List of British films of 1956

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1956 (see 1956 in film):

1956

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1956
1984	Michael Anderson	Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling	Science-fiction
Assignment Redhead	Maclean Rogers	Richard Denning, Carole Mathews, Ronald Adam	Crime
The Baby and the Battleship	Jay Lewis	John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Michael Hordern	Comedy
The Battle of the River Plate	Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger	John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch	World War II
Behind the Headlines	Charles Saunders	Paul Carpenter, Adrienne Corri, Hazel Court	Crime
The Bespoke Overcoat	Jack Clayton	Alfie Bass, Alan Tilvern	Drama	Short film
Beyond Mombasa	George Marshall	Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed, Leo Genn	Adventure	Co-production with US
Bhowani Junction	George Cukor	Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers	Adventure
The Black Tent	Brian Desmond Hurst	Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri	War
Bond of Fear	Henry Cass	Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett, John Colicos	Drama	^[1]
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn	Joseph Sterling	Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan	Comedy	Short film
Charley Moon	Guy Hamilton	Max Bygraves, Dennis Price	Musical
Checkpoint	Ralph Thomas	Anthony Steel, Stanley Baker	Drama
Child in the House	Cy Endfield, Charles De la Tour	Phyllis Calvert, Eric Portman	Drama
Cloak Without Dagger	Joseph Sterling	Philip Friend, Mary Mackenzie, Leslie Dwyer	Thriller
Doublecross	Anthony Squire	Donald Houston, Fay Compton	Thriller
Dry Rot	Maurice Elvey	Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix	Comedy
The Extra Day	William Fairchild	Richard Basehart, Simone Simon	Comedy/drama
Eyewitness	Muriel Box	Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow	Thriller
The Feminine Touch	Pat Jackson	George Baker, Belinda Lee	Drama
Find the Lady	Charles Saunders	Donald Houston, Beverley Brooks, Mervyn Johns	Comedy
Fire Maidens from Outer Space	Cy Roth	Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw	Science-fiction
The Gamma People	John Gilling	Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips	Science-fiction
The Gelignite Gang	Terence Fisher	Wayne Morris, Sandra Dorne	Crime
The Green Man	Sidney Gilliat	Alastair Sim, George Cole	Comedy/drama
High Terrace	Henry Cass	Dale Robertson, Lois Maxwell, Derek Bond, Eric Pohlmann	Mystery
A Hill in Korea	Julian Amyes	George Baker, Harry Andrews	Korean War
The Hostage	Harold Huth	Ron Randell, Mary Parker	Thriller
House of Secrets	Guy Green	Michael Craig, Julia Arnall, Barbara Bates	Thriller
The Intimate Stranger	Richard Basehart	Mary Murphy, Constance Cummings, Roger Livesey	Drama
The Iron Petticoat	Ralph Thomas	Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn	Comedy
It's Great to Be Young	Cyril Frankel	John Mills, Cecil Parker	Comedy/musical
It's Never Too Late	Michael McCarthy	Phyllis Calvert, Patrick Barr	Comedy
It's a Wonderful World	Val Guest	George Cole, Terence Morgan, Kathleen Harrison	Musical
Jacqueline	Roy Ward Baker	John Gregson, Kathleen Ryan	Drama
Johnny, You're Wanted	Vernon Sewell	John Slater, Garry Marsh	Crime
Jumping for Joy	John Paddy Carstairs	Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway	Comedy
Keep It Clean	David Paltenghi	Ronald Shiner, Joan Sims	Comedy
The Last Man to Hang?	Terence Fisher	Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars	Crime
Laughing in the Sunshine	Daniel Birt	Jane Hylton, Bengt Logardt, Adolf Jahr	Romance	Co-production with Sweden
The Long Arm	Charles Frend	Jack Hawkins, John Stratton	Crime	Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival
Loser Takes All	Ken Annakin	Glynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, Robert Morley	Comedy
Lost	Guy Green	David Farrar, David Knight	Thriller
The Man Who Never Was	Ronald Neame	Clifton Webb, Ewen Montagu, Gloria Grahame	World War II
The March Hare	George More O'Ferrall	Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan	Comedy
My Teenage Daughter	Herbert Wilcox	Anna Neagle, Sylvia Syms	Drama
My Wife's Family	Gilbert Gunn	Ted Ray, Greta Gynt	Comedy
Not So Dusty	Maclean Rogers	Bill Owen, Leslie Dwyer	Comedy
Now and Forever	Mario Zampi	Janette Scott, Kay Walsh	Drama
Odongo	John Gilling	Rhonda Fleming, Juma	African adventure
Pacific Destiny	Wolf Rilla	Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen	Drama
Port Afrique	Rudolph Maté	Pier Angeli, Philip Carey	Drama
Port of Escape	Tony Young	Googie Withers, John McCallum	Thriller
Portrait of Alison	Guy Green	Robert Beatty, Terry Moore	Crime	Also known as Postmark for Danger
Private's Progress	John Boulting	Ian Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price	Comedy
Ramsbottom Rides Again	John Baxter	Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn	Comedy/western
Reach for the Sky	Lewis Gilbert	Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow	Biopic/World War II
Safari	Terence Young	Victor Mature, Janet Leigh	African adventure
Sailor Beware!	Gordon Parry	Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton	Comedy
Satellite in the Sky	John Dickson	Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell	Science-fiction
The Secret Tent	Don Chaffey	Donald Gray, Andree Melly	Crime
Seven Years in Tibet	Hans Nieter		Documentary	Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
The Silken Affair	Roy Kellino	David Niven, Geneviève Page	Comedy
Soho Incident	Vernon Sewell	Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson	Crime	Also known as Spin a Dark Web
The Spanish Gardener	Philip Leacock	Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Michael Hordern	Drama	Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival
Stars in Your Eyes	Maurice Elvey	Nat Jackley, Patricia Kirkwood	Musical
Three Men in a Boat	Ken Annakin	Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, David Tomlinson, Shirley Eaton, Lisa Gastoni	Comedy
Thunderstorm	John Guillermin	Carlos Thompson, Linda Christian	Drama
Tiger in the Smoke	Roy Ward Baker	Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow	Crime
Together	Lorenza Mazzetti	Michael Andrews, Eduardo Paolozzi	Free Cinema
Tons of Trouble	Leslie S. Hiscott	Richard Hearne, William Hartnell	Comedy
A Touch of the Sun	Gordon Parry	Frankie Howerd, Ruby Murray	Comedy
A Town Like Alice	Jack Lee	Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch	Romance/drama
Who Done It?	Basil Dearden	Benny Hill, Belinda Lee, David Kossoff	Comedy
Wicked as They Come	Ken Hughes	Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey	Crime
Women Without Men	Elmo Williams, Herbert Glazer	Joan Rice, Gordon Jackson	Crime
X the Unknown	Leslie Norman	Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman	Sci-fi
Yield to the Night	J. Lee Thompson	Diana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig	Drama
Zarak	Terence Young	Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg	Adventure

See also

• 1956 in British music
• 1956 in British television
• 1956 in the United Kingdom

References

1. . Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.

External links

• British films of 1956 at IMDb