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Richard Rodney Bennett

Career

Active from 1957 to 2000, busiest in 1959 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who
Doctor Who
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Original Music

    1975 · Won

    Murder on the Orient Express

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Dramatic Score

    1975 · Nominated · 47th Academy Awards

    Murder on the Orient Express

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Dramatic Score

    1972 · Nominated · 44th Academy Awards

    Nicholas and Alexandra

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Score)

    1968 · Nominated · 40th Academy Awards

    Far from the Madding Crowd

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Rodney Bennett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Intrigue 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Gothic Horror 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Mental Health 2
  • British Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 68
Circus Drawings
Circus Drawings (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

Music

2000s

1 title
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express' (2004)

Music

1990s

4 titles · average score 66
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Swann
Swann (1997)

Music

Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Enchanted April
Enchanted April (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

1980s

4 titles · average score 59
Murder with Mirrors
Murder with Mirrors (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Knockback: 2
Knockback: 2 (1985)

Music

Knockback: 1
Knockback: 1 (1985)

Music

The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

1970s

13 titles · average score 56
Yanks
Yanks (1979)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job (1978)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Equus
Equus (1977)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

The Accuser
The Accuser (1977)

Original Music Composer

Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Permission to Kill
Permission to Kill (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Voices
Voices (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
GoodWatch score 29

Original Music Composer

Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Figures in a Landscape
Figures in a Landscape (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Buttercup Chain
The Buttercup Chain (1970)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

1960s

16 titles · average score 66
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

The Witches
The Witches (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

The Nanny
The Nanny (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

One Way Pendulum
One Way Pendulum (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Hamlet at Elsinore
Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Billy Liar
Billy Liar (1963)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Heavens Above!
Heavens Above! (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Only Two Can Play
Only Two Can Play (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Satan Never Sleeps
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

The Mark
The Mark (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

1950s

6 titles · average score 64
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Blind Date
Blind Date (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Angry Hills
The Angry Hills (1959)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

Interpol
Interpol (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer