List of the best Basil Dearden movies: Dead of Night(1945), The League of Gentlemen(1960), My Learned Friend(1943), Sapphire(1959), All Night Long(1962), The Captive Heart(1946), Frieda(1947), The Blue Lamp(1950), The Halfway House(1944), Khartoum(1966), The Half-Way House(1943), Woman of Straw(1964) ... ...
7.6/10
Horror
UK
1945
104 Minutes
Charles Crichton Mervyn Johns Basil Dearden Michael Redgrave Roland Culver Mary Merrall Frederick Valk Renee Gadd Antony Baird Judy Kelly
architect host psychiatrist race car driver golfer ventriloquist creepy eerie frightening england farm household accident psychoanalysis superhuman abilities dreams ghosts paranoia discovery mystery
Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales.
7.3/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
115 Minutes
Director
Jack Hawkins Nigel Patrick Richard Attenborough Roger Livesey Bryan Forbes Kieron Moore Robert Coote Terence Alexander Melissa Stribling Norman Bird Nanette Newman
military officer retiree friend bank robber amusing suspenseful england london bank apartment bank robbery disillusionment schemes teamwork military service revenge quest 1960s
A disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robbery with military precision.
7.1/10
Comedy
UK
1943
74 Minutes
Director
Will Hay Claude Hulbert Mervyn Johns Laurence Hanray Aubrey Mallalieu Charles Victor Derna Hazell Leslie Harcourt
An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Fitch is on the list, and co-opts Claude Babbington to try and stop him from meeting a grisly end.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1959
92 Minutes
Director
Nigel Patrick Yvonne Mitchell Michael Craig Paul Massie Bernard Miles Earl Cameron Rupert Davies Yvonne Buckingham
pregnant woman fiancé brother police detective police officer cool engaging nightclub london police station apartment murder racism investigation jazz mystery quest 1950s
The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area.
7.1/10
Drama
UK
1962
91 Minutes
Director
Patrick McGoohan Marti Stevens Paul Harris Betsy Blair Keith Michell Richard Attenborough
singer drummer musician campy melodramatic london stage adaptation betrayal show business jealousy rivalry revenge 1960s
This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
7.0/10
Drama
UK
1946
108 Minutes
Director
Michael Redgrave Rachel Kempson Jack Warner Frederick Leister Mervyn Johns Rachel Thomas Gladys Henson Gordon Jackson Elliott Mason Robert Wyndham Basil Radford
soldier prisoner of war czech wife impostor nazi gripping touching dark prison camp germany great britain assumed identity world war ii prisoners of war deception on the run marriage escape love
In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.
7.0/10
Drama
UK
1947
98 Minutes
Director
David Farrar Glynis Johns Mai Zetterling Flora Robson Albert Lieven Barbara Everest Gladys Henson Ray Jackson Patrick Holt Milton Rosmer Barry Letts
pilot wife mother aunt nazi tense emotional pow camp germany england oxfordshire, england nazism bigotry marriage world war ii love transformation discovery 1940s
A Royal Air Force pilot who was shot down during World War II returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who helped him escape. Then ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
UK
1950
84 Minutes
Director
Jack Warner Dirk Bogarde Jimmy Hanley Robert Flemyng Bernard Lee Peggy Evans Patric Doonan Bruce Seton Frederick Piper Betty Ann Davies
police officers thief sargeant inspector woman suspenseful gripping somber police station london movie theater car robbery murder manhunt justice honor revenge sacrifice fall
The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.
6.8/10
Drama
UK
1944
95 Minutes
Director
Francoise Rosay Glynis Johns Tom Walls Mervyn Johns Alfred Drayton Esmond Knight
stranger ghost mysterious drifter suspenseful engaging inn hotel countryside strangers secret loss storm escape discovery 1940s
A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. The inn-keeper seems a little mysterious...
6.8/10
Drama, History
UK
1966
134 Minutes
Director
Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox Johnny Sekka Michael Hordern Zia Mohyeddin Marne Maitland Nigel Green Hugh Williams
general prophet colonel prime minister soldier brutal gritty tense sudan great britain courage battle uprising following orders death underdog rise rivalry 1880s
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
6.8/10
Fantasy
UK
1943
78 Minutes
Director
Francoise Rosay Mervyn Johns Glynis Johns Tom Walls Alfred Drayton Sally Ann Howes
A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. The inn-keeper seems a little mysterious...
