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Directing

Max Varnel

Career

Active from 1958 to 1976, busiest in 1959 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Z-Cars
Z-Cars
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Max Varnel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Politics
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8
  • Satire & Parody
    0.9, average 2.3
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Crime Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
McManus MPB
McManus MPB (1976)

Director

1960s

11 titles
The Rivals
The Rivals (1963)

Director

The Silent Invasion
The Silent Invasion (1962)

Director

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (1962)

Director, Writer

Return of a Stranger
Return of a Stranger (1961)

Director

A Question of Suspense
A Question of Suspense (1961)

Director

Fate Takes a Hand
Fate Takes a Hand (1961)

Director

Part-Time Wife
Part-Time Wife (1961)

Director

Murder in Eden
Murder in Eden (1961)

Director

Enter Inspector Duval
Enter Inspector Duval (1961)

Director

A Taste of Money
A Taste of Money (1960)

Director

Sentenced for Life
Sentenced for Life (1960)

Director

1950s

16 titles · average score 59
The Great Van Robbery
The Great Van Robbery (1959)

Director

Web of Suspicion
Web of Suspicion (1959)

Director

The Child and the Killer
The Child and the Killer (1959)

Director

Top Floor Girl
Top Floor Girl (1959)

Director

Crash Drive
Crash Drive (1959)

Director

A Woman Possessed
A Woman Possessed (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Moment of Indiscretion
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)

Director

Links of Justice
Links of Justice (1958)

Director

Interpol
Interpol (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

Second Unit Director

A Prize of Gold
A Prize of Gold (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Assistant Director

Father Brown
Father Brown (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

Assistant Director

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

Assistant Director