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Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

This is a great question.
Those Limeys are brilliant storytellers. Century after century –down through every age of their history –sublime wordsmiths & poets. When cinema arrived they added many hundreds furthermore, of legendary works to their credit.
My picks are as follows. I might shuffle a few around, but I'd be hard pressed to remove any of these from my
Top Ten
.
[#1] "
A Matter of Life and Death
" (The Archers)
(fave overall film from 1900s - 1940s)
[#2] "
The Bridge on the River Kwai
" (David Lean)
(fave film overall from 1950s - to present)
Then these:
[#3] "
Brief Encounter
" (David Lean)
(fave drama)
[#4]"
Perfect Strangers
" (Alexander Korda)
(fave romance)
[#5] "
I Know Where I'm Going!
" (The Archers)
fave romance-adventure
Others:
[#6] "
Billy Budd
" (Peter Ustinov)
[#7] "
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
" (The Archers)
[#8] "
Lawrence of Arabia
" (David Lean)
[#9] "
The Thief of Baghdad
" (Zoltan Korda)
(fave fantasy)
Final selection! Might be any of a dozen notable titles which please my taste.
For the moment, I'll choose:
[#10] "
The Four Feathers
" (Zoltan Korda)
(fave action-adventure)
Favorite British Screen Actor of All-Time
:
Ralph Richardson
So. There you have it. Eat your heart out.
p.s. No, I'm not overlooking Carol Reed's
"The Third Man"
either (it stars two YANKS in the lead roles); nor "Beau Geste" (it starred YANK Gary Cooper), or "Gunga Din" (dir by YANK William Wellman)
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MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

My career would be at risk by giving out my name.
It’s not personal. I can’t give DF my details for the same reason.
Alba gu bràth

How so. You think I gain anything from posting your name if your going to be supplier for many years. A passport costs £94, I'd rather pay that to you.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

I have more to lose from said exchange
Alba gu bràth

Let's just exchange names.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

Get yourself a passport pal
You will have a world of drugs at your fingertips
Alba gu bràth

You let me down son. All over a name.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

Good said, mate
Alba gu bràth

My ancestors invented the language, I'll take liberties with grammer if I choose.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

"movies"
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.

Personally, I'd determine it more based on where it was shot and who financed it than the director's nationality.
yep, which makes Barry Lyndon a British production then.
the sound of your racing heart

Well, Hitchcock was technically a US citizen by the time he made Frenzy. Not sure if Wilder or Polanski ever became citizens (Polanski's citizenship has been long-revoked obviously, if he ever had it). I think Herzog lives here now too, if I'm not mistaken?
Personally, I'd determine it more based on where it was shot and who financed it than the director's nationality.
"Praise be to Allah." - President Donald J. Trump, Easter Sunday 04/05/2026

yes, it's a good question. Kubrick was born in America but moved to England in 1961 where he remained for the rest of his life, so i do consider him a British filmmaker after all, much like Roman Polanski, Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, Ernst Lubitsch etc making American movies even tho they were all born in Europe.
as for Barry Lyndon, it was shot in Ireland, England, Scotland and Germany, not a single location was in the US, so…
the sound of your racing heart

Barry Lyndon (1975)
American or British?
I'd add that and other Kubrick films to my list, but I always have that dilemma with his films: he's American yet so many of his films were made in Britain and have a British "feel" to them. Technically, The Shining is British too (most of it was filmed in England), but it's American at the same time (some outdoor scenes were filmed in the US, American lead actors, etc.) I err on the side of caution.

Alot of good Movies there , Sophie.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

Gone to Earth
(1950)
The Lady Vanishes
(1938)
Odd Man Out
(1947)
Black Narcissus
(1947)
The Red Shoes
(1948)
Hobson's Choice
(1954)
The Ladykillers
(1955)
A Taste of Honey
(1961)
This Sporting Life
(1963)
The Plague of the Zombies
(1966)
The Wrong Box
(1966)
The Lion in Winter
(1968)
Kes
(1969)
Frenzy
(1972)
Don't Look Now
(1973)
O Lucky Man!
(1973)
Barry Lyndon
(1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1975)
Excalibur
(1981)
The Plague Dogs
(1982)
Distant Voices, Still Lives
(1988)
Life Is Sweet
(1990)
Total Eclipse
(1995)
Ratcatcher
(1999)
Innocence
(2004)
My Summer of Love
(2004)
Fish Tank
(2009)
Lore
(2012)
Under the Skin
(2013)
Suffragette
(2015)
Aftersun
(2022)
All of Us Strangers
(2023)
Scrapper
(2023)
the sound of your racing heart

Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

Too many great British movies to choose, but The Holy Grail has to be in there!

Another fun one….
The original!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

I'm downloading now.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture

Check it out!
That is what this movie board is about.
We don't just bitch at each other… psssssttt….
Don't tell anyone…
we occasionally exchange ideas about entertainment!
Shhhhhhhhsh… don't let this information get out!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!

Not seen that Margo.
Chopper: I'm just a bloody normal bloke. A normal bloke who likes a bit of torture