Desmond Dew

Nacimiento : 1912-02-25, Warmley, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Muerte : 2007-10-24

Películas

A Great White Bird
Producer
This film documents the efforts of a group of Canadians and Americans to save the whooping crane from extinction. They display great determination in their dealings with this independent, pre-Ice Age creature. The issues of wild animals imprinting on people and the preservation of wild animals in captivity are examined in this film. Produced in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Descent
Producer
NFB short documentary
Freshwater World
Producer
This documentary explores a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the processes that pollute or disrupt clean and balanced freshwater environments.
The Chiltern Hundreds
Sound Recordist
Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for generations. The request is a ruse to enable Pym to marry his wealthy American fiancee while she's still in England, but his masterplan backfires when he finds himself swept into an election campaign and beaten by Labour's Mr Cleghorn – who is then made a peer. In an attempt to save face, Pym decides to stand again – as a socialist. It all proves too much for the Pyms' loyal, true-blue butler, Mr Beecham...
Adán y ella
Sound Recordist
El padre de Evelyn, una niña internada en un orfanato, ha estado escribiendo a su hija, que no lo recuerda, cartas fantasiosas sobre su éxito en los negocios. En realidad, se ha hecho pasar por un amigo, Adam, un apuesto jugador. Cuando el padre muere, Adam se lleva a la chica del orfanato y le dicen la verdad. Pero la niña se ha convertido en una mujer de extraordinaria belleza y surgen complicaciones, incluyendo las que crea Roddy, hermano de Adam, una auténtica oveja negra.
La Mujer Perfecta
Sound Recordist
Con la necesidad de obtener dinero en efectivo, Roger Cavendish y su mayordomo toman un trabajo que consiste en escoltar una noche a la mujer perfecta. Se trata de Olga, la creación robótica del profesor Belman; pero resulta que en realidad es Penelope, la sobrina de Belman, haciendo una buena imitación de la perfecta Olga.
Once Upon a Dream
Sound Recordist
An officer's wife has a romantic dream about her husband's man (servant) and comes to believe it is true. Meanwhile the husband has asked his servant to help him, after the war, to suggest ways to ignite the romance he and his wife had before the war, as well as find a way to make money in a post-war economy.
Hamlet
Sound Recordist
Después de haber asesinado a su hermano, el rey de Dinamarca, Claudius se casa con la reina y ocupa el trono danés. En medio del dolor, al príncipe Hamlet se le aparece el fantasma de su padre reclamando venganza contra su asesino. Hamlet decide entonces contratar a una compañía de actores ambulantes para que representen en la corte una obra en la que se muestra el asesinato de un rey a manos de su hermano y en idénticas circunstancias. Hamlet espera ver cómo la reacción de su tío confirma su culpa.
It's Hard to be Good
Sound Recordist
A do-gooder ex-army officer finds his attempts to improve the world leads invariably to disasters.
The Weaker Sex
Sound
A British housewife does her own battles against the enemy during World War II.
Las zapatillas rojas
Sound Recordist
Drama ambientado en el mundo del ballet que trata sobre los sacrificios realizados para alcanzar el éxito profesional. Un empresario obliga a una bailarina a anteponer su carrera al amor.
Uncle Silas
Sound Recordist
Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.
School for Secrets
Sound Recordist
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
Breve encuentro
Sound Recordist
La casualidad hace que un hombre y una mujer ambos de edad madura y casados coincidan en una estación de tren. Su inicial amistad pronto se convertirá en un amor tan intenso como prohibido.
Un cuento de Canterbury
Sound Recordist
Tres "peregrinos" se encuentran durante la guerra cerca de Canterbury e intentan resolver el misterio del "fantasma del pegamento", que ataca a las chicas por la noche. Sus investigaciones los llevan a sospechar del magistrado de la localidad, un acérrimo defensor de los valores tradicionales... (FILMAFFINITY)
Hacia adelante
Sound Recordist
Listos para luchar y morir por su país, un grupo de civiles de toda clase y condición se someten a un entrenamiento básico ante el inminente estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Aunque al principio se quejan de la rígida disciplina que implica su nuevo régimen de vida, no tardan en adaptarse y adquirir las habilidades necesarias para cumplir con su cometido, además de sentirse orgullosos de ello. Durante su participación en la invasión del norte de África, su barco será alcanzado por los alemanes. (FILMAFFINITY)
La vida manda
Sound Recordist
Retrato de la clase media británica narrado a través del discurrir de la vida de los miembros de una familia londinense, Frank y Ethel Gibbons y sus tres hijos, cuyas historias ejemplifican los cambios sociales que tienen lugar a lo largo del periodo entreguerras.
Tawny Pipit
Sound Recordist
Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
The Volunteer
Sound
World War II propaganda film.
The Silver Fleet
Sound
Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. Later a child's rhyme reminds him of his patriotic duty, but how best to resist the Nazis without endangering his wife and fellow workers?