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6 days ago · She became his live-in partner and a lucky charm for his career. She introduced him to Basil Dean and his first part on the London stage in Hassan, followed by a season at Stratford in 1952 with Glen Byam Shaw. Most significantly, she introduced him to James Woolf, of Romulus Films.
16 hours ago · THE BELLS GO DOWN, made in 1943, produced by Michael Balcon (KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS) a and directed by Basil Dearden, is a movie that emerged when the Second World War was still seemingly unstoppable and going the way of Germany.
5 days ago · Having co-directed two pictures with legendary comedian Will Hay, Basil Dearden made his first solo project with the 1943 When The Bells Go Down, the first of many films he made at the iconic Ealin…
2 days ago · Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE FRSA ( / ˈ ( j) uːstɪnɒf / (Y)OO-stin-off; born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, writer and director. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.
1 day ago · A strange force seems to be reshaping his life. Why does he renounce his high business principles, and why does Julie, an attractive girl he has seen only once, claim such an intimate relationship? Writer and director Basil Dearden’s final film is based on the 1957 novel The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham by Anthony Armstrong.
5 days ago · Released in 1946 and directed by Basil Dearden, The Captive Heart is an early British wartime drama that follows Czech soldier Captain Karel Hasek (played by Michael Redgrave) who assumes the identity of a deceased British officer to avoid capture by German forces during World War II.
5 days ago · An important part of Ealing Studios’ legacy, THE BELLS GO DOWN, directed by Basil Dearden (The Green Man, The Gentle Gunman) and produced by Michael Balcon (The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and ...
