British Film Database

1950s

British films of 1953

121 films, in order of release. 108 with no exact release date are listed after them.

ReleasedTitleDirector
JanuaryThere Was a Young LadyLawrence Huntington
FebruaryAlf's BabyMaclean Rogers
26 MarchThe Cruel SeaCharles Frend
MayDeath Goes to SchoolStephen Clarkson
1 AugustCounterspyVernon Sewell
14 SeptemberAlways a BrideRalph Smart
9 OctoberBehind the HeadlinesMaclean Rogers
NovemberBlack 13Ken Hughes
NovemberThe Straw Man
6 DecemberWuthering HeightsRudolph Cartier
7 DecemberThe Conquest of EverestGeorge Lowe
10 DecemberThe Man BetweenCarol Reed
17 DecemberThe KidnappersPhilip Leacock
—36 HoursMontgomery Tully
—Albert R.N.Lewis Gilbert
—Appointment in LondonPhilip Leacock
—BackgroundDaniel Birt
—Beat the DevilJohn Huston
—The Beggar's OperaPeter Brook
—Black OrchidCharles Saunders
—Blood OrangeTerence Fisher
—The Blue ParrotJohn Harlow
—The Broken HorseshoeMartyn C. Webster
—The Captain's ParadiseAnthony Kimmins
—The Clue of the Missing ApeJames Hill
—Cosh BoyLewis Gilbert
—A Day to RememberRalph Thomas
—Deadly NightshadeJohn Gilling
—Decameron NightsHugo Fregonese
—Desperate MomentCompton Bennett
—The Dog and the DiamondsRalph Thomas
—Escape by NightJohn Gilling
—The FakeGodfrey Grayson
—The Final TestAnthony Asquith
—The Flanagan BoyReginald LeBorg
—FlannelfootMaclean Rogers
—Folly to Be WiseFrank Launder
—Forces' SweetheartMaclean Rogers
—Four Sided TriangleTerence Fisher
—GenevieveHenry Cornelius
—The Girl on the PierLance Comfort
—Glad TidingsWolf Rilla
—The Good BeginningGilbert Gunn
—Grand National NightBob McNaught
—The Great GameMaurice Elvey
—The Heart of the MatterGeorge More O'Ferrall
—House of BlackmailMaurice Elvey
—The House of the ArrowMichael Anderson
—Innocents in ParisGordon Parry
—Intimate RelationsCharles Frank
—The IntruderGuy Hamilton
—Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?Maurice Elvey
—Isn't Life Wonderful!Harold French
—It's a Grand LifeJohn E. Blakeley
—Johnny on the RunLewis Gilbert
—Knights of the Round TableRichard ThorpeU
—The Lady from the Sea
—The Large RopeWolf Rilla
—Laughing AnneHerbert Wilcox
—Laxdale HallJohn Eldridge
—The Limping ManCy Endfield
—Love in PawnCharles Saunders
—Malta StoryBrian Desmond Hurst
—The Man from CairoRay Enright
—Man of AfricaCyril Frankel
—MantrapTerence Fisher
—MarilynWolf Rilla
—The Master of BallantraeWilliam Keighley
—Meet Mr. LuciferAnthony Pelissier
—MelbaLewis Milestone
—MogamboJohn Ford
—Murder at 3amFrancis Searle
—Murder at Scotland YardVictor M. Gover
—The NetAnthony Asquith
—Never Let Me GoDelmer Daves
—Noose for a LadyWolf Rilla
—Operation DiplomatJohn Guillermin
—Operation MalayaDavid MacDonald
—The OracleC. M. Pennington-Richards
—Our Girl FridayNoel Langley
—Park Plaza 605Bernard Knowles
—Personal AffairAnthony Pelissier
—A Queen Is CrownedMichael Waldman
—RecoilJohn Gilling
—Rough ShootRobert Parrish
—The Saint's ReturnSeymour Friedman
—Sea DevilsRaoul Walsh
—The Secret Cave
—Single-HandedSailor of the KingRoy Boulting
—Skid KidsDon Chaffey
—Sky CommandoFred F. Sears
—Small Town StoryMontgomery Tully
—Song of ParisJohn Guillermin
—South of AlgiersJack Lee
—SpacewaysTerence Fisher
—The Square RingBasil Dearden
—The Steel KeyRobert S. Baker
—The Story of Gilbert and SullivanSidney Gilliat
—Strange StoriesDon Chaffey
—The Stranger's HandMario Soldati
—Street CornerMuriel Box
—Street of ShadowsRichard Vernon
—Stryker of the YardArthur Crabtree
—Take a Powder
—Terror ShipDangerous VoyageVernon Sewell
—Those People Next DoorJohn Harlow
—Three Steps in the DarkDaniel Birt
—Three Steps to the GallowsJohn Gilling
—Time BombTed Tetzlaff
—The Titfield ThunderboltCharles Crichton
—Top of the FormJohn Paddy Carstairs
—Trouble in StoreJohn Paddy Carstairs
—Turn the Key SoftlyJack Lee
—Twice Upon a TimeEmeric Pressburger
—Valley of SongGilbert Gunn
—The VillageLeopold Lindtberg
—The Wedding of Lilli MarleneArthur Crabtree
—Wheel of FateFrancis Searle
—Will Any Gentleman...?Michael Anderson
—World Without End
—The Yellow BalloonJ. Lee Thompson