List of British films of 1962

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1962 (see 1962 in film):

1962

Keep the films in alphabetical order, ignoring leading articles (The, A or An).

Please keep number of cast members down to 3 or 4.

Entries in the 'Notes' column should be outstanding details about this film in relation to other films in the same period. Anything about the film itself can be discovered by following the link to the film. Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1962All Night LongBasil Dearden Patrick McGoohan, Richard Attenborough, Paul Harris Drama Updated retelling of OthelloAmbush in Leopard StreetJ. Henry Piperno James Kenney, Michael BrennanCrime The Amorous Prawn Anthony Kimmins Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood, Cecil ParkerComedy Band of Thieves Peter Bezencenet Acker Bilk, Geoffrey Sumner, Jennifer Jayne Musical The Barber of Stamford HillCaspar WredeJohn Bennett, Megs Jenkins, Maxwell ShawDrama Billy Budd Peter UstinovTerence Stamp, Robert Ryan, Melvyn Douglas Drama BAFTA nominationsBoy and BicycleRidley Scott Tony ScottShort film Not shown in theatres until 1997The BoysSidney J. FurieRichard Todd, Robert MorleyCrime The BrainFreddie FrancisAnne Heywood, Peter van EyckCrimeCaptain CleggPeter Graham ScottPeter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Oliver ReedHorrorCarry On CruisingGerald ThomasSid James, Kenneth Williams, Liz FraserComedy Crooks AnonymousKen Annakin Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Julie Christie ComedyCrosstrapRobert Hartford-Davis Laurence Payne, Jill Adams, Zena MarshallCrime The DamnedJoseph Losey Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors, Alexander Knox, Oliver ReedHorror Danger by My SideCharles SaundersAnthony Oliver, Maureen ConnellCrimeThe Day of the TriffidsSteve SekelyHoward Keel, Kieron Moore, Janette ScottSci-fiDead Man's EvidenceFrancis SearleConrad Phillips, Jane GriffithsDrama The Devil's AgentJohn Paddy CarstairsPeter van Eyck, Marianne KochDramaDilemmaPeter MaxwellIngrid Hafner, Peter HallidayThriller Dr. NoTerence YoungSean Connery, Joseph Wiseman, Ursula AndressSpy/actionThe first James Bond film; Number 41 in the list of BFI Top 100 British filmsDon't Talk to Strange Men Pat Jackson Christina Gregg, Janina Faye, Cyril Raymond Crime/drama EmergencyFrancis SearleGlyn Houston, Zena WalkerDrama The Fast LadyKen Annakin Stanley Baxter, Julie Christie Comedy Fate Takes a HandMax VarnelRonald Howard, Christina GreggDramaThe Fur CollarLawrence HuntingtonJohn Bentley, Martin BensonThrillerGaolbreakFrancis SearlePeter Reynolds, Avice LandoneDrama Go to BlazesMichael TrumanDave King, Robert Morley, Dennis PriceComedyThe Golden RabbitDavid MacDonaldTimothy Bateson, Willoughby GoddardComedyGuns of DarknessAnthony AsquithDavid Niven, Leslie CaronDramaH.M.S. DefiantLewis Gilbert Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde Drama released under the title Damn the Defiant! in the U.S.Hair of the DogTerry BishopReginald Beckwith, Dorinda Stevens, John Le MesurierComedyI Thank a FoolRobert Stevens Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento Crime drama In the DoghouseDarcy ConyersLeslie Phillips, Peggy CumminsComedyThe InspectorPhilip DunneStephen Boyd, Dolores Hart, Hugh GriffithDrama Co-production with US The Iron MaidenGerald Thomas Michael Craig, Anne Helm, Jeff Donnell Comedy It's Trad, Dad!Richard Lester Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas Musical released under the title Ring-A-Ding Rhythm in the U.S.Jigsaw Val Guest Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis Crime Kill or CureGeorge Pollock Terry-Thomas, Eric Sykes Comedy A Kind of Loving John Schlesinger Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora HirdDrama Golden Bear winner at BerlinThe L-Shaped RoomBryan Forbes Leslie Caron, Tom Bell Drama Lawrence of ArabiaDavid Lean Peter O'Toole Historical Biography Number 3 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; winner of seven Academy AwardsLife for RuthBasil DeardenMichael Craig, Patrick McGoohan DramaLive Now – Pay LaterJay LewisIan Hendry, June RitchieThriller Locker Sixty-NineNorman HarrisonEddie Byrne, Paul