Portrait of Philip Saville

Directing

Philip Saville

Career

Active from 1953 to 2011, busiest in 1964 and 1975 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Philip Saville Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 10
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Realism 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Period Piece 4
  • Melancholic Tone 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 4
  • Anthology Drama 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Anthology Series 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • British Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Discovering Hamlet
Discovering Hamlet (2011)

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Pinter's Progress
Pinter's Progress (2009)

Director

The Gospel of John
The Gospel of John (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Biographer
The Biographer (2002)

Director

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Metroland
Metroland (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Little White Lies
Little White Lies (1998)

Director

Deacon Brodie
Deacon Brodie (1997)

Director

Wall of Silence
Wall of Silence (1993)

Director

Angels
Angels (1992)

Director

Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Max and Helen
Max and Helen (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Fellow Traveller
Fellow Traveller (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Fruit Machine
The Fruit Machine (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

First Born
First Born (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Mandela
Mandela (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Shadey
Shadey (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Those Glory Glory Days
Those Glory Glory Days (1983)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Journal of Bridget Hitler
The Journal of Bridget Hitler (1981)

Director, Writer

1970s

19 titles ยท average score 61
Sam's Song
Sam's Song (1979)

Director

Design for Living
Design for Living (1979)

Director

Count Dracula
Count Dracula (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Shuttlecock
Shuttlecock (1976)

Director

Meriel the Ghost Girl
Meriel the Ghost Girl (1976)

Director

Gangsters
Gangsters (1975)

Director

Moss
Moss (1975)

Director

Access to the Children
Access to the Children (1973)

Director

Secrets
Secrets (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

Story, Director

O Fat White Woman
O Fat White Woman (1971)

Director

The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot (1971)

Director

The Long Distance Piano Player
The Long Distance Piano Player (1970)

Director

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 58
The Best House in London
The Best House in London (1969)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Stop the World โ€” I Want to Get Off
Stop the World โ€” I Want to Get Off (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops (1966)

Director

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

Director

In Camera
In Camera (1964)

Writer, Director

Prisoner and Escort
Prisoner and Escort (1964)

Director

The Madhouse on Castle Street
The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)

Producer, Director

Living Image
Living Image (1963)

Director

The Paradise Suite
The Paradise Suite (1963)

Director

Afternoon of a Nymph
Afternoon of a Nymph (1962)

Director

A Night Out
A Night Out (1960)

Director

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 62
The Great Van Robbery
The Great Van Robbery (1959)

as Chase

On the Run
On the Run (1958)

as Driscoll

Three Crooked Men
Three Crooked Men (1958)

as Seppy

The Betrayal
The Betrayal (1957)

as Bartel

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1956)

Producer, Director

Contraband Spain
Contraband Spain (1955)

as Martin Scott

Bang! You're Dead
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ben Jones

The Mirror and Markheim
The Mirror and Markheim (1954)

as Markheim

The Night of the Full Moon
The Night of the Full Moon (1954)

as Dale Merritt

Murder at 3am
Murder at 3am (1953)
GoodWatch score 56

as Edward "Teddy" King / Jim King

The Straw Man
The Straw Man (1953)

as Link Hunter

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 58
Penny and the Pownall Case
Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Slim, Police Car Driver

The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess (1948)

as Mainwaring's Junior

To the Public Danger
To the Public Danger (1948)

as Man in pub watching billiards game (uncredited)

A Piece of Cake
A Piece of Cake (1948)

as Dinner Guest