Saul David was an American book editor and film producer.
Biography from TMDB.
- June 27, 1921
- June 7, 1996 (aged 74)
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Producer, also writer
- 6 on Motif
What are Saul David's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
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 Saul David's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Saul David'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
6 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Logan's Run(1976)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
Skullduggery(1970)
Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
In Like Flint(1967)
Motif score: 48th percentile of all films
Fantastic Voyage(1966)
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
Our Man Flint(1966)
Motif score: 60th percentile of all films
Von Ryan's Express(1965)
Motif score: 86th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1965 to 1976.
How do Saul David's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Is Saul David's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Saul David work with?
People who share at least 2 of Saul David's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Goldsmith shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Gordon DouglasShared titles: Skullduggery (1970), In Like Flint (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Gordon Douglas
Writers
- Hal FimbergShared titles: In Like Flint (1967), Our Man Flint (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Hal Fimberg
Actors
- James CoburnShared titles: In Like Flint (1967), Our Man Flint (1966)See all 2 shared titles with James Coburn
- Lee J. CobbShared titles: In Like Flint (1967), Our Man Flint (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Lee J. Cobb
- Edward MulhareShared titles: Our Man Flint (1966), Von Ryan's Express (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Mulhare
Composers and cinematographers
- Jerry GoldsmithShared titles: Logan's Run (1976), In Like Flint (1967), Our Man Flint (1966), Von Ryan's Express (1965)See all 4 shared titles with Jerry Goldsmith
- Ernest LaszloShared titles: Logan's Run (1976), Fantastic Voyage (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Ernest Laszlo
- William H. DanielsShared titles: In Like Flint (1967), Von Ryan's Express (1965)See all 2 shared titles with William H. Daniels
Producers
- Martin FinkShared titles: Skullduggery (1970), In Like Flint (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Fink
