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Basil Dignam

Born: 24 October 1905, Sheffield, Yorks.
Died: 31 January 1979, London

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  • I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

    Factory bosses’ scheming greed and their employees’ stubborn self-interest collide in this satire on the British at work and on strike.

  • Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

    This drama of social mobility in a northern factory town proved a landmark British film thanks to director Jack Clayton’s mature treatment of sexuality and class.

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

    An eccentric English officer inspires the Arabs to unite against the Turks during WWI in David Lean’s seven Oscar-winner, an epic in every sense.

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