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Alexander Baron

Alexander Baron

Writer · Died December 5, 1999, aged 82 · Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK

Alexander Baron (1917-1999) was a novelist and screenwriter. Born into a working class Jewish home in Hackney, Baron joined the Communist Party as a young man, saw the thick of battle in Sicily and Normandy during WWII, and became one of the most admired novelists of post-war Britain. His first novel, From the City, From the Plough (1948) was based on his own wartime experiences, specifically D-Day, and was acclaimed as the definitive novel of WWII. It was the first of a trilogy, including There's No Home (1950) and The Human Kind (1953), the latter of which was adapted into the film The Victors (1963). Literary success led to him writing screenplays for films such as Robbery Under Arms (1957) and The Siege of Sidney Street (1960). This was followed by a string of novels about working class life in post-war London, including The Lowlife (1963), a cult novel for many other writers ever since, and a secondary career as a TV scriptwriter, specifically adapting literary classics like The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), A Horseman Riding By (1978), Sense and Sensibility (1981), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982), Stalky & Co. (1982) Jane Eyre (1983), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984), Oliver Twist (1985) and Vanity Fair (1987). In recent years, Baron's reputation has flourished, with many of his fifteen novels now back in print.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 4, 1917
Died
December 5, 1999 (aged 82)
From
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 29 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 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Alexander Baron's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Survival
21%
Morality
19%
Self
16%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 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

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Romantic
2
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2

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 Alexander Baron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alexander Baron'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

29 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Cardinal and the Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Vanity Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Oliver Twist(1985)

    Show 12 episodes · Adaptation · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Oliver Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Dramaturgy

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Adaptation · Writer

  • Goodbye Mr Chips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • By the Sword Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Jane Eyre(1983)

    Show 11 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Stalky & Co (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Sense and Sensibility(1981)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Gentle Folk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • A Horseman Riding By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • The Legend of Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Poldark(1975)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Nightingale's Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Fortunes of Nigel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 5 episodes · Adaptation · Creator · Writer

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Screenplay · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • The Victors(1963)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Late Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Siege of Sidney Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Four Desperate Men(1959)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Robbery Under Arms(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1956 to 1992.

Highest rated

Jane Eyre (1983)

Midcredits 84th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 29: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting26 of 29: 18 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew10 of 29: 2 only other crew, 8 with another role

29 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1950s3 · crew1960s6 · crew1970s7 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s1 · acting

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 Alexander Baron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

Poldark (1975)

Midcredits 88th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Alexander Baron work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alexander Baron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Letts shares the most, 3.

Composers and editors

Producers