List of British films of 1970 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1970 (see 1970 in film):

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1970
The Adventures of Gerard Action/comedy
And Soon the DarknessThriller
BartlebyAnthony FriedmanPaul Scofield, John McEneryDrama
Bombay TalkieJames IvoryShashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Aparna Sen, Zia Mohyeddin, Utpal DuttDrama
The Beast in the Cellar Horror
The BelovedGeorge P. CosmatosRaquel Welch, Richard JohnsonDrama
The Body Documentary
The Breaking of BumboAndrew SinclairRichard Warwick, Joanna LumleyComedy
The Buttercup ChainHywel Bennett, Jane AsherDrama Entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival
Carry On LovingKenneth Williams, Sid JamesComedy
Carry On Up the JungleGerald ThomasFrankie Howerd, Sid JamesComedy
CleggLindsay ShonteffGilbert Wynne, Gary HopeCrime
Connecting RoomsDrama
Cool It Carol!Pete WalkerRobin Askwith, Janet LynnSex comedy/drama
Country DanceDrama
CrescendoAlan GibsonStefanie Powers, James OlsonHorror
CromwellBiopic Entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival
Cry of the BansheeGordon HesslerVincent Price, Elisabeth BergnerHorror
A Day at the BeachSimon HeseraMark Burns, Beatie EdneyDrama
Deep EndJerzy SkolimowskiJane Asher, John Moulder BrownDrama
Doctor in TroubleRalph ThomasComedy
Dorian GrayMassimo DallamanoHelmut Berger, Richard Todd, Herbert LomThrillerCo-production with Germany and Italy
Endless NightSidney GilliatHywel Bennett, Hayley MillsDrama, crime, horror
Entertaining Mr SloaneBlack comedy
Every Home Should Have OneComedy
The Executioner Spy
EyewitnessJohn HoughMark Lester, Lionel Jeffries, Susan GeorgeThriller
Figures in a LandscapeJoseph LoseyThriller
Fragment of Fear Thriller
Futtock's EndComedy
The Games Drama
Games That Lovers PlayComedy
The Go-BetweenDrama Won the Grand Prix at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
Groupie GirlDerek FordBilly Boyle, Jimmy BeckSex comedy/drama
Hell BoatsWorld War II
Hello-GoodbyeJean NegulescoMichael Crawford, Curt JurgensComedy
HoffmanDrama
The Horror of FrankensteinHorror
A Horse Called NijinskyDocumentary [1]
The House That Dripped BloodPortmanteau horror
I Start CountingDavid GreeneJenny Agguter, Simon WardThriller
Julius Caesar Drama Filmed Shakespeare play
The Last GrenadeGordon FlemyngStanley Baker, Alex CordWar
Leo the Last Drama Boorman won Best Director at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
Let It BeMichael Lindsay-HoggThe BeatlesMusic documentary
The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the WorldNone Documentary
The Looking Glass War Action, Thriller
Loot Black comedy Entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
Love Is a Splendid IllusionTom CleggSimon Brent, Andrée FlamandDrama
The Man Who Had Power Over WomenJohn KrishRod Taylor, Carol WhiteComedy
The Man Who Haunted HimselfBasil DeardenRoger Moore, Anton Rodgers, Thorley WaltersThriller
The McKenzie BreakBrian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian HendryWorld War II/POW
The Mind of Mr. SoamesAlan CookeTerence Stamp, Robert VaughnSci-fi
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly Comedy horror
My Lover, My SonJohn NewlandRomy Schneider, Donald HoustonDrama
Ned KellyTony RichardsonMick Jagger, Mark McManusAdventure
The Nine Ages of NakednessHarrison MarksRita Webb, Sue BondSex comedy
One Brief SummerJohn MackenzieClifford Evans, Felicity GibsonDrama
One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichCaspar WredeTom Courtenay, Espen SkjønbergDramaCo-production with Norway
Perfect FridayPeter HallUrsula Andress, Stanley BakerCrime
PerformanceDrama/crime Number 48 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesDetective drama
The Railway ChildrenJenny Agutter, Gary WarrenFamily drama Number 66 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerComedy/satire
Ryan's DaughterDavid LeanDrama Winner of two Academy Awards
Say Hello to YesterdayAlvin RakoffDrama
Scars of DraculaChristopher Lee, Patrick Troughton, Jenny HanleyHorror
Scream and Scream AgainGordon HesslerVincent Price, Christopher LeeHorror thriller
ScroogeMusical
Secrets of SexAntony BalchRichard Schulman, Janet SpearmanSex fantasy
A Severed HeadDick ClementLee Remick, Richard AttenboroughBlack comedy
Simon, SimonComedy Short film
Some Will, Some Won'tDuncan WoodRonnie Corbett, Leslie PhillipsComedy
Spring and Port WineDrama
Take a Girl Like YouHayley Mills, Oliver ReedComedy
Tam-LinHorror
Taste the Blood of DraculaHorror
Taste of ExcitementDon SharpEva Renzi, David BuckCrime
There's a Girl in My SoupPeter Sellers, Goldie HawnComedy
Three SistersLaurence Olivier, John SichelJeanne Watts, Joan PlowrightDramaFilm of Chekhov play
Too Late the HeroMichael Caine, Cliff RobertsonWorld War II
TrogFreddie FrancisJoan Crawford, Michael GoughSci-fi
Two a Penny James F. CollierDrama
The Vampire LoversHorror
The Virgin and the Gypsy Drama Screened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival
The Walking StickDavid Hemmings, Samantha EggarCrime
Wuthering HeightsRobert FuestAnna Calder-Marshall, Timothy DaltonDrama
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoBurgess MeredithJames Mason, Jack MacGowranThriller
You Can't Win 'Em AllPeter CollinsonTony Curtis, Charles BronsonComedy/war

Top Box Office Films at British Box Office in 1970[2]

See also

References

  1. Web site: A Horse Called Nijinsky (1970). https://web.archive.org/web/20160921191425/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a1995c9. dead. September 21, 2016. Bfi.org.uk. 1 April 2019.
  2. Book: 269. Sue. Harper. Justin. Smith. British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh Press. 2013.