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A United Kingdom. A United Kingdom is a 2016 biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and written by Guy Hibbert, based on the true-life romance of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of the Bangwato Tribe in Serowe – one of many tribes found in then Bechuanaland Protectorate – with his wife Ruth Williams Khama. [ 7]
The oldest known surviving film (from 1888) was shot in the United Kingdom as well as early colour films. While film production reached an all-time high in 1936, [6] the "golden age" of British cinema is usually thought to have occurred in the 1940s, during which the directors David Lean, [7] Michael Powell, [8] and Carol Reed [9] produced their most critically acclaimed works.
This is a chronological list of films produced in the United Kingdom split by decade. There may be an overlap, particularly between British and American films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are either British produced or strongly associated with British culture.
In 2004, the British Film Institute published a list charting sound films that generated the most admissions at cinemas in the United Kingdom. [46] The list is reproduced here ranking the top fifty films released in the UK throughout the twentieth century, defined as covering the period from 1 January 1901 until 31 December 2000.
This list of notable actors from the United Kingdom includes performers in film, radio, stage and television. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The total area of the United Kingdom is 94,354 square miles (244,376 km 2 ), [ e][ 12] with an estimated population of 67,596,281 people in 2022. [ 13] In 1707, the Kingdom of England (which included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland united under the Treaty of Union to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
W. The Weekend Murders. White Chamber (film) Willi und die Windzors. Categories: Films set in Europe by country. United Kingdom in fiction. Films by country of setting. Films set in the British Isles.
Film Total weekend gross (Pound sterling) Weekend openings in the Top 10 Reference(s) 1: 1 January 2023: Avatar: The Way of Water [a] £7,643,764: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (#2), Corsage (#6), The Amazing Maurice (#7) [1] 2: 8 January 2023: £5,870,063: A Man Called Otto (#4), Andre Rieu In Dublin 2023 (#5), Till (#6) [2] 3: ...