Brian Desmond Hurst

Directing

Brian Desmond Hurst

Born 12 February 1895 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK · Died 26 September 1986 at 91

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

Highlights

Scrooge1951 · Film · Director
Malta Story1953 · Film · Director
Hangman's House1928 · Film · Horse Race Spectator
Simba1955 · Film · Director
Theirs Is the Glory1946 · Film · Director
The Lion Has Wings1939 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

25 films

The Playboy of the Western World1962 · Film · Director
His and Hers1961 · Film · Director
Behind the Mask1958 · Film · Director
Dangerous Exile1957 · Film · Director
The Black Tent1956 · Film · Director
Simba1955 · Film · Director
Malta Story1953 · Film · Director
Scrooge1951 · Film · Director
Trottie True1949 · Film · Director
The Mark of Cain1947 · Film · Director
Hungry Hill1947 · Film · Director
Theirs Is the Glory1946 · Film · Director
Alibi1942 · Film · Director
Dangerous Moonlight1941 · Film · Director
Miss Grant Goes to the Door1940 · Film · Director
The Lion Has Wings1939 · Film · Director
On the Night of the Fire1939 · Film · Director
Prison Without Bars1938 · Film · Director
Glamorous Night1937 · Film · Director
Sensation1936 · Film · Director
The Tenth Man1936 · Film · Director
Ourselves Alone1936 · Film · Director
Riders to the Sea1935 · Film · Director
The Tell-Tale Heart1934 · Film · Director
Hangman's House1928 · Film · Horse Race Spectator