An immensely popular British crime film, Basil Dearden's The Blue Lamp concentrates on interrelated episodes in the lives of several London policemen. Jack Warner heads the cast as George Dixon, a veteran "bobby" who is murdered by small-time delinquents Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan. Rookie cop Jimmy Hanley, who'd looked .. Read more
| Starring | Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng |
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| Director | Basil Dearden |
| Genres | Drama |
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An immensely popular British crime film, Basil Dearden's The Blue Lamp concentrates on interrelated episodes in the lives of several London policemen. Jack Warner heads the cast as George Dixon, a veteran "bobby" who is murdered by small-time delinquents Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan. Rookie cop Jimmy Hanley, who'd looked upon Warner as a father figure, embarks on a perilous search to bring Dixon's killers to justice.
| Starring | Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng, Bernard Lee, Peggy Evans, Patric Doonan, Meredith Edwards |
|---|---|
| Director | Basil Dearden |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 24 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1950 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 23 Jul 2007 |
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This was the movie that changed British gangster films for ever,
Originally written by (Lord) Ted Willis, it introduced us to PC George Dixon, part ... read more »
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The original Dixon of Dock Green
Well-made film of the late 1940s which introduced the character of George Dixon to the British public. Tension maintained to the end but with typical London ... read more »
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