List of British films of 1987 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1987 (see 1987 in film):

1987

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1987
84 Charing Cross RoadDavid JonesDrama Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival
AriaNicolas Roeg, Charles Sturridge plus eight more Music/anthologyTen arias with visual accompaniment; entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
Bellman and TrueCrime
The Belly of an ArchitectDrama Entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
Born of FireJamil DehlaviPeter Firth, Suzan CrowleySci-fi[1]
Business as UsualDrama
CasanovaAdventure Made for TV
Coast to CoastComedy
Cry FreedomBiopic
The DeadLiterary drama John Huston's last film
Eat the RichComedy
The Fourth ProtocolThriller
Full Metal JacketStanley KubrickWar drama
Grand LarcenyThriller
HellraiserClive BarkerHorror
Hidden CityDrama
High SeasonRomance/comedy
Hope and GloryWorld War II drama
The Hunting of the SnarkMike BattBilly Connolly, Roger DaltreyMusicalBased on a poem by Lewis Carroll[2]
Jane and the Lost CityTerry MarcelKirsten Hughes, Maud AdamsComedy
The Last EmperorBernardo BertolucciJohn Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'TooleBiopicCo-production with China, France and Italy
Won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture
The Last of EnglandTilda Swinton, Nigel TerryDrama
The Living DaylightsTimothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Joe Don Baker, Jeroen KrabbéSpy/action
The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneDrama
MaschenkaDrama
MauriceJames Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert GravesLiterary drama Based on the novel by E. M. Forster
A Month in the CountryLiterary drama Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
On the Black HillDrama
Out of OrderJonnie TurpieGary Webster, Natasha WilliamsComedy
PartitionKen McMullenSaeed Jaffrey, Zia MohyeddinDrama
Personal ServicesComedy Inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne
Playing AwayHorace OvéNorman Beaton, Robert UrquhartComedy
A Prayer for the DyingDrama
Prick Up Your Ears Biopic Entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
Sammy and Rosie Get LaidDrama
The Second VictoryDrama
Straight to HellAction comedy Co-production with the US and Spain
Sidney FurieChristopher Reeve, Gene HackmanAdventureCo-production with the US
Waiting for the MoonDrama
White MischiefDrama
White Of The EyeThriller
Wish You Were HereDavid LelandEmily Lloyd, Tom BellComedy/drama
Withnail and IComedy

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Born of Fire (1987) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. 22 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Billy Connolly - Film & TV. Billyconnolly.com. 22 April 2019.