Portrait of Alun Owen

Writing

Alun Owen

Career

Active from 1956 to 1990, busiest in 1969 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alun Owen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Wonder
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Realism 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Dialogue-Driven 4
  • Anthology Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Gentle Humor 2
  • Classic Television 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Anthology Format 2
  • British Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Unexplained Laughter
Unexplained Laughter (1989)

Writer

1970s

6 titles
Hawkmoor
Hawkmoor (1978)

TV show ยท as Ianto

Lucky
Lucky (1974)

Writer

Norma
Norma (1974)

Writer

Funny
Funny (1971)

Writer

Pal
Pal (1971)

Writer

No Trams to Lime Street
No Trams to Lime Street (1970)

Writer

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 83
Male of the Species
Male of the Species (1969)

Writer

Thief
Thief (1968)

Writer

Stella
Stella (1968)

Writer

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse (1968)

TV show ยท as The Minister

Shelter
Shelter (1967)

Writer

George's Room
George's Room (1967)

Writer

A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

The Servant
The Servant (1963)
GoodWatch score 86

as People in Restaurant: Curate

The Hard Knock
The Hard Knock (1962)

Writer

The Rose Affair
The Rose Affair (1961)

Writer

The Criminal
The Criminal (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Lena, O My Lena
Lena, O My Lena (1960)

Writer

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 72
In the Wake of a Stranger
In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)

as Ferris

I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as TV Producer

Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Narrator (voice)

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)

TV show ยท as First Guard (uncredited)

Valley of Song
Valley of Song (1953)

as Pritchard

Before Your Very Eyes
Before Your Very Eyes (1952)

TV show