List of British films of 1969 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1969 (see 1969 in film):

1969

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1969
The Adding MachineJerome EpsteinMilo O'Shea, Phyllis DillerDrama
Alfred the GreatClive DonnerDavid Hemmings, Michael YorkHistorical
Anne of the Thousand DaysRichard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Anthony QuayleHistorical Academy Award winner
The Assassination BureauBlack comedy
Battle of BritainLaurence Olivier, Trevor Howard, Robert ShawWorld War II
The Bed Sitting RoomRichard LesterRita Tushingham, Dudley MooreComedy
Before Winter ComesJ. Lee ThompsonDavid Niven, TopolDrama
The Best House in LondonComedy
The Body StealersGerry LevyGeorge Sanders, Maurice EvansSci-fi
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Bronco BullfrogBarney Platts-MillsDrama
Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?Comedy
Captain Nemo and the Underwater CityJames HillFantasyBased on novel by Jules Verne
Carry On Again DoctorGerald ThomasKenneth Williams, Sid JamesComedy
Carry On CampingComedy
The ChairmanJ. Lee ThompsonGregory Peck, Anne HeywoodThriller
Crooks and CoronetsJim O'ConnollyTelly Savalas, Edith EvansComedy
CrossplotAlvin RakoffRoger Moore, Claudie LangeThriller
Dance of DeathDavid GilesLaurence Olivier, Geraldine McEwanDrama
David Copperfield Drama
DoppelgängerSci-fi
The File of the Golden GooseSam WanamakerYul Brynner, Charles GrayThriller
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedHorror
Guns in the HeatherRobert ButlerGlenn Corbett, Alfred BurkeFamilyCo-production with the US
HamletLiterary drama Adaptation of Shakespeare's play
Hannibal BrooksWorld War II
The Haunted House of HorrorMichael ArmstrongFrankie Avalon, Jill HaworthHorror
I Start CountingDavid GreeneJenny Agutter, Bryan MarshallThriller
In Search of GregoryPeter WoodJulie Christie, Michael SarrazinRomance
The Italian JobMichael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny HillAction/comedy Number 36 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
KesKen LoachDramaNumber 7 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Last Shot You HearGordon HesslerHugh Marlowe, Zena WalkerThriller
Laughter in the DarkTony RichardsonDrama
Leo the LastDrama
Lock Up Your Daughters!Peter CoeChristopher Plummer, Susannah YorkComedy
Lola (Twinky) Comedy
The Magic ChristianJoseph McGrathRingo Starr, Peter SellersComedy
Man of ViolencePete WalkerMichael Latimer, Luan PetersCrime
Monte Carlo or Bust!Ken AnnakinTerry-Thomas, Tony CurtisComedy
Moon Zero TwoRoy Ward BakerSci-fi
Mosquito Squadron World War II
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and GirlyUrsula Howells, Pat Heywood, Howard TrevorHorror/comedy
A Nice Girl Like MeDesmond DavisBarbara Ferris, Harry AndrewsComedy
Night After Night After NightLindsay ShonteffJack May, Justine LordCrime/horror[1]
The Oblong BoxHorror
Oh! What a Lovely WarWorld War I/musical
On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceSpy/action
Play DirtyAndré de TothMichael Caine, Nigel GreenWorld War IIFilmed in Spain
The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieDrama Maggie Smith won the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role.
The Promise Drama
A Promise of BedDerek FordVictor Spinetti, Vanessa HowardComedy
The ReckoningJack GoldNicol Williamson, Ann BellDrama
RhubarbComedy Short film
Ring of Bright WaterDrama
The Royal Hunt of the SunIrving LernerRobert Shaw, Christopher PlummerAdventure
Run Wild, Run FreeJohn Mills, Mark LesterFamily
Sandy the SealRobert LynnHeinz Drache, Marianne KochFamilyFilmed in South Africa in 1965
Sinful DaveyJohn HustonJohn Hurt, Pamela FranklinComedy
The Smashing Bird I Used to KnowMaureen Lipman, Dennis Waterman, Patrick MowerDrama
Some Girls DoRichard Johnson, Daliah LaviSpy
The Southern StarSidney HayersGeorge Segal, Ursula AndressAdventure
StaircaseDrama Co-production with the United States
A Talent for LovingRichard QuineComedy/westernCo-production with the United States
Taste the Blood of DraculaHorror
Three Into Two Won't Go Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Judy GeesonDramaEntered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival
Till Death Us Do Part Comedy
A Touch of Love Drama Entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival
Two Gentlemen SharingRobin Phillips, Judy GeesonDrama
The Virgin SoldiersJohn DexterHywel Bennett, Nigel Patrick, Lynn RedgraveDrama
Walk a Crooked PathJohn BrasonTenniel Evans, Faith BrookCrime
What's Good for the GooseMenahem GolanNorman Wisdom, Sally GeesonComedy
Where's Jack?Stanley Baker, Tommy SteeleCrime
Women in LoveLiterary drama Adapted from the book by D H Lawrence; Number 87 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films. Glenda Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Zeta OneMichael CortJames Robertson Justice, Charles HawtreyComedy/sci-fi

Most Popular Films of the Year

Based on survey of more than 1,600 cinemas according to Motion Picture Herald.[2]

Top special reserved ticket attraction of the year:

Top four films:

Next ten most successful films in general release (in alphabetical order):

See also

References

  1. Web site: Night, After Night, After Night | 1969.
  2. News: US Actor is Top Star. Daily Telegraph. 30 December 1969.

External links