British Film Database

1950s

British films of 1956

96 films, in order of release. 89 with no exact release date are listed after them.

ReleasedTitleDirector
FebruaryNot So DustyMaclean Rogers
15 MarchThe Man Who Never WasRonald Neame
11 JunePassport to TreasonRobert S. Baker
19 JuneYield to the NightJ. Lee Thompson
10 JulyReach for the SkyLewis Gilbert
17 OctoberAround the World in 80 DaysMichael Anderson, John Farrow
DecemberThe HostageHarold Huth
—1984Michael Anderson
—Act of Violence
—The Angel Who Pawned Her HarpAlan Bromly
—Assignment RedheadMaclean Rogers
—The Baby and the BattleshipJay Lewis
—The Battle of the River PlateMichael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
—Behind the HeadlinesCharles Saunders
—Beyond MombasaGeorge Marshall
—Bhowani JunctionGeorge Cukor
—The Black TentBrian Desmond Hurst
—Bond of FearHenry Cass
—The Brain MachineKen Hughes
—The Case of the Mukkinese Battle HornJoseph Sterling
—Charley MoonGuy Hamilton
—CheckpointRalph Thomas
—Child in the HouseCy Endfield
—Cloak Without DaggerJoseph Sterling
—Contraband SpainLawrence Huntington
—The Door in the WallGlenn H. Alvey Jr.
—DoublecrossAnthony Squire
—Dry RotMaurice Elvey
—Earth vs. the Flying SaucersFred F. Sears, Ray Harryhausen
—The Extra DayWilliam Fairchild
—EyewitnessMuriel Box
—The Feminine TouchPat Jackson
—Find the LadyCharles Saunders
—Fire Maidens from Outer SpaceCy Roth
—Fun at St. Fanny'sMaurice Elvey
—The Gamma PeopleJohn Gilling
—The Gelignite GangTerence Fisher
—The Good CompanionsJ. Lee Thompson
—The Green ManRobert Day, Basil Dearden
—Guilty?Edmond T. Gréville
—High TerraceHenry Cass
—A Hill in KoreaJulian Amyes
—Home and AwayVernon Sewell
—House of SecretsGuy Green
—The Intimate StrangerJoseph Losey
—The Iron PetticoatRalph Thomas
—It's a Wonderful WorldVal Guest
—It's Great to Be YoungCyril Frankel
—It's Never Too LateMichael McCarthy
—JacquelineRoy Ward Baker
—Johnny, You're WantedVernon Sewell
—Jumping for JoyJohn Paddy Carstairs
—Keep It CleanDavid Paltenghi
—The Last Man to Hang?Terence Fisher
—Laughing in the SunshineDaniel Birt
—The Long ArmCharles Frend
—Loser Takes AllKen Annakin
—The Man in the RoadLance Comfort
—The March HareGeorge More O'Ferrall
—Moby DickJohn Huston
—My Teenage DaughterHerbert Wilcox
—My Wife's FamilyGilbert Gunn
—The Narrowing CircleCharles Saunders
—Now and ForeverMario Zampi
—OdongoJohn Gilling
—Pacific DestinyWolf Rilla
—Port AfriqueRudolph Maté
—Port of EscapeTony Young
—Portrait of AlisonGuy Green
—Private's ProgressJohn Boulting
—SafariTerence Young
—Sailor Beware!Gordon Parry
—Satellite in the SkyPaul Dickson
—The Secret TentDon Chaffey
—Seven Years in TibetHans Nieter
—Shadow of a ManMichael McCarthy
—The Silken AffairRoy Kellino
—SmileyAnthony Kimmins
—Soho IncidentVernon Sewell
—The Spanish GardenerPhilip Leacock
—Stars in Your EyesMaurice Elvey
—Supersonic Saucer
—Three Men in a BoatKen Annakin
—Tiger in the SmokeRoy Ward Baker
—TogetherLorenza Mazzetti, Eicke BettingaU
—Tons of TroubleLeslie S. Hiscott
—A Touch of the SunGordon Parry
—A Town Like AliceJack Lee
—Up in the WorldJohn Paddy Carstairs
—The WeaponVal Guest
—Who Done It?Basil Dearden
—Wicked As They ComeKen Hughes
—Women Without MenElmo Williams
—X the UnknownLeslie Norman, Joseph Losey
—You Can't Escape
—ZarakTerence Young