List of British films of 1961

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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1961 (see 1961 in film):

1961

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1961
Bomb in the High Street Peter Bezencenet, Terry Bishop Ronald Howard, Terry Palmer, Suzanna Leigh, Jack Allen Drama
The Breaking Point Lance Comfort Peter Reynolds, Dermot Walsh Crime
Carry On Regardless Gerald Thomas Sid James, Kenneth Williams Comedy
Cash on Demand Quentin Lawrence Peter Cushing, André Morell Thriller
Clue of the Silver Key Gerard Glaister Bernard Lee, Lyndon Brook, Finlay Currie Crime
The Court Martial of Major Keller Ernest Morris Laurence Payne, Susan Stephen Drama
The Curse of the Werewolf Terence Fisher Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed Horror
The Day the Earth Caught Fire Val Guest Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern Sci-fi
Dentist on the Job C. M. Pennington-Richards Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton Comedy
The Devil's Daffodil Ákos Ráthonyi William Lucas, Penelope Horner Crime
Don't Bother to Knock Cyril Frankel Richard Todd, Nicole Maurey Comedy
Double Bunk C. M. Pennington-Richards Ian Carmichael, Sid James Comedy
During One Night Sidney J. Furie Don Borisenko, Susan Hampshire Drama
Five Golden Hours Mario Zampi Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse, George Sanders Comedy
Flame in the Streets Roy Ward Baker John Mills, Sylvia Syms Drama
Follow That Man Jerome Epstein Sydney Chaplin, Dawn Addams, Elspeth March Comedy
Freedom to Die Francis Searle Paul Maxwell, Felicity Young Crime [1]
The Frightened City John Lemont Herbert Lom, Sean Connery Crime
Fury at Smugglers' Bay John Gilling Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Michèle Mercier Adventure
Girl on Approval Charles Frend Rachel Roberts, James Maxwell Drama
The Girl on the Boat Henry Kaplan Norman Wisdom, Millicent Martin Comedy
Gorgo Eugène Lourié Bill Travers, William Sylvester Sci-fi
The Green Helmet Michael Forlong Bill Travers, Ed Begley Drama
The Greengage Summer Lewis Gilbert Kenneth More, Danielle Darrieux Drama
The Guns of Navarone J. Lee Thompson Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn World War II
The Hellfire Club Robert S. Baker
Monty Berman
Keith Michell, Adrienne Corri, Peter Cushing Adventure
The Hellions Irving Allen, Ken Annakin Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey Adventure
Highway to Battle Ernest Morris Gerard Heinz, Margaret Tyzack Drama
House of Mystery Vernon Sewell Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton Horror
The Impersonator Alfred Shaughnessy John Crawford, Jane Griffiths Mystery
Information Received Robert Lynn Sabine Sesselmann, William Sylvester Crime
The Innocents Jack Clayton Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins Horror Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival
Invasion Quartet Jay Lewis Bill Travers, Spike Milligan Comedy
Jungle Street Charles Saunders Jill Ireland, David McCallum, Kenneth Cope Crime
The Kitchen James Hill Carl Möhner, Mary Yeomans Drama
The Long and the Short and the Tall Leslie Norman Laurence Harvey, Richard Todd World War II
Lunch Hour James Hill Shirley Anne Field, Robert Stephens Comedy
The Man in the Back Seat Vernon Sewell Derren Nesbitt, Keith Faulkner Crime
The Mark Guy Green Maria Schell, Stuart Whitman Drama
Mary Had a Little... Edward Buzzell Agnes Laurent, Hazel Court, Jack Watling Comedy
A Matter of WHO Don Chaffey Terry-Thomas, Sonja Ziemann Crime
Mr. Topaze Peter Sellers Peter Sellers, Nadia Gray Comedy
Murder, She Said George Pollock Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis Mystery
Mysterious Island Cy Endfield Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Lom Sci-fi adventure
The Naked Edge Michael Anderson Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr Thriller
Nearly a Nasty Accident Don Chaffey Jimmy Edwards, Kenneth Connor Comedy
The Night We Got the Bird Darcy Conyers Brian Rix, Dora Bryan Comedy
