List of British films of 1974

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1974 (see 1974 in film):

1974

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1974
11 Harrowhouse	Aram Avakian	Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, James Mason	Thriller
The Abdication	Anthony Harvey	Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann	Historical
Akenfield	Peter Hall	Stanley Baxter, Ronald Blythe, Ethel Branton	Drama
The Beast Must Die	Paul Annett	Peter Cushing, Anton Diffring, Calvin Lockhart	Horror
The Best of Benny Hill	John Robins	Benny Hill	Comedy	Skits from his television show
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business	Christopher Hodson	Reg Varney, Diana Coupland	Comedy/drama
The Black Windmill	Don Siegel	Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence	Spy/thriller
Brief Encounter	Alan Bridges	Richard Burton, Sophia Loren	Romance/drama/remake
Butley	Harold Pinter	Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy	Drama	Film of play by Simon Gray
Callan	Don Sharp	Edward Woodward, Eric Porter	Thriller	TV spin-off
Can You Keep It Up for a Week?	Jim Atkinson	Jeremy Bulloch, Neil Hallett	Sex comedy
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter	Brian Clemens	Horst Janson, John Carson, Caroline Munro	Horror
Carry On Dick	Gerald Thomas	Sid James, Barbara Windsor	Comedy
The Cherry Picker	Peter Curran (director)	Lulu, Bob Sherman, Wilfrid Hyde-White	Drama
Confessions of a Window Cleaner	Val Guest	Robin Askwith, Antony Booth	Sex comedy
Craze	Freddie Francis	Jack Palance, Diana Dors	Comedy/horror
Dead Cert	Tony Richardson	Scott Antony, Judi Dench	Crime Thriller
Deadly Strangers	Sidney Hayers	Hayley Mills, Simon Ward	Thriller
Diamonds on Wheels	Jerome Courtland	Patrick Allen, George Sewell, Barry Jackson	Comedy
Feelings	Gerry O'Hara	Kate O'Mara, Paul Freeman, Edward Judd	Drama
The Four Musketeers	Richard Lester	Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finlay, Michael York	Adventure
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell	Terence Fisher	Peter Cushing, David Prowse	Horror
Frightmare	Pete Walker	Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith	Horror
From Beyond the Grave	Kevin Connor	Peter Cushing, Ian Bannen	Portmanteau horror
Ghost Story	Stephen Weeks	Marianne Faithfull, Leigh Lawson	Mystery
The God King	Lester James Peries	Leigh Lawson, Oliver Tobias	Historical	Co-production with Sri Lanka
Gold	Peter R. Hunt	Roger Moore, Susannah York	Adventure
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad	Gordon Hessler	John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker	Fantasy
Got It Made	James Kenelm Clarke	Lalla Ward, Michael Latimer	Drama
Great Expectations	Joseph Hardy	Michael York, Sarah Miles, James Mason		Entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival
House of Whipcord	Pete Walker	Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks, Ann Michelle	Horror
The Internecine Project	Ken Hughes	James Coburn, Lee Grant	Spy/thriller
Juggernaut	Richard Lester	Richard Harris, Omar Sharif	Drama
Just One More Time	Maurice Hamblin	John Hamill, Sue Longhurst	Sex comedy
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires	Roy Ward Baker	Peter Cushing, Julie Ege	Horror/action	Co-production with Hong Kong
Little Malcolm	Stuart Cooper	Rosalind Ayres, John Hurt	Comedy/drama	Won the Silver Bear at Berlin
The Little Prince	Stanley Donen	Steven Warner, Richard Kiley	Musical
Madhouse	Jim Clark	Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne	Horror
Mahler	Ken Russell	Robert Powell, Georgina Hale	Biopic
The Maids	Christopher Miles	Glenda Jackson, Susannah York	Drama	Adaptation of the Jean Genet play
Man About the House	John Robins	Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett	Comedy
The Man with the Golden Gun	Guy Hamilton	Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Maud Adams, Britt Ekland, Richard Loo	Spy/action
The Marseille Contract	Robert Parrish	Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, James Mason	Thriller
Mistress Pamela	Jim O'Connolly	Ann Michelle, Julian Barnes	Drama
Moments	Peter Crane	Keith Michell, Angharad Rees, Bill Fraser	Drama
Murder on the Orient Express	Sidney Lumet	Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman	Mystery	Based on Agatha Christie's novel. Ingrid Bergman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
The Mutations	Jack Cardiff	Tom Baker, Brad Harris, Donald Pleasence	Horror
The ODESSA File	Ronald Neame	Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Mary Tamm	Spy/thriller
Open Season	Peter Collinson	Peter Fonda, Cornelia Sharpe	Action
The Optimists of Nine Elms	Anthony Simmons	Peter Sellers, John Chaffey	Comedy
Paul and Michelle	Lewis Gilbert	Anicée Alvina, Sean Bury	Drama	Co-production with France
Penda's Fen	Alan Clarke	Spencer Banks	Comedy drama	Made for television
Percy's Progress	Ralph Thomas	Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer	Comedy
Persecution	Don Chaffey	Lana Turner, Trevor Howard	Horror thriller
Phase IV	Saul Bass	Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport	Sci-fi
The Rehearsal	Jules Dassin	Jules Dassin, Olympia Dukakis, Melina Mercouri, Laurence Olivier	Drama	British/Greek co-production
The Satanic Rites of Dracula	Alan Gibson	Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley	Horror
Soft Beds, Hard Battles	Roy Boulting	Peter Sellers	World War II comedy
Stardust	Michael Apted	David Essex, Adam Faith	Drama
Swallows and Amazons	Claude Whatham	Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser	Family
The Swordsman	Lindsay Shonteff	Linda Marlowe	Action
Symptoms	José Ramón Larraz	Angela Pleasence, Raymond Huntley	Horror thriller	Entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival
The Tamarind Seed	Blake Edwards	Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle	Romance/spy/drama
The Tempter	Damiano Damiani	Glenda Jackson, Claudio Cassinelli	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Vampira	Clive Donner	David Niven, Teresa Graves	Horror comedy
Vampyres	José Ramón Larraz	Anulka, Murray Brown	Horror
What Changed Charley Farthing?	Sidney Hayers	Hayley Mills, Lionel Jeffries	Comedy
Zardoz	John Boorman	Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling	Sci-fi

Top Films at the British Box Office in 1974

• The Sting
• The Exorcist
• Enter the Dragon
• The Three Musketeers
• Papillon
• Herbie Rides Again
• Robin Hood
• The Great Gatsby
• Mary Poppins
• The Way We Were
• The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
• Blazing Saddles
• Confessions of a Window Cleaner
• Stardust
• Gold
• Last Tango in Paris
• American Graffiti

See also

• 1974 in British music
• 1974 in British radio
• 1974 in British television
• 1974 in the United Kingdom

External links

• British films of 1974 at IMDb