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Brian Desmond Hurst

Brian Desmond Hurst

Belfast-born film director (1895-1986)
February 12, 1895 (September 26, 1986)
G.-B. 1962. Comedy by Brian Desmond Hurst with Gary Raymond, Siobhan McKenna, Liam Redmond. In an Irish tavern, a young stranger appears and confesses to having killed his father.
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1958. Adventures by Brian Desmond Hurst with Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Keith Michell. A group of royalists help the Dauphin Louis XVII escape and hide him in England.
Runtime: 91 min.
G.-B. 1955. Adventures by Brian Desmond Hurst with Dirk Bogarde, Donald Sinden, Virginia McKenna. In Kenya, a young man tries to unmask the Mau Mau leader who killed his brother.
Runtime: 95 min.
G.-B. 1955. Adventures by Brian Desmond Hurst with Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri, Andre Morell. Born of an English father and an Arabic mother, a child must choose between one civilization or the other.
Runtime: 93 min.
G.-B. 1953. War drama by Brian Desmond Hurst with Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Muriel Pavlow. An English air force officer participates in the defense of the island of Malta, against German attacks.
Runtime: 104 min.

Scrooge

V.O.: A Christmas Carol
G.-B. 1951. Tale by Brian Desmond Hurst with Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Warner. On Christmas Eve, a grumpy man has a dream that leads him to spread happiness around him.
Runtime: 83 min.
G.-B. 1949. Musical by Brian Desmond Hurst with Jean Kent, James Donald, Lana Morris. A singer, who is a music hall celebrity in London, marries a young marquis.
Runtime: 96 min.
G.-B. 1946. Docufiction by Brian Desmond Hurst.
Runtime: 82 min.
G.-B. 1942. War drama by Brian Desmond Hurst with Anton Wallbrook, Sally Gray, Derrick de Marney. A Polish musician, who is serving as a pilot during the war, develops amnesia following an injury.
Runtime: 94 min.
Runtime: 76 min.

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