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Harry Booth

Director and editor · London, England, UK

Harry Booth is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter and editor. He began his film career in 1941. He debuted as a director with the war documentary Blitz on Britain. His subsequent films include A King's Story, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

Biography from TMDB.

From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director and editor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 43 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 22% in 30 days

What are Harry Booth's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
33%
Society
24%
Bonds
22%
Self
22%

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Warm
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 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 Harry Booth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Booth'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

43 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Flying Sorcerer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Going Dutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • Caring for History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • Go for a Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Writer

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Mutiny on the Buses(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bachelor of Arts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Writer

  • On the Buses(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Here Come the Double Deckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: A Good Deed in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: The Astronoughts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • A Lad in the Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • The Magnificent Six and 1/2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Bob-a-Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Ghosts and Ghoulies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee's Pianola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Bob a Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Kontiki Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • The Magnificent Six and ½: Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • Mission Accomplished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Operation Airlift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • River Rivals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Shipwreck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • The Blockade Runners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • The Dragon's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • The Golden Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • The Night Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • A King's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Our Man in the Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The Sentimental Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Man of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Crosstrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Editor

  • Sir Francis Drake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Supervising Editor

  • Blitz on Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Editor

  • Mark of the Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Editor

  • At the Stroke of Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Sound Editor

  • Penny Points to Paradise(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1951 to 1974.

Highest rated

On the Buses (1971)

Midcredits 51st

Most popular right now

Mutiny on the Buses (1972)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing36 of 43: 25 only directing, 11 with another roleWriting11 of 43: 2 only writing, 9 with another roleEditing6 of 43: 4 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 43: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

43 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1950s5 · crew1960s29 · crew1970s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Harry Booth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Mutiny on the Buses (1972)

56th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

On the Buses (1971)

Midcredits 51st · 48% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Harry Booth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Booth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ronald Chesney shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors