Portrait of Desmond Saunders

Directing

Desmond Saunders

Career

Active from 1961 to 2026, with a break from 1987 to 2013, busiest in 1965 with 12 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Desmond Saunders Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    1.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.5, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.0, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Puppet Animation 3
  • Retro Futurism 2
  • Nostalgic Adventure 2
  • Classic Sci-Fi 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

2020s

3 titles
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators! (2026)

Director

Target: Captain Black!
Target: Captain Black! (2026)

Supervising Technical Director

Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO (2022)

Teleplay

2010s

4 titles
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition (2016)

Director

Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds (2015)

Producer

Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman (2015)

Producer, Writer

This Is Supermarionation
This Is Supermarionation (2014)

Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 64
Inside the Labyrinth
Inside the Labyrinth (1986)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Countdown to Disaster
Countdown to Disaster (1982)

Director

Invaders from the Deep
Invaders from the Deep (1981)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 (1981)

Director

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons (1980)

Director

Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Thunderbirds to the Rescue (1980)

Director

1970s

1 title · average score 51
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

Editor

1960s

27 titles · average score 49
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker (1966)

Director

Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million (1966)

Director

Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno (1966)

Director

Thunderbirds: The Imposters
Thunderbirds: The Imposters (1966)

Director

Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope (1965)

Director

Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact (1965)

Director

Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited (1965)

Director

Stingray: Raptures of the Deep
Stingray: Raptures of the Deep (1964)

Director

So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

Editor

Tarnished Heroes
Tarnished Heroes (1961)

Editor

A Taste of Money
A Taste of Money (1960)

Editor

Date at Midnight
Date at Midnight (1960)

Editor

1950s

3 titles · average score 86
A Woman's Temptation
A Woman's Temptation (1959)

Editor

Rx Murder
Rx Murder (1958)

Editor

The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

First Assistant Editor