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==Cultural references== [[André Derain]] painted four works of the Thames, and his 1906 ''[[The Pool of London (painting)|The Pool of London]]'' is in the UK [[Tate]] collection. Derain was a leading [[Fauvist]] and had been sent to London by his dealer to produce Thames views in the Fauvist style.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=3815 |title=Tate Gallery Andre Derain - ''The Pool of London'' |publisher=Tate.org.uk |access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref> A British film, ''[[Pool of London (film)|Pool of London]]'' (1951), is a crime drama set within the Pool. The film was directed by [[Basil Dearden]], and features actors [[Earl Cameron (actor)|Earl Cameron]], [[Susan Shaw]], [[Joan Dowling]], and [[Bonar Colleano]], and comic actors [[Leslie Phillips]], [[Alfie Bass]] and [[James Robertson Justice]].<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q7228584|id=tt0042851}}</ref> The Pool has also featured as a location in various other films.{{such as?|date=November 2012}} [[Patrick O'Brian]] refers to the Pool of London in his novels ''[[The Commodore (novel)|The Commodore]]'' and ''[[Blue at the Mizzen]]'', both in the [[Aubrey-Maturin series]]. [[Neal Stephenson]] mentions various locations around the Pool of London in his novel ''[[The System of the World (novel)|The System of the World]]'', the third book in [[The Baroque Cycle]].
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