Article: British Cinema of the 1950s: A Celebration. (Reviews).(Book Review)(Brief Article)

British Cinema of the 1950s: A Celebration. Ian Mackillop and Neil Sinyard, editors. Manchester University Press. [pounds sterling]45.00. 236 pages. ISBN 0-71906488-0. Half of the twenty short essays presented here began life as lectures given at the British Library on 5 December 1998. The 1950s produced some of the most memorable films in what was a thriving and independent British film industry. Television had yet to cast its influence on the cinema and audiences enjoyed such 'classics' as The Blue Lamp, The Lavender Hill Mob, The Cruel Sea, The Belles of St Trinians, Animal Farm, The Bridge on the River Kwai and the first of the Carry On films. Yet by the intelligentsia ...

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