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
Victim85/100
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
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Intrigue 3
- Gritty Realism 3
- Tense Atmosphere 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angus MacPhailWriterDead of Night, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, Train of Events, The Halfway House, The Goose Steps Out, +4 more
Bernard LeeActorThe Blue Lamp, The Ship That Died of Shame, A Place to Go, Out of the Clouds, Let George Do It!, +3 more
Michael RelphWriterThe Assassination Bureau, The Man Who Haunted Himself, The Ship That Died of Shame, I Believe in You, 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, Who Done It?, The Square Ring, +2 more- PPeter TannerEditorThe Blue Lamp, I Believe in You, Pool of London, Who Done It?, Cage of Gold, +1 more
- GGordon DinesCinematographerThe Blue Lamp, I Believe in You, Pool of London, Train of Events, The Gentle Gunman, +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- JJohn DightonWriterSaraband for Dead Lovers, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Goose Steps Out, Let George Do It!, My Learned Friend
Douglas SlocombeCinematographerDead of Night, Saraband for Dead Lovers, The Smallest Show on Earth, Cage of Gold, The Captive Heart
Movies and TV shows
131970s
1 title · average score 60
60
The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
Director, Executive Producer
1960s
2 titles · average score 69
69
All Night Long (1962)
Director, Co-Producer
70
Life for Ruth (1962)
Producer, Director
1950s
7 titles · average score 62
Desert Mice (1959)
Producer
59
Rockets Galore (1958)
Producer
Davy (1958)
Producer
54
Who Done It? (1956)
Director, Co-Producer
66
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Producer, Screenplay
68
I Believe in You (1952)
Screenplay, Producer
63
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
Producer, Director
1940s
3 titles · average score 64
66
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
Associate Producer
64
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
Associate Producer
64
Spare a Copper (1940)
Associate Producer, Writer