Basil Dearden

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The Man Who Haunted Himself
6.4

The Man Who Haunted Himself

Executive Harold Pelham suffers a serious accident after which he faces the shadow of death. When, against all odds, he miraculously recovers, he ...
The Assassination Bureau
6.4

The Assassination Bureau

In 1908 London, a women’s rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its ...
Only When I Larf
5.9

Only When I Larf

May. 27, 1968

Only When I Larf

A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
Khartoum
6.8

Khartoum

Jun. 09, 1966

Khartoum

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians ...
Masquerade
5.5

Masquerade

Apr. 13, 1965

Masquerade

The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Woman of Straw
6.8

Woman of Straw

Apr. 28, 1964

Woman of Straw

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he ...
A Place to Go
6.5

A Place to Go

Jul. 01, 1963

A Place to Go

Set in contemporary Bethnal Green in east London, A Place to Go charts the dramatic changes that were happening in the lives of the British ...
The Mind Benders
6.4

The Mind Benders

Feb. 01, 1963

The Mind Benders

A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then kills himself. Another scientist decides that they ...
Life for Ruth
7.1

Life for Ruth

Sep. 06, 1962

Life for Ruth

John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent ...
Victim
7.7

Victim

Aug. 01, 1961

Victim

Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr’s career and ...
Man in the Moon
6.1

Man in the Moon

Oct. 31, 1960

Man in the Moon

William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the ...
All Night Long
7

All Night Long

Feb. 06, 1962

All Night Long

Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ...
Sapphire
7.2

Sapphire

Nov. 02, 1959

Sapphire

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of ...
The League of Gentlemen
7.2

The League of Gentlemen

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the ...
The Smallest Show on Earth
7

The Smallest Show on Earth

Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill’s long-lost uncle ...
Who Done It?
5.6

Who Done It?

Mar. 20, 1956

Who Done It?

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private ...
The Ship That Died of Shame
6.7

The Ship That Died of Shame

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a ...
The Rainbow Jacket
6.4

The Rainbow Jacket

May. 27, 1954

The Rainbow Jacket

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
The Square Ring
6.4

The Square Ring

Jul. 13, 1953

The Square Ring

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
I Believe in You
6.8

I Believe in You

Mar. 05, 1952

I Believe in You

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of „The Blue Lamp“(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the ...