Thorold Dickinson

Thorold Dickinson

Known for

Directing

Born

November 16, 1903

Birthplace

Bristol, England, UK

Died

April 14, 1984 (aged 80)

Biography

Thorold Barron Dickinson CBE (16 November 1903 – 14 April 1984) was a British film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer, and Britain's first university professor of film. Dickinson's work received much praise, with fellow director Martin Scorsese describing him as "a uniquely intelligent, passionate artist... They're not in endless supply."

Best known work

Gaslight
Gaslight
1940
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades
1949
Malta Story
Malta Story
1953
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
1955
Secret People
Secret People
1952
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
1939
Sing As We Go
Sing As We Go
1934
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin
1942
The High Command
The High Command
1937
Perfect Understanding
Perfect Understanding
1933

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Record of War

    Creator

  2. 1959

  3. 1959

  4. 1955

    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

    Director, Editor, Producer

  5. 1953

  6. 1952

    Secret People

    Story, Director, Screenplay

  7. 1949

  8. 1946

    Men of Two Worlds

    Screenplay, Director

  9. 1942

    The Next of Kin

    Director, Writer

  10. 1941

  11. 1940

  12. 1940

    Gaslight

    Director

  13. 1940

  14. 1940

    Westward Ho!

    Director

  15. 1939

    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    Director, Adaptation

  16. 1938

    Spanish A.B.C.

    Director, Editor

  17. 1938

    Behind the Spanish Lines

    Director, Editor

  18. 1937

  19. 1936

  20. 1936

    Calling the Tune

    Director, Editor

  21. 1934

  22. 1934

    Java Head

    Director

  23. 1933

    Going Gay

    Editor

  24. 1933

    Loyalties

    Editor, Assistant Director

  25. 1933

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