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
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
81970s
1 title · average score 62
62
The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
Director, Screenplay
1950s
2 titles · average score 67
68
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Producer, Screenplay
66
I Believe in You (1952)
Screenplay, Producer
1940s
4 titles · average score 62
64
Train of Events (1949)
Director, Screenplay
61
They Came to a City (1944)
Director, Writer
61
Let George Do It! (1940)
Screenplay
64
Spare a Copper (1940)
Associate Producer, Writer
1930s
1 title
This Man Is News (1938)
Writer