Brian Desmond Hurst

Brian Desmond Hurst was a Belfast-born film director and Ireland’s most prolific director of the 20th Century.

Account ran by Hurst's 3x Great Niece, Caitlin.

[Brian Desmond Hurst @briandhurst]

COMPETITION TIME!
For a chance to win a free copy of the book of 2021 'Hurst on Film 1928 to 1970' head over to FACEBOOK and search ‘Brian Desmond Hurst - Legacy page’ to find the competition. 📚

Winner will be picked at random on Saturday 13th November. Good luck #Competition

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After the war in Gallipoli in August 1915, Hurst was listed as in a state of desertion on 22 July 1921 as shown on his medal card extract below.
His medals were sent to the local Belfast police station in an effort to lure him to collect them #warhistory #FilmTwitter

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Glad to see @DrMatthewSweet enjoying Hurst On Film!!!

[Matthew Sweet @DrMatthewSweet]

Diving into this, compiled by @doctoryatt from the archive of the the director Brian Desmond Hurst (aka the Empress of Ireland). Absolute treasure trove.

[Jessica Martin @jessica7martin]

Treat yourself to this glorious film lovers book by Caitlin Smith and @doctoryatt ..”Hurst on Film 1928-1970”. Surely Adrian Dunbar should play Irish maverick Hurst in a bio-pic!! @Smithyshere @Smithyshere @monsterfromid @BrisendenMark @RobertWRossEsq

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2021 is the 70th anniversary of Hurst's masterful Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951). Belfast's Hurst not only produced this classic but also directed most of the film although Hurst wanted the original director to retain his director credits. #FilmTwitter
https://t.co/iRpcHfPO4a

[Emma @Sturdygirl0803]

@Christopher_T42 @TalkingPicsTV Importantly & selflessly the men selected to star on the big screen received no individual credits as they were representing the 10,000 men of the 1st Airborne. The Director - @briandhurst - Producer and crew also declined credits in the film for the same reason @AllanEslerSmith

[Emma @Sturdygirl0803]

@Christopher_T42 @TalkingPicsTV @briandhurst @AllanEslerSmith You can read more about the making of Theirs is the Glory, in this new book about the Director
https://t.co/VD16AjHhdR

[Brian Desmond Hurst @briandhurst]

June 2021 the 80th anniversary film premiere of Brian Desmond Hurst's DANGEROUS MOONLIGHT which gave the world one of the earliest film concerto. It is an outstanding love versus duty story and script from Hurst protege and future Bond director Terence Young. #filmdirector

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"I highly recommend 'Hurst on Film'" https://t.co/UhHdi2sClf @bhmbelfast talks about Brian Desmond Hurst and Hurst on Film on UTV Life! Thank you 🙌 #filmdirector #Filmmaker

[Brian Desmond Hurst @briandhurst]

We are over the moon to announce that Hurst on Film is now published and available for purchase on Amazon!

Watch Allan, Caitlin and Stephen speak about the making of this book through the youtube link 📖📽️ https://t.co/nInPv609na

#film #filmdirector #britishfilminstitute

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Ourselves Alone - Brian Desmond Hurst's classic film, which had extended runs in Dublin and London, but was banned in his homeland Northern Ireland #northernireland #FilmTwitter #britishfilm
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[Brian Desmond Hurst @briandhurst]

This portrait of Brian Desmond Hurst was taken by Angus McBean - who photographed many famous faces. McBean's work chronicled the British stage from 1936 to 1965 and Hurst's portrait was a part of it! #angusmcbean #photography #photographyhistory #britishcinema #filmdirector

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@RTERadio1

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10 years ago Stephen Wyatt and Allan Esler Smith started to explore the amazing Hurst memoirs in RTE Documentary, exploring Hurst's past and interviewing some very interesting people.
Make sure to give it a listen if you haven't already! https://t.co/eKlsykX0CH

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀
This still was taken of Hurst and Sara Allgood whilst filming Irish Hearts in 1934. Hurst was Belfast born and loved filming in Ireland #ireland #film #irishfilm #britishfilm

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Thank you! @EastSideArtsBel

[Brian Desmond Hurst @briandhurst]

#edgarallenpoe #horrorfilm #horror #1930shorror #poe #britishfilm #horrordirector #director #FilmTwitter

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Hurst's The Tell-Tale Heart 1934 was break through film direction in 1934. We are very excited that you are now able to watch it on the BFI player, link below.
The film was described as "too horrible to show" when it released in 1934! #film #1930sfilm https://t.co/WkqtgMXYyz

[Brian Desmond Hurst @briandhurst]

@britishpictures thank you for letting me know!