List of British films of 1951

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1951 (see 1951 in film):

A–K

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Adventurers David MacDonald Jack Hawkins, Peter Hammond, Dennis Price Adventure
The African Queen John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley Adventure
Another Man's Poison Irving Rapper Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Anthony Steel Crime drama
Appointment with Venus Ralph Thomas David Niven, Glynis Johns, George Coulouris War comedy
Assassin for Hire Michael McCarthy Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard, Katherine Blake Crime
Black Widow Vernon Sewell Christine Norden, Robert Ayres, Jennifer Jayne Thriller
Blackmailed Marc Allégret Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton Drama
The Browning Version Anthony Asquith Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick Drama
Calling Bulldog Drummond Victor Saville Walter Pidgeon, Margaret Leighton, David Tomlinson Crime
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Raoul Walsh Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty Adventure
A Case for PC 49 Francis Searle Brian Reece, Joy Shelton, Christine Norden Mystery
Cheer the Brave Kenneth Hume Elsie Randolph, Geoffrey Keen, Jack McNaughton Comedy
Chelsea Story Charles Saunders Henry Mollison, Sydney Tafler, Ingeborg Wells Crime
Circle of Danger Jacques Tourneur Ray Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius Goring Thriller
Cloudburst Francis Searle Robert Preston, Harold Lang, Elizabeth Sellars Drama
Cry, the Beloved Country Zoltan Korda Canada Lee, Sidney Poitier, Joyce Carey Drama Entered into the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival
The Dark Light Vernon Sewell Albert Lieven, David Greene, Katharine Blake Drama
The Dark Man Jeffrey Dell Maxwell Reed, Natasha Parry, Edward Underdown Thriller
Death Is a Number Robert Henryson Terence Alexander, Lesley Osmond, Ingeborg Wells Horror
Encore Pat Jackson, Harold French, Anthony Pelissier Nigel Patrick, Glynis Johns, Kay Walsh Drama Anthology of stories by W. Somerset Maugham
Files from Scotland Yard Anthony Squire John Harvey, Moira Lister, Reginald Purdell Crime
Flesh and Blood Anthony Kimmins Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, Joan Greenwood Drama
Four Days John Guillermin Hugh McDermott, Kathleen Byron, Peter Reynolds Drama
The Franchise Affair Lawrence Huntington Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Marjorie Fielding Thriller
The Galloping Major Henry Cornelius Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley, Janette Scott Comedy
Green Grow the Rushes Derek N. Twist Richard Burton, Honor Blackman, Roger Livesey Comedy
Happy Go Lovely H. Bruce Humberstone Vera Ellen, David Niven, Cesar Romero Musical
Hell Is Sold Out Michael Anderson Mai Zetterling, Herbert Lom, Richard Attenborough Drama
High Treason Roy Boulting Liam Redmond, André Morell, Patric Doonan Crime
Home to Danger Terence Fisher Guy Rolfe, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley Crime
The House in the Square Roy Ward Baker Tyrone Power, Ann Blyth, Michael Rennie Drama, Romance
Honeymoon Deferred Mario Camerini Sally Ann Howes, Griffith Jones, Kieron Moore Comedy Co-production with Italy
Hotel Sahara Ken Annakin Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov, David Tomlinson Comedy
I'll Get You for This Joseph M. Newman George Raft, Coleen Gray, Charles Goldner Crime

