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Cecil Day-Lewis

Career

Active from 1952 to 2021, with a break from 1981 to 2020, busiest in 1953 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Man Must Die
This Man Must Die
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cecil Day-Lewis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    0.9, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.6, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.6, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    7
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    1 title
    The Kids Who Knew Too Much
    The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)

    Novel

    1960s

    2 titles Β· average score 86
    This Man Must Die
    This Man Must Die (1969)
    GoodWatch score 88

    Novel

    Civilisation
    Civilisation (1969)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show Β· as Poetry reader (voice)

    1950s

    3 titles Β· average score 72
    The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
    The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (1953)

    as Provides Leonardo's quotes.

    Figures in a Landscape
    Figures in a Landscape (1953)

    as Narrator

    The Beast Must Die
    The Beast Must Die (1952)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Novel

    1930s

    1 title
    The Rape of Czechoslovakia
    The Rape of Czechoslovakia (1939)

    Lyricist