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Birth Name: Basil Clive Dear
Born: 1 January 1911 Died: 23 March 1971
Country of origin: 
United Kingdom
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Melissa Stribling
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A Movie for every Director (part 4)
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Basil Dearden was an English film director.
Dearden was born at Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. He graduated from theatre direction to film, working as an assistant to Basil Dean. He later changed his own name to Dearden to avoid confusion with his mentor.
He first began working as a director at Ealing Studios, co-directing comedy films with Will Hay, including The Goose Steps Out (1942) and My Learned Friend (1943). He worked on the influential chiller compendium Dead of Night (1945) and directed the linking narrative and the "Hearse Driver" segment. He also directed The Captive Heart starring Michael Redgrave, a 1946
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| Rating: | 122 Watched |
2. Victim
| Rating: | 75 want to see |
3. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
| Rating: | 38 Watched |
4. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
| Rating: | 28 Watched |
5. Khartoum (1966)
| Rating: | 44 Watched |
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1. The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) (1970)
| Rating: | 20 Watched |
2. The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
| Rating: | 6 Watched |
3. I Believe in You (1952)
| Rating: | 3 want to see |
4. Train of Events (1949)
| Rating: | 4 Watched |
5. To Hell with Hitler (1940)
| Rating: | 3 Watched |
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1. This Is Your Life (1955)
| Rating: | 9 Watched |
