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16 August 2004 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) has been named the best British film of all time in a newspaper poll of Britain's leading filmmakers. The David Lean-directed film, starring Peter O'Toole in the title role, was the clear choice of some 230 actors, technicians, writers and directors who participated in the poll conducted by the London Sunday Telegraph. Three other Lean films were included in the top 10, including the romantic film Brief Encounter (1945), which placed second on the list; Great Expectations (1946), which was fourth, and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), which tied for seventh. Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949) placed third. Other films on the list included The Ladykillers (1955), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Kes (1969), The 39 Steps (1935), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Commenting on the results of the poll, the Sunday Telegraph observed that they "seem to confirm the view that the heyday of British cinema is over." Only two films released in recent years, Four Weddings and Trainspotting (1996), made the top-20 list.

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