Portrait of Joseph Losey

Directing

Joseph Losey

Career

Active from 1939 to 1985, busiest in 1951 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Losey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Black and White 3
  • Film Noir 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles · average score 52
Steaming
Steaming (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The Trout
The Trout (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Cinématon VIII
Cinématon VIII (1980)

as N°76

1970s

11 titles · average score 65
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Writer

Roads to the South
Roads to the South (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Cinématon
Cinématon (1978)

as N°76

Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Man at the Vel d'Hiv (uncredited)

How Yukong Moved the Mountains
How Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976)

as English-language commentary (voice)

The Romantic Englishwoman
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Galileo
Galileo (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Director

The Assassination of Trotsky
The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Executive Producer

The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1971)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Figures in a Landscape
Figures in a Landscape (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 65
Boom!
Boom! (1968)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Accident
Accident (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise (1966)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

King and Country
King and Country (1964)
GoodWatch score 82

Producer, Director

The Servant
The Servant (1963)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Producer

Eva
Eva (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Patron at Harry's Bar (uncredited)

The Damned
The Damned (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Criminal
The Criminal (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

1950s

12 titles · average score 62
Blind Date
Blind Date (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

A criminal on leave
A criminal on leave (1958)

Story

Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Intimate Stranger
The Intimate Stranger (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

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

Director

The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Producer

Stranger on the Prowl
Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Prowler
The Prowler (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

M
M (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Big Night
The Big Night (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

The Lawless
The Lawless (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1940s

5 titles · average score 66
The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Leben des Galilei
Leben des Galilei (1947)

Director

A Gun in His Hand
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

A Child Went Forth
A Child Went Forth (1942)

Director

Youth Gets a Break
Youth Gets a Break (1941)

Screenplay, Director

1930s

1 title
Pete Roleum and His Cousins
Pete Roleum and His Cousins (1939)

Scenario Writer, Producer