Khartoum
1966
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Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; [1] 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director. [2] Early life. Dearden was born at 5, Woodfield Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex to Charles James Dear, a steel manufacturer, and his wife, Florence ( née Tripp). [3] Career.
- Film director
- James Dearden, Torquil Dearden
- 1938–1970
Basil Dearden. Director: Sapphire. A former stage director, Basil Dearden entered films as an assistant to director Basil Dean (he changed his name from Dear to avoid being confused with Dean). Dearden worked his way up the ladder and directed (with Will Hay) his first film in 1941; two years later he directed his first film on his own.
- January 1, 1
- Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Director, Producer, Writer
Apr 17, 2021 · Issue 98. Basil Dearden’s 1961 film, Victim, represents a significant moment in British film history. Released into a world where sex between adult men in the United Kingdom was a heavily policed crime, it is the first British film to use the word homosexual inside a narrative that thoughtfully and unsensationally captures the cumulative ...
All Night Long: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris. This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
- (1.4K)
- Drama, Music
- Basil Dearden
- 1963-04-17
Highest Rated: 100% Khartoum (1966) Lowest Rated: 40% Masquerade (1965) Birthday: Jan 1, 1911. Birthplace: Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. Capable, intelligent filmmaker who co-directed his...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score Yet55%Director78%69%DirectorNo Score YetNo Score YetDirector100%66%DirectorBasil Dearden’s bold, direct police procedural, starring Nigel Patrick as the detective in charge of the investigation, is a devastating look at the way bigotry crosses class divides, and a snapshot of the increasingly interracial culture of England in the late fifties.
Though there’s a world of difference between the mundane working class milieu explored by Sapphire and the more cosmopolitan and talent-fueled social scene of All Night Long, Basil Dearden’s indifference toward pontificating on the mixed-race theme indicates a subtle but tangible shift in attitudes, a movement in the right direction as more peop...
