Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960 - adapted from his own novel by Alan Sillitoe and directed by Karel Reisz, with it's raw, rough and ready mix of working class angst and earthy humour, the film marked a turning point in British cinema's attitude towards sex, social status and authority. Albert Finney's blistering central performance was offset by perfectly judged supporting players and its seminal influence simply cannot be overstated.
Voted 14th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

A Taste of Honey
1961 - Shelagh Delaney and co-writer-director Tony Richardson's sharp and knowing adaptation of Delaney's own stage play remains an important examination of teen-aged pregnancy, homosexuality and racial issues. Rita Tushingham's remarkable performance as the naive Salford teen-ager crackles with a conviction that commands attention and holds the various narrative strands of the film together.
Voted 56th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Dr. No
1962 - Adapted from Ian Fleming's novel by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood and Berkely Mather, and directed with glossy sophistication by the urbane Terence Young, the film's fast moving mixture of sex, violence and exotic locations marked both the beginning of a genuine cinematic phenomena, as well as the creation of an enduring icon in the charismatic form of Sean Connery.
Voted 41st best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Lawrence of Arabia
1962 - Writer Robert Bolt and the peerless aesthetic sensibilities of director David Lean's majestically sweeping epic is as much a romantic poem to the breathless beauty of the desert itself as much as it is an examination of an enigmatic and tortured soul. Stepping into the role rejected by Albert Finney, Peter O'Toole makes an instant and magnetic impact.
Voted 3rd best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Billy Liar
1963 -Written by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall and directed by John Schlesinger, this is a brilliantly realised Walter Mittyesque fantasy which had a seminal influence on the cinema of the time as well as also making the character of Billy into a genuine cross media icon of the decade.
Voted 76th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 - Adapted from his own short story by Alan Sillitoe and directed by Tony Richardson, the stark and unremittingly grim story of a luckless Borstal boy benefits from an austere and controlled central performance from a young Tom Courtney as the runner who reviews the past events of the life that shaped his present as a social misfit.
Voted 61st best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

The Servant
1963 - Adapted by Harold Pinter from Robin Maughan's novel and directed by Joseph Losey, the film paints a glossy, penetratingly uncomfortable portrait of the gradual and often cruel reversal of the balance of power between a manservant and his rich but morally weak upper class employer. Benefiting from two contrasting and finely balanced central performances from Dirk Bogarde and James Fox, the film remains a fascinating and unsettling examination of the darker side of a hedonistic decade. Voted 22nd best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

This Sporting Life
1963 - David Storey's adaptation of his own novel directed by Lindsey Anderson presents the story of a young miner turned professional rugby player whose innate self-destructiveness means unhappiness for those closest to him. Bleak and uncompromising, the film's tough core is embodied by Richard Harris' powerful central performance as the disaffected anti-hero.
Voted 52nd best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Tom Jones
1963 - John Osbourne and director Tony Richardson's adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic novel of the life, loves and adventures of an 18th century rake is a bright, brash, bold and amusing filmic interpretation, which still manages to amuse due largely to Albert Finney's infectiously easy-going charisma.
Voted 51st best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Goldfinger
1964 - Writers Richard Maibaum and Paul Dehn's adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel is transformed by director Guy Hamilton into a sleek and glossily witty cinematic experience that is arguably the quintessential Bond actioner.
Voted 70th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Hard Day's Night
1964 - Writer Alun Owen and director Richard Lester's likable and mould-breaking musical fantasy effortlessly harnesses the talent and appeal of its musical stars to genuinely dazzling and imaginative effect.
Voted 88th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Zulu
1964 - Writer John Prebble. Co-writer and director Cy Endfield and producer/star Stanley Baker's tense, exciting, emotional recreation of the 1879 historic battle of Rorke's Drift, is one of the great action films of all time. Boasting fine production values, genuine heart and a breakthrough performance from a young Michael Caine, the film remains an evergreen piece of epic scale cinematic entertainment.
Voted 31st best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Darling
1965 - Writer Frederick Raphael and director John Schlesinger's high gloss cocktail of amorality and social climbing finds the perfect embodiment of the 'beautiful decade' in the dazzling physical form and accomplished acting talent of Julie Christie.
Voted 83rd best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Dr. Zhivago
1965 - Writer Robert Bolt and director David Lean's epic adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel of love against a backdrop of revolution is lushly sweeping historical romance which benefits from the best efforts of a powerhouse cast and composer Maurice Jarre's hauntingly evocative musical score.
Voted 27th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

