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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1980 (see 1980 in film):
TitleDirectorCastGenreCharlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill ...HorrorBrinsley Forde, Karl Howman, Trevor ...Crime/dramaArt Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey ...MysterySam Dale, Carolyn Pickles, Jennifer ...Crime- Chariots of Fire (1981) Directed by Hugh Hudson from a script by Colin Welland, this successful historical drama based on real life athletes Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) and Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) begins in 1919 and charts them trough to the 1924 Paris Olympics where Liddell refuses to run on a Sunday owing to his religious beliefs (as echoed in the film’s title – taken from Bible and used in William Blake’s hymn Jerusalem).
- A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Hugely popular comedy written by John Cleese and director Charles Crichton (better known for his work with Ealing Studios) which sees criminal George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) arrested in the aftermath of a successful jewel heist, only for his barrister Archie Leach (John Cleese) to become involved in the double dealings of the remaining gang of crooks (Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline).
- The Company of Wolves (1984) Neil Jordan’s second film as a director was co-written by him in conjunction with Angela Carter upon whose short story the film is based.
- The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Peter Greenaway’s writer/director black comedy drama sees gangster/thief and restaurant owner Albert Spica’s (Michael Gambon) wife (Helen Mirren) embark on an affair with lover Michael (Alan Howard).
Although it had been funding British experimental films as early as 1952, the British Film Institute's foundation of a production board in 1964—and a substantial increase in public funding from 1971 onwards—enabled it to become a dominant force in developing British art cinema in the 1970s and 80s: from the first of Bill Douglas's Trilogy ...
This is a chronological list of films produced in the United Kingdom split by decade. There may be an overlap, particularly between British and American films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are either British produced or strongly associated with British culture.
Prominent British directors who worked mainly abroad in the 1980s included Alan Parker, Alex Cox, Adrian Lyne, and the brothers Ridley and Tony Scott, while David Puttnam headed Columbia Pictures from 1986-88 - but this came to a premature end after one clash too many with the conservative Hollywood community.
Aug 29, 2015 · A glance at his credits since 1955 shows he was seldom out of work. Titles range from The Servant to The Italian Job to the first three Indiana Jones films for Steven Spielberg in the 1980s.
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