 29, 2018 .
  9. Web site: To Have and to Hold (1963). https://web.archive.org/web/20181216213609/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b88d9a6 . dead . December 16, 2018 .

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