Brian Desmond Hurst
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Brian Desmond Hurst was an Irish film director. With over thirty films in his filmography, Hurst was hailed as Northern Ireland's best film director by BBC film critic Mike Catto. He is perhaps best k
Brian Desmond Hurst in 1976 (portrait by Allan Warren)
Malta Story
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Malta Story is a 1953 British war film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, set during the air defence of Malta during the Siege of Malta in the Second World War. The film uses real and unique footage of
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…and the snowy, atmospheric photography of C.M. Pennington-Richards". Hurst produced Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and directed the box office success Malta Story (1953), featuring Alec Guinness as an RAF pilot helping to defend Malta. "The combination of an A list cast, the portrayal of the iron reliance of the…
Original UK film poster
Archival image of a Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC(trop) as shown in a screenshot from Malta Story; note the tropical air filter typically used by the VB(trop) variant
Archival image of a Junkers Ju 88 as shown in a screenshot from Malta Story