List of British films of 1987
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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1987 (see 1987 in film):
1987[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1987 | ||||||
84 Charing Cross Road | David Jones | Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins | Drama | Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival | ||
Aria | Nicolas Roeg, Charles Sturridge plus eight more | Buck Henry, Beverly D'Angelo | Music/anthology | Ten arias with visual accompaniment; entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival | ||
Bellman and True | Richard Loncraine | Bernard Hill, Kieran O'Brien | Crime | |||
The Belly of an Architect | Peter Greenaway | Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb | Drama | Entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival | ||
Jamil Dehlavi | Peter Firth, Suzan Crowley | Sci-fi | [1] | |||
Business as Usual | Glenda Jackson, John Thaw | Drama | ||||
Coast to Coast | Sandy Johnson | Lenny Henry, John Shea | Comedy | |||
Cry Freedom | Richard Attenborough | Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, John Thaw | Biopic | |||
The Dead | John Huston | Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann | Literary drama | John Huston's last film | ||
Eat the Rich | Peter Richardson | Nosher Powell, Al Pillay, Nigel Planer, Miranda Richardson | Comedy | |||
The Fourth Protocol | John Mackenzie | Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan | Thriller | |||
Grand Larceny | Jeannot Szwarc | Marilu Henner, Ian McShane | Thriller | |||
Hellraiser | Clive Barker | Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley | Horror | |||
Hidden City | Stephen Poliakoff | Charles Dance, Richard E. Grant, Bill Paterson | Drama | |||
High Season | Clare Peploe | Jacqueline Bisset, James Fox | Romance/comedy | |||
Hope and Glory | John Boorman | , Sarah Miles | World War II drama | |||
Mike Batt | Billy Connolly, Roger Daltrey | Musical | Based on a poem by Lewis Carroll[2] | |||
Jane and the Lost City | Terry Marcel | Kirsten Hughes, Maud Adams | Comedy | |||
The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole | Biopic | Co-production with China, France and Italy Won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture | ||
The Last of England | Derek Jarman | Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry | Drama | |||
The Living Daylights | John Glen | Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Joe Don Baker, Jeroen Krabbé | Spy/action | |||
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Jack Clayton | Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins | Drama | |||
Maurice | James Ivory | James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves | Literary drama | Based on the novel by E. M. Forster | ||
A Month in the Country | Pat O'Connor | Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh | Literary drama | Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival | ||
On the Black Hill | , Patrick Godfrey, Mike Gwilym | Drama | ||||
Out of Order | Jonnie Turpie | Gary Webster, Natasha Williams | Comedy | |||
Partition | Ken McMullen | Saeed Jaffrey, Zia Mohyeddin | Drama | |||
Personal Services | Terry Jones | Julie Walters, Shirley Stelfox, Alec McCowen | Comedy | Inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne | ||
Playing Away | Horace Ové | Norman Beaton, Robert Urquhart | Comedy | |||
A Prayer for the Dying | Mike Hodges | Mickey Rourke, Liam Neeson, Bob Hoskins | Drama | |||
Prick Up Your Ears | Stephen Frears | Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave | Biopic | Entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival | ||
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Stephen Frears | Shashi Kapoor, Frances Barber | Drama | |||
Straight to Hell | Alex Cox | Sy Richardson, Courtney Love, Joe Strummer | Action comedy | Co-production with the US and Spain | ||
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Sidney Furie | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman | Adventure | Co-production with the US | ||
Waiting for the Moon | Jill Godmilow | Linda Bassett, Jacques Boudet, Linda Hunt | Drama | |||
White Mischief | Michael Radford | Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Joss Ackland | Drama | |||
White Of The Eye | Donald Cammell | David Keith, Cathy Moriarty | Thriller | |||
Wish You Were Here | David Leland | Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell | Comedy/drama | |||
Withnail and I | Bruce Robinson | Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths | Comedy |
See also[]
- 1988 in British music
- 1988 in British radio
- 1988 in British television
- 1988 in the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ "Born of Fire (1987) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Billy Connolly - Film & TV". Billyconnolly.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
External links[]
- British films of 1987 at IMDb
Categories:
- Lists of British films by year
- 1987 in British cinema
- Lists of 1987 films by country or language