75 Films that only could only have been made in Britain

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arly Hitchcock, vintage Bond, horrifying Ben Wheatley... Are these the greatest British films ever made? We think so

Hollywood brings glitz, glamour and big budgets to movie-making; France has avant-garde artistry. But what about Britain?

Looking at our selection of the 75 greatest British movies of the past century, you'll find that Britain excels at genres you'd expect (kitchen sink and period drama, class-obsessed satire) and plenty you wouldn't (strange sci-fi, blood-freezing contemporary horror). Here are the essential home-grown films to watch, listed in the order they were made: (THE TELEGRAPH)

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  1. 1 -

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
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    That Hamilton Woman

    1941 — a.k.a. Lady Hamilton, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
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    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
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    I Know Where I'm Going!

    1945, in 13 top lists Check
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    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
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    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
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    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Dam Busters

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
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    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
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    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
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    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
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    This Sporting Life

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
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    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
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    Accident

    1967, in 3 top lists Check
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    Far from the Madding Crowd

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 32 -

    If....

    1968, in 18 top lists Check
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    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
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    Kes

    1969, in 11 top lists Check
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    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
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    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
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    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
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    My Childhood

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
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    My Ain Folk

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
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    My Way Home

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
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    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
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    Pressure

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
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    Radio On

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Long Good Friday

    1980, in 12 top lists Check
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    Gregory's Girl

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
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    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Draughtsman's Contract

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
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    Withnail & I

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
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    Howards End

    1992, in 9 top lists Check
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    Orlando

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Remains of the Day

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
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    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    1994, in 13 top lists Check
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    Sense and Sensibility

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
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    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
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    Secrets & Lies

    1996, in 17 top lists Check
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    The Full Monty

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Wings of the Dove

    1997, in 1 top list Check
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    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
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    A Room for Romeo Brass

    1999, in 1 top list Check
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    Ratcatcher

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
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    The House of Mirth

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
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    Gosford Park

    2001, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 11, 2015 by Cippenham; source