FILM DIRECTOR

Basil Dearden

1911 - 1971

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Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil Dearden has received more than 226,073 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Dearden is the 1,413th most popular film director (down from 1,306th in 2019), the 4,842nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,543rd in 2019) and the 104th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Basil Dearden ranks 1,413 out of 2,041. Before him are Albert Pyun, Peter Chan, Sally Menke, Roger Allers, Bruno Delbonnel, and Arne Skouen. After him are Joe Roth, Michael Ritchie, Mike Judge, Michael Winterbottom, Victor Schertzinger, and Melvin Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Basil Dearden ranks 352. Before him are Matti Lähde, Jean Brichaut, Ann Doran, William T. Stearn, Gardner Fox, and Marie Kraja. After him are Momčilo Đokić, Phil Silvers, Milan Stojanović, Artur Knautz, Francisco Rúa, and Zheng Junli. Among people deceased in 1971, Basil Dearden ranks 221. Before him are Ed Gordon, Joseph Pletincx, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Richard Mulcahy, and Thomas C. Hart. After him are Thawi Bunyaket, Frederick Sheffield, Károly Weichelt, Glenda Farrell, Ricardo J. Alfaro, and Ross Cuthbert.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Basil Dearden ranks 4,842 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Lawes (1595), Alex Garland (1970), Rupert Holmes (1947), Lucy Hawking (1969), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (1983), and Joe Spence (1898). After him are Lawrence Stone (1919), Anna Friel (1976), Jonathan Penrose (1933), Peter Sallis (1921), Edward Lhuyd (1660), and Ray Kennedy (1951).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Basil Dearden ranks 104. Before him are Jonathan Lynn (1943), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), Mike Hodges (1932), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), and Geoffrey Unsworth (1914). After him are Michael Winterbottom (1961), Stuart Baird (1947), Irving Rapper (1898), Clive Donner (1926), Peter Lord (1953), and Val Guest (1911).

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Filmography

Dead of Night
Director
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.
Sep 9o 19457.181 / 10
Victim
Director
Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr's career and personal life are nearly idyllic. However, when blackmailers link the secretly closeted Farr to a young gay man, everything Farr has worked for is threatened. But instead of giving in, Farr decides to fight.
Aug 1o 19617.409 / 10
The Persuaders!
Director
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.
7.607 / 10