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Entertainment

75 years of Pinewood Studios – in pictures

Pinewood: GTV ARCHIVE
Oliver Twist
1948
John Howard Davies stars in Pinewood Studios' third film Photograph: Rex Features
Pinewood: Importance of being Ernest
The Importance of Being Ernest
1952
Margaret Rutherford as Miss Prism and Dorothy Tutin as Cecily in a film of Oscar Wilde's play Photograph: Hulton/Getty Images
Pinewood: Press On Bond Set
Goldfinger
1964
One of many James Bond movies filmed at Pinewood Studios, including Dr No, From Russia with Love and You Only Live Twice Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images
Pinewood: Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973
Edward Fox stars in the film directed by Fred Zinnemann Photograph: Cinetext/Allstar
Pinewood: Pink Floyd The Wall
Pink Floyd The Wall
1982
The group's musical film starred Bob Geldof and Bob Hoskins Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
Pinewood: Hellraiser
Hellraiser
1987
Doug Bradley as Pinhead Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar
Pinewood: The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
1997
The sci-fi film directed by Luc Besson Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar
Pinewood: Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter star in the remake of Sweeney Todd directed by Tim Burton Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar
Pinewood: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
Johnny Depp stars in the latest of the series, filmed at Pinewood Studios Photograph: Everett/Rex Features
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