Film registrations
Foreign registrations.
Registration was required under the Cinematograph Films Acts from 1927 to
ascertain conformity with the screen quota. Registration ended on 23 May 1985.
by running time in minutes
| |
USA |
|
other foreign |
|
total foreign |
| |
>72m |
33.3-72m |
<33.3m |
|
>72m |
33.3-72m |
<33.3m |
|
>72m |
33.3-72m |
<33.3m |
| 1945 |
179 |
176 |
291 |
|
12 |
7 |
4 |
|
191 |
183 |
295 |
| 1946 |
159 |
177 |
393 |
|
27 |
6 |
7 |
|
186 |
183 |
400 |
| 1947 |
157 |
182 |
340 |
|
33 |
4 |
19 |
|
190 |
186 |
359 |
| 1948 |
187 |
106 |
304 |
|
30 |
1 |
14 |
|
217 |
107 |
318 |
| 1949 |
215 |
168 |
471 |
|
37 |
6 |
30 |
|
252 |
174 |
501 |
| 1950 |
260 |
149 |
490 |
|
48 |
4 |
34 |
|
308 |
153 |
524 |
| 1951 |
260 |
159 |
464 |
|
42 |
7 |
34 |
|
302 |
166 |
498 |
| 1952 |
258 |
121 |
406 |
|
71 |
7 |
46 |
|
329 |
128 |
452 |
| 1953 |
255 |
100 |
340 |
|
42 |
11 |
35 |
|
297 |
111 |
375 |
| 1954 |
206 |
108 |
368 |
|
60 |
12 |
36 |
|
266 |
120 |
404 |
| 1955 |
200 |
76 |
293 |
|
68 |
15 |
23 |
|
268 |
91 |
316 |
| 1956 |
206 |
84 |
297 |
|
83 |
2 |
33 |
|
289 |
86 |
330 |
| 1957 |
240 |
74 |
245 |
|
85 |
11 |
32 |
|
325 |
85 |
277 |
| 1958 |
198 |
96 |
147 |
|
84 |
12 |
30 |
|
282 |
108 |
177 |
| 1959 |
163 |
57 |
146 |
|
83 |
7 |
19 |
|
246 |
64 |
165 |
| 1960 |
142 |
56 |
137 |
|
112 |
11 |
38 |
|
254 |
67 |
175 |
| 1961 |
132 |
32 |
120 |
|
138 |
14 |
32 |
|
270 |
46 |
152 |
| 1962 |
117 |
31 |
154 |
|
131 |
11 |
22 |
|
248 |
42 |
176 |
| 1963 |
115 |
28 |
208 |
|
128 |
9 |
16 |
|
243 |
37 |
224 |
| 1964 |
124 |
11 |
85 |
|
112 |
9 |
46 |
|
236 |
20 |
131 |
| 1965 |
109 |
11 |
130 |
|
124 |
12 |
36 |
|
233 |
23 |
166 |
| 1966 |
131 |
15 |
207 |
|
128 |
13 |
26 |
|
259 |
28 |
233 |
| 1967 |
103 |
6 |
123 |
|
129 |
16 |
33 |
|
232 |
22 |
156 |
| 1968 |
125 |
6 |
100 |
|
164 |
10 |
27 |
|
289 |
16 |
127 |
| 1969 |
126 |
9 |
71 |
|
168 |
13 |
34 |
|
294 |
22 |
105 |
| 1970 |
124 |
4 |
38 |
|
151 |
10 |
23 |
|
275 |
14 |
61 |
| 1971 |
150 |
4 |
21 |
|
146 |
15 |
26 |
|
296 |
19 |
47 |
| 1972 |
155 |
7 |
17 |
|
142 |
13 |
24 |
|
297 |
20 |
41 |
| 1973 |
145 |
7 |
23 |
|
155 |
10 |
37 |
|
300 |
17 |
60 |
| 1974 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
224 |
: |
: |
| 1975 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
271 |
: |
: |
| 1976 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
274 |
: |
: |
| 1977 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
272 |
: |
: |
| 1978 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
236 |
: |
: |
| 1979 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
194 |
20 |
7 |
| 1980 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
178 |
16 |
16 |
| 1981 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
220 |
15 |
12 |
| 1982 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
189 |
19 |
14 |
| 1983 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
219 |
7 |
36 |
| 1984 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
235 |
5 |
19 |
| 1985 |
: |
: |
: |
|
: |
: |
: |
|
96 |
4 |
7 |
Source: Board of Trade/Department of Trade and Industry
British
and American films as a proportion of all registrations
British screen quotas

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