U.S. Films Top British Poll

Mirror Staff

   A poll of 60,000 British movie-goers by the Sky Premier film channel to determine “the Movie of the Millennium” is dominated by American films Of the top 100 films named, 84 were American, 13 British, two Italian and one French.
   The top ten were: 1. Star Wars; 2. Titanic; 3. Gone With the Wind; 4. Casablanca; 5. It’s a Wonderful Life; 6.The Godfather; 7. The Sound of Music 8. Blade Runner; 9.Schindler’s List; 10. The Full Monty.
   It is probably worth noting that of the top 10, six starred British actors and one, Blade Runner, was directed by a Brit, Ridley Scott.
   The Full Monty, at 10th, was the top Brit movie on the list. The next English film to make the list was Zulu, a 1964 release with Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins and Michael Caine. Trainspotting, a much-praised 1996 British film came in at 25th, while The Third Man, director Carol Reed’s 1949 equally acclaimed flick, ranked 44th. It’s currently in re-release here. Some other English films to make the list were Four Weddings and a Funeral (55th), Brief Encounter, (64th), Monty Python’s Life of Brian (84th), Gandhi((86th), and The Bridge on the River Kwai (99th).
   Seven of Steven Speilberg’s movies were on the list, which makes him Britain’s favorite director.