List of British films of 1980

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1980 (see 1980 in film):

1980

British film productions released in 1980
Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Awakening	Mike Newell	Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend	Horror	British-American co-production^[1]^[2]^[3]
Babylon	Franco Rosso	Brinsley Forde, Karl Howman, Trevor Laird	Crime/drama	^[4]^[5]
Bad Timing	Nicolas Roeg	Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel	Mystery	^[6]^[7]
Brothers and Sisters	Richard Woolley	Sam Dale, Carolyn Pickles, Jennifer Armitage	Crime	^[8]^[9]
The Dogs of War	John Irvin	Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger	Action
The Elephant Man	David Lynch	Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft	Historical drama
The Falls	Peter Greenaway	Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray	Mockumentary
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	Piers Haggard	Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren	Comedy
Flash Gordon	Mike Hodges	Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson	Sci-fi/fantasy	Soundtrack and additional music by Queen
The Gamekeeper	Ken Loach			Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
George and Mildred	Peter Frazer-Jones	Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy	Comedy
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle	Julien Temple	Malcolm McLaren, Steve Jones, Sid Vicious	Mockumentary
Hawk the Slayer	Terry Marcel	Jack Palance, John Terry	Adventure
Hussy	Matthew Chapman	Helen Mirren, John Shea	Drama
The Long Good Friday	John Mackenzie	Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren	Crime drama
McVicar	Tom Clegg	Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell	Crime biopic
The Mirror Crack'd	Guy Hamilton	Angela Lansbury, Edward Fox, Kim Novak, Elizabeth Taylor	Mystery
The Monster Club	Roy Ward Baker	Vincent Price, John Carradine	Horror
Never Never Land	Paul Annett	Petula Clark, Cathleen Nesbitt	Drama
North Sea Hijack	Andrew V. McLaglen	Roger Moore, James Mason	Adventure	aka ffolkes
Rhubarb Rhubarb	Eric Sykes	Eric Sykes, Jimmy Edwards, Bob Todd	Comedy	Short Film
Richard's Things	Anthony Harvey	Liv Ullmann, Amanda Redman, Peter Burton	Drama
Rising Damp	Joseph McGrath	Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour	Comedy
Rockshow	Paul McCartney (uncredited)	Wings	Documentary
Rude Boy	Jack Hazan, David Mingay			Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival
The Sea Wolves	Andrew V. McLaglen	Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven	World War II
The Shillingbury Blowers	Val Guest	Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Trevor Howard	Drama
The Shining	Stanley Kubrick	Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd	Horror
Silver Dream Racer	David Wickes	David Essex, Beau Bridges	Sports
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End	Steve Roberts	Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee	Comedy
Superman II	Richard Lester	Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve	Adventure	Co-production with the US
Sweet William	Claude Whatham	Sam Waterston, Jenny Agutter	Drama
That Sinking Feeling	Bill Forsyth	John Gordon Sinclair	Comedy
There Goes the Bride	Terry Marcel	Phil Silvers, Graham Stark, Sylvia Syms	Comedy
The Watcher in the Woods	John Hough	Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards	Thriller
The Wildcats of St Trinian's	Frank Launder	Sheila Hancock, Michael Hordern	Comedy

References

^ "The Awakening (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ Binion, Cavett (March 13, 2015). "The Awakening". AllMovie.
^ "The Awakening". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ "Babylon (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ Deming, Mark (March 13, 2015). "Babylon". AllMovie.
^ "Babylon (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ Rasmussen, Linda (March 13, 2015). "Bad Timing". AllMovie.
^ "Brothers and Sisters (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ Mannikka, Eleanor (March 13, 2015). "Brothers and Sisters". AllMovie.

External links

British films of 1980 at IMDb

[1] "The Awakening (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

[2] Binion, Cavett (March 13, 2015). "The Awakening". AllMovie.

[3] "The Awakening". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

[4] "Babylon (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

[5] Deming, Mark (March 13, 2015). "Babylon". AllMovie.

[6] "Babylon (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

[7] Rasmussen, Linda (March 13, 2015). "Bad Timing". AllMovie.

[8] "Brothers and Sisters (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

[9] Mannikka, Eleanor (March 13, 2015). "Brothers and Sisters". AllMovie.

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