Daneman, Edward UnderdownCrime LolitaStanley KubrickJames Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue LyonDrama/romanceThe Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerTony Richardson Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Alec McCowenDramaNumber 61 in the list of BFI Top 100 British filmsThe Main AttractionDaniel PetriePat Boone, Nancy KwanDramaMasters of VenusErnest MorrisNorman Wooland, Mandy HarperSci-fi Serial filmMix Me a PersonLeslie Norman Anne Baxter, Donald Sinden, Adam Faith Crime/dramaMrs. Gibbons' BoysMax VarnelKathleen Harrison, Lionel JeffriesComedyNight of the EagleSidney Hayers Peter Wyngarde, Janet BlairHorror Night of the ProwlerFrancis SearlePatrick Holt, Colette WildeThriller On the BeatRobert AsherNorman Wisdom, Raymond Huntley ComedyOnly Two Can PlaySidney GilliatPeter Sellers, Mai ZetterlingComedyOperation SnatchRobert Day Terry-Thomas, George Sanders ComedyOur Man in the Caribbean Carlos Thompson, Diana Rigg, Tracy Reed, Shirley Eaton Action Television episodes of The Sentimental Agent pieced togetherOut of the FogMontgomery TullyDavid Sumner, Susan TraversCrime The Painted SmileLance ComfortLiz Fraser, Kenneth GriffithThrillerA Pair of BriefsRalph ThomasMichael Craig, Mary PeachComedyThe Password Is CourageAndrew L. Stone Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch World War II The Phantom of the OperaTerence Fisher Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Michael GoughHorror The Pirates of Blood RiverJohn Gilling Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee Action Playback Quentin Lawrence Margit Saad, Barry Foster, Nigel Green Crime Play It CoolMichael WinnerBilly Fury, Dennis PriceMusicalThe Playboy of the Western WorldBrian Desmond Hurst Gary Raymond, Siobhán McKenna ComedyPostman's KnockRobert LynnSpike Milligan, Barbara ShelleyComedyThe Pot CarriersPeter Graham ScottRonald Fraser, Paul MassieComedyPrivate PotterCasper WredeTom Courtenay, Mogens WiethDramaA Prize of ArmsCliff OwenStanley Baker, Tom BellCrimeThe Quare FellowArthur DreifussPatrick McGoohan, Sylvia SymsDramaReach for GloryPhilip Leacock Harry Andrews, Kay Walsh Drama The Road to Hong Kong Norman Panama Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Joan Collins Comedy SerenaPeter MaxwellPatrick Holt, Emrys Jones, Honor BlackmanCrimeShe Knows Y'KnowMontgomery TullyHylda Baker, Cyril SmithComedyShe'll Have to GoRobert AsherBob Monkhouse, Alfred MarksComedySolo for SparrowGordon FlemyngYvonne Buckingham, Michael CaineCrimeSome PeopleClive DonnerKenneth More, Ray BrooksDramaThe Spanish SwordErnest MorrisRonald Howard, June ThorburnAdventureStation Six-SaharaSeth HoltCarroll Baker, Ian BannenDramaStork TalkMichael ForlongTony Britton, Anne HeywoodComedy StrangleholdLawrence HuntingtonMacdonald Carey, Barbara ShelleyActionStrongroom Vernon Sewell Derren Nesbitt, Colin Gordon, Ann Lynn Crime drama Tarnished HeroesErnest MorrisDermot Walsh, Anton RodgersWarTarzan Goes to IndiaJohn GuillerminJock Mahoney, Leo GordonAdventure Co-production with Switzerland and USTerm of TrialPeter GlenvilleLaurence Olivier, Simone SignoretDramaThree Spare WivesErnest MorrisSusan Stephen, John HewerComedy Tiara TahitiTed Kotcheff James Mason, John Mills Comedy/drama Trial and ErrorJames HillPeter Sellers, Richard AttenboroughComedy Also known as The Dock BriefTwice Round the DaffodilsGerald Thomas Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden Comedy/drama Two and Two Make SixFreddie FrancisGeorge Chakiris, Janette ScottComedyTwo Letter AlibiRobert LynnPeter Williams, Petra DaviesCrime The ValiantRoy Ward BakerJohn Mills, Ettore ManniWarVillage of DaughtersGeorge PollockEric Sykes, John Le MesuirierComedyThe Waltz of the ToreadorsJohn GuillerminPeter Sellers, Dany Robin ComedyThe War LoverPhilip LeacockSteve McQueen, Robert WagnerWarWe Joined the NavyWendy ToyeKenneth More, Lloyd NolanComedyWhat Every Woman WantsErnest MorrisJames Fox, Hy HazellComedyThe Wild and the WillingRalph Thomas Virginia Maskell, Ian McShane Drama

See also 1962 in British music 1962 in British radio 1962 in British television 1962 in the United Kingdom

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