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The History of British Cinema: 1976 |
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The country’s first five-screen cinema, the Nottingham Odeon, opens. [ADD] |
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The government announces its intention to ‘strengthen the [film] industry’s financial position’ and to establish a British Film Authority. [ADD] |
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An Interim Action Committee with former prime minister Harold Wilson as its chairman, is established to pave the way for a British Film Authority. [ADD] |
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– The world’s largest sound stage, known as the 007 stage, is built at Pinewood Studios. [ADD] |
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– Derek Jarman’s Sebastiane is the first film to be shot in Latin. [ADD] |
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– Foreign investment is discouraged by a new 75% tax on the global revenue of foreign producers living in Britain. [ADD] |
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– The Obscene Publications Act is extended to cover film exhibition and distribution. [ADD] |
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– Cinema attendance falls to a new low of 103 million. [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 1976 |
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Bugsy Malone (Alan Parker) [ADD] |
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicolas Roeg) [ADD] |
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| The Omen (Richard Donner) [ADD] | ||||
The History of Cinema: 1976 |
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