About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1895-02-12
Place of birth:
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Website:
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Brian Desmond Hurst

Overview

Brian Desmond Hurst was an Irish film director. With over thirty films in his filmography, Hurst was hailed as Northern Ireland's best film director by BBC film critic Mike Catto. He is perhaps best known for the 1951 A Christmas Carol adaptation Scrooge.

Known for

Acting
1928 Hangman's House Actor Horse Race Spectator 59
Average

Directing
1962 The Playboy of the Western World Directing Director 58
Average
1961 His and Hers Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Behind the Mask Directing Director 58
Average
1957 Dangerous Exile Directing Director 59
Average
1956 The Black Tent Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Simba Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Malta Story Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Scrooge Directing Director 64
Fair
1949 Trottie True Directing Director 59
Average
1947 The Mark of Cain Directing Director 59
Average
1947 Hungry Hill Directing Director 59
Average
1946 Theirs Is the Glory Directing Director 59
Average
1944 The Hundred Pound Window Directing Director N/A
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1943 A Letter from Ulster Directing Director N/A
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1942 Alibi Directing Director 59
Average
1941 Dangerous Moonlight Directing Director 59
Average
1940 A Call for Arms! Directing Director N/A
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1940 Miss Grant Goes to the Door Directing Director 58
Average
1939 The Lion Has Wings Directing Director 59
Average
1939 On the Night of the Fire Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Prison Without Bars Directing Director 59
Average
1937 Glamorous Night Directing Director 59
Average
1936 Sensation Directing Director 58
Average
1936 The Tenth Man Directing Director 59
Average
1936 Ourselves Alone Directing Director 59
Average
1935 Riders to the Sea Directing Director N/A
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1934 The Tell-Tale Heart Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1962 The Playboy of the Western World Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1940 A Call for Arms! Writing Story N/A
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1939 On the Night of the Fire Writing Writer 58
Average
1935 Riders to the Sea Writing Writer N/A
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1934 The Tell-Tale Heart Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
1951 Scrooge Production Producer 64
Fair
1951 Tom Brown's Schooldays Production Producer 59
Average
1940 Miss Grant Goes to the Door Production Producer 58
Average

Crew
1942 Alibi Crew Script 59
Average