Portrait of Lewis Gilbert

Directing

Lewis Gilbert

Career

Active from 1933 to 2002, with a break from 1934 to 1944, busiest in 1953 and 1954 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lewis Gilbert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.6, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    2.0, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Feel-Good 3
  • British Humor 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • World War II 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Cold War Espionage 2
  • Nostalgic Blockbuster 2
  • Iconic Bond Villain 2
  • Classic British Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 46
Before You Go
Before You Go (2002)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 67
Haunted
Haunted (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Stepping Out
Stepping Out (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 69
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

Not Quite Paradise
Not Quite Paradise (1985)

Director, Producer

Educating Rita
Educating Rita (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Seven Nights in Japan
Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Paul and Michelle
Paul and Michelle (1974)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Producer

Friends
Friends (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Screenplay

The Adventurers
The Adventurers (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Director

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 67
You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Alfie
Alfie (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

The 7th Dawn
The 7th Dawn (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Greengage Summer
The Greengage Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Light Up the Sky!
Light Up the Sky! (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 63
Ferry to Hong Kong
Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
GoodWatch score 37

Director, Screenplay

Carve Her Name with Pride
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay, Director

A Cry from the Streets
A Cry from the Streets (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Director

Cast a Dark Shadow
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

The Sea Shall Not Have Them
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

Cosh Boy
Cosh Boy (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Scarlet Thread
Scarlet Thread (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

There Is Another Sun
There Is Another Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1940s

3 titles
Marry Me
Marry Me (1949)

Writer

The Little Ballerina
The Little Ballerina (1947)

Director

The Ten Year Plan
The Ten Year Plan (1945)

Director, Writer

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 47
Over the Moon
Over the Moon (1939)
GoodWatch score 47

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Price of a Song
The Price of a Song (1935)

as Margaretโ€™s younger brother

Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin (1933)

as Jem