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David Watkin

Career

Active from 1956 to 2001, busiest in 1988 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Watkin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Social Satire 4
  • Forbidden Love 4
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 40
All Forgotten
All Forgotten (2001)
GoodWatch score 40

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1990s

16 titles · average score 57
Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Gloria
Gloria (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

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Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

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Critical Care
Critical Care (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Bogus
Bogus (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

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Milk Money
Milk Money (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

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This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Used People
Used People (1992)
GoodWatch score 49

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The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

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Hamlet
Hamlet (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

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Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

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1980s

16 titles · average score 55
Masquerade
Masquerade (1988)
GoodWatch score 53

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Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1988)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

Last Rites
Last Rites (1988)
GoodWatch score 35

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The Good Mother
The Good Mother (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

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Moonstruck
Moonstruck (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

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Out of Africa
Out of Africa (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

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Return to Oz
Return to Oz (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

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White Nights
White Nights (1985)
GoodWatch score 59

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The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

Yentl
Yentl (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

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Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981)
GoodWatch score 76

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Endless Love
Endless Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 40

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1970s

14 titles · average score 60
Hanover Street
Hanover Street (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

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Cuba
Cuba (1979)
GoodWatch score 43

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Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

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Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

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To the Devil a Daughter
To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
GoodWatch score 39

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Mahogany
Mahogany (1975)
GoodWatch score 47

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The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

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A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

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The Devils
The Devils (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

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The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

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Catch-22
Catch-22 (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

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1960s

16 titles · average score 67
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

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Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero (1968)

Director of Photography

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

How I Won the War
How I Won the War (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

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Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

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Help!
Help! (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Knack... and How to Get It
The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Rhythm 'n' Greens
Rhythm 'n' Greens (1964)

Cinematography

The Travolators
The Travolators (1961)

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Blue Pullman
Blue Pullman (1960)

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They Take the High Road
They Take the High Road (1960)

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1950s

12 titles
Diesel Trainride
Diesel Trainride (1959)

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The Coasts of Clyde
The Coasts of Clyde (1959)

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Groundwork for Progress
Groundwork for Progress (1959)

Cinematography

Care of St Christopher’s
Care of St Christopher’s (1959)

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Under Night Streets
Under Night Streets (1958)

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A Desperate Case
A Desperate Case (1958)

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Holiday
Holiday (1957)

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The England of Elizabeth
The England of Elizabeth (1957)

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Lancashire Coast
Lancashire Coast (1957)

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Service for Southend
Service for Southend (1957)

Camera Operator

The Long Night Haul
The Long Night Haul (1956)

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Men on the Mend
Men on the Mend (1956)

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