The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

Summary: An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Writers: Roger MacDougall

, John Dighton

, Alexander Mackendrick

Runtime: 1 h 25 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Ealing Studios

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Rialto Pictures, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Home Box Office Home Video (HBO), New Century Telecommunications, Thorn EMI Video

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 8,718

International: $ 215

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

Summary: An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

Release Date: June 13, 1957

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Director: Laurence Olivier

Writer: Terence Rattigan

Runtime: 1 h 55 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Marilyn Monroe Production I, Polyphony Digital

Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

The Cruel Sea (1953)

Summary: The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.

Release Date: July 03, 1953

Genres: Drama, War

Director: Charles Frend

Writers: Nicholas Monsarrat

, Eric Ambler

Runtime: 2 h 06 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions, Polyphony Digital

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Thorn EMI Video, Republic Pictures Home Video, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

That's My Boy (1981)

Summary: Ida Willis goes to her employment agency, and finds herself with a new job - that of housekeeper to Robert Price and his wife. She soon discovers the man is her son Shane, whom she gave up for adoption many years earlier.

Release Date: October 23, 1981

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

Production: Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

The Ladykillers (1955)

Summary: Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

Release Date: February 03, 1956

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Writers: William Rose

, Jimmy O'Connor

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: The Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions

Distributor: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), New Century Telecommunications, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Rialto Pictures, The Criterion Channel, Lumière Pictures, Republic Pictures Home Video, StudioCanal International

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 23,213

International: $ 27,063

The Dam Busters (1955)

Summary: Drama based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during World War II.

Release Date: July 16, 1955

Genres: Drama, History, War

Director: Michael Anderson

Writers: Paul Brickhill

, Guy Gibson

, R.C. Sherriff

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Brush Strokes (1986)

Summary: Jacko is a house painter who "appreciates" women. He sees the best in each one of them and they in turn, like him. Will he find true love? Will he settle down as he gets older?

Release Date: September 01, 1986

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

The Magnet (1950)

Summary: A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and gets him into all sorts of trouble.

Release Date: February 26, 1951

Genre: Comedy

Director: Charles Frend

Writer: T.E.B. Clarke

Runtime: 1 h 19 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Who Done It? (1956)

Summary: This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.

Release Date: March 30, 1956

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Director: Basil Dearden

Writer: T.E.B. Clarke

Runtime: 1 h 25 min

Production: The Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions

Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Summary: The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.

Release Date: February 11, 1960

Genres: Action, Drama, History

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Writers: Edmund H. North

, C.S. Forester

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: CBS/Fox

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,330,000

Zarak (1956)

Summary: An Afghan outlaw finally saves a British officer at the cost of his own life.

Release Date: December 25, 1956

Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance

Director: Terence Young

Writer: Richard Maibaum

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Warwick Film Productions

Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

The Danny Thomas Show (1953)

Summary: Danny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.

Release Date: September 29, 1953

Genres: Comedy, Family

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

MPAA: TV-Y7

Production: Marterto Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), CBS

Country: United States

Language: English

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)

Summary: Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.

Release Date: September 26, 1955

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Sapphire Films, Yeoman Films Ltd.

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

The Avengers (1961)

Summary: A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.

Release Date: March 28, 1966

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

MPAA: TV-14

Production: Associated British Corporation

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Public Eye (1965)

Summary: Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.

Release Date: January 23, 1965

Genres: Drama, Crime

Runtime: 1 h 00 min

Production: ABC Weekend Television, Thames Television

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Man in a Suitcase (1967)

Summary: McGill (known as "Mac") is a former U.S. intelligence agent based in London. After being thrown out of the agency for something he did not do, he finds his infamous reputation has preceded him everywhere he goes. To make ends meet...

Release Date: May 03, 1968

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Runtime: 1 h 00 min

Production: Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English