Publisher's Synopsis
British Films of the 1950s provides over 40 productions, representing a wide range of motion pictures made in England during that period. Included are films as diverse as dramatic fare such as The Blue Lamp and The Browning Version, the Dickens classic Scrooge with Alastair Sim, Olivier's Richard III and the David Lean war film masterpiece, Bridge on the River Kwai. Many popular stars of the fifties are here: Dirk Bogarde, Jean Simmons, John Mills, Kenneth More, Jack Hawkins, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, and many others. There are also well-known Hollywood stars here like William Holden, Gene Tierney, and others.