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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1980 (see 1980 in film ):
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
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "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.
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