Thorold Dickinson

Thorold Dickinson

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."

  • Title: Thorold Dickinson
  • Popularity: 0.609
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1903-11-16
  • Place of Birth: Bristol, England, UK
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Thorold Dickinson Movies

  • 1959
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    Stars Meet in Moscow

    Stars Meet in Moscow

    1 1959 HD

    Documentary essay about the First Moscow International Film Festival, held in August 1959, about its participants and guests - Soviet and foreign...

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  • 1939
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    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    6.6 1939 HD

    During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of...

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  • 1940
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    Gaslight

    Gaslight

    7.1 1940 HD

    Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the...

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  • 1955
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    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

    5.6 1955 HD

    In 1948, immediately before a ceasefire takes effect, four volunteers fighting for Israel are ordered to take Hill 24, overlooking the road to...

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  • 1949
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    The Queen of Spades

    The Queen of Spades

    6.5 1949 HD

    An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a...

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  • 1942
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    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    5 1942 HD

    Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of...

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  • 1952
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    Secret People

    Secret People

    6 1952 HD

    This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent...

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  • 1952
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    Secret People

    Secret People

    6 1952 HD

    This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent...

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  • 1937
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    The High Command

    The High Command

    5.6 1937 HD

    A general must come to terms with a crime he commited years earlier.

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  • 1934
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    Java Head

    Java Head

    6 1934 HD

    The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer,...

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  • 1936
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    Calling the Tune

    Calling the Tune

    1 1936 HD

    Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and...

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  • 1940
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    Miss Grant Goes to the Door

    Miss Grant Goes to the Door

    4 1940 HD

    Two sisters encounter a German spy. A public service film showing how to thwart the enemy.

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  • 1946
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    Men of Two Worlds

    Men of Two Worlds

    5.5 1946 HD

    An African music student returns home and has to defeat the witch doctor who dominates his tribe and attempt to take them to healthier land away from...

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  • 1946
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    Men of Two Worlds

    Men of Two Worlds

    5.5 1946 HD

    An African music student returns home and has to defeat the witch doctor who dominates his tribe and attempt to take them to healthier land away from...

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  • 1927
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    The Little People

    The Little People

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Prime Minister

    The Prime Minister

    6 1941 HD

    Directed by Thorold Dickinson.

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  • 1938
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    Behind the Spanish Lines

    Behind the Spanish Lines

    1 1938 HD

    Documentary short directed by Sidney Cole and Thorold Dickinson.

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  • 1952
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    Secret People

    Secret People

    6 1952 HD

    This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent...

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  • 1940
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    Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder

    Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder

    1 1940 HD

    A wartime short encouraging workers to join free, government-organised engineering training schemes.

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  • 1940
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    Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder

    Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder

    1 1940 HD

    A wartime short encouraging workers to join free, government-organised engineering training schemes.

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  • 1938
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    Spanish A.B.C.

    Spanish A.B.C.

    3.5 1938 HD

    A short film on Republican efforts to improve education standards during the Spanish Civil War.

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  • 1940
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    Westward Ho!

    Westward Ho!

    2 1940 HD

    Wartime short promoting the evacuation if urban children to rural areas.

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  • 1938
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    Behind the Spanish Lines

    Behind the Spanish Lines

    1 1938 HD

    Documentary short directed by Sidney Cole and Thorold Dickinson.

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  • 1955
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    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

    5.6 1955 HD

    In 1948, immediately before a ceasefire takes effect, four volunteers fighting for Israel are ordered to take Hill 24, overlooking the road to...

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  • 1955
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    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer

    5.6 1955 HD

    In 1948, immediately before a ceasefire takes effect, four volunteers fighting for Israel are ordered to take Hill 24, overlooking the road to...

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  • 1938
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    Spanish A.B.C.

    Spanish A.B.C.

    3.5 1938 HD

    A short film on Republican efforts to improve education standards during the Spanish Civil War.

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  • 1933
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    Loyalties

    Loyalties

    6 1933 HD

    A houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis, is robbed of £1,000 with evidence pointing towards the guilt of...

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  • 1953
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    Malta Story

    Malta Story

    5.8 1953 HD

    Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young Maltese...

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  • 1936
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    The House of the Spaniard

    The House of the Spaniard

    5.5 1936 HD

    A man ignores a warning to stay away from a sinister house on marshland near Liverpool; when someone drowns close by, he finds the evidence...

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  • 1939
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    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

    6.6 1939 HD

    During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of...

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  • 1942
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    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    5 1942 HD

    Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of...

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  • 1933
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    Loyalties

    Loyalties

    6 1933 HD

    A houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis, is robbed of £1,000 with evidence pointing towards the guilt of...

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  • 1930
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    The School for Scandal

    The School for Scandal

    1 1930 HD

    Charles (Henry Hewitt), Joseph (Ian Fleming), and Sir Benjamin (John Charlton) are in love with Maria (Dodo Watts), and Lady Sneerwell (Anne Grey) is...

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  • 1959
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    Power Among Men

    Power Among Men

    1 1959 HD

    Four episodes on the theme of human hope and survival set in Santambrogio, Italy; Fermathe, Haiti; British Columbia and Kjeller in Norway.

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  • 1931
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    The Sport of Kings

    The Sport of Kings

    1 1931 HD

    Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert...

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  • 1931
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    Tilly of Bloomsbury

    Tilly of Bloomsbury

    1 1931 HD

    A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she is herself wealthy.

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  • 1936
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    Calling the Tune

    Calling the Tune

    1 1936 HD

    Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and...

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  • 1933
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    Perfect Understanding

    Perfect Understanding

    6.1 1933 HD

    A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds...

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  • 1933
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    Going Gay

    Going Gay

    6 1933 HD

    Musical where two friends fall for the same lady and work to make her a star.

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