Portrait of Philip Leacock

Directing

Philip Leacock

Career

Active from 1937 to 1986, busiest in 1972 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Philip Leacock Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Iconic Theme Music 5
  • Social Realism 4
  • Slow-Paced Narrative 4
  • Nostalgic Americana 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Episodic Mystery 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Classic Western Drama 3
  • Traditional Storytelling 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

6 titles ยท average score 59
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)

Director

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)

Director

The Two Lives of Carol Letner
The Two Lives of Carol Letner (1981)

Director

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Angel City
Angel City (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980)

Director

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 60
Wild and Wooly
Wild and Wooly (1978)

Director

Killer on Board
Killer on Board (1977)

Director

Dying Room Only
Dying Room Only (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Baffled!
Baffled! (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Producer

Key West
Key West (1973)

Director

The Birdmen
The Birdmen (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday (1973)

Director

When Michael Calls
When Michael Calls (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Great Man's Whiskers
The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)

Director

Adam's Woman
Adam's Woman (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Firecreek
Firecreek (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

Tamahine
Tamahine (1963)

Director

The War Lover
The War Lover (1962)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

13 West Street
13 West Street (1962)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Reach for Glory
Reach for Glory (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 64
Take a Giant Step
Take a Giant Step (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Rabbit Trap
The Rabbit Trap (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon (1957)

Director

The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Escapade
Escapade (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Appointment in London
Appointment in London (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Brave Don't Cry
The Brave Don't Cry (1952)

Director

Life in Her Hands
Life in Her Hands (1951)

Director

Out of True
Out of True (1951)

Director

The Festival in London
The Festival in London (1951)

Director

1940s

2 titles
Riders of the New Forest
Riders of the New Forest (1948)

Director

Island People
Island People (1940)

Director

1930s

3 titles
The Londoners
The Londoners (1939)

Assistant Director

Behind the Spanish Lines
Behind the Spanish Lines (1938)

Associate Editor

Secrets of Kew Gardens
Secrets of Kew Gardens (1937)

Director