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Stephen Dade

Cinematographer · Died January 1, 1975, aged 65 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

Born
August 13, 1909
Died
January 1, 1975 (aged 65)
From
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 58 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 29% in 30 days

What are Stephen Dade's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
27%
Survival
21%
Bonds
18%
Power
10%
Self
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Stephen Dade's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Dade'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

58 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sandy the Seal(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Viking Queen(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Stable Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • The Night Caller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Dateline Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • City in the Sea(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Coast of Skeletons(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Zulu(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Finally Died(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Seventy Deadly Pills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Don't Talk to Strange Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Ambush in Leopard Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Design for Loving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Gang War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Dentist on the Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Enter Inspector Duval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Highway to Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Double Bunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • The Snake Woman(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Blood's Coffin(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Gentle Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Three on a Spree(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • The Night Fighters(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • A Question of Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • The Veil(1958)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Sea Shall Not Have Them(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Knights of the Round Table(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mogambo(1953)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Appointment in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • The Late Edwina Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • The Third Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dancing Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Christopher Columbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Don't Ever Leave Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bad Lord Byron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Good-Time Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Snowbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Dear Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • The Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • The Root of All Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • A Place of One's Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Gert and Daisy Clean Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Bob's Your Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • The Missing Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Gert and Daisy's Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Facing the Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Danny Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Young and Innocent(1937)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Sabotage(1936)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Secret Agent(1936)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Rome Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 1932 to 1968.

Biggest box office

Knights of the Round Table (1953)

$14K worldwide

Highest rated

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Veil (1958)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography50 of 55: 50 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score15thOther crew5 of 55: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s4 · crew1940s16 · crew1950s9 · crew1960s26 · 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 Stephen Dade's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 7 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed2

Most loved · cinematographer

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 51. 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.

Who does Stephen Dade work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Dade's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Niall MacGinnis shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers