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David Tomblin

Career

Active from 1967 to 1994, with a break from 1981 to 1993, busiest in 1972 and 1975 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Prisoner
The Prisoner
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Tomblin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cold War Paranoia 3
  • Model-Based Special Effects 2
  • Classic British Sci-Fi 2
  • Iconic Electronic Score 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 76
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

Second Unit Director

1990s

8 titles · average score 60
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

First Assistant Director

EverAfter
EverAfter (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

Second Unit Director

Hearst Castle: Building the Dream
Hearst Castle: Building the Dream (1996)

First Assistant Director

Braveheart
Braveheart (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

First Assistant Director

Return of the Ewok
Return of the Ewok (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

First Assistant Director

Chaplin
Chaplin (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

First Assistant Director

Havana
Havana (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

First Assistant Director

1980s

15 titles · average score 71
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
GoodWatch score 79

First Assistant Director

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
GoodWatch score 77

Line Producer

Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

First Assistant Director

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

First Assistant Director

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

Assistant Director

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director

Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again (1983)
GoodWatch score 61

First Assistant Director

Gandhi
Gandhi (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

First Assistant Director

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
GoodWatch score 88

First Assistant Director

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
GoodWatch score 88

First Assistant Director

Superman II
Superman II (1980)
GoodWatch score 77

Second Unit Director

Invasion: UFO
Invasion: UFO (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

1970s

13 titles · average score 65
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Second Unit Director

The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

Second Unit Director

Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

Assistant Director, Second Unit Director

A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

First Assistant Director

March or Die
March or Die (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

Second Unit Director

The Omen
The Omen (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Assistant Director

Space: 1999
Space: 1999 (1975)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975)
GoodWatch score 84

Assistant Director

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

Assistant Director

Shaft in Africa
Shaft in Africa (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

Second Unit Director

UFO: Take Them Alive
UFO: Take Them Alive (1972)

Writer, Director

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! (1971)

Script, Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 66
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

Assistant Director

The Liquidator
The Liquidator (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

Assistant Director

Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul (1964)
GoodWatch score 71

Assistant Director

Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

Assistant Director

Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Assistant Director

The Haunting
The Haunting (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

Assistant Director

I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Assistant Director

Reach for Glory
Reach for Glory (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Assistant Director

Taste of Fear
Taste of Fear (1961)
GoodWatch score 87

Assistant Director

1950s

1 title
Cat & Mouse
Cat & Mouse (1958)

First Assistant Director