
Person
Basil Dearden
Directing · 1911–1971 · Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Biography
Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director.
Known for

The Persuaders!
Director

Sapphire
Director

Dead of Night
Director

Khartoum
Director

The Assassination Bureau
Director

Woman of Straw
Director

The League of Gentlemen
Director

The Man Who Haunted Himself
Director

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Director

The Secret Partner
Director
Filmography
- 1977The Last Appointment!Director
- 1974Mission: Monte CarloDirector
- 1973The Persuaders!Director
- 1971The Persuaders!Director
- 1970The Man Who Haunted HimselfDirector
- 1970The Ealing ComediesSelf
- 1969The Assassination BureauDirector
- 1968Only When I LarfDirector
- 1966KhartoumDirector
- 1965MasqueradeDirector
- 1964Woman of StrawDirector
- 1963A Place to GoDirector
- 1963The Mind BendersDirector
- 1962Life for RuthDirector
- 1962All Night LongDirector
- 1961VictimDirector
- 1961The Secret PartnerDirector
- 1960Man in the MoonDirector
- 1960The League of GentlemenDirector
- 1959SapphireDirector
- 1959Desert MiceProducer
- 1958Rockets GaloreProducer
- 1958Violent PlaygroundDirector
- 1958DavyProducer
- 1957The Smallest Show on EarthDirector
- 1956The Green ManDirector
- 1956Who Done It?Director
- 1955The Ship That Died of ShameScreenplay
- 1955Out of the CloudsDirector
- 1954The Rainbow JacketDirector
- 1953The Square RingDirector
- 1952The Gentle GunmanProducer
- 1952I Believe in YouScreenplay
- 1951Pool of LondonDirector
- 1950Cage of GoldDirector
- 1950The Blue LampDirector
- 1949Train of EventsScreenplay
- 1948Saraband for Dead LoversDirector
- 1947FriedaDirector
- 1946The Captive HeartDirector
- 1945Dead of NightDirector
- 1944They Came to a CityDirector
- 1944The Halfway HouseDirector
- 1943My Learned FriendDirector
- 1943The Bells Go DownDirector
- 1943Did You Ever See a Dream TalkingDirector
- 1942The Goose Steps OutDirector
- 1942The Black Sheep of WhitehallDirector
- 1941Turned Out Nice AgainAssociate Producer
- 1941The Ghost of St. Michael'sAssociate Producer
- 1940Spare a CopperWriter
- 1940Young VeteranProduction Assistant
- 1940Let George Do It!Screenplay
- 1940Now You're TalkingScript
- 1938Penny ParadiseAssistant Director
- 1938This Man Is NewsWriter
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