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Here's our list of the 50 greatest British movies ever. To keep things fair, we've restricted the list to only one film per director or 'stable'. So, there's only one Bond, one Ealing comedy and one Carry On. Don't like it? Tell us in the forums.

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30 - The Third Man (1949)
Orson Welles's Harry Lime steals the show (and anything else he can get his hands on) in this stunning noir set amid the ruins of post-War Vienna, and featuring perhaps the most memorable chase sequence in cinema.

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29 - Great Expectations (1946)
John Mills is the orphan who enters high society in David Lean's Oscar-winning adaptation of the great Dickens novel. Trim but stylish and sophisticated, it remains a benchmark for quality period drama.

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28 - My Left Foot (1989)
Award winning drama from Jim Sheridan based on Christy Brown's autobiography. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as the writer and artist who overcame the debilitatations of his cerebral palsy.

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27 - The 39 Steps (1935)
Atmospheric, funny and, of course, thrilling version of John Buchan's classic novel. Hitchcock at the peak of his unequalled powers.

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26 - Kes (1969)
Ken Loach's raw, truthful re-telling of Barry Hines's gritty story of a boy's alienation and brutal school life in 60s Yorkshire.

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