Night Without Pity Theodore Zichy Sarah Lawson, Neil McCallum Crime
No Love for Johnnie Ralph Thomas Peter Finch Drama Finch won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at Berlin.
No My Darling Daughter Ralph Thomas Michael Redgrave, Michael Craig Comedy
Nothing Barred Darcy Conyers Brian Rix, Leo Franklyn Comedy
On the Fiddle Cyril Frankel Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Stanley Holloway Comedy/action
Out of the Shadow Michael Winner Terence Longdon, Donald Gray Thriller
Over the Odds Michael Forlong Marjorie Rhodes, Glenn Melvynn Comedy
Part-Time Wife Max Varnel Anton Rodgers, Nyree Dawn Porter Comedy
Partners in Crime Peter Duffell Bernard Lee, Stanley Morgan Crime [2]
Passport to China Michael Carreras Richard Basehart, Lisa Gastoni Adventure
Payroll Sidney Hayers Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw Crime
Petticoat Pirates David MacDonald Charlie Drake, Anne Heywood, Thorley Walters Comedy
Pit of Darkness Lance Comfort William Franklyn, Moira Redmond Thriller
The Queen's Guards Michael Powell Daniel Massey, Robert Stephens Drama
Rag Doll Lance Comfort Jess Conrad, Kenneth Griffith Crime
Raising the Wind Gerald Thomas James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips Comedy
The Rebel Robert Day Tony Hancock, George Sanders, Paul Massie Comedy
Return of a Stranger Max Varnel John Ireland, Susan Stephen, Cyril Shaps Thriller
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone José Quintero Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya Drama
Savage Guns Michael Carreras Richard Basehart Western Co-production with Spain
The Secret Partner Basil Dearden Stewart Granger, Bernard Lee Crime
Seven Keys Pat Jackson Alan Dobie, Jeannie Carson, Delphi Lawrence, John Carson Crime
The Shadow of the Cat John Gilling Conrad Phillips, Barbara Shelley, André Morell Horror
The Singer Not the Song Roy Ward Baker Dirk Bogarde, John Mills Western
The Snake Woman Sidney J. Furie Susan Travers, John McCarthy Horror
So Evil, So Young Godfrey Grayson Jill Ireland, Ellen Pollock Drama
Spare the Rod Leslie Norman Max Bygraves, Geoffrey Keen, Donald Pleasence Drama
A Story of David Bob McNaught Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney Drama Co-production with Israel
Strip Tease Murder Ernest Morris John Hewer, Ann Lynn Crime
Strongroom Vernon Sewell Derren Nesbitt, Colin Gordon, Ann Lynn Crime drama
Taste of Fear Seth Holt Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Christopher Lee Thriller
A Taste of Honey Tony Richardson Dora Bryan, Robert Stephens, Rita Tushingham Drama
The Third Alibi Montgomery Tully Laurence Payne, Patricia Dainton Thriller
Three on a Spree Sidney J. Furie Jack Watling, Carole Lesley, Renée Houston Comedy
Ticket to Paradise Francis Searle Emrys Jones, Patricia Dainton Romance
The Treasure of Monte Cristo Monty Berman Rory Calhoun, Patricia Bredin, John Gregson Adventure
Two Living, One Dead Anthony Asquith Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers Thriller
The Unstoppable Man Terry Bishop Cameron Mitchell, Marius Goring, Harry H. Corbett Drama
Very Important Person Ken Annakin James Robertson Justice, Stanley Baxter Comedy
Victim Basil Dearden Dirk Bogarde, Dennis Price, Sylvia Syms Drama
Watch it, Sailor! Wolf Rilla Dennis Price, Liz Fraser Comedy
A Weekend with Lulu John Paddy Carstairs Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips Comedy
What a Carve Up! Pat Jackson Sid James, Kenneth Connor Comedy
What a Whopper Gilbert Gunn Adam Faith, Sid James Comedy
Whistle Down the Wind Bryan Forbes Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee, Alan Bates Drama
The Wind of Change Vernon Sewell Donald Pleasence, Johnny Briggs, Ann Lynn Drama
The Young Ones Sidney J. Furie Cliff Richard, Robert Morley Musical

See also

References

  1. ^ "Freedom to die (1961)".
  2. ^ "Partners in Crime (1961)". Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.

External links

  • British films of 1961 at IMDb
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