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John Alton

Titles
102movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1933 to 1966, busiest in 1947 with 7 main titles.

Directed
2
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
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Elmer Gantry
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Alton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 2.9
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 8
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Classic Western 4
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Redemption Story 3
  • Betrayal 2
  • Femme Fatale 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Social Injustice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

1
TypeAllMovies1
RoleAnyCamera85Other crew13Appearances4Directing2Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s1
GenreAnyComedy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1930s

1 title
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Writer, Cinematography

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