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1964
117 Minutes
Director
Gina Lollobrigida Sean Connery Ralph Richardson Johnny Sekka Alexander Knox Laurence Hardy Danny Daniels Peter Madden Joseph Wise Ronald Hatton Michael Goodliffe
nephew uncle nurse detective butler millionaire suspenseful melodramatic england mansion yacht wedding scam marrying for money manipulation inheritance deception investigation temptation rivalry
Tyrannical, but ailing, tycoon Charles Richmond becomes very fond of his attractive Italian nurse, Maria. The nurse, in turn, falls in love with Charles' ne'er-do-well nephew Anthony, who plots ways to gain control of his uncle's fortune.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1943
90 Minutes
Director
Tommy Trinder James Mason Philip Friend Mervyn Johns William Hartnell Finlay Currie
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire... See full summary »
6.7/10
Drama
UK
1958
108 Minutes
Director
police officer gang member sister sibling priest twin gritty tense brooding shocking liverpool, england family home school juvenile crime arson unlikely romance family feud investigation mental breakdown pursuit
Struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
6.6/10
Comedy
UK
1942
79 Minutes
Director
Will Hay Frank Pettingell Julien Mitchell Raymond Lovell Charles Hawtrey Barry Morse Peter Croft Anne Firth Aubrey Mallalieu Peter Ustinov
british man teacher spy nazi adolf hitler hitler youth suspenseful thrilling disturbing disheartening intense profound united kingdom nazi germany school spying nazis world war ii secret weapon adventure
A bumbling teacher turns out to be the double of a German general. He is flown into Germany to impersonate the general and cause chaos and hilarity in a Hitler Youth college.
6.6/10
Drama, History
UK
1948
96 Minutes
Director
prince army officer queen mercenary duke aristocrat engaging suspenseful melodramatic england castle london bedroom politics royal life star-crossed lovers love triangle infidelity on the run forbidden love
Young Sophia Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) marries Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), but it's far from a love match. Then she falls for Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark (Stewart Granger).
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1961
91 Minutes
Director
Stewart Granger Haya Harareet Bernard Lee Hugh Burden Lee Montague Melissa Stribling Conrad Phillips John Lee
businessman wife detective suspect pretty woman engaging suspenseful united states office household robbery deception marital problems secret life investigation mystery pursuit 1960s
A wealthy London-based shipping magnate is blackmailed by an evil dentist which threatens to reveal an old case of fraud, while the dentist himself is threaten by a mysterious masked man.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1952
83 Minutes
Director
Jack Warner Joan Collins Kay Kendall Robert Beatty Bill Owen Maxwell Reed
The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, radio.
6.5/10
Comedy, Action, Adventure
UK
1969
110 Minutes
Director
Oliver Reed Diana Rigg Telly Savalas Curt Jurgens Philippe Noiret Warren Mitchell Beryl Reid Clive Revill Kenneth Griffith Vernon Dobtcheff Annabella Incontrera
assassin journalist amateur sleuth boss thrilling suspenseful amusing intricate europe street city mansion bedroom assassination secret society morality corruption investigation hidden agenda pursuit
A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.
6.4/10
Drama
UK
1954
99 Minutes
Director
Robert Morley Kay Walsh Edward Underdown Fella Edmonds Bill Owen Charles Victor Honor Blackman Wilfrid Hyde-White Ronald Ward Howard Marion-Crawford Sidney James
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
6.4/10
Fantasy, Drama
UK
1944
78 Minutes
Director
John Clements Googie Withers Raymond Huntley Renee Gadd A.E. Matthews Mabel Terry-Lewis Ada Reeve Norman Shelley Frances Rowe
Adapted from a J.B. Priestley play with many of the original actors. The tale of various people who have come to live in an "ideal" city and their hopes and reasons for doing so.
6.3/10
Action
UK
1956
91 Minutes
Director
Richard Attenborough George Baker Bill Owen Virginia McKenna Roland Culver Bernard Lee Ralph Truman
crew member naval officer ship owner murderer skipper smuggler engaging unrestrained patriotic england high seas ship seafaring life after wartime smuggling crime black market weapons transformation wretched excess
Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
6.2/10
Drama
UK
1952
86 Minutes
Director
ira agent brother irishman police officer friend intense brooding suspenseful belfast, northern ireland cottage london countryside irish republican army brotherhood terrorism moral dilemma doubt political unrest discovery transformation
In 1941, in wartime U.K., two Irish brothers working for the I.R.A. come against their local leader's ruthless methods.
