Brian Desmond Hurst in 1976 (portrait by Allan Warren)
Born
12 February 1895
Belfast, Ireland
Died
26 September 1986(1986-09-26) (aged 91)
London, UK
Nationality
British
Occupation
Film director
Notable work
Dangerous Moonlight (1941) Scrooge (1951) Malta Story (1953)
Brian Desmond Hurst (12 February 1895 – 26 September 1986) 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.[1] He is perhaps best known for the 1951 A Christmas Carol adaptation Scrooge.
^Screening will honour 'NI's best film director' News Letter 12 February 2015 Mike Catto, film critic, BBC and Radio Ulster
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