Writing

Cecil Day-Lewis

Born April 27, 1904 · Ireland

Died May 22, 1972 · aged 68

Nicholas Blake was the pseudonym of British-Irish poet and novelist Cecil Day-Lewis, under which he wrote mystery stories. Cecil Day-Lewis was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis.

Known For

This Man Must DieThis Man Must Die · 1969
This Man Must Die
7.31969
MovieThrillerDrama
When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.
The Kids Who Knew Too MuchThe Kids Who Knew Too Much · 1980
The Kids Who Knew Too Much
7.51980
MovieThrillerDrama
When a cryptic note is passed to young Bert Hale by a stranger, he and his three friends inadvertently hold the key to unravelling the sinister plot to assassinate a Russian premier visiting Los Angeles.
Figures in a LandscapeFigures in a Landscape · 1953
Figures in a Landscape
1953
MovieDocumentary
A documentary feature looking at examples of Barbara Hepworth's sculpture set against the Cornish settings that inspired them.
The Rape of CzechoslovakiaThe Rape of Czechoslovakia · 1939
The Rape of Czechoslovakia
7.01939
MovieDocumentary
Weiss’s classic B&W agitprop short made after his escape to London just ahead of the Nazis. He carried with him three reels of material for his unrealized film ‘Dvacet Let Svobody’ (‘Twenty Years of Freedom’) i.e. 20 years of the existence of independent Czechoslovakia from its 1918 founding to 1938 when the Munich Agreement dissolved it. In English with poetic narration written by C. Day-Lewis (father of Daniel Day-Lewis).
The Beast Must DieThe Beast Must Die · 1952
The Beast Must Die
7.11952
MovieDramaThriller
A crime writer searching for the truth about a personal tragedy becomes involved in a murder investigation.
The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.91962
SeriesCrimeMystery
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
DetectiveDetective · 1964
Detective
9.01964
SeriesCrime
A BBC anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories over 45 episodes in three seasons that ran from 1964 to 1969. As with many BBC programmes made before the early 1970s, many of its episodes no longer exist. Of the eighteen episodes from the first season only twelve are currently known to exist; likewise six of the sixteen editions from the second run are considered lost, and just one of the final ten survives in the archives.
CivilisationCivilisation · 1969
Civilisation
8.21969
SeriesDocumentary
Sir Kenneth Clark guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.

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