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1 day 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.
1 day ago · The Smallest Show on Earth (US: Big Time Operators) is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers and Margaret Rutherford. The supporting cast includes Bernard Miles, Leslie Phillips, Francis de Wolff, George Cross, June Cunningham and Sid James. The screenplay was written by William Rose and John Eldridge from an original ...
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2 days 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.
3 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.
4 days ago · January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years ). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 153 BC – For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1. [1]
4 days ago · St. Basil the Great is one of those giants in our faith whose words, filled with the fire of conviction, echo across the centuries. A fourth-century bishop, he took up the fight against Arianism after the death of St. Athanasius, defying worldly powers and even pressure from his fellow bishops in order to defend the divinity of Christ.
4 days ago · The French version of King Arthur ’s legendary Excalibur sword has vanished from a rock into which legend says it was plunged 1,300 years ago. The Durandal sword from Rocamadour, southern France, is presumed to have been stolen despite it being chained to the stone 32ft off the ground. Durandal was the sword of Roland, a legendary paladin, or ...
