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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    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
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    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
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    Sabotage

    1936, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Lady Vanishes

    1938, in 15 top lists Check
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    Gaslight

    1940, in 2 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 23 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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    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
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    The Dam Busters

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Ladykillers

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
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    Night of the Demon

    1957 — a.k.a. Curse of the Demon, in 7 top lists Check
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    Dracula

    1958 — a.k.a. Horror of Dracula, in 8 top lists Check
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    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
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    The Innocents

    1961, in 12 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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    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
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    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
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    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Ipcress File

    1965, in 6 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
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    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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    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 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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    Life of Brian

    1979, in 18 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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