Directing
Basil Dearden
- Titles
- 55movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1938 to 1977, busiest in 1943 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Victim85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.3
- Coming of Age1.5, average 3.0
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Wonder2.5, average 3.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character Study 5
- Psychological Tension 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Intrigue 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- Melancholic Atmosphere 2
- Historical Context 2
- Crime Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angus MacPhailWriterDead of Night, The Goose Steps Out, The Captive Heart, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, Let George Do It!, +4 more
Bernard LeeActorThe Ship That Died of Shame, The Blue Lamp, Out of the Clouds, Let George Do It!, A Place to Go, +3 more
Michael RelphWriterThe Assassination Bureau, Man in the Moon, The Ship That Died of Shame, The Man Who Haunted Himself, Out of the Clouds, +3 more- JJohn D. GuthridgeEditorSapphire, The League of Gentlemen, Woman of Straw, Victim, The Mind Benders, +3 more
Otto HellerCinematographerWoman of Straw, Victim, The Square Ring, Masquerade, Life for Ruth, +2 more- PPhilip GreenComposerThe League of Gentlemen, Victim, All Night Long, Masquerade, The Secret Partner, +1 more
- PPeter TannerEditorThe Blue Lamp, I Believe in You, Pool of London, Who Done It?, The Gentle Gunman, +1 more
- GGordon DinesCinematographerThe Blue Lamp, I Believe in You, Train of Events, Pool of London, The Gentle Gunman, +1 more
Norman BirdActorThe League of Gentlemen, Man in the Moon, Victim, The Mind Benders, The Secret Partner
Mervyn JohnsActorDead of Night, The Captive Heart, The Bells Go Down, The Halfway House, My Learned Friend- TT. E. B. ClarkeWriterDead of Night, The Blue Lamp, Train of Events, Who Done It?, The Rainbow Jacket
- JJohn DightonWriterSaraband for Dead Lovers, The Goose Steps Out, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, Let George Do It!, My Learned Friend
Movies and TV shows
17Type
1950s
17 titles · average score 65
70
Sapphire (1959)
Director
Desert Mice (1959)
Producer
64
Violent Playground (1958)
Director
61
Rockets Galore (1958)
Producer
Davy (1958)
Producer
70
The Green Man (1956)
Director
51
Who Done It? (1956)
Co-Producer, Director
66
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Director, Screenplay
58
Out of the Clouds (1955)
Director
67
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
Director
68
The Square Ring (1953)
Director
68
I Believe in You (1952)
Producer, Screenplay
64
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
Director, Producer
63
Pool of London (1951)
Director
74
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Director
65
Cage of Gold (1950)
Director