Portrait of Cy Endfield

Directing

Cy Endfield

Career

Active from 1942 to 1979, busiest in 1946 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zulu
Zulu
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cy Endfield Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.9, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • British Colonialism 2
  • Intense Battle Sequences 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Bleak Outlook 2
  • Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 58
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Story

Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

as Derek Bowden

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 61
De Sade
De Sade (1969)
GoodWatch score 21

Director

Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

Zulu
Zulu (1964)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Producer

Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek (1964)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 61
Jet Storm
Jet Storm (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Sea Fury
Sea Fury (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Director

Child in the House
Child in the House (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

The Secret
The Secret (1955)

Screenplay, Director

Impulse
Impulse (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

The Master Plan
The Master Plan (1954)

Screenplay, Director

The Limping Man
The Limping Man (1953)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Colonel March Investigates
Colonel March Investigates (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Man leaving British Museum library (uncredited)

Tarzan's Savage Fury
Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury (1950)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Adaptation

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 66
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949)

Original Story, Screenplay

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)

Director, Additional Dialogue

The Argyle Secrets
The Argyle Secrets (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Mr. Hex
Mr. Hex (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Associate Producer

Magic on a Stick
Magic on a Stick (1946)

Director

Our Old Car
Our Old Car (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)

Screenplay

Gentleman Joe Palooka
Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)

Director, Screenplay

The Great American Mug
The Great American Mug (1945)

Director

Tale of a Dog
Tale of a Dog (1944)

Director

Inflation
Inflation (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Director