Directing
Basil Dearden
- Titles
- 54movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1938 to 1977, busiest in 1943 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Victim88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Crime5.4average 3.7
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.4, average 2.9
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Wonder2.5, average 3.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character Study 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Intrigue 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- Historical Context 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Supernatural Mystery 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angus MacPhailWriterDead of Night, The Halfway House, Train of Events, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, +4 more
Bernard LeeActorOut of the Clouds, The Ship That Died of Shame, A Place to Go, The Blue Lamp, Let George Do It!, +3 more
Michael RelphWriterThe Man Who Haunted Himself, The Assassination Bureau, Out of the Clouds, The Ship That Died of Shame, Man in the Moon, +3 more- JJohn D. GuthridgeEditorSapphire, The League of Gentlemen, Woman of Straw, Victim, Masquerade, +3 more
Otto HellerCinematographerWoman of Straw, Victim, Masquerade, Life for Ruth, Who Done It?, +2 more- GGordon DinesCinematographerI Believe in You, The Blue Lamp, Train of Events, Pool of London, The Gentle Gunman, +1 more
- PPeter TannerEditorI Believe in You, The Blue Lamp, Cage of Gold, Pool of London, The Gentle Gunman, +1 more
- PPhilip GreenComposerThe League of Gentlemen, Victim, Masquerade, All Night Long, Who Done It?, +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- JJohn DightonWriterSaraband for Dead Lovers, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Goose Steps Out, My Learned Friend
- TT. E. B. ClarkeWriterDead of Night, The Blue Lamp, Train of Events, Who Done It?, The Rainbow Jacket
Movies and TV shows
441970s
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)
Executive Producer, Director
1960s
13 titles · average score 65
61
Only When I Larf (1968)
Director
82
Khartoum (1966)
Director
28
Masquerade (1965)
Director
58
Woman of Straw (1964)
Director
63
The Mind Benders (1963)
Director
63
A Place to Go (1963)
Director
69
All Night Long (1962)
Director, Co-Producer
67
Life for Ruth (1962)
Director, Producer
88
Victim (1961)
Director
79
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Director
62
Man in the Moon (1960)
Director
1950s
14 titles · average score 65
70
Sapphire (1959)
Director
64
Violent Playground (1958)
Director
70
The Green Man (1956)
Director
54
Who Done It? (1956)
Co-Producer, Director
65
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Screenplay, Director
61
Out of the Clouds (1955)
Director
66
I Believe in You (1952)
Producer, Screenplay
63
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
Director, Producer
63
Pool of London (1951)
Director
67
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Director
65
Cage of Gold (1950)
Director
1940s
12 titles · average score 65
63
Train of Events (1949)
Director, Screenplay
62
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)
Writer, Director
68
The Bells Go Down (1943)
Director
57
My Learned Friend (1943)
Director
65
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
Director
1930s
1 title · average score 64
64
Penny Paradise (1938)
Assistant Director