Portrait of Jimmy Sangster

Writing

Jimmy Sangster

Career

Active from 1955 to 2000, busiest in 1958 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Taste of Fear
Taste of Fear
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jimmy Sangster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gothic Horror 12
  • Psychological Thriller 9
  • Hammer Horror 5
  • Mystery 5
  • Suspenseful 5
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere 4
  • Mad Scientist 4
  • Slow Burn 4
  • Iconic Theme Music 4
  • British Cinema 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Classic Cinema 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 48
Flashback
Flashback (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

1990s

1 title ยท average score 77
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 46
North Beach and Rawhide
North Beach and Rawhide (1985)

Writer

The Toughest Man in the World
The Toughest Man in the World (1984)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
GoodWatch score 30

Story

No Place to Hide
No Place to Hide (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

Teleplay

Phobia
Phobia (1980)
GoodWatch score 36

Writer

Once Upon a Spy
Once Upon a Spy (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

Teleplay

1970s

16 titles ยท average score 48
Concrete Cowboys
Concrete Cowboys (1979)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The Billion Dollar Threat
The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)

Writer

The Legacy
The Legacy (1978)
GoodWatch score 36

Story, Screenplay

Good Against Evil
Good Against Evil (1977)
GoodWatch score 33

Writer

Scream, Pretty Peggy
Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Producer

A Taste of Evil
A Taste of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Lust for a Vampire
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

The Horror of Frankenstein
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer, Director

Crescendo
Crescendo (1970)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

Foreign Exchange
Foreign Exchange (1970)

Producer, Novel

1960s

21 titles ยท average score 61
The Anniversary
The Anniversary (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Screenplay

Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Story, Screenplay

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

The Nanny
The Nanny (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer, Screenplay

The Devil-Ship Pirates
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Nightmare
Nightmare (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Producer

Maniac
Maniac (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Writer

Paranoiac
Paranoiac (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

The Pirates of Blood River
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

Story

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

Writer, Producer

The Terror of the Tongs
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

1950s

40 titles ยท average score 58
The Mummy
The Mummy (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Man Who Could Cheat Death
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Scenario Writer

Dracula
Dracula (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Crawling Eye
The Crawling Eye (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

The Snorkel
The Snorkel (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Blood of the Vampire
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

Intent to Kill
Intent to Kill (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

X: The Unknown
X: The Unknown (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Story

A Man on the Beach
A Man on the Beach (1955)

Writer

1940s

1 title ยท average score 67
The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

Third Assistant Director