Howard Alk was born on 25 October 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an editor and cinematographer, known for Janis (1974), Luxman Baul's Movie (1971) and American Revolution 2 (1969). He died in January 1982 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- October 25, 1930
- January 1, 1982 (aged 51)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Editor, director, cinematographer and writer, also actor and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Howard Alk's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Howard Alk's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Howard Alk'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
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
65 Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Renaldo and Clara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Janis(1974)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Eat the Document (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsLuxman Baul's Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
American Revolution 2(1969)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1967 to 2019.
Biggest box office
Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)
Highest rated
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007)
Most popular right now
Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Howard Alk's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser2
Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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.
Who does Howard Alk work with?
People who share at least 2 of Howard Alk's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joan Baez shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Joan BaezShared titles: Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019), The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007), Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Joan Baez
- Bob DylanShared titles: The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007), Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Dylan
Cinematographers and editors
- John MasonShared titles: The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971), American Revolution 2 (1969)See all 2 shared titles with John Mason
- Mike GrayShared titles: The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971), American Revolution 2 (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Gray
Producers
- Jeff RosenShared titles: Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019), The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Rosen