Goldcrest Films is a British film production company founded by David Puttnam. It enjoyed great success in the 1980s with films such as Local Hero (1983), The Killing Fields (1984), The Mission (1986) and Hope and Glory (1987). The company won two Academy Awards for Best Picture, for Chariots of Fire in 1981 and Gandhi in 1982. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... David Terence Puttnam, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate (born February 25, 1941) is a British film producer and politician. ... The 1980s produced many classic films and movies both in Hollywood and other worldwide cinemas. ... Local Hero (1983) is a British comedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay and Denis Lawson, directed by Bill Forsyth. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A commemmorative stupa filled with the skulls of the victims. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mission can refer to: The film The Mission The band known as The Mission UK in the United States The Mission District of San Francisco This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hope and Glory is a 1987 film which tells the story of a boy growing up in the Blitz in London during World War II. The film is a pseudoautobiographical account of writer/director John Boormans early life. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The company was also involved in television production, including the series Robin of Sherwood. Robin of Sherwood, retitled Robin Hood in the US, was a 1980s British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. ...