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The History of British Cinema: 1967 |
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The British Film Producers’ Association and the Federation of British Filmmakers merge under the name of the former organisation. [ADD] |
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Charlie Chaplin’s A Countess from Hong Kong premieres at the Carlton Theatre in London. Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren star. [ADD] |
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Michelangelo Antonio’s Blowup, in which David Hemmings stars as a fashion photographer in swinging London, is released. The film is the first mainstream British picture to feature full frontal female nudity. [ADD] |
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The Fearless Vampire Killers, Roman Polanski’s third English film, is released. It features Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate. [ADD] |
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Merton Park Studios in south London closes. [ADD] |
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Queen Elizabeth II attends the premiere of You Only Live Twice, the fifth James Bond film. The film is directed by Lewis Gilbert and once again stars Sean Connery as 007. [ADD] |
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Joseph Strick’s Ulysses starring Milo O’Shea is released. It marks the first time the f-word is heard on British screens. [ADD] |
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Actress Vivien Leigh dies of tuberculosis in London at the age of 53. She is chiefly remembered for her roles in Gone With the Wind (Scarlett O’Hara) and A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche Dubois). [ADD] |
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Maurice Elvey, Britain’s most prolific film director, dies at the age of 79. Elvey made over 300 films (including shorts) in a career which began in 1913. [ADD] |
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– The BLC Films marketing partnership between British Lion and Columbia is dissolved. [ADD] |
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– The BBFC bans Alain Robbe-Grillet’s Trans-Europ-Express because of its scenes of sexual bondage. [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 1967 |
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Accident (Joseph Losey) [ADD] |
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Charlie Bubbles (Albert Finney) [ADD] |
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Deadlier Than the Male (Ralph Thomas) [ADD] |
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Far From the Madding Crowd (John Schlesinger) [ADD] |
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Frankenstein Created Woman (Terence Fisher) [ADD] |
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To Sir, With Love (James Clavell) [ADD] |
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The Sorcerers (Michael Reeves) [ADD] |
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The Whisperers (Bryan Forbes) [ADD] |
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The White Bus (Lindsay Anderson) [ADD] |
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