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The History of British Cinema: 1966 |
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François Truffaut begins filming Fahrenheit 451, his first English-language film, with Oskar Werner and Julie Christie. [ADD] |
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Roman Polanski’s second British film, Cul-de-sac, is released. [ADD] |
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Lewis Gilbert’s Alfie makes a star of cockney actor Michael Caine three years after he starred in Cy Endfield’s Zulu. Adapted from Bill Naughton's play, Caine plays a roguish womaniser who eventually gets his come-uppance. Vivien Merchant, Shelley Winters, and Jane Asher are among his conquests. [ADD] |
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton form their own production company, Taybur. [ADD] |
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– The Films Act is passed by parliament, extending the life of the National Film Finance Corporation, the Eady levy and film quota regulations. [ADD] |
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– The London Filmmakers Co-op is founded. [ADD] |
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– The British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund is restructured as the BFI Production Board under the chairmanship of Michael Balcon. [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 1966 |
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The Deadly Affair (Sidney Lumet) [ADD] |
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Dracula, Prince of Darkness (Terence Fisher) [ADD] |
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Georgy Girl (Silvio Narizzano) [ADD] |
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Khartoum (Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon) [ADD] |
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A Man For All Seasons (Fred Zinnemann) [ADD] |
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Modesty Blaise (Joseph Losey) [ADD] |
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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (Karel Reisz) [ADD] |
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The History of Cinema: 1966 |
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