List of British films of 1981

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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1981 (see 1981 in film):

## 1981

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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes

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1981
An American Werewolf in London | John Landis | Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne | Comedy/horror |
The Appointment | Lindsey C. Vickers | Edward Woodward, Jane Merrow | Horror | [1]
Burning an Illusion | Menelik Shabazz | Cassie McFarlane, Victor Romero | Drama |
Bushido Blade | Shusei Kotani | Richard Boone, Toshirō Mifune, Sonny Chiba | Historical drama |
Carbon Copy | Michael Schultz | Denzel Washington, George Segal | Comedy | Co-production with the US
Chanel Solitaire | George Kaczender | Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer | Biopic |
Chariots of Fire | Hugh Hudson | Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers | Biopic | Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture
Clash of the Titans | Desmond Davis | Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker | Fantasy |
Concert for Kampuchea | Keith McMillan | Wings, The Clash | Musical documentary |
Condorman | Charles Jarrott | Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera | Action/adventure/comedy |
Dance Craze | Joe Massot | The Specials, The Beat, Bad Manners | Musical documentary |
Emmanuelle in Soho | David Hughes | Angie Quick, Julie Lee and John M. East | Sex comedy |
Excalibur | John Boorman | Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart | Epic medieval fantasy |
Eye of the Needle | Richard Marquand | Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan | World War II |
For Your Eyes Only | John Glen | Roger Moore, Julian Glover, Carole Bouquet | Spy/action |
The French Lieutenant's Woman | Karel Reisz | Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae | Drama |
The Good Soldier | Kevin Billington | Robin Ellis, Vickery Turner, Jeremy Brett, Susan Fleetwood | Drama |
The Great Muppet Caper | Jim Henson | Jim Henson, Frank Oz | Comedy |
Gregory's Girl | Bill Forsyth | John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan | Comedy |
Green Ice | Ernest Day | Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar Sharif | Adventure |
Inseminoid | Norman J. Warren | Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley | Sci-fi |
Lady Chatterley's Lover | Just Jaeckin | Sylvia Kristel, Nicholas Clay | Drama Romance
The Legend of the Lone Ranger | William A. Fraker | Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse | Western | Co-production with the US
Looks and Smiles | Ken Loach | Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson | Drama | Entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
Loophole | John Quested | Albert Finney, Martin Sheen | Thriller |
Memoirs of a Survivor | David Gladwell | Julie Christie, Christopher Guard | Sci-fi | Screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
The Monster Club | Roy Ward Baker | Vincent Price, David Carradine, Donald Pleasence, Stuart Whitman | Comedy horror |
Omen III: The Final Conflict | Graham Baker | Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow, Rossano Brazzi | Horror |
Outland | Peter Hyams | Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen | Science fiction |
Priest of Love | Christopher Miles | Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner | Biopic |
Quartet | James Ivory | Alan Bates, Isabelle Adjani, Maggie Smith | Period |
Riding High | Ross Cramer | Eddie Kidd, Irene Handl | Drama |
Time Bandits | Terry Gilliam | John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall | Fantasy |
Urgh! A Music War | Derek Burbidge | Various rock groups of the time | Music documentary |

## See also

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* 1981 in British music
* 1981 in British radio
* 1981 in British television
* 1981 in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ "The Appointment (1981)".

## External links

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* British films of 1981 at IMDb

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