List of British films of 1970

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

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1970

Feature films

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1970
The Adventures of Gerard Jerzy Skolimowski Peter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach Action comedy
And Soon the Darkness Robert Fuest Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor Elès Thriller
Bartleby Anthony Friedman Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters Drama
The Beast in the Cellar James Kelley Beryl Reid, Flora Robson, John Hamill Horror
The Breaking of Bumbo Andrew Sinclair Richard Warwick, Joanna Lumley, Natasha Pyne Comedy
The Buttercup Chain Robert Ellis Miller Hywel Bennett, Jane Asher DramaEntered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival
Carry On Loving Gerald Thomas Kenneth Williams, Sid James Comedy
Carry On Up the Jungle Gerald Thomas Frankie Howerd, Sid James Comedy
Clegg Lindsay Shonteff Gilbert Wynne, Gary Hope Crime
Connecting Rooms Franklin Gollings Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave, Alexis Kanner Drama
Cool It Carol! Pete Walker Robin Askwith, Janet Lynn Sex comedy/drama
Country Dance J. Lee Thompson Peter O'Toole, Susannah York, Michael Craig Drama
Crescendo Alan Gibson Stefanie Powers, James Olson, Margaretta Scott Horror
Cromwell Ken Hughes Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Timothy Dalton HistoricalEntered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival
Cry of the Banshee Gordon Hessler Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Patrick Mower Horror
A Day at the Beach Simon Hesera Mark Burns, Beatie Edney Drama
Deep End Jerzy Skolimowski Jane Asher, John Moulder Brown Drama
Doctor in Trouble Ralph Thomas Leslie Phillips, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe Comedy
Dorian Gray Massimo Dallamano Helmut Berger, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom ThrillerCo-production with Germany and Italy
Entertaining Mr Sloane Douglas Hickox Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery Black comedy
Every Home Should Have One Jim Clark Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell, Julie Ege Comedy
The Executioner Sam Wanamaker George Peppard, Joan Collins, Judy Geeson Spy
Eyewitness John Hough Mark Lester, Lionel Jeffries, Susan George Thriller
Figures in a Landscape Joseph Losey Malcolm McDowell, Robert Shaw, Christopher Malcolm Thriller
Fragment of Fear Richard C. Sarafian David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White Thriller
The Games Michael Winner Michael Crawford, Ryan O'Neal Drama
Games That Lovers Play Malcolm Leigh Joanna Lumley, Penny Brahms Comedy
The Go-Between Joseph Losey Julie Christie, Alan Bates DramaWon the Grand Prix at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
Groupie Girl Derek Ford Billy Boyle, Richard Shaw Jimmy Beck Drama
Hell Boats Paul Wendkos James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd World War II
Hello-Goodbye Jean Negulesco Michael Crawford, Curt Jurgens Comedy
Hoffman Alvin Rakoff Peter Sellers, Sinéad Cusack, Jeremy Bulloch Drama
The Horror of Frankenstein Jimmy Sangster Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson Horror
The House That Dripped Blood Peter Duffell Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing Portmanteau horror
I Start Counting David Greene Jenny Agguter, Simon Ward, Bryan Marshall Thriller
Julius Caesar Stuart Burge Charlton Heston, John Gielgud DramaFilmed Shakespeare play
The Last Grenade Gordon Flemyng Stanley Baker, Alex Cord, Honor Blackman War
Leo the Last John Boorman Marcello Mastroianni Billie Whitelaw, Calvin Lockhart DramaBoorman won Best Director at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World Vincent Patouillard NoneDocumentary
The Looking Glass War Frank Pierson Christopher Jones Action, Thriller
Loot Silvio Narizzano Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick Black comedyEntered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
Love Is a Splendid Illusion Tom Clegg Simon Brent, Andrée Flamand Drama
The Man Who Had Power Over Women John Krish Rod Taylor, Carol White Comedy
The Man Who Haunted Himself Basil Dearden Roger Moore, Anton Rodgers, Thorley Walters Thriller
The McKenzie Break Lamont Johnson Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry World War II/POW
