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Winton C. Hoch

Winton C. Hoch

Cinematographer · Died March 20, 1979, aged 73 · Storm Lake, Iowa, USA

Born
July 31, 1905
Died
March 20, 1979 (aged 73)
From
Storm Lake, Iowa, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 43% in 30 days

What are Winton C. Hoch's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
23%
Society
13%
Survival
13%
Self
12%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Joyful
7
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Winton C. Hoch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Winton C. Hoch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tiger Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    3D Supervisor

  • Necromancy(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Green Berets(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 29 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Space(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Robinson Crusoe on Mars(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Five Weeks in a Balloon(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sergeants 3(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Lost World(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Light in Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • This Earth Is Mine(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Big Circus(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • The Young Land(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Missouri Traveler(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jet Pilot(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Searchers(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mister Roberts(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Redhead from Wyoming(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Quiet Man(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bird of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Halls of Montezuma(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Sundowners(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tulsa(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 3 Godfathers(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Joan of Arc(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • So Dear to My Heart(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tap Roots(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Over the Andes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Dive Bomber(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Reluctant Dragon(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Rural Hungary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Czechoslovakia on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Rural Sweden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Beautiful Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Glimpses of Austria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Rocky Mountain Grandeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Serene Siam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • India on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Yellowstone Park: 'Nature's Playground' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • St. Helena and Its 'Man of Destiny' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Rio de Janeiro 'City of Splendour' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1936 to 1978.

Biggest box office

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

$6.8K worldwide

Highest rated

The Searchers (1956)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography45 of 46: 45 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew1 of 46: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s12 · crew1940s9 · crew1950s14 · crew1960s9 · crew1970s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Winton C. Hoch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Green Berets (1968)

66th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Searchers (1956)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Winton C. Hoch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles23–50 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles3–27 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles0–27 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles22–40 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Winton C. Hoch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Winton C. Hoch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank S. Nugent shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers