120-920: British annual film awards, established 1973 [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Evening Standard British Film Awards" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Evening Standard British Film Awards Awarded for British and Irish film Country [REDACTED] United Kingdom First awarded 1973 Website London Evening Standard British Film Awards The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by London's Evening Standard newspaper. The Standard Awards
240-828: A fair trial . The English monarchs, through inheritance of substantial territories in France and claims to the French crown, were also heavily involved in conflicts in France, most notably the Hundred Years' War , while the Kings of Scots were in an alliance with the French during this period. Early modern Britain saw religious conflict resulting from the Reformation and the introduction of Protestant state churches in each country. The English Reformation ushered in political, constitutional, social and cultural change in
360-521: A subpolar oceanic climate . Higher elevations in Scotland experience a continental subarctic climate and the mountains experience a tundra climate . The prevailing wind is from the southwest and bears frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Atlantic Ocean, although the eastern parts are mostly sheltered from this wind. Since the majority of the rain falls over the western regions,
480-604: A welfare state was established, and a comprehensive, publicly funded healthcare system, the National Health Service , was created. The rise of nationalism in the colonies coincided with Britain's much-diminished economic position, so that a policy of decolonisation was unavoidable. Independence was granted to India and Pakistan in 1947. Over the next three decades, most colonies of the British Empire gained their independence, and many became members of
600-651: A Funeral Best Film : In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan Best Screenplay : Richard Curtis – Four Weddings and a Funeral Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Dave Borthwick, Richard 'Hutch' Hutchinson – The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb Most Promising Newcomer : Ian Hart – Backbeat , Gurinder Chadha – Bhaji on the Beach Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – Four Weddings and
720-1172: A Funeral Special Award : Alec Guinness 1995 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Jonathan Pryce – Carrington Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – Angels & Insects Best Film : The Madness of King George – Nicholas Hytner Best Screenplay : Alan Bennett – The Madness of King George Best Technical and Artistic Achievement : Andrew Dunn – The Madness of King George Most Promising Newcomer : Danny Boyle – Shallow Grave Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter Chelsom – Funny Bones Special Award : Lewis Gilbert 1996 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Liam Neeson – Michael Collins Best Actress : Kate Winslet – Sense and Sensibility , Jude Best Film : Richard III – Ian McKellen Best Screenplay : Emma Thompson – Sense and Sensibility , John Hodge – Trainspotting Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Tony Burrough – Richard III Most Promising Newcomer : Emily Watson – Breaking
840-463: A Mafia revenge killing - someone disguised as a Wagon-Lit conductor entered the train at Belgrade and later stabbed Cassetti, discarded the dagger in Hubbard's makeup bag, then escaped when the train was stopped by the snowdrift. Bianchi and Constantine reject this scenario as absurd, but Poirot says they might reconsider that opinion. The second solution links together all the suspects. In addition to
960-2958: A Scandal Best Screenplay : Peter Morgan – The Queen , The Last King of Scotland Most Promising Newcomer : Paul Andrew Williams – London to Brighton Technical Achievement Award : Anthony Dod Mantle – Brothers of the Head , The Last King of Scotland Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat Alexander Walker Special Award : Stephen Frears 2007 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Control Best Film Score : There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood Best Actress : Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Best Screenplay : Matt Greenhalgh – Control Most Promising Newcomer : John Carney – Once Technical Achievement Award : Seamus McGarvey (cinematographer), Sarah Greenwood (production designer), Jacqueline Durran (costume designer) – Atonement Alexander Walker Special Award : Julie Christie 2008 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Hunger Best Director : Stephen Daldry – The Reader Best Actor : Michael Sheen – Frost/Nixon , Pat Shortt – Garage Best Actress : Tilda Swinton – Julia Best Screenplay : Martin McDonagh – In Bruges Most Promising Newcomer : Joanna Hogg – Unrelated Technical Achievement Award : Mark Digby – Slumdog Millionaire Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky Alexander Walker Special Award : Mike Leigh 2009 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Fish Tank Best Actor : Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Best Actress : Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy Best Screenplay : Jesse Armstrong , Simon Blackwell , Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche – In The Loop Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Strickland – Katalin Varga Best Documentary ;: Anvil! The Story of Anvil Technical Achievement Award : Barry Ackroyd (cinematographer) – The Hurt Locker Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sacha Baron Cohen – Brüno Alexander Walker Special Award : Nicolas Roeg 2010 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Neds Best Actor : Andrew Garfield – The Social Network & Never Let Me Go Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – Leaving Best Screenplay : Clio Barnard – The Arbor Most Promising Newcomer : Ben Wheatley – Director / Co-Producer of Down Terrace Best Documentary : John Krish – A Day in
1080-674: A Stranger Best Film : My Beautiful Laundrette – Stephen Frears Best Screenplay : Malcolm Mowbray , Alan Bennett – A Private Function Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Norman Garwood Most Promising Newcomer : Margi Clarke , Alexandra Pigg Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Michael Palin Special Award ;: George Harrison , Denis O'Brien 1986 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Ray McAnally – The Mission , No Surrender Best Actress : Coral Browne – Dreamchild Best Film : A Room with
1200-2340: A View Best Screenplay : Robert Bolt – The Mission Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Tony Pierce-Roberts – A Room with a View Most Promising Newcomer : Gary Oldman – Sid and Nancy Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Clockwise – John Cleese Special Award : Jake Eberts Special Award: George Harrison and Dennis O'Brien 1987 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Derek Jacobi – Little Dorrit Best Actress : Emily Lloyd – Wish You Were Here Best Film : Hope and Glory – John Boorman Best Screenplay : Alan Bennett – Prick Up Your Ears Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Anthony Pratt – Hope and Glory Most Promising Newcomer : Harry Hook – The Kitchen Toto Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Personal Services , Wish You Were Here – David Leland 1988 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Bob Hoskins – Who Framed Roger Rabbit , The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Best Actress : Billie Whitelaw – The Dressmaker , Maggie Smith – The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Best Film : A Fish Called Wanda – Charles Crichton Best Screenplay : Bruce Robinson – Withnail and I Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : William Diver , Patrick Duval – Distant Voices, Still Lives Most Promising Newcomer : Kristin Scott Thomas – A Handful of Dust , Jodhi May – A World Apart Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : A Fish Called Wanda – Charles Crichton Special Award : Richard Williams 1989 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot Best Actress : Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine Best Film : Henry V – Kenneth Branagh Best Screenplay : Willy Russell – Shirley Valentine Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Anton Furst – Batman Most Promising Newcomer : Andi Engel– Melancholia Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : High Hopes – Mike Leigh Special Award : Peter Greenaway 1990 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Iain Glen – Mountains of
1320-524: A director of the Wagons-Lits company , shares a coach with physician Dr. Stavros Constantine. Ratchett requests to hire Poirot as bodyguard as he has received death threats; Poirot declines. A snowdrift in Yugoslavia strands the train. During the night, Poirot is awakened by a moan from Ratchett's compartment. Conductor Pierre Michel is told through the door it was just a nightmare. Ratchett is dead
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#17327803458831440-463: A leading role in the movement to abolish slavery worldwide through the blockade of Africa and pressing other nations to end their trade with a series of treaties. In 1800 the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland each passed an Act of Union, uniting the two kingdoms and creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801. After the defeat of France at the end of
1560-853: A policy of splendid isolation in Europe, and attempted to contain Russian influence in Afghanistan and Persia , in what came to be known as the Great Game . During this time, Canada , Australia and New Zealand were granted self-governing dominion status. At the turn of the century, Britain's industrial dominance became challenged by the German Empire and the United States . The Edwardian era saw social reform and home rule for Ireland become important domestic issues, while
1680-767: A quarter of the world's landmass and population, and was the largest empire in history . However, its involvement in the First World War and the Second World War damaged Britain's economic power and a global wave of decolonisation led to the independence of most British colonies. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy . The UK has three distinct jurisdictions: England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland . Since 1999, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own governments and parliaments which control various devolved matters. A developed country ,
1800-477: A railway workshop near Paris standing in for Istanbul station . The scenes of the train proceeding through Central Europe were filmed in the Jura Mountains on the then-recently-closed railway line from Pontarlier to Gilley , with the scenes of the train stuck in snow being filmed in a cutting near Montbenoît . There were concerns about a lack of snow in the weeks preceding the scheduled shooting of
1920-507: A result of a shortage of workers in the 1950s, the government encouraged immigration from Commonwealth countries . In the following decades, the UK became a more multi-ethnic society. Despite rising living standards in the late 1950s and 1960s, the UK's economic performance was less successful than many of its main competitors such as France, West Germany and Japan. The UK was the first democratic nation to lower its voting age to 18 in 1969. In
2040-811: A series of connected wars (including the English Civil War ) which led to the temporary overthrow of the monarchy, with the execution of King Charles I , and the establishment of the short-lived unitary republic of the Commonwealth of England , Scotland and Ireland. Although the monarchy was restored , the Interregnum along with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the subsequent Bill of Rights 1689 in England and Claim of Right Act 1689 in Scotland ensured that, unlike much of
2160-495: Is by Paul Dehn . The film was a commercial and critical success. Bergman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , and the film received five other nominations at the 47th Academy Awards : Best Actor (Finney), Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Original Score , Best Cinematography , and Best Costume Design . In 1930, toddler Daisy Armstrong, daughter of British Army Colonel Hamish Armstrong and his wife Sonia,
2280-595: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from December 2015 All articles needing additional references United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a country in Northwestern Europe , off the coast of the continental mainland . It comprises England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland . The UK includes
2400-689: Is kidnapped and murdered. In December 1935, Hercule Poirot travels from Istanbul to London on the Orient Express . Other passengers include American socialite Harriet Hubbard; English governess Mary Debenham; Swedish missionary Greta Ohlsson; American businessman Samuel Ratchett, with his secretary Hector McQueen and English valet Edward Beddoes; car salesman Antonio Foscarelli; elderly Russian Princess Natalia Dragomiroff and her German maid Hildegarde Schmidt; Hungarian Count Rudolf Andrenyi and his wife Elena; British Army Colonel John Arbuthnott; and American theatrical agent Cyrus B. Hardman. Signor Bianchi,
2520-481: Is only the one specific nominal term 'Great Britain' which invariably excludes Northern Ireland". The BBC historically preferred to use "Britain" as shorthand only for Great Britain, though the present style guide does not take a position except that "Great Britain" excludes Northern Ireland. The adjective "British" is commonly used to refer to matters relating to the United Kingdom and is used in law to refer to United Kingdom citizenship and nationality . People of
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#17327803458832640-538: Is ranked 2nd out of 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index . A law has been passed that UK greenhouse gas emissions will be net zero by 2050. England accounts for 53 per cent of the UK, covering 50,350 square miles (130,395 km ). Most of the country consists of lowland terrain, with upland and mountainous terrain northwest of the Tees–Exe line which roughly divides
2760-599: Is sometimes used as a loose synonym for the United Kingdom as a whole. The word England is occasionally used incorrectly to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole, a mistake principally made by people from outside the UK. The term "Britain" is used as a synonym for Great Britain , but also sometimes for the United Kingdom. Usage is mixed: the UK Government prefers to use the term "UK" rather than "Britain" or "British" on its website (except when referring to embassies), while acknowledging that both terms refer to
2880-579: Is the Isle of Wight . Scotland accounts for 32 per cent of the UK, covering 30,410 square miles (78,772 km ). This includes nearly 800 islands , notably the Hebrides , Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands. Scotland is the most mountainous constituent country of the UK, the Highlands to the north and west are the more rugged region containing the majority of Scotland's mountainous land, including
3000-669: Is the highest peak in Wales. Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,704 kilometres) of coastline including the Pembrokeshire Coast . Several islands lie off the Welsh mainland, the largest of which is Anglesey ( Ynys Môn ). Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet , produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin , and based on
3120-1039: Is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony honours films from the previous year. 1973–1980 Winners [ edit ] 1973 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Keith Michell – Henry VIII and His Six Wives Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – Mary, Queen of Scots Best Comedy : The National Health – Jack Gold Best Film : Ryan's Daughter – David Lean Best Newcomer – Actor : Simon Ward Best Newcomer – Actress : Lynne Frederick 1974 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Michael Caine – Sleuth Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class Best Comedy : The Three Musketeers – Richard Lester Best Film : Live and Let Die – Guy Hamilton Best Newcomer – Actor : Edward Fox Best Newcomer – Actress : Heather Wright 1975 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Albert Finney – Murder on
3240-588: The 1884 Reform Act championed by William Gladstone granting suffrage to a majority of males for the first time. The British population increased at a dramatic rate, accompanied by rapid urbanisation , causing significant social and economic stresses. By the late 19th century, the Conservatives under Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Salisbury initiated a period of imperial expansion in Africa , maintained
3360-534: The Atlantic slave trade , mainly between 1662 and 1807 when British or British-colonial slave ships transported nearly 3.3 million slaves from Africa. The slaves were taken to work on plantations , principally in the Caribbean but also North America . However, with pressure from the abolitionism movement , Parliament banned the trade in 1807, banned slavery in the British Empire in 1833, and Britain took
3480-650: The Battle of Culloden in 1746, after which the Scottish Highlanders were forcibly assimilated into Scotland by revoking the feudal independence of clan chiefs . The British colonies in North America that broke away in the American War of Independence became the United States . British imperial ambition turned towards Asia, particularly to India . British merchants played a leading part in
3600-457: The British royal family and also Brabourne's father-in-law) help them broach the subject. In the end, according to Christie's husband, Sir Max Mallowan , "Agatha herself has always been allergic to the adaptation of her books by the cinema, but was persuaded to give a rather grudging appreciation to this one." According to one report, Christie gave approval because she liked the previous films of
3720-663: The Cairngorms , Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and Ben Nevis which at 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) is the highest point in the British Isles. Wales accounts for less than 9 per cent of the UK, covering 8,020 square miles (20,779 km ). Wales is mostly mountainous, though South Wales is less mountainous than North and mid Wales . The highest mountains in Wales are in Snowdonia and include Snowdon ( Welsh : Yr Wyddfa ) which, at 1,085 metres (3,560 ft),
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3840-523: The Commonwealth of Nations . The UK was the third country to develop a nuclear weapons arsenal (with its first atomic bomb test, Operation Hurricane , in 1952), but the post-war limits of Britain's international role were illustrated by the Suez Crisis of 1956. The international spread of the English language ensured the continuing international influence of its literature and culture . As
3960-767: The European Convention on Human Rights . The UK remained a great power with global diplomatic and military influence and a leading role in the United Nations and NATO . The UK broadly supported the United States' approach to the " war on terror " in the early 21st century. British troops fought in the War in Afghanistan , but controversy surrounded Britain's military deployment in Iraq , which saw
4080-583: The European Union (EU) in 1992, the UK was one of the 12 founding member states. From the late 1960s, Northern Ireland suffered communal and paramilitary violence (sometimes affecting other parts of the UK) conventionally known as the Troubles . It is usually considered to have ended with the 1998 Belfast "Good Friday" Agreement . Following a period of widespread economic slowdown and industrial strife in
4200-494: The Falkland Islands , leading to the 10-week Falklands War in which Argentine forces were defeated. The inhabitants of the islands are predominantly descendants of British settlers, and strongly favour British sovereignty, expressed in a 2013 referendum . From 1984, the UK economy was helped by the inflow of substantial North Sea oil revenues. Another British overseas territory, Gibraltar , ceded to Great Britain in
4320-545: The French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815), the United Kingdom emerged as the principal naval and imperial power (with London the largest city in the world from about 1830). Unchallenged at sea , British dominance was later described as Pax Britannica ("British Peace"), a period of relative peace among the great powers (1815–1914) during which the British Empire became
4440-564: The Irish Sea . The United Kingdom had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom is London , whose wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe , with a population of 14.9 million. The cities of Edinburgh , Cardiff , and Belfast are the national capitals of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, respectively. The lands of
4560-650: The Labour Party emerged from an alliance of trade unions and small socialist groups in 1900, and suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. Britain was one of the principal Allies that defeated the Central Powers in the First World War (1914–1918). Alongside their French, Russian and (after 1917) American counterparts, British armed forces were engaged across much of the British Empire and in several regions of Europe, particularly on
4680-647: The Representation of the People Act 1918 . After the war, Britain became a permanent member of the Executive Council of the League of Nations and received a mandate over a number of former German and Ottoman colonies. Under the leadership of David Lloyd George , the British Empire reached its greatest extent, covering a fifth of the world's land surface and a quarter of its population. By
4800-973: The Soviet Union formed in 1941, leading the Allies against the Axis powers . There were eventual hard-fought victories in the Battle of the Atlantic , the North Africa campaign and the Italian campaign . British forces played important roles in the Normandy landings of 1944 and the liberation of Europe . The British Army led the Burma campaign against Japan, and the British Pacific Fleet fought Japan at sea. British scientists contributed to
4920-511: The Western Front . The high fatalities of trench warfare caused the loss of much of a generation of men, with lasting social effects in the nation and a great disruption in the social order. Britain had suffered 2.5 million casualties and finished the war with a huge national debt. The consequences of the war persuaded the government to expand the right to vote in national and local elections to all adult men and most adult women with
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5040-471: The coastline paradox . It is connected to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel , which at 31 miles (50 km) (24 miles (38 km) underwater) is the longest underwater tunnel in the world. The UK contains four terrestrial ecoregions: Celtic broadleaf forests , English Lowlands beech forests , North Atlantic moist mixed forests , and Caledonian conifer forests . The area of woodland in
5160-491: The largest protest in British history in opposition to the government led by Tony Blair . The Great Recession severely affected the UK economy. The Cameron–Clegg coalition government of 2010 introduced austerity measures intended to tackle the substantial public deficits. Studies have suggested that policy led to significant social disruption and suffering. A referendum on Scottish independence in 2014 resulted in
5280-619: The 16th century and established the Church of England . Moreover, it defined a national identity for England and slowly, but profoundly, changed people's religious beliefs. Wales was fully incorporated into the Kingdom of England , and Ireland was constituted as a kingdom in personal union with the English crown. In what was to become Northern Ireland, the lands of the independent Catholic Gaelic nobility were confiscated and given to Protestant settlers from England and Scotland. In 1603,
5400-401: The 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, is a key military base . A referendum in 2002 on shared sovereignty with Spain was rejected by 98.97% of voters in the territory. Around the end of the 20th century, there were major changes to the governance of the UK with the establishment of devolved administrations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The statutory incorporation followed acceptance of
5520-551: The 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie . The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot ( Albert Finney ), who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon aboard the Orient Express train. The suspects are portrayed by an all-star cast , including Lauren Bacall , Martin Balsam , Ingrid Bergman , Sean Connery , John Gielgud , Jean-Pierre Cassel , Vanessa Redgrave , Michael York , Rachel Roberts , Jacqueline Bisset , Anthony Perkins , Richard Widmark and Wendy Hiller . The screenplay
5640-406: The 1970s, the Conservative government of the 1980s led by Margaret Thatcher initiated a radical policy of monetarism , deregulation, particularly of the financial sector (for example, the Big Bang in 1986) and labour markets, the sale of state-owned companies (privatisation), and the withdrawal of subsidies to others. In 1982, Argentina invaded the British territories of South Georgia and
5760-476: The 5th century) united with the Picts to create the Kingdom of Scotland in the 9th century. In 1066, the Normans invaded England from northern France. After conquering England , they seized large parts of Wales , conquered much of Ireland and were invited to settle in Scotland, bringing to each country feudalism on the Northern French model and Norman-French culture. The Anglo-Norman ruling class greatly influenced, but eventually assimilated with,
5880-873: The Affair Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Andrew Sanders – The Golden Bowl Most Promising Newcomer : Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter Lord , Nick Park – Chicken Run Special Award : Peter Yates 2001–2010 Winners [ edit ] 2001 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Gosford Park Best Actor : Linus Roache – Pandaemonium Best Actress : Kate Winslet – Quills , Enigma , Iris Best Screenplay : Richard Curtis , Andrew Davies , Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones's Diary Most Promising Newcomer : Ben Hopkins – The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – Bridget Jones's Diary Technical Achievement Award : Stuart Craig – Harry Potter and
6000-419: The Andrenyis stabbing Cassetti together. They killed Cassetti at 02:00 hours while Poirot was asleep. The moan and broken watch were to convince Poirot that the murder occurred at a time when the suspects had alibis. Poirot asks Bianchi to choose one solution before the train is freed from the snowdrift, saying the Yugoslav police would probably prefer the simpler first solution of the Mafia feud. Bianchi chooses
6120-464: The Brittonic area mainly to what was to become Wales , Cornwall and, until the latter stages of the Anglo-Saxon settlement, the Hen Ogledd (northern England and parts of southern Scotland). Most of the region settled by the Anglo-Saxons became unified as the Kingdom of England in the 10th century. Meanwhile, Gaelic speakers in north-west Britain (with connections to the north-east of Ireland and traditionally supposed to have migrated from there in
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#17327803458836240-632: The Day , Much Ado About Nothing Best Film : Raining Stones – Ken Loach Best Screenplay : Jim Allen – Raining Stones Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sandy Powell – Orlando , Stuart Craig – The Secret Garden Most Promising Newcomer : Vadim Jean , Gary Sinyor – Leon the Pig Farmer Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Les Blair – Bad Behaviour Special Award : Anthony Hopkins 1994 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Ben Kingsley – Schindler's List Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – Four Weddings and
6360-886: The Dead Technical Achievement Award : Roger Deakins – The Village , The Ladykillers Alexander Walker Special Award : Working Title Films 2005 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : The Constant Gardener Best Actor : Ralph Fiennes – The Constant Gardener Best Actress : Natasha Richardson – Asylum Best Screenplay : Mark O'Halloran – Adam & Paul Most Promising Newcomer : Saul Dibb – Bullet Boy Technical Achievement Award : Neil Marshall – The Descent Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Tom Hollander – Pride & Prejudice Alexander Walker Special Award : Nick Park 2006 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : United 93 Best Actor : Daniel Craig – Casino Royale Best Actress : Judi Dench – Notes on
6480-1366: The Devil Best Actress : Julie Christie – Afterglow Best Film : The General – John Boorman Best Screenplay : Eileen Atkins – Mrs Dalloway Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Ashley Rowe – The Woodlanders , The Governess , Still Crazy , Twenty Four Seven Most Promising Newcomer : Guy Ritchie – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Nighy – Still Crazy Special Award : Ken Loach , Michael Caine 1999 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Jeremy Northam – An Ideal Husband , The Winslow Boy Best Actress : Samantha Morton – Dreaming of Joseph Lees Best Film : East Is East – Damien O'Donnell Best Screenplay : Tom Stoppard – Shakespeare in Love Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : John de Borman – Hideous Kinky Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Mullan – Orphans Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – Notting Hill Special Award : Freddie Francis 2000 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Jim Broadbent – Topsy-Turvy Best Actress : Julie Walters – Billy Elliot Best Film : Topsy-Turvy – Mike Leigh Best Screenplay : Neil Jordan – The End of
6600-487: The Devil Best Documentary : The Imposter Technical Achievement Award : Sarah Greenwood , Jacqueline Durran , and Seamus McGarvey , for their Production Design , Costume Design , and Cinematography on Anna Karenina Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sightseers 2016 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Brooklyn Best Actor : Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation Best Actress : Maggie Smith – The Lady in
6720-444: The Evening Standard film awards 2010 for best documentary Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evening_Standard_British_Film_Awards&oldid=1253773864 " Categories : Evening Standard Awards Awards established in 1973 1973 establishments in the United Kingdom London awards British film awards Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
6840-909: The Flood Best Screenplay : Guy Hibbert – Eye in the Sky Comedy Award : Bridget Jones's Baby Breakthrough of the Year : Florence Pugh – Lady Macbeth Technical Achievement : Max Richter – contribution of his music on Arrival Most Powerful Scene : I, Daniel Blake International Film of the Year : Lion Editor's Award : Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2018 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : God's Own Country Best Actor : Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – The Party Best Supporting Actor : Simon Russell Beale – The Death of Stalin Best Supporting Actress : Gemma Jones – God's Own Country Best Screenplay : Sally Potter – The Party Comedy Award : Paddington 2 Breakthrough of
6960-1404: The Life: Four Portraits of Post-War Britain Technical Achievement Award : Gareth Edwards , for his Cinematography , Production Design and Visual Effects of Monsters Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Roger Allam – Tamara Drewe Alexander Walker Special Award : Christopher Nolan for his contribution to film 2011–2020 Winners [ edit ] 2011 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Actor : Michael Fassbender – Shame & Jane Eyre Best Actress : Olivia Colman – Tyrannosaur Best Screenplay : Andrew Haigh – Weekend Most Promising Newcomer : Tom Kingsley & Will Sharpe – Co-writers/Directors of Black Pond Best Documentary : Senna Technical Achievement Award : Robbie Ryan , for his Cinematography on Wuthering Heights Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : The Guard Alexander Walker Special Award : John Hurt for his contribution to cinema 2012 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Skyfall Best Actor : Toby Jones – Berberian Sound Studio Best Actress : Andrea Riseborough – Shadow Dancer Best Screenplay : Malcolm Campbell – What Richard Did Most Promising Newcomer : Sally El Hosaini – Writer/Director of My Brother
7080-419: The Life: Four Portraits of Post-War Britain – review" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2023-02-22 . [compilation of his short films] The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953)... They Took Us to the Sea (1961)... Our School (1962)... I Think They Call Him John (1964) ^ "A Day in the Life: Four Portraits of Post-War Britain" . digital:works . 2011-06-27 . Retrieved 2023-02-22 . winner of
7200-452: The Manhattan Project whose task was to build an atomic weapon. Once built, it was decided, with British consent, to use the weapon against Japan. The UK was one of the Big Three powers (along with the US and the Soviet Union) who met to plan the post-war world ; it drafted the Declaration by United Nations with the United States and became one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council . It worked closely with
7320-584: The Mohicans Best Actress : Emma Thompson – Howards End , Peter's Friends Best Film : Howards End – James Ivory Best Screenplay : Terence Davies – The Long Day Closes Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sue Gibson – Hear My Song , Secret Friends Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Chelsom – Hear My Song Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter's Friends 1993 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : David Thewlis – Naked Best Actress : Emma Thompson – The Remains of
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#17327803458837440-1242: The Moon , Fools of Fortune , Silent Scream Best Actress : Natasha Richardson – The Comfort of Strangers , The Handmaid's Tale Best Film : The Krays – Peter Medak Best Screenplay : Michael Eaton – Fellow Traveller Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : David Watkin – Memphis Belle Most Promising Newcomer : Philip Ridley – The Krays Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Robbie Coltrane 1991–2000 Winners [ edit ] 1991 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Alan Rickman – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves , Close My Eyes , Truly Madly Deeply Best Actress : Juliet Stevenson – Truly, Madly, Deeply Best Film : Close My Eyes – Stephen Poliakoff Best Screenplay : Neil Jordan – The Miracle Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sandy Powell – Edward II , The Miracle , The Pope Must Die Most Promising Newcomer : Anthony Minghella – Truly, Madly, Deeply Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : The Commitments – Dick Clement , Roddy Doyle , Ian La Frenais 1992 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – The Last of
7560-425: The Name of Great Britain". The term "United Kingdom" has occasionally been used as a description for the former Kingdom of Great Britain , although its official name from 1707 to 1800 was simply "Great Britain". The Acts of Union 1800 formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Following the partition of Ireland and the independence of the Irish Free State in 1922, which left Northern Ireland as
7680-2510: The Nile – John Guillermin Best Newcomer – Actor : Simon MacCorkindale Best Newcomer – Actress : Karen Dotrice 1980 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Denholm Elliott – Bad Timing , Rising Damp , Zulu Dawn Best Actress : Frances de la Tour – Rising Damp Best Comedy : Rising Damp – Joseph McGrath Best Film : Yanks – John Schlesinger Best Newcomer – Actor : Jonathan Pryce Best Newcomer – Actress : Wendy Morgan Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Leonard Rossiter 1981–1990 Winners [ edit ] 1981 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Bob Hoskins – The Long Good Friday Best Actress : Maggie Smith – Quartet Best Film : The French Lieutenant's Woman – Karel Reisz Best Screenplay : Colin Welland – Chariots of Fire Most Promising Filmmaker : Franco Rosso Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Forsyth 1982 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Trevor Howard – Light Years Away Best Actress : Jennifer Kendal – 36 Chowringhee Lane Best Film : Moonlighting – Jerzy Skolimowski Best Screenplay : John Krish – Friend or Foe Most Promising Newcomer : Cassie McFarlane Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Michael Blakemore 1983 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Ben Kingsley – Gandhi , Betrayal Best Actress : Phyllis Logan – Another Time, Another Place Best Film : The Ploughman's Lunch – Richard Eyre Best Screenplay : Ian McEwan – The Ploughman's Lunch Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Chris Menges Most Promising Newcomer : Neil Jordan Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Forsyth Special Award : Richard Attenborough 1984 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : John Hurt – 1984 , Champions , The Hit Best Actress : Helen Mirren – Cal Best Film : 1984 – Michael Radford Best Screenplay : Bernard MacLaverty – Cal Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : John Alcott Most Promising Newcomer : Tim Roth Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Denholm Elliott 1985 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Victor Banerjee – A Passage to India Best Actress : Miranda Richardson – Dance with
7800-418: The Orient Express Best Actress : Wendy Hiller – Murder on the Orient Express Best Comedy : The Four Musketeers – Richard Lester Best Film : Murder on the Orient Express – Sidney Lumet Best Newcomer – Actor : Robin Askwith Best Newcomer – Actress : Jill Townsend 1976 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Peter Sellers – The Return of
7920-410: The Orient Express been made into a movie 40 years ago (when it was published here as Murder on the Calais Coach ), it would have been photographed in black-and-white on a back lot in Burbank or Culver City , with one or two stars and a dozen character actors and studio contract players. Its running time would have been around 67 minutes and it could have been a very respectable B-picture . Murder on
8040-442: The Orient Express wasn't made into a movie 40 years ago, and after you see the Sidney Lumet production that opened yesterday at the Coronet, you may be both surprised and glad it wasn't. An earlier adaptation could have interfered with plans to produce this terrifically entertaining super-valentine to a kind of whodunit that may well be one of the last fixed points in our inflationary universe. Christie, who died fourteen months after
8160-777: The Philosopher's Stone Special Award : Christopher Lee 2002 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Dirty Pretty Things Best Actor : Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things Best Actress : Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago Best Screenplay : Lawless Heart – Neil Hunter , Tom Hunsinger Most Promising Newcomer : Asif Kapadia – The Warrior Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe, Lucy Darwin – Lost in La Mancha Technical Achievement Award : Eve Stewart – production designer, All or Nothing Special Award : Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli – 40 years of James Bond 2003 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Touching
8280-887: The Pink Panther Best Actress : Annette Crosbie – The Slipper and the Rose Best Comedy : The Return of the Pink Panther – Blake Edwards Best Film : Aces High – Jack Gold Best Newcomer – Actor : Peter Firth Best Newcomer – Actress : Gemma Craven 1977 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : John Thaw – Sweeney! Best Actress : Billie Whitelaw – The Omen Best Comedy : The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Blake Edwards Best Film : A Bridge Too Far – Richard Attenborough Best Newcomer – Actor : Dennis Waterman Best Newcomer – Actress : Lesley-Anne Down 1978 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Alec Guinness – Star Wars Best Actress : Nanette Newman – International Velvet Best Comedy : Revenge of
8400-427: The Pink Panther – Blake Edwards Best Film : Star Wars – George Lucas Best Newcomer – Actor : Michael J. Jackson Best Newcomer – Actress : Lea Brodie 1979 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Peter Ustinov – Death on the Nile Best Actress : Maggie Smith – California Suite Best Comedy : Porridge – Dick Clement Best Film : Death on
8520-495: The Scottish electorate voting by 55.3 to 44.7% to remain part of the United Kingdom. In 2016, 51.9 per cent of voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The UK left the EU in 2020. On 1 May 2021, the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force. The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the UK's economy , caused major disruptions to education and had far-reaching impacts on society and politics in 2020 and 2021. The United Kingdom
8640-501: The UK has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP). It is a nuclear state , and is ranked fifth globally in military expenditure . The UK has been a permanent member of the UN Security Council since its first session in 1946. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , Council of Europe , G7 , OECD , NATO , Five Eyes , AUKUS and CPTPP . British influence can be observed in
8760-676: The UK have been inhabited continuously since the Neolithic . In AD 43 the Roman conquest of Britain began; the Roman departure was followed by Anglo-Saxon settlement . In 1066, the Normans conquered England . With the end of the Wars of the Roses the English state stabilised and began to grow in power, resulting by the 16th century in the annexation of Wales , the domination of Scotland , and
8880-521: The UK in 1922 as the Irish Free State , and the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 created the present United Kingdom. The UK became the first industrialised country and was the world's foremost power for the majority of the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly during the " Pax Britannica " between 1815 and 1914. At its height in the 1920s, the British Empire encompassed almost
9000-484: The UK in 2023 is estimated to be 3.25 million hectares, which represents 13% of the total land area in the UK. Most of the United Kingdom has a temperate climate, with generally cool temperatures and plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons seldom dropping below 0 °C (32 °F ) or rising above 30 °C (86 °F). Some parts, away from the coast, of upland England, Wales, Northern Ireland and most of Scotland, experience
9120-961: The UK into lowland and upland areas. Lowland areas include Cornwall , the New Forest , the South Downs and the Norfolk Broads . Upland areas include the Lake District , the Pennines , the Yorkshire Dales , Exmoor , and Dartmoor . The main rivers and estuaries are the Thames , Severn , and the Humber . England's highest mountain is Scafell Pike , at 978 metres (3,209 ft) in the Lake District; its largest island
9240-402: The United Kingdom and that elsewhere "British government" is used at least as frequently as "United Kingdom government". The UK Permanent Committee on Geographical Names recognises "United Kingdom", "UK" and "U.K." as shortened and abbreviated geopolitical terms for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in its toponymic guidelines; it does not list "Britain" but notes that "it
9360-411: The United Kingdom is 1339.7 hours, which is just under 30% of the maximum possible. The hours of sunshine vary from 1200 to about 1580 hours per year, and since 1996 the UK has been and still is receiving above the 1981 to 2010 average hours of sunshine. Climate change has a serious impact on the country. A third of food price rise in 2023 is attributed to climate change. As of 2022, the United Kingdom
9480-436: The United Kingdom use several different terms to describe their national identity and may identify themselves as being British , English , Scottish , Welsh , Northern Irish , or Irish ; or as having a combination of different national identities. Settlement by Cro-Magnons of what was to become the United Kingdom occurred in waves beginning by about 30,000 years ago. The island has been continuously inhabited only since
9600-620: The United Kingdom. The 1928 Equal Franchise Act gave women electoral equality with men in national elections. Strikes in the mid-1920s culminated in the General Strike of 1926 . Britain had still not recovered from the effects of the First World War when the Great Depression (1929–1932) led to considerable unemployment and hardship in the old industrial areas, as well as political and social unrest with rising membership in communist and socialist parties. A coalition government
9720-640: The United States to establish the IMF , World Bank and NATO . The war left the UK severely weakened and financially dependent on the Marshall Plan , but it was spared the total war that devastated eastern Europe. In the immediate post-war years, the Labour government under Clement Attlee initiated a radical programme of reforms, which significantly impacted British society in the following decades . Major industries and public utilities were nationalised ,
9840-981: The Van Best Documentary ;: Amy Blockbuster of the Year ;: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Editor's Award : 45 Years Best Screenplay : Emma Donoghue – Room Rising Star : Maisie Williams – The Falling Comedy Award : Emma Thompson – The Legend of Barney Thomson Technical Achievement : Mark Digby – production designer on Ex Machina Outstanding Contribution : Alan Bennett 2017 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : I, Daniel Blake Best Actor : Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins Best Actress : Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship Best Supporting Actor : Arinze Kene – The Pass Best Supporting Actress : Hayley Squires – I, Daniel Blake Best Documentary : Before
9960-1207: The Void Best Actor ;: Paul Bettany – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World , The Heart of Me Best Actress : Emma Thompson – Love Actually Best Screenplay : Buffalo Soldiers – Gregor Jordan , Nora Maccoby , Eric Weiss Most Promising Newcomer : Max Pirkis – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Nighy – Love Actually Technical Achievement Award : The Hours – Seamus McGarvey Alexander Walker Special Award : Michael Winterbottom 2004 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Vera Drake Best Actor : Paddy Considine – Dead Man's Shoes Best Actress : Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake Best Screenplay : My Summer of Love – Paweł Pawlikowski Most Promising Newcomer : Emily Blunt , Natalie Press – My Summer of Love Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Simon Pegg – Shaun of
10080-921: The Waves Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Mark Herman – Brassed Off Special Award : Leslie Phillips 1997 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Robert Carlyle – The Full Monty , Carla's Song , Face Best Actress : Katrin Cartlidge – Career Girls Best Film : The Full Monty – Peter Cattaneo Best Screenplay : Jeremy Brock – Mrs Brown Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Maria Djurkovic – Wilde Most Promising Newcomer : Jude Law – Wilde Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Antony Sher – Mrs Brown Special Award : Ray Boulting , Kenneth Branagh – Hamlet 1998 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Derek Jacobi – Love Is
10200-486: The Year : Rungano Nyoni – I Am Not a Witch Technical Achievement : Gary Williamson – contribution of his production design on Paddington 2 References [ edit ] ^ "Culture & Entertainment News – The Irish Times" . The Irish Times . ^ "SLUMDOG VS UNDERDOGS AT STANDARD AWARDS" . Archived from the original on 26 January 2012 . Retrieved 18 August 2016 . ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2010-11-11). "A Day in
10320-573: The acquisition and settlement of overseas colonies , particularly in North America and the Caribbean. Though previous attempts at uniting the two kingdoms within Great Britain in 1606, 1667, and 1689 had proved unsuccessful, the attempt initiated in 1705 led to the Treaty of Union of 1706 being agreed and ratified by both parliaments. On 1 May 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed,
10440-501: The biggest star, the rest will come along. Bergman was initially offered the role of Princess Dragomiroff, but instead requested to play Greta Ohlsson. Lumet said: She had chosen a small part, and I couldn't persuade her to change her mind. She was sweetly stubborn. But stubborn she was ... Since her part was so small, I decided to film her one big scene, where she talks for almost five minutes, straight, all in one long take. A lot of actresses would have hesitated over that. She loved
10560-736: The decades-long process of European integration , the UK was a founding member of the Western European Union , established with the London and Paris Conferences in 1954. In 1960 the UK was one of the seven founding members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), but in 1973 it left to join the European Communities (EC). In a 1975 referendum 67% voted to stay in it. When the EC became
10680-483: The eastern parts are the driest. Atlantic currents, warmed by the Gulf Stream , bring mild winters, especially in the west where winters are wet and even more so over high ground. Summers are warmest in the southeast of England and coolest in the north. Heavy snowfall can occur in winter and early spring on high ground, and occasionally settles to great depth away from the hills. The average total annual sunshine in
10800-537: The establishment of the British Empire . Over the course of the 17th century, the role of the British monarchy was reduced, particularly as a result of the English Civil War . In 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland united under the Treaty of Union to create the Kingdom of Great Britain . The Acts of Union 1800 incorporated the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. Most of Ireland seceded from
10920-479: The first scenario. Constantine and Poirot concur, although Poirot struggles with his conscience. The train resumes its journey. Dame Agatha Christie had been quite displeased with some film adaptations of her works made in the 1960s, and accordingly was unwilling to sell any more film rights. When Nat Cohen , chairman of EMI Films , and producer John Brabourne attempted to get her approval for this film, they felt it necessary to have Lord Mountbatten of Burma (of
11040-594: The first year, Britain and its Empire continued the war against Germany. Churchill engaged industry, scientists and engineers to support the government and the military in the prosecution of the war effort. In 1940, the Royal Air Force defeated the German Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain . Urban areas suffered heavy bombing during the Blitz . The Grand Alliance of Britain, the United States and
11160-587: The formal control it exerted over its own colonies, British dominance of much of world trade meant that it effectively controlled the economies of regions such as East Asia and Latin America . Throughout the Victorian era , political attitudes favoured free trade and laissez-faire policies. Beginning with the Great Reform Act in 1832, Parliament gradually widened the voting franchise , with
11280-762: The global hegemon and adopted the role of global policeman. From 1853 to 1856, Britain took part in the Crimean War , allied with the Ottoman Empire against Tsarist Russia , participating in the naval battles of the Baltic Sea known as the Åland War in the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland , among others. Following the Indian Rebellion in 1857 , the British government led by Lord Palmerston assumed direct rule over India . Alongside
11400-415: The idea and made the most of it. She ran the gamut of emotions. I've never seen anything like it. Bergman won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the portrayal. The entire budget was provided by EMI. The cost of the cast came to £554,100. Unsworth shot the film with Panavision cameras. Interiors were filmed at Elstree Studios . Exterior shooting was mostly done in France in 1973, with
11520-530: The incriminating revelations Poirot extracted from Hardman, McQueen, Schmidt, and the Princess, Poirot deduces that Countess Elena is Mrs. Armstrong's younger sister, Helena; Mary Debenham was the Armstrongs' secretary; Beddoes was the Armstrongs' butler; Ohlsson was Daisy's nursemaid; Arbuthnott was Colonel Armstrong's close friend; Foscarelli was their chauffeur; Pierre was Paulette's father; and that Hardman
11640-773: The island of Great Britain , the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland , and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles , making up a total area of 94,354 square miles (244,376 km ). Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland ; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , the North Sea , the English Channel , the Celtic Sea , and
11760-457: The kidnapping, also committed suicide before being found innocent. Bianchi feels there is justice in Cassetti's death. Poirot finds Cassetti's broken watch showing 01:15, and concludes that Cassetti was murdered at that time when the moaning was heard. Hubbard says she found a Wagon-Lit conductor's button in her compartment and a bloodied knife in her makeup bag. Foscarelli says he knew Cassetti
11880-403: The kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland were united in a personal union when James VI, King of Scots , inherited the crowns of England and Ireland and moved his court from Edinburgh to London; each country nevertheless remained a separate political entity and retained its separate political, legal, and religious institutions. In the mid-17th century, all three kingdoms were involved in
12000-408: The last retreat of the ice around 11,500 years ago. By the end of the region's prehistoric period , the population is thought to have belonged largely to a culture termed Insular Celtic , comprising Brittonic Britain and Gaelic Ireland . The Roman conquest , beginning in 43 AD, and the 400-year rule of southern Britain , was followed by an invasion by Germanic Anglo-Saxon settlers, reducing
12120-409: The legal and political systems of many of its former colonies , and British culture remains globally influential, particularly in language , literature , music and sport . English is the world's most widely spoken language and the third-most spoken native language . The Acts of Union 1707 declared that the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland were "United into One Kingdom by
12240-530: The local cultures. Subsequent medieval English kings completed the conquest of Wales and tried unsuccessfully to annex Scotland . Asserting its independence in the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath , Scotland maintained its independence thereafter, albeit in near-constant conflict with England . In 1215 the Magna Carta was the first document to state that no government was above the law, that citizens have rights protecting them and that they were entitled to
