---
title: 'Basil Dearden'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'director'
  - 'film producer'
  - 'film director'
  - 'screenwriter'
born: '1911-01-01'
died: '1971-03-23'
birthplace: 'Westcliff-on-Sea'
deathplace: 'London'
films_in_library: 43
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Dearden'
wikidata: 'Q810020'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Basil Dearden

director, film producer, film director, screenwriter.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1970 · [The Man Who Haunted Himself](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-haunted-himself-1970) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [The Assassination Bureau](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assassination-bureau-1969) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [Only When I Larf](https://cinepixo.com/movies/only-when-i-larf-1968) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Khartoum](https://cinepixo.com/movies/khartoum-1966) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Masquerade](https://cinepixo.com/movies/masquerade-1965) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [Woman of Straw](https://cinepixo.com/movies/woman-of-straw-1964) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [The Mind Benders](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mind-benders-1963) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [A Place to Go](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-place-to-go-1963) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Life for Ruth](https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-for-ruth-1962) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [All Night Long](https://cinepixo.com/movies/all-night-long-1962) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Victim](https://cinepixo.com/movies/victim-1961) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [The Secret Partner](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-secret-partner-1961) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [The League of Gentlemen](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-league-of-gentlemen-1960) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [Man in the Moon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-in-the-moon-1960) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [Sapphire](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sapphire-1959) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [Desert Mice](https://cinepixo.com/movies/desert-mice-1959) — Producer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Violent Playground](https://cinepixo.com/movies/violent-playground-1958) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Rockets Galore!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rockets-galore-1957) — Producer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [The Smallest Show on Earth](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-smallest-show-on-earth-1957) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [The Green Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-green-man-1956) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Who Done It?](https://cinepixo.com/movies/who-done-it-1956) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Ship That Died of Shame](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ship-that-died-of-shame-1955) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [The Rainbow Jacket](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rainbow-jacket-1954) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [The Square Ring](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-square-ring-1953) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [I Believe in You](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-believe-in-you-1952) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The Gentle Gunman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gentle-gunman-1952) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Pool of London](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pool-of-london-1951) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Cage of Gold](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cage-of-gold-1950) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Blue Lamp](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blue-lamp-1950) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [Train of Events](https://cinepixo.com/movies/train-of-events-1949) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Saraband for Dead Lovers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/saraband-for-dead-lovers-1948) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Frieda](https://cinepixo.com/movies/frieda-1947) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [The Captive Heart](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-captive-heart-1946) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Dead of Night](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dead-of-night-1945) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [They Came to a City](https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-came-to-a-city-1945) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [The Halfway House](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-halfway-house-1944) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [My Learned Friend](https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-learned-friend-1943) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [The Bells Go Down](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bells-go-down-1943) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [The Black Sheep of Whitehall](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-sheep-of-whitehall-1942) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [The Goose Steps Out](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-goose-steps-out-1942) — Director · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [Turned Out Nice Again](https://cinepixo.com/movies/turned-out-nice-again-1941) — Producer · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Let George Do It!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/let-george-do-it-1940) — Screenplay, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [This Man Is News](https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-man-is-news-1938) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.