Portrait of Terence Young

Directing

Terence Young

Career

Active from 1939 to 1988, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Terence Young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Classic Spy Thriller 3
  • Cold War Espionage 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Tension 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Military Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 27
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1988)

Director

Where Is Parsifal?
Where Is Parsifal? (1984)

Executive Producer

The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Inchon
Inchon (1981)
GoodWatch score 15

Director

Long Days
Long Days (1980)

Director, Co-Director

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 48
Bloodline
Bloodline (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Foxbat
Foxbat (1977)
GoodWatch score 55

Script Consultant

The Klansman
The Klansman (1974)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

War Goddess
War Goddess (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Red Sun
Red Sun (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat (1970)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 63
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

Mayerling
Mayerling (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Screenplay

Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Triple Cross
Triple Cross (1966)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo
O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo (1966)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Thunderball
Thunderball (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (1963)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Dr. No
Dr. No (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 55
Serious Charge
Serious Charge (1959)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Tank Force!
Tank Force! (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

Action of the Tiger
Action of the Tiger (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Zarak
Zarak (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Safari
Safari (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

That Lady
That Lady (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Red Beret
The Red Beret (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Tall Headlines
Tall Headlines (1952)

Director

Valley of the Eagles
Valley of the Eagles (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

They Were Not Divided
They Were Not Divided (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 62
The Bad Lord Byron
The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

Writer

Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Woman Hater
Woman Hater (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

One Night with You
One Night with You (1948)

Director

Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Theirs Is the Glory
Theirs Is the Glory (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

On Approval
On Approval (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

A Letter from Ulster
A Letter from Ulster (1943)

Screenplay

Secret Mission
Secret Mission (1942)
GoodWatch score 33

Story

Dangerous Moonlight
Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Original Story

A Call for Arms!
A Call for Arms! (1940)

Story

1930s

1 title ยท average score 73
On the Night of the Fire
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer