Interview with Brian Desmond Hurst Part 1

Interview with Brian Desmond Hurst Part 1

Sorry, this film is not available for viewing online

To view this film and the entire Digital Film Archive collection, please visit your nearest Digital Film Archive Location.

Details

Location

London

Year

1982

Date

Production 30/11/1982

Length

01sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

Brian Desmond Hurst was one of the most celebrated film directors to emerge from Belfast. Born in Ribble Street in the east of the city he worked with some of the greats of cinema such as John Ford and Alexander Korda. The celebrated James Bond director Terence Young also worked under Hurst, delivering his first four scripts to his projects. He gave acting breaks to legendary actors such as Richard Attenborough, Roger Moore and Vanessa Redgrave. His most enduring work is probably the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol, which he filmed under the title of Scrooge. This interview, conducted when he was 87, was shot for a series called A Seat Among the Stars. It was filmed by Ulster Television for broadcast on Channel 4 and attempted to chart the history of Irish contributions to cinema. The six part series is also available to view on the Digital Film Archive.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.
×

Please scroll to review and accept our terms and conditions (last updated on ) before viewing the moving images content.

To remember your terms and conditions acceptance, you can register as a site member or allow cookies on your browser.