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The History of British Cinema: 1958 |
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South Pacific begins what will become a record run at the Dominion Theatre in London. [ADD] |
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The Film Industry Defence Organisation (FIDO) is formed to keep British films from TV screens by purchasing the TV rights with funds received from a farthing levy on cinema admissions. [ADD] |
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Gerald Thomas’s Carry On Sergeant, the first in the long-running Carry On series, is released. [ADD] |
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The bodies of Boris Karloff’s nephews, aged 10 and 13, are discovered with their throats cut. Their mother is accused of the murders. [ADD] |
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Ingrid Bergman marries her third husband, theatre producer Lars Schmidt, in London. [ADD] |
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| – Ealing Studios cease film production. [ADD] | ||||
Other Key British Films of 1958 |
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| Dracula (Terence Fisher) [ADD] | ||||
| A Night to Remember (Roy Ward Baker) [ADD] | ||||
| Ice Cold in Alex (J. Lee Thompson) [ADD] | ||||
| Carve Her Name With Price (Lewis Gilbert) [ADD] | ||||
The History of Cinema: 1958 |
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