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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 ...CrimeThis 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.
British Film in the 1980s. The 1980s began with the bleakest outlook yet seen for British film. Most of the well-heeled film companies such as Rank, EMI and assorted Hollywood majors had either pulled out of British production altogether or were just about to.
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- 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).
They had the Cure, Genesis, Margaret Thatcher... and the movies. Indeed, if only for the many masterpieces that graced the silver screen, the British could proudly claim "Rule, Brittania! Brittania, rule... the screen!" Which of these 1980s British movies is your personal favorite?
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