
Brian Desmond Hurst
Directing
Born: 1895-02-12 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Died: 1986-09-26
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (29)

The Playboy of the Western World
1962
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His and Hers
1961
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Behind the Mask
1958
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Dangerous Exile
1957
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The Black Tent
1956
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Simba
1955
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Malta Story
1953
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Scrooge
1951
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Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951
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Trottie True
1949
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Hungry Hill
1947
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The Mark of Cain
1947
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Theirs Is the Glory
1946
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The Hundred Pound Window
1944
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A Letter from Ulster
1943
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Alibi
1942
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Dangerous Moonlight
1941
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Miss Grant Goes to the Door
1940
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A Call for Arms!
1940
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The Lion Has Wings
1939
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On the Night of the Fire
1939
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Prison Without Bars
1938
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Glamorous Night
1937
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The Tenth Man
1936
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Sensation
1936
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Ourselves Alone
1936
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Riders to the Sea
1935
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The Tell-Tale Heart
1934
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Hangman's House
1928
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