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Pool of London is a 1951 British noir crime film directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Bonar Colleano, Earl Cameron (in his breakthrough role) and Susan Shaw. Set in post-war London, the film is of note for portraying the first interracial relationship in a British film.
Pool of London: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Bonar Colleano, Susan Shaw, Renée Asherson, Earl Cameron. When their ship docks the crew disembark as usual to pick up their lives in postwar London.
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- Crime, Drama
- Basil Dearden
- 1951-08-13
Pool of London. Merchant sailor Dan MacDonald (Bonar Colleano) has a lucrative sideline in smuggling black market goods ashore. While docked in London, MacDonald and his best friend, Johnny...
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- Basil Dearden
- Crime, Drama
- Bonar Colleano
The film Pool of London is a classic of British cinema, released shortly after the Second World War in 1951. Directed by Basil Dearden, it tells the story of two sailors on shore leave in London. With its vivid portrayal of a vibrant port-city, and its themes of racism, class divides and loyalty, it remains an essential and evocative film to ...
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- J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios
- Basil Dearden
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Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Basil Dearden achieves a masterful sense of balance in Pool of London: character and plot, melodrama and noir, Johnny and Dan. The film even opens and closes with the coming and going of a commercial ship in the eponymous body of water; two merchant marines disembark for the weekend, but only one will return.
