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All British films in this period were adversely affected by a Hollywood boycott of British films.
The 1947–48 Hollywood boycott was a boycott of the British market/UK distribution of new American films, not a boycott of British films themselves.
Full reasoning
This sentence misstates what was being boycotted. Authoritative accounts of the 1947 dispute explain that, after the UK restricted how much profit Hollywood studios could remit, the studios refused to distribute new films in the UK—that is, they boycotted the British market, not British films.
A House of Lords report on the history of the British film industry states that in 1947 the government restricted remittances and “The Hollywood studios responded by refusing to distribute any new films in the UK.” Filmsite’s historical summary likewise says Britain imposed a duty on Hollywood films and American studios responded by “boycotting the British market.”
British productions could certainly be affected indirectly by the broader market disruption, but calling it a “boycott of British films” is factually wrong.
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- House of Lords - The British Film and Television Industries - Communications Committee
In 1947, the Government ... restricted the Hollywood studios to remitting only 25 per cent of their substantial profits. The Hollywood studios responded by refusing to distribute any new films in the UK.
- Film History Milestones - 1947
Britain imposed a 75 percent duty on Hollywood films and the American studios responded by boycotting the British market. The boycott ended in 1948.