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Writing

Denis Cannan

Career

Active from 1953 to 1982, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Denis Cannan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 65
By George!
By George! (1982)

Writer

Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

1970s

2 titles
Home-Movies
Home-Movies (1979)

Writer

One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time (1977)

Writer

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Mayerling
Mayerling (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

Dialogue

The Benefit of the Doubt
The Benefit of the Doubt (1967)

Writer

A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Tamahine
Tamahine (1963)

Screenplay

Sammy Going South
Sammy Going South (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 63
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as John, the Footman