Directing
Philip Saville
- Titles
- 68movies30TV shows
- Career
Active from 1953 to 2011, busiest in 1964 and 1975 with 5 main titles each.
- Directed
- 83titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Boys from the Blackstuff81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.7
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.2, average 4.9
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.4
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism4.1, average 5.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Character Study 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Social Realism 4
- Melancholic Tone 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Dialogue-Driven 4
- Class Conflict 3
- Anthology Series 3
- British Drama 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Period Piece 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Warren MitchellActorThe Best House in London, Wall of Silence, Three Crooked Men, Moss
Christopher PlummerActorThe Gospel of John, Oedipus the King, Discovering Hamlet, Hamlet at Elsinore
Brian ClemensWriterThe Great Van Robbery, The Betrayal, On the Run, An Honourable Murder- EEldon HowardWriterThe Great Van Robbery, The Betrayal, On the Run, An Honourable Murder
Jane ArdenActorIn Camera, Exit 19, The Logic Game
Tom BellActorA Night Out, Angels, The Actual Woman- MMaurice RootesEditorThe Great Van Robbery, The Betrayal, On the Run
- EErnest MorrisDirectorThree Crooked Men, The Betrayal, On the Run
Julian GloverActorMandela, The Journal of Bridget Hitler- MMaureen PryorActorThe Madhouse on Castle Street, O Fat White Woman
Susan PenhaligonActorCount Dracula, O Fat White Woman
Norman RossingtonActorThe Long Distance Piano Player, Prisoner and Escort
Movies and TV shows
682010s
1 title
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2000s
3 titles · average score 62
1990s
7 titles · average score 57
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1980s
7 titles · average score 57
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1970s
19 titles · average score 61
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1960s
16 titles · average score 58
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1950s
11 titles · average score 62
as Chase
as Driscoll
as Seppy
as Bartel
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as Martin Scott
as Ben Jones
as Markheim
as Dale Merritt
as Edward "Teddy" King / Jim King
as Link Hunter
1940s
4 titles · average score 58
as Slim, Police Car Driver
as Mainwaring's Junior
as Man in pub watching billiards game (uncredited)
as Dinner Guest