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Pool of London is a 1951 British noir crime film directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Bonar Colleano, Earl Cameron (in his breakthrough role) and Susan Shaw. Set in post-war London, the film is of note for portraying the first interracial relationship in a British film.
Pool of London: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Bonar Colleano, Susan Shaw, Renée Asherson, Earl Cameron. When their ship docks the crew disembark as usual to pick up their lives in postwar London.
- (1.2K)
- Crime, Drama
- Basil Dearden
- 1951-08-13
Jan 16, 2024 · Pool Of London. When their ship docks the crew disembark as usual to pick up their lives in post-war London. For one of them his petty smuggling turns more serious when he finds himself caught up with a robbery in the City.
- 85 min
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com [Director of Photography] Gordon Hines paints a gritty portrait of post-war London, but it's really the stymied sexual tension between Cameron and Shaw which...
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- Basil Dearden
- Crime, Drama
- Bonar Colleano
Nice little film noir set in London that opts for a character study rather than a plot driven drama, while also breaking new ground at the time by showing the first interracial relationship in a British film.
- (1.5K)
- J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios
- Basil Dearden
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
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Basil Dearden achieves a masterful sense of balance in Pool of London: character and plot, melodrama and noir, Johnny and Dan. The film even opens and closes with the coming and going of a commercial ship in the eponymous body of water; two merchant marines disembark for the weekend, but only one will return.