The Mind of Mr. Soames Alan Cooke Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn Sci-fi
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly Freddie Francis Michael Bryant, Ursula Howells, Vanessa Howard Comedy horror
My Lover, My Son John Newland Romy Schneider, Donald Houston, Dennis Waterman Drama
Ned Kelly Tony Richardson Mick Jagger, Mark McManus, Sue Lloyd Adventure
One Brief Summer John Mackenzie Clifford Evans, Felicity Gibson Drama
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Caspar Wrede Tom Courtenay, Espen Skjønberg, Alf Malland DramaCo-production with Norway
Perfect Friday Peter Hall Ursula Andress, Stanley Baker, David Warner Crime
Performance Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg Mick Jagger, James Fox, Anita Pallenberg Crime dramaNumber 48 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Billy Wilder Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Christopher Lee Detective drama
The Railway Children Lionel Jeffries Jenny Agutter, Gary Warren Family dramaNumber 66 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Kevin Billington Peter Cook, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser Comedy
Ryan's Daughter David Lean Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, John Mills, Christopher Jones DramaWinner of two Academy Awards
Say Hello to Yesterday Alvin Rakoff Jean Simmons, Leonard Whiting, [[Drama
Scars of Dracula Roy Ward Baker Christopher Lee, Patrick Troughton, Jenny Hanley Horror
Scream and Scream Again Gordon Hessler Vincent Price, Christopher Lee Horror thriller
Scrooge Ronald Neame Albert Finney, Alec Guinness Musical
Secrets of Sex Antony Balch Richard Schulman, Janet Spearman Sex fantasy
A Severed Head Dick Clement Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough Black comedy
Simon, Simon Graham Stark Peter Sellers, Julia Foster ComedyShort film
Some Will, Some Won't Duncan Wood Ronnie Corbett, Leslie Phillips Comedy
Spring and Port Wine Peter Hammond James Mason, Diana Coupland Drama
Take a Girl Like You Jonathan Miller Hayley Mills, Oliver Reed Comedy
Tam-Lin Roddy McDowall Ava Gardner, Ian McShane Horror
Taste the Blood of Dracula Peter Sasdy Christopher Lee Horror
Taste of Excitement Don Sharp Eva Renzi, David Buck Crime
There's a Girl in My Soup Roy Boulting Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn Comedy
Three Sisters Laurence Olivier, John Sichel Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright DramaFilm of Chekhov play
Too Late the Hero Robert Aldrich Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson World War II
Trog Freddie Francis Joan Crawford, Michael Gough Sci-fi
Two a Penny James F. Collier Cliff Richard, Dora Bryan Drama
The Vampire Lovers Roy Ward Baker Ingrid Pitt, Kate O'Mara, Peter Cushing Horror
The Virgin and the Gypsy Christopher Miles Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero DramaScreened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival
The Walking Stick Eric Till David Hemmings, Samantha Eggar Crime
Wuthering Heights Robert Fuest Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton Drama
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go Burgess Meredith James Mason, Jack MacGowran Thriller
You Can't Win 'Em All Peter Collinson Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson, Michèle Mercier Action comedy

Documentaries ans Short films

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The Body Roy Battersby Frank Finlay, Vanessa Redgrave Documentary
A Horse Called Nijinsky Jo Durden-Smith Nijinsky II Documentary [1]
Futtock's End Bob Kellett Michael Hordern, Ronnie Barker Comedy
Let It Be Michael Lindsay-Hogg The Beatles Music documentary The Nine Ages of Nakedness Harrison Marks Rita Webb, Sue Bond Sex comedy

Top Box Office Films at British Box Office in 1970

Source: [2]

  1. The Battle of Britain
  2. Paint Your Wagon
  3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  4. M*A*S*H
  5. Funny Girl
  6. Midnight Cowboy
  7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  8. Oliver!
  9. Anne of the Thousand Days
  10. Cromwell
  11. Where Eagles Dare
  12. Women in Love
  13. Carry On Up the Jungle
  14. Every Home Should Have One
  15. The Lion in Winter
  16. Woodstock
  17. Hello, Dolly!

See also

References

  1. "A Horse Called Nijinsky (1970)". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. Harper, Sue; Smith, Justin (2013). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh Press. p. 269.