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Basil Dearden

Director · 44 credits · 31 in highly-rated films

Best known for Dead of Night (1945)

Frequent collaborators: Will Hay

Best Basil Dearden movies by genre

Directed movies (43 total, ranked by score)

  1. Dead of Night

    1945 · ★ 7.2 (302 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    1

  2. Victim

    1961 · ★ 7.4 (160 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    2

  3. Khartoum

    1966 · ★ 6.3 (129 votes)

    History, War, Adventure

    3

  4. The League of Gentlemen

    1960 · ★ 7.0 (101 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    4

  5. The Square Ring

    1953 · ★ 7.1 (7 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Sapphire

    1959 · ★ 7.0 (51 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Thriller

    6

  7. The Secret Partner

    1961 · ★ 5.8 (12 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    7

  8. The Smallest Show on Earth

    1957 · ★ 6.7 (36 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. The Blue Lamp

    1950 · ★ 6.6 (62 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    9

  10. My Learned Friend

    1943 · ★ 6.0 (15 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    10

  11. Life for Ruth

    1962 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. The Assassination Bureau

    1969 · ★ 6.7 (89 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    12

  13. The Captive Heart

    1946 · ★ 6.4 (24 votes)

    Drama, War

    13

  14. Woman of Straw

    1964 · ★ 6.2 (60 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    14

  15. Pool of London

    1951 · ★ 6.5 (34 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    15

  16. I Believe in You

    1952 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. The Man Who Haunted Himself

    1970 · ★ 6.1 (74 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    17

  18. All Night Long

    1962 · ★ 6.7 (34 votes)

    Drama, Music

    18

  19. The Green Man

    1956 · ★ 6.9 (37 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    19

  20. Violent Playground

    1958 · ★ 7.0 (22 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    20

  21. The Persuaders!

    1973 · ★ 8.2 (4 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy

    21

  22. The Halfway House

    1944 · ★ 6.5 (30 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Fantasy

    22

  23. Saraband for Dead Lovers

    1948 · ★ 6.6 (23 votes)

    Romance, History, Drama

    23

  24. The Ship That Died of Shame

    1955 · ★ 7.3 (12 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    24

  25. Out of the Clouds

    1955 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. Man in the Moon

    1960 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    26

  27. Did You Ever See a Dream Talking

    1943 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    War, Comedy

    27

  28. Only When I Larf

    1968 · ★ 7.1 (5 votes)

    Crime, Comedy, Adventure

    28

  29. Cage of Gold

    1950 · ★ 6.8 (12 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    29

  30. The Mind Benders

    1963 · ★ 6.3 (28 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.