Basil Dearden

British film director (1911–1971)

Basil Dearden was an English film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known for his work at Ealing Studios in the 1940s and 1950s, and later for his socially-conscious dramas. He won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film for Sapphire (1959), and was thrice nominated for the Golden Lion, among other accolades.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 22 films (1939–1970) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1939	THIS MAN IS NEWS.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1942	The Black Sheep of Whitehall	Basil Dearden	80 min		B&W
1942	The Goose Steps Out	Basil Dearden			B&W
1943	My Learned Friend	Basil Dearden			B&W
1943	The Bells Go Down	Basil Dearden	90 min		B&W
1944	The Halfway House	Basil Dearden	95 min		B&W
1945	Dead Of Night	Cavalcanti Alberto	92	16mm	B&W	sound
1945	Dead Of Night.	Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden	8 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	Frieda.	Basil Dearden	97 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	The Captive Heart.	Basil Dearden	87 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Saraband for Dead Lovers	Basil Dearden	96 min		Color
1950	Pool Of London.	Ealing Studios Ltd.	86 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1953	The Square Ring.	Ealing Studios Ltd.	73 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1955	Out of the Clouds	Basil Dearden	88 min
1956	Who Done It?	Basil Dearden	85 min		B&W
1957	The Smallest Show on Earth	Basil Dearden	80 min		B&W
1958	Who Done It?	J & J Productions unless otherwise indicated.	30 min.	16mm	B&W	sound
1961	The Secret Partner.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.	91 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1962	All Night Long	Basil Dearden
1963	A Place to Go	Basil Dearden	86 min		B&W
1969	The Assassination Bureau	Basil Dearden	110 min		Color
1970	The Man Who Haunted Himself	Basil Dearden	94 min		Color