The Ipcress File
1965 - Writers Bill Canaway and James Doran's adaptation of Len Deighton's novel is fashioned by director Sidney J. Furie into a smart, classy thriller whose resolute low key approach was a deliberate counterpoint to the high gloss antics of the Bond series. Supermarket shopping, gourmet cooking, spectacle wearing Harry Palmer effortlessly helped elevated star Michael Caine into the top rank of film stardom. Two lesser but enjoyable sequels followed.
Voted 59th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Alfie
1966 - Bill Naughton's adept adaptation of his own play is transformed by director Lewis Gilbert into a sometimes sad, sometimes troubling but always humorously engaging morality tale which nails the mood of the time effortlessly. Michael Caine's immaculate performance miraculously gives the amoral character of Alfie a warmth and ultimately tragic vulnerability, and helped cement the actor as 'the' British movie star of the decade.
Voted 33rd best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Blow Up
1966 - Written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, this highly influential thriller is more an exercise in style over content, but nevertheless maintains a valid interest due to the fresh perspective brought to the 'Swinging' London scene it depicts outsider's vision of its director.
Voted 60th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

A Man For All Seasons
1966 - Robert bolt's adaptation of his own stage play is rendered into an intelligent and moving filmic experience by the skill of director Fred Zimmerman. A high quality cast lend invaluable support to Paul Schofield's dignified, complex and brilliantly realised portrayal of the doomed Sir Thomas Moore.
Voted 43rd best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 - Writer Frederick Raphael's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel is given a well-designed, faithfully realised sheen by director John Schlesinger. Julie Christie is radiant in the central role of the headstrong Victorian girl heading for unhappiness.
Voted 79th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

If
1968 - Writer David Sherwin and director Lindsey Anderson's anarchic, disjointed and stylistically disconcerting allegory of public school discontent remains a challenging cinematic social nightmare even today.
Voted 12th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Oliver!
1968 - Writer Vernon Harris and director Carol Reed's bold, bright and energetic transfer to screen of Lionel Bart's spirited and tuneful musical take on Dickens classic remains one of the last genuinely enjoyable old school big budget movie musicals.
Voted 77th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

The Italian Job
1969 - Writer Troy Kennedy Martin and director Peter Collinson's joyously bright and breezy heist classic boasts a cool Michael Caine, an imperious Noel Coward and the thrillingly inventive Mini chase along with an ambiguous ending which leaves you breathless and desperately wanting to know what happens next. A pointless remake is imminent.
Voted 36th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Kes
1969 - Writers Barry Hines, Ken Loach and Tony Garnet's adaptation of Hines' novel "A Kestrel for a Knave", becomes a raw and heartrending intimate tale of a boy's slow and painful realisation of the realities of life through his touchingly tender relationship with his pet bird. Under director Loach's starkly documentary filmic approach, his actors offer up performances of genuine truth and depth. As relevant now as it was then, this remains a deeply remarkable, insightful and most of all human film.
Voted 7th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.

Women in Love
1969- Writer Larry Kramer and director Ken Russell's bold and innovative realisation of D.H. Lawrence's controversial novel of sexual awakening in the Midlands of the 1920's is an intelligent and worthwhile cinematic experience.
Voted 87th best British film of all time in the BFI's top 100.