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ABC FILM REVIEW

Monthly Magazine from United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

United Kingdom flag

First and last issue:

1950-1972

Categories:

Fan!

Publisher:

Associated British Cinemas Ltd

Movie magazine?

Yes

Still published?

No, ceased

- The longest-lived modern British movie fan giant.
- Originally sold exclusively in ABC brand cinemas.
- Became the definitive go-to guide for casual UK moviegoers.
- After three trial issues in 1950, it started as a monthly magazine in January 1951.
- It became Film Review in 1972.

Last updated: 18 January 2026 (see recent updates)

Listed issues: 256

Listing is complete and all covers have been found.

See The listing

Special thanks for this page goes to:
Garry Malvern, John Fry, Malcolm, Vitelloni, Scott Matheson.

Show recent covers first 1950 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1960 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 1970 71 72

1950

Issue 1
April First trial issue

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 1 April First trial issue 1950

Issue 2
Second trial issue

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 2 Second trial issue 1950

Issue 3
Third trial issue

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 3 Third trial issue 1950

1951

Issue 4
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 4 January 1951

On cover:

Judy Garland

Issue 5
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 5 February 1951

Issue 6
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 6 March 1951

On cover:

Issue 7
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 7 April 1951

Issue 8
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 8 May 1951

Issue 9
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 9 June 1951

On cover:

Gary Cooper

Issue 10
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 10 July 1951

Issue 11
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 11 August 1951

On cover:

Ava Gardner

Issue 12
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 12 September 1951

On cover:

Stewart Granger

Issue 13
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 13 October 1951

On cover:

Doris Day

Issue 14
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 14 November 1951

On cover:

Leslie Caron

Issue 15
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 15 December 1951

On cover:

1952

Issue 16
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 16 January 1952

Issue 17
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 17 February 1952

Issue 18
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 18 March 1952

Issue 19
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 19 April 1952

Issue 20
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 20 May 1952

Issue 21
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 21 June 1952

Issue 22
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 22 July 1952

Issue 23
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 23 August 1952

Issue 24
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 24 September 1952

Issue 25
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 25 October 1952

Issue 26
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 26 November 1952

Issue 27
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 27 December 1952

1953

Issue 28
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 28 January 1953

On cover:

Stewart Granger

Issue 29
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 29 February 1953

Issue 30
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 30 March 1953

Issue 31
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 31 April 1953

Issue 32
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 32 May 1953

Issue 33
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 33 June 1953

Issue 34
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 34 July 1953

Issue 35
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 35 August 1953

On cover:

Stewart Granger

Issue 36
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 36 September 1953

Issue 37
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 37 October 1953

Issue 38
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 38 November 1953

Issue 39
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 39 December 1953

1954

Issue 40
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 40 January 1954

On cover:

Gina Lollobrigida

Issue 41
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 41 February 1954

Issue 42
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 42 March 1954

Issue 43
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 43 April 1954

Issue 44
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 44 May 1954

Issue 45
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 45 June 1954

Issue 46
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 46 July 1954

On cover:

Ava Gardner

Issue 47
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 47 August 1954

Issue 48
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 48 September 1954

Issue 49
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 49 October 1954

On cover:

Ava Gardner

Issue 50
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 50 November 1954

Issue 51
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 51 December 1954

1955

Issue 52
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 52 January 1955

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 53
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 53 February 1955

On cover:

Judy Garland

Issue 54
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 54 March 1955

Issue 55
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 55 April 1955

Issue 56
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 56 May 1955

Issue 57
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 57 June 1955

Issue 58
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 58 July 1955

Issue 59
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 59 August 1955

Issue 60
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 60 September 1955

Issue 61
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 61 October 1955

On cover:

Anita Ekberg

Issue 62
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 62 November 1955

Issue 63
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 63 December 1955

1956

Issue 64
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 64 January 1956

Issue 65
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 65 February 1956

On cover:

Debbie Reynolds

Issue 66
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 66 March 1956

On cover:

Rossana Podesta

Issue 67
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 67 April 1956

On cover:

Issue 68
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 68 May 1956

Issue 69
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 69 June 1956

On cover:

Issue 70
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 70 July 1956

On cover:

Cyd Charisse

Issue 71
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 71 August 1956

On cover:

Diana Dors

Issue 72
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 72 September 1956

Issue 73
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 73 October 1956

Issue 74
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 74 November 1956

On cover:

Ava Gardner

Issue 75
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 75 December 1956

On cover:

Cyd Charisse

1957

Issue 76
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 76 January 1957

On cover:

Jean Simmons

Issue 77
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 77 February 1957

Issue 78
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 78 March 1957

Issue 79
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 79 April 1957

Issue 80
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 80 May 1957

Issue 81
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 81 June 1957

Issue 82
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 82 July 1957

Issue 83
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 83 August 1957

Issue 84
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 84 September 1957

Issue 85
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 85 October 1957

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Issue 86
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 86 November 1957

Issue 87
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 87 December 1957

1958

Issue 88
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 88 January 1958

On cover:

Mitzi Gaynor

Issue 89
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 89 February 1958

Issue 90
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 90 March 1958

Issue 91
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 91 April 1958

Issue 92
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 92 May 1958

Issue 93
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 93 June 1958

Issue 94
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 94 July 1958

Issue 95
August

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 95 August 1958

Issue 96
September

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 96 September 1958

Issue 97
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 97 October 1958

Issue 98
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 98 November 1958

Issue 99
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 99 December 1958

1959

Issue 100
January

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 100 January 1959

Issue 101
February

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 101 February 1959

Issue 102
March

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 102 March 1959

Issue 103
April

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 103 April 1959

On cover:

Brigitte Bardot

Issue 104
May

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 104 May 1959

Issue 105
June

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 105 June 1959

Issue 106
July

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 106 July 1959

On cover:

Sophia Loren

Issue 107
October

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 107 October 1959

Issue 108
November

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 108 November 1959

On cover:

Gina Lollobrigida

Issue 109
December

ABC FILM REVIEW magazine cover Issue 109 December 1959