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Scrooge
 (1970). 
A Clockwork Orange
 (1971), based on Anthony 
Burgess' novella of the same name, starred Malcolm McDowell as the leader 
of a gang of thugs in a dystopian future Britain.
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 The British horror film 
The 
Wicker Man
 (1973), starring Christopher Lee, is considered a cult classic. 
Two adaptations of Agatha Christie stories 
Murder on the Orient 


Express
(1974) and 
Death on the Nile
 (1978) were critically acclaimed. 
British musical comedy film 
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
 (1975) 
featuring Tim Curry, is the longest-running theatrical release in film history.
In the mid-1970s, seminal British comedy team Monty Python switched their 
attention to films, beginning with 
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
 (1975), 
followed by 
Monty Python's Life of Brian
 (1979), the latter regularly voted 
the funniest film of all time by the British public.
Hollywood blockbusters 
that were filmed at major British studios in 1977–79, include 
Star 
Wars
 (featuring Alec Guinness, and 'the dean of special effects' John Stears)
at Elstree 
Studios, 
Superman
 (featuring Terence 
Stamp) 
at Pinewood, 
and 
Alien
 (directed by Ridley Scott) at Shepperton. 
British films won back to back Academy Award for best picture in the 
1980s, with 
Chariots of Fire
 (1982), followed by 
Gandhi
 (1983). John 
Hurtwon the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his titular role as 19th-century 
Englishman Joseph 
Merrick in 
The 
Elephant 
Man
 (1980). Richard 
Marquand directed 
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 in 1983, the only 
non-American to direct a Star Wars film. The 1985 dark comedy fantasy 
film, 
Brazil
, is regarded as one of the best British films of the mid 1980s, 
while the 1987 black comedy, 
Withnail and I
, has been described as "one of 
Britain's biggest cult films".
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 During the late 1980s, a number of young 
British actors who were becoming major stars, such as Gary Oldman, Daniel 
Day-Lewis, Colin Firth, Tim Roth and Rupert Everett, were dubbed the 'Brit 
Pack'.
The 1990s saw a large number of traditional British period dramas, 
including 
Sense 
and 
Sensibility
 (1995), 
Restoration
 (1995), 
Emma
 (1996),
Mrs. Brown
 (1997), 
The 
Wings of the Dove
 (1997), 
Shakespeare in Love
 (1998) and 
Topsy-
Turvy
 (1999). Anthony Minghella's biggest directorial success was 
The 
English Patient
 (1996), winning nine Academy Awards. English film 


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composer Michael Nyman wrote the critically acclaimed score for 
The 
Piano
 (1993). Elton John and lyricist Sir Tim Rice collaborated to write 
music for Disney's 
The Lion King
 (1994), winning the Academy Award for 
Best Original Song, as did Phil Collins for Disney's 
Tarzan
 (1999). Scottish 
composer Craig Armstrong wrote the award winning score for the modern 
version of Shakespeare's 
Romeo + Juliet
 (1996). BAFTA award winning 
British films included Danny Boyle's drama 


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