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Basil Appleby

Producer · Born May 16, 1920 (106) · London, England, UK

Basil Appleby was born on 16 May 1920 in London, England, UK. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Lion in Winter (1968), Fatal Sky (1990) and 10 Rillington Place (1971). He was married to Anne Padwick. He died on 22 December 2016 in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria.

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Born
May 16, 1920 (106)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
13 on Motif · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Basil Appleby's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
48%
Ideas
16%
Power
11%
Society
11%
Bonds
8%
Morality
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
3
Melancholic
2

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Basil Appleby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Basil Appleby's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

25 credits, 13 with a Motif page.

  • Dangerous Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • The Right Hand Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Dark Age (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • The Coca-Cola Kid(1985)

    Post Production Supervisor

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • The Wild Duck (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Co-Producer

  • Savage Attraction(1983)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Norman Loves Rose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • 10 Rillington Place(1971)

    Associate Producer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • See No Evil(1971)

    Producer

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Lion in Winter(1968)

    Production Manager

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Khartoum(1966)

    Unit Manager

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Reach for the Sky(1956)

    as Crowley-Milling

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sunday in the Park (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • The Last Reunion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Dam Busters(1955)

    as Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C.

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Above Us the Waves(1955)

    as Officer on Towing Sub. (2)

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Black Knight(1954)

    as Sir Hal

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Heights of Danger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • No Highway in the Sky(1951)

    Actor

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Michael Wainwright RN

  • High Jinks in Society (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as Hector

  • The Weaker Sex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The 49th Parallel(1941)

    as Jahner

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mister V(1941)

    as Jock MacIntyre

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1941 to 1988.

Highest rated

10 Rillington Place (1971)

Motif 94th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 24: 12 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score86thProducing9 of 24: 9 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 24: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s4 · acting1950s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew1960s2 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s8 · crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Basil Appleby's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Motif score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed3

Most loved · producer

10 Rillington Place (1971)

Motif 94th · 84% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Basil Appleby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Basil Appleby's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Fleischer shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers