List of British films of 1988 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1988 (see 1988 in film):

1988

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1988
The Adventures of Baron MunchausenTerry GilliamJohn Neville, Eric IdleAction/comedy
American GothicRod SteigerHorrorCo-production with Canada
American RouletteMaurice HattonAndy García, Kitty AldridgeThriller
Burning SecretDrama
BusterComedy/crime
A Chorus of DisapprovalMichael WinnerJeremy Irons, Anthony HopkinsComedy
Consuming PassionsComedy
The CourierFrank Deasy, Joe LeeGabriel Byrne, Ian BannenAction
The DawningDrama Trevor Howard's final film
Distant Voices, Still LivesDrama
Dream DemonHorror
The DeceiversPierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed JafferyDrama Cinecom Pictures
The Dressmaker Drama
Drowning by NumbersDrama Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Empire StateRon PeckCathryn Harrison, Jason HogansonCrime
A Fish Called WandaComedy
The Fruit MachineThriller
A Handful of DustDrama
HawksComedy
Horror
High Hopes Comedy drama
High SpiritsComedy
Horror
Documentary
It Couldn't Happen HereMusical/drama
Just Ask for DiamondStephen BaylyColin Dale, Saeed JaffreyFamily
The Lair of the White WormKen RussellHorror
Little DorritLiterary drama
Madame SousatzkaJohn SchlesingerShirley MacLaine, Navin ChowdhryDrama
MapantsulaOliver SchmitzThomas Mogotlane, Marcel Van HeerdenCrimeCo-production with South Africa
Olympus ForceJames Fortune, Robert GarofaloLinda Thorson, Richard Todd, John DraikasActionCo-production with Greece [1]
PaperhouseDrama/Fantasy/Horror
Paris by NightDavid HareThriller
Pascali's IslandDrama Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Prisoner of RioLech MajewskiSteven Berkoff, Paul FreemanDrama
Run for Your Life Sport/drama
Salome's Last DanceGlenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas GraceDrama Based on Oscar Wilde's play Salome
SoursweetMike NewellSylvia Chang, Danny DunDramaBased on Timothy Mo's novel Sour Sweet
Stealing Heaven Clive DonnerDrama Co-production with Yugoslavia
Stormy MondayDrama
A Summer StoryPiers HaggardImogen Stubbs, James WilbyRomance
TestimonyTony PalmerBen Kingsley, Sherry BainesBiopic
Verónico CruzDrama Co-production with Argentina
Without a ClueThom EberhardtMichael Caine, Ben KingsleyComedySherlock Holmes spoof
A World ApartChris MengesDrama Won three awards at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Yellow PagesJames Kenelm ClarkeChris Lemmon, Jean SimmonsComedy[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympus Force (1988). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152024/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8334bae1. dead. February 22, 2019. BFI.
  2. Web site: Yellow Pages – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online. Radio Times.