Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director.
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Basil Dearden was a prominent English film director associated with Ealing Studios and Rank Organisation, celebrated for his versatile body of work spanning thrillers and social dramas.
He is known for directing the classic horror anthology Dead of Night and the groundbreaking social drama Victim.
He is closely associated with mid-20th-century British studio filmmaking and socially conscious cinema.
