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Old 01-10-2007, 08:48 PM
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Im doing a media A2 essay on British Film from the 50's to present time.
Could anyone give me a list of a few famous British films from 50's, 60's 70's, 80's and 90's that I could watch, research etc?
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Any particular genres?
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Any book on British cinema would give you these titles.

10 minutes research in the library?
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Im doing a media A2 essay on British Film from the 50's to present time.
Could anyone give me a list of a few famous British films from 50's, 60's 70's, 80's and 90's that I could watch, research etc?
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It might be interesting to compare examples of a genre from different decades. For gangster movies, try Brighton Rock (1947) Get Carter (1971) and Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels (1998).
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I picked up The Film Guide No 7 Virgin for 50p at the boot sale. Great info in there.

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Have a look at these.

List of British films - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

100 Favorite British Films of the 20th Century

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The Ladykillers (55)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (60)
Performance (70)
The Long Good Friday (80)
Trainspotting (96)
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (60)
Performance (70)
The Long Good Friday (80)
Trainspotting (96)
You forgot to mention Blackout (50) featuring Maxwell Reed.

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