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Portrait of Len Deighton

Writing

Len Deighton

Career

Active from 1956 to 2022, with a break from 1989 to 2016, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for SS-GB
SS-GB
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Len Deighton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cold War Espionage 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Cynical Protagonist 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

9
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 43
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
GoodWatch score 39

Characters

Bullet to Beijing
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
GoodWatch score 47

Characters

1970s

1 title
Spy Story
Spy Story (1976)

Novel

1960s

6 titles · average score 65
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Only When I Larf
Only When I Larf (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel, Producer

Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
GoodWatch score 50

Novel

Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

The Ipcress File
The Ipcress File (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

Long Past Glory
Long Past Glory (1963)

Writer