12360-618: The major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and some smaller surrounding islands. It lies between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea with the southeast coast coming within 22 miles (35 km) of the coast of northern France, from which it is separated by the English Channel . The Royal Greenwich Observatory in London
12480-674: The mid-1920s, most of the British population could listen to BBC radio programmes. Experimental television broadcasts began in 1929 and the first scheduled BBC Television Service commenced in 1936. The rise of Irish nationalism , and disputes within Ireland over the terms of Irish Home Rule , led eventually to the partition of the island in 1921. A period of conflict in what is now Northern Ireland occurred from June 1920 until June 1922. The Irish Free State became independent, initially with Dominion status in 1922, and unambiguously independent in 1931 . Northern Ireland remained part of
12600-466: The next morning; drugged and stabbed twelve times. Poirot finds a charred letter fragment revealing Ratchett's true identity: American gangster Lanfranco Cassetti who, with an accomplice, had carried out Daisy's kidnapping and murder. Cassetti had betrayed his accomplice and fled with the ransom money. Mrs. Armstrong then died giving birth to a stillborn baby, and Colonel Armstrong committed suicide. The French maidservant Paulette, suspected of complicity in
12720-463: The only part of the island of Ireland within the United Kingdom, the name was changed in 1927 to the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Although the United Kingdom is a sovereign country, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also widely referred to as countries . The UK Prime Minister's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to describe the United Kingdom. Some statistical summaries, such as those for
12840-529: The producers, Romeo and Juliet and Tales of Beatrix Potter . Christie's biographer Gwen Robyns quoted her as saying, "It was well made except for one mistake. It was Albert Finney , as my detective Hercule Poirot . I wrote that he had the finest mustache in England — but he didn't in the film. I thought that a pity—why shouldn't he?" Cast members eagerly accepted upon first being approached. Lumet went to Sean Connery first, who admitted that he had been "stupidly flattered" by Lumet saying that if you get
12960-504: The rest of Europe, royal absolutism would not prevail, and a professed Catholic could never accede to the throne. The British constitution would develop on the basis of constitutional monarchy and the parliamentary system . With the founding of the Royal Society in 1660, science was greatly encouraged. During this period, particularly in England, the development of naval power and the interest in voyages of discovery led to
13080-587: The result of the Acts of Union 1707 between the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland . In the 18th century, cabinet government developed under Robert Walpole , in practice the first prime minister (1721–1742). A series of Jacobite uprisings sought to remove the Protestant House of Hanover from the throne and restore the Catholic House of Stuart . The Jacobites were finally defeated at
13200-434: The silver screen." On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, writing that it "provides a good time, high style, a loving salute to an earlier period of filmmaking". The New York Times ' s chief critic of the era, Vincent Canby , wrote [...] had Dame Agatha Christie's Murder on
13320-416: The snowbound train, and plans were made to truck in large quantities of snow at considerable expense. However, heavy snowfall the night before the shooting made the extra snow unnecessary—just as well, as the snow-laden backup trucks had themselves become stuck in the snow. Richard Rodney Bennett 's Orient Express theme has been reworked into an orchestral suite and performed and recorded several times. It
13440-436: The twelve NUTS 1 regions , refer to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as "regions". Northern Ireland is also referred to as a "province". With regard to Northern Ireland, the descriptive name used "can be controversial, with the choice often revealing one's political preferences". The term "Great Britain" conventionally refers to the island of Great Britain, or politically to England, Scotland and Wales in combination. It
13560-644: Was "Mafioso", and theorises that he was killed in a Mafia feud. Interviewing the passengers individually, Poirot learns McQueen is the son of the District Attorney from the kidnapping case and knew Mrs. Armstrong; Beddoes was a British Army batman ; Greta Ohlsson has been to America; Countess Andrenyi's maiden name is Grünwald (German for "Greenwood", Mrs. Armstrong's maiden name); Conductor Pierre's daughter died five years earlier of scarlet fever; Colonel Arbuthnott and Miss Debenham will marry once he has divorced his philandering wife; and Princess Dragomiroff
13680-459: Was Sonia's godmother. He also learns that the Armstrong household had a butler, a secretary, a cook, a chauffeur, and a nursemaid. Poirot tricks Schmidt into revealing she had been a cook. Foscarelli denies having been a chauffeur, while Hardman claims to actually be Cassetti's bodyguard. Poirot assembles the suspects and describes two solutions to the murder: the first that Cassetti's murder was
13800-623: Was chosen as the defining point of the Prime Meridian at the International Meridian Conference in 1884. The United Kingdom lies between latitudes 49° and 61° N , and longitudes 9° W and 2° E . Northern Ireland shares a 224-mile (360 km) land boundary with the Republic of Ireland. The coastline of Great Britain is 11,073 miles (17,820 km) long, though measurements can vary greatly due to
13920-470: Was formed in 1931. Nonetheless, "Britain was a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system." After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Britain entered the Second World War . Winston Churchill became prime minister and head of a coalition government in 1940. Despite the defeat of its European allies in
14040-417: Was not Cassetti's bodyguard, as Ratchett had tried to hire Poirot for that job. He was actually a former policeman who had fallen in love with Paulette Michel. Hubbard is revealed to be Linda Arden, mother of Sonia Armstrong and Helena Andrenyi, and the organiser of this "extraordinary revenge". McQueen drugged Cassetti, allowing the conspirators to execute him jointly, each with a stab to the chest totalling 12,
14160-583: Was performed on the original soundtrack album by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under Marcus Dods . The piano soloist was the composer himself. Murder on the Orient Express was released theatrically in the UK on 24 November 1974. The film was a success at the box office, given its tight budget of $ 1.4 million, earning $ 36 million in North America, making it the 11th highest-grossing film of 1974 . Nat Cohen claimed it
14280-432: Was the first country in the world to use an approved COVID-19 vaccine , developing its own vaccine through a collaboration between Oxford University and AstraZeneca , which allowed the UK's vaccine rollout to be among the fastest in the world. The total area of the United Kingdom is approximately 94,354 square miles (244,376 km ), with a land area of 93,723 square miles (242,741 km ). The country occupies
14400-495: Was the first film completely financed by a British company to make the top of the weekly US box office charts in Variety . On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Murder, intrigue, and a star-studded cast make this stylish production of Murder on the Orient Express one of the best Agatha Christie adaptations to see
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