Chronicler of the Human Condition

Brian Desmond Hurst

1895–1986Belfast, Northern Ireland, UKClassic Era27 films

DramaCrimeRomanceWar

Also wrote 5 screenplays ↗

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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.

Full Filmography

The Playboy of the Western World

His and Hers

Behind the Mask

Dangerous Exile

As Screenwriter

1939On the Night of the FireWriter 1962The Playboy of the Western WorldScreenplay 1934The Tell-Tale HeartWriter 1935Riders to the SeaWriter 1940A Call for Arms!Story

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