L–Z

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Lady Godiva Rides Again Frank Launder Pauline Stroud, Stanley Holloway, Diana Dors Comedy
The Lady with a Lamp Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Felix Aylmer Biopic
The Late Edwina Black Maurice Elvey David Farrar, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Roland Culver Drama
Laughter in Paradise Mario Zampi Alastair Sim, George Cole, Guy Middleton Comedy
The Lavender Hill Mob Charles Crichton Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James Comedy Number 17 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; Ealing Studios
Let's Go Crazy Alan Cullimore Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Wallas Eaton Comedy
Life in Her Hands Philip Leacock Kathleen Byron, Bernadette O'Farrell, Joan Maude Drama
The Long Dark Hall Reginald Beck, Anthony Bushell Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Raymond Huntley Crime
Madame Louise Maclean Rogers Richard Hearne, Petula Clark, Garry Marsh Comedy
The Magic Box John Boulting Robert Donat, Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell Biopic
The Man in the White Suit Alexander Mackendrick Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker Comedy Number 58 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; Ealing Studios
Mr. Denning Drives North Anthony Kimmins John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Herbert Lom Mystery
Mister Drake's Duck Val Guest Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Yolande Donlan, Wilfrid Hyde-White Sci-fi comedy
Murder in the Cathedral George Hoellering John Groser, Alexander Gauge, George Woodbridge Historical
Mystery Junction Michael McCarthy Sydney Tafler, Barbara Murray, Patricia Owens Crime
Never Take No for an Answer Maurice Cloche, Ralph Smart Denis O'Dea, Nerio Bernardi, Clelia Matania Drama Co-production with Italy
Night Was Our Friend Michael Anderson Elizabeth Sellars, Michael Gough, Ronald Howard Drama
Night Without Stars Anthony Pelissier David Farrar, Nadia Gray, Maurice Teynac Crime
No Highway in the Sky Henry Koster James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns Drama
No Resting Place Paul Rotha Michael Gough, Noel Purcell, Eithne Dunne Drama
Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure Maclean Rogers Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Garry Marsh Comedy
One Wild Oat Charles Saunders Robertson Hare, Stanley Holloway, Ingeborg Wells Comedy
Out of True Philip Leacock Jane Hylton, Muriel Pavlow, Mary Merrall Drama
Outcast of the Islands Carol Reed Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Robert Morley Drama
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Albert Lewin Ava Gardner, James Mason, Nigel Patrick Drama
Penny Points to Paradise Tony Young Harry Secombe, Alfred Marks, Peter Sellers Comedy
Pool of London Basil Dearden Bonar Colleano, Earl Cameron, Susan Shaw Drama
The Quiet Woman John Gilling Derek Bond, Jane Hylton, Dora Bryan Crime
The Rossiter Case Francis Searle Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell Mystery
Scarlet Thread Lewis Gilbert Kathleen Byron, Laurence Harvey, Sydney Tafler Crime
Scrooge Brian Desmond Hurst Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley Literary drama
The Six Men Michael Law Harold Warrender, Olga Edwardes, Avril Angers Crime
Smart Alec John Guillermin Peter Reynolds, Leslie Dwyer, Edward Lexy Crime
Take Me to Paris Jack Raymond Albert Modley, Bruce Seton, Richard Molinas Comedy
A Tale of Five Cities Various Bonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly, Anne Vernon Mystery
The Tales of Hoffmann Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Robert Rounseville, Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina Ballet Two Academy Award nominations; entered at Cannes and Berlin
Talk of a Million John Paddy Carstairs Jack Warner, Barbara Mullen, Ronan O'Casey Comedy
There Is Another Sun Lewis Gilbert Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey, Susan Shaw Drama
The Third Visitor Maurice Elvey Sonia Dresdel, Guy Middleton, Hubert Gregg Crime
To Have and to Hold Godfrey Grayson Avis Scott, Patrick Barr, Ellen Pollock Drama
Tom Brown's Schooldays Gordon Parry Robert Newton, John Howard Davies, James Hayter Drama
Two on the Tiles John Guillermin Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott, Brenda Bruce, Comedy
Valley of Eagles Terence Young Jack Warner, Nadia Gray, John McCallum Thriller
Where No Vultures Fly Harry Watt Anthony Steel, Dinah Sheridan, Meredith Edwards Adventure
White Corridors Pat Jackson Googie Withers, James Donald, Godfrey Tearle Drama
Worm's Eye View Jack Raymond Ronald Shiner, Diana Dors, Garry Marsh Comedy
Young Wives' Tale Henry Cass Joan Greenwood, Nigel Patrick, Audrey Hepburn Comedy

See also

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