6.1/10
Sci-Fi
UK
1961
98 Minutes
Director
Kenneth More Shirley Anne Field Michael Hordern Charles Gray John Glyn-Jones John Phillips
astronaut scientist rival girlfriend professor test subject witty offbeat england field australia aerospace research lab space exploration bachelorhood medical research marriage underdog love 1960s
Scientists are looking for a man to send up to be the first man on the moon. A man immune to worry, disease, and even the common cold. They think they have found him until the impossible happens at Woomera.
6.0/10
Crime, Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
105 Minutes
Director
Richard Attenborough David Hemmings Alexandra Stewart Nicholas Pennell Melissa Stribling Terence Alexander Edric Connor Clifton Jones Calvin Lockhart Brian Grellis David Healy
british woman british man small-time crook minister african corrupt businessman engaging witty playful charming lighthearted positive london great britain new york heist best friends money comedy adventure
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
5.7/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1965
102 Minutes
Director
Cliff Robertson Jack Hawkins Marisa Mell Michel Piccoli Bill Fraser Christopher Witty Tutte Lemkow Keith Pyott Jose Burgos Charles Gray John Le Mesurier
colonel american prince woman accomplice amusing madcap spirited canyon spain duplicity oil kidnapping political intrigue negotiation temptation adventure rescue escape 1960s
The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Mystery & Thriller
1956
85 Minutes
Director
Benny Hill Belinda Lee David Kossoff Garry Marsh Ernest Thesiger Denis Shaw Thorley Walters Irene Handl
private investigator spy showgirl fool scientist inspector amusing madcap hilarious witty lighthearted playful england espionage saving the day assassination plot humor dream job investigation adventure
A former ice-rink sweeper turns detective and promptly stumbles onto an assassination plot involving foreign spies.
Mystery & Thriller
1970
94 Minutes
Director
Roger Moore Olga Georges-Picot Hildegard Neil Alastair Mackenzie Hugh Mackenzie Kevork Malikyan Thorley Walters Anton Rodgers
businessman alter ego wife mistress child bleak tense suspenseful thrilling london alter ego other woman secret life mistresses identity theft escape metamorphosis mystery 1970s
A London businessman's (Roger Moore) bad alter ego escapes, takes a mistress (Olga Georges-Picot) and takes over his life and wife (Hildegard Neil).
Drama
1957
88 Minutes
Director
Michael Relph Anthony Steel Robert Beatty David Knight Margo Lorenz James Robertson Justice Eunice Gayson Isabel Dean Gordon Harker Bernard Lee Michael Howard
pilot airport employee passenger engaging lighthearted london airport work air travel love everyday life adventure love 1950s
A gambling pilot (Anthony Steel), a former aviator (Robert Beatty) and a superstitious flier (David Knight) work at London's Heathrow Airport.
Mystery & Thriller
1961
100 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde Sylvia Sims Dennis Price Nigel Stock Peter McEnery Donald Churchill Anthony Nicholls Hilton Edwards Norman Bird Derren Nesbitt
barrister wife criminal friend homosexual detective dark emotional tense london household courtroom homosexuality blackmail suicide investigation affair trial quest pursuit
A prominent London barrister sets out to learn the identity of a blackmailer who preys on homosexuals.
Drama
1952
88 Minutes
Director
actor prisoner of war composer estranged wife brooding suspenseful tense engaging intense train england point-of-view flashbacks train travel train crash stories discovery fall love mystery
An English train wreck links four stories: "The Engine Driver," "The Prisoner of War," "The Actor," "The Composer."
Comedy
1957
80 Minutes
Director
Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Peter Sellers Margaret Rutherford Bernard Miles Leslie Phillips Francis De Wolff
husband wife owner cashier projectionist usher charming lighthearted winsome amusing england small town movie theater movies small-town life competition small business rivalry rescue 1950s
British newlyweds (Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna) inherit a shabby movie house and its eccentric staff of three.
Comedy
1941
80 Minutes
Director
George Formby Peggy Bryan Elliott Mason
A domineering mother moves in with her son and his bride, then discovers her new daughter-in-law is a businesswoman.
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