Directing
Basil Dearden
- Titles
- 54movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19381977
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Persuaders!78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Crime6.1average 3.7
- Mystery5.7average 4.1
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.4, average 2.9
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Character Study 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Forbidden Romance 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Post-War Britain 2
- Crime Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angus MacPhailWriterDead of Night, The Halfway House, The Goose Steps Out, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, +4 more
Bernard LeeActorThe Ship That Died of Shame, Out of the Clouds, Cage of Gold, A Place to Go, The Blue Lamp, +3 more
Michael RelphWriterThe Assassination Bureau, The Man Who Haunted Himself, The Ship That Died of Shame, Out of the Clouds, Man in the Moon, +3 more- JJohn D. GuthridgeEditorSapphire, Woman of Straw, The League of Gentlemen, Victim, Masquerade, +3 more
Otto HellerCinematographerWoman of Straw, Victim, Masquerade, Who Done It?, The Square Ring, +2 more- GGordon DinesCinematographerThe Blue Lamp, I Believe in You, Train of Events, Pool of London, The Gentle Gunman, +1 more
- PPeter TannerEditorCage of Gold, The Blue Lamp, Who Done It?, I Believe in You, Pool of London, +1 more
- PPhilip GreenComposerThe League of Gentlemen, Victim, Masquerade, Who Done It?, All Night Long, +1 more
Norman BirdActorThe League of Gentlemen, Victim, Man in the Moon, The Mind Benders, The Secret Partner
Mervyn JohnsActorDead of Night, The Halfway House, The Bells Go Down, The Captive Heart, My Learned Friend- TT. E. B. ClarkeWriterDead of Night, The Blue Lamp, Who Done It?, Train of Events, The Rainbow Jacket
- JJohn DightonWriterSaraband for Dead Lovers, The Goose Steps Out, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, My Learned Friend
Movies and TV shows
531970s
4 titles · average score 62
The Last Appointment! (1977)
Director
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
Director
The Persuaders! (1973)
Director
62
The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
Director, Screenplay
1960s
13 titles · average score 65
61
Only When I Larf (1968)
Director
65
Khartoum (1966)
Director
52
Masquerade (1965)
Director
64
Woman of Straw (1964)
Director
63
The Mind Benders (1963)
Director
69
All Night Long (1962)
Director, Co-Producer
67
Life for Ruth (1962)
Producer, Director
75
Victim (1961)
Director
62
The Secret Partner (1961)
Director
71
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Director
62
Man in the Moon (1960)
Director
1950s
17 titles · average score 66
70
Sapphire (1959)
Director
68
Violent Playground (1958)
Director
70
The Green Man (1956)
Director
54
Who Done It? (1956)
Director, Co-Producer
68
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Producer, Screenplay
61
Out of the Clouds (1955)
Director
66
I Believe in You (1952)
Screenplay, Producer
63
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
Producer, Director
68
Pool of London (1951)
Director
67
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Director
65
Cage of Gold (1950)
Director
1940s
17 titles · average score 65
64
Train of Events (1949)
Director, Screenplay
Frieda (1947)
Director
67
The Captive Heart (1946)
Director
73
Dead of Night (1945)
Director
65
The Halfway House (1944)
Director
61
They Came to a City (1944)
Director, Writer
The Bells Go Down (1943)
Director
65
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
Director
61
Let George Do It! (1940)
Screenplay
64
Spare a Copper (1940)
Associate Producer, Writer
1930s
2 titles · average score 64
This Man Is News (1938)
Writer
64
Penny Paradise (1938)
Assistant Director