List of British films of 1968 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1968 (see 1968 in film):

1968

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1968
2001: A Space OdysseyKeir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William SylvesterScience fiction
All Neat in Black StockingsComedy
Amsterdam AffairWolfgang Kieling, William Marlowe, Catherine SchellCrime
The AnniversaryDrama
Assignment KVal GuestStephen Boyd, Michael RedgraveThriller
Attack on the Iron CoastWar
Baby LoveDrama
Les Bicyclettes de BelsizeMusical Short film
The Big Switch Crime
The Birthday PartyWilliam FriedkinRobert Shaw, Patrick MageeDrama
The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomJoseph McGrathShirley MacLaine, Richard AttenboroughComedy
The Blood Beast TerrorHorror
The Blood of Fu ManchuJesús FrancoChristopher Lee, Richard GreeneCrime
The Bofors GunJack GoldNicol Williamson, Ian HolmDrama
Boom!Drama
Carry On... Up the KhyberGerald ThomasSid James, Kenneth Williams, Joan SimsComedy Number 99 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Charge of the Light BrigadeTony RichardsonTrevor Howard, Vanessa RedgraveWar
Chitty Chitty Bang BangFantasy
The CommitteeArthur Brown, Paul JonesDrama
CorruptionRobert Hartford-DavisPeter Cushing, Sue LloydHorror
Curse of the Crimson AltarChristopher Lee, Boris KarloffHorror
A Dandy in AspicSpy/thriller
DeadfallBryan ForbesMichael Caine, Eric PortmanCrime thriller
The Devil Rides OutTerence FisherChristopher Lee, Charles GrayHorror
Diamonds for BreakfastChristopher MorahanMarcello Mastroianni, Rita TushinghamComedy
Dracula Has Risen from the GraveHorror
DuffyRobert ParrishJames Coburn, James Mason, James FoxComedy/crimeCo-production with the US
The Fiction MakersRoy Ward BakerRoger Moore, Sylvia SymsAdventure
The FixerDrama
The Girl on a MotorcycleJack CardiffDrama
Great CatherineGordon FlemyngPeter O'Toole, Jeanne MoreauComedy
The Hand of NightFrederic GoodeWilliam Sylvester, Diane ClareHorror
Hostile WitnessRay MillandRay Milland, Sylvia SymsDrama
Hot MillionsEric TillPeter Ustinov, Karl Malden, Maggie Smith, Bob NewhartComedy
if....Lindsay AndersonMalcolm McDowell, David WoodCounterculture Number 12 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Inadmissible EvidenceAnthony PageNicol Williamson, Eleanor FazanDrama
Inspector ClouseauBud YorkinAlan Arkin, Frank FinlayComedy
InterludeDrama Remake of 1957 film
The Intrepid Mr. TwiggFreddie FrancisRoy Castle, Clovissa NewcombeComedyShort film [1]
Isadora Biopic Redgrave won Best Actress at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.
JoannaDrama Was due to be entered into the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
Journey into DarknessJames Hill, Peter SadsyRobert Reed, Jennifer HilaryHorror
Journey to MidnightMystery
Last of the Long-haired BoysPeter EverettDrama
The Limbo LineSamuel GalluSpy drama
The Lion in WinterAnthony HarveyHistorical drama Winner of three Academy Awards
The Long Day's DyingPeter CollinsonDavid Hemmings, Tony BeckleyWar
Loving FeelingNorman J. WarrenSimon Brent, Georgina WardDrama
The MagusGuy GreenMichael Caine, Anthony QuinnMystery
MayerlingOmar Sharif, Catherine DeneuveRomance/dramaBased on the Mayerling incident
The MercenariesJack CardiffRod Taylor, Yvette MimieuxWar
A Midsummer Night's DreamPeter HallDerek Godfrey, Ian HolmComedy
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterMusical
NegativesPeter MedakPeter McEnery, Diane CilentoDrama
Nobody Runs ForeverRalph ThomasRod Taylor, Christopher PlummerThriller
Oedipus the KingPhilip SavilleChristopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Orson Welles, Richard JohnsonHistorical drama
Oliver!Carol ReedMusical Number 77 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films. Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture, 2 Golden Globe Awards and a Special Prize at Moscow.
Only When I LarfBasil DeardenRichard Attenborough, David Hemmings, Alexandra StewartComedyBased on Len Deighton's novel
OtleyTom Courtenay, Romy SchneiderComedy/thriller
Performance Drama Not released until 1970
PetuliaJulie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard ChamberlainDrama
Praise Marx and Pass the AmmunitionMaurice HattonJohn Thaw, Edina RonayComedy[2]
Prudence and the PillComedy
Romeo and JulietLiterary drama Adaptation of Shakespeare's play
Salt and PepperSammy Davis, Jr., Peter LawfordComedy
School for SexPete WalkerDerek Aylward, Rose AlbaComedy
The Sea GullSidney LumetJames Mason, Vanessa RedgraveDramaCo-production with the US
SebastianDavid GreeneDirk Bogarde, Susannah YorkDrama
Secret CeremonyJoseph LoseyElizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert MitchumDrama
ShalakoEdward DmytrykSean Connery, Brigitte BardotWesternFilmed in Spain
Submarine X-1William GrahamJames Caan, JNorman BowlerThriller
SubterfugePeter Graham ScottGene Barry, Joan Collins, Richard ToddThriller
Tell Me LiesPeter BrookMark Jones, Pauline MunroDrama
Thunderbird 6Keith Alexander, Sylvia Anderson, Peter DyneleyScience fiction Puppet film
The TouchablesRobert FreemanJudy Huxtable, Kathy SimmondsComedy/drama
Twisted NerveHywel Bennett, Hayley Mills, Billie WhitelawThriller
A Twist of SandDon ChaffeyRichard Johnson, Honor BlackmanAdventure
Up the JunctionDrama
The Vengeance of She Cliff OwenFantasy
Where Eagles DareWorld War II/action
Witchfinder GeneralMichael ReevesVincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary DwyerHorror
WonderwallDrama
Work Is a Four-Letter WordPeter HallDavid Warner, Cilla BlackComedy
Yellow Submarine George DunningMusical/comedy

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Intrepid Mr. Twigg (1968). https://web.archive.org/web/20170105002106/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be10947. dead. January 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1968). https://web.archive.org/web/20180311192841/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b3645d2. dead. March 11, 2018.