List of British films of 1980 explained
A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1980 (see 1980 in film):
1980
British film productions released in 1980| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| | Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend | Horror | British-American co-production[1] [2] [3] |
| Babylon | | | Crime/drama | [4] [5] |
| Bad Timing | | | Mystery | [6] [7] |
| Brothers and Sisters | | | Crime | [8] [9] |
| The Dogs of War | John Irvin | Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger | Action | |
| The Elephant Man | | | Historical drama | |
| The Falls | | | Mockumentary | |
| The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Piers Haggard | Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren | Comedy | |
| Flash Gordon | | | Sci-fi/fantasy | Soundtrack and additional music by Queen |
| The Gamekeeper | | | | Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival |
| George and Mildred | Peter Frazer-Jones | Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy | Comedy | |
| The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle | | | Mockumentary | |
| Hawk the Slayer | | Jack Palance, John Terry | Adventure | |
| Hussy | Matthew Chapman | Helen Mirren, John Shea | Drama | |
| The Long Good Friday | | Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren | Crime drama | |
| McVicar | | | Crime biopic | |
| The Mirror Crack'd | Guy Hamilton | Angela Lansbury, Edward Fox, Kim Novak, Elizabeth Taylor | Mystery | |
| The Monster Club | | Vincent Price, John Carradine | Horror | |
| Never Never Land | | | Drama | |
| North Sea Hijack | | Roger Moore, James Mason | Adventure | aka ffolkes |
| Rhubarb Rhubarb | | | Comedy | Short Film |
| Richard's Things | | | Drama | |
| Rising Damp | Joseph McGrath | Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour | Comedy | |
| Rockshow | Paul McCartney (uncredited) | | Documentary | |
| Rude Boy | | | | Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Sea Wolves | | Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven | World War II | |
| The Shillingbury Blowers | Val Guest | Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Trevor Howard | Drama | |
| The Shining | | Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd | Horror | |
| Silver Dream Racer | David Wickes | David Essex, Beau Bridges | Sports | |
| Sir Henry at Rawlinson End | Steve Roberts | Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee | Comedy | |
| Superman II | Richard Lester | Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve | Adventure | Co-production with the US |
| Sweet William | Claude Whatham | Sam Waterston, Jenny Agutter | Drama | |
| That Sinking Feeling | | John Gordon Sinclair | Comedy | |
| There Goes the Bride | Terry Marcel | Phil Silvers, Graham Stark, Sylvia Syms | Comedy | |
| The Watcher in the Woods | John Hough | Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards | Thriller | |
| The Wildcats of St Trinian's | Frank Launder | | Comedy | |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Awakening (1980). https://web.archive.org/web/20120712181602/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6dd51b62. dead. July 12, 2012. British Film Institute. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: The Awakening. AllMovie. Binion. Cavett. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: The Awakening. American Film Institute. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: Babylon (1980). https://web.archive.org/web/20120721033556/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc1f1ec. dead. July 21, 2012. British Film Institute. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: Babylon. AllMovie. Deming. Mark. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: Babylon (1980). https://web.archive.org/web/20120805044831/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc237b8. dead. August 5, 2012. British Film Institute. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: Bad Timing. AllMovie. Rasmussen. Linda. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: Brothers and Sisters (1980). https://web.archive.org/web/20120804143844/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc6d67f. dead. August 4, 2012. British Film Institute. March 13, 2015.
- Web site: Brothers and Sisters. AllMovie. Mannikka. Eleanor. March 13, 2015.
