List of British films of 1980

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

## 1980

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British film productions released in 1980 Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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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

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* 1980 in British music
* 1980 in British radio
* 1980 in British television
* 1980 in the United Kingdom

## References

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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.

## External links

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* British films of 1980 at IMDb

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