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The Blue Lamp poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.2 / 100
1950·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 24m

THE BLUE LAMP

“Sheds just enough light for MURDER”

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

Above the Line
Basil Dearden·DirectorT. E. B. Clarke·ScreenplayJan Read·WriterGordon Dines·Director of PhotographyErnest Irving·Music DirectorPeter Tanner·Editor
Cast
Jack Warner·PC George DixonJimmy Hanley·PC Andy MitchellDirk Bogarde·Tom RileyRobert Flemyng·Police Sgt. RobertsBernard Lee·Divisional Detective Inspector CherryPeggy Evans·Diana LewisPatric Doonan·SpudBruce Seton·PC 'Jock' CampbellMeredith Edwards·PC 'Taff' HughesClive Morton·Police Sgt. Brooks
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Basil Dearden·DirectorHarry Kratz·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
T. E. B. Clarke·ScreenplayJan Read·WriterTed Willis·Writer
Camera· 3
Gordon Dines·Director of PhotographyChic Waterson·Camera OperatorLionel Banes·Additional Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Peter Tanner·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Ernest Irving·Music DirectorArthur Bradburn·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 4
Jim Morahan·Art DirectionAnthony Mendleson·Costume DesignErnest Taylor·Makeup ArtistHarry Frampton·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Michael Balcon·Producer
By the Numbers
74.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Blue Lamp's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#402820
#D0C8B0
#E0D840
Mood
Mysterious, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features a painted illustration of three individuals in a dimly lit, possibly indoor setting. A tall man in a dark suit and yellow tie with a cigaret”

crimedrama
Key Elements
Cigarette
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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