BFI Top 100 British films

In 1999, the British Film Institute surveyed 1,000 people from the world of British film and television to produce a list of the greatest British films of the 20th century. Voters were asked to choose up to 100 films that were "culturally British".

List breakdown

 * The 1960s head the list with 26 films of merit for the decade.
 * The most represented years, with four films each, are 1949, 1963, and 1996.
 * The earliest film selected was The 39 Steps (1935), and only two other 1930s films made the list.
 * David Lean is the most represented director on the list, with six films, three in the top five and The Bridge on the River Kwai in eleventh place.
 * Michael Powell follows with five entries, co-directing four of them with Emeric Pressburger as part of the Powell and Pressburger ("The Archers") filmmaking partnership.
 * John Schlesinger also directed four.
 * Alexander Mackendrick and Tony Richardson each directed three films.
 * Ealing Studios produced seven films on the list, all between 1949 and 1955.
 * Alec Guinness is the most represented actor, with nine films – six in starring roles and three in supporting roles.
 * Julie Christie is the most represented actress, with six films on the list.