Thorold Barron Dickinson CBE (16 November 1903 – 14 April 1984) was a British film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer, and Britain's first university professor of film. Dickinson's work received much praise, with fellow director Martin Scorsese describing him as "a uniquely intelligent, passionate artist... They're not in endless supply."
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 16, 1903
- April 14, 1984 (aged 80)
- Bristol, England, UK
- Director, editor and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Thorold Dickinson's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Thorold Dickinson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Thorold Dickinson'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
28 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Power Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Malta Story(1953)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Secret People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Queen of Spades(1949)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Men of Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
The Next of Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
The Prime Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Miss Grant Goes to the Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Angel Street(1940)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all filmsWestward Ho! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Spanish A.B.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Behind the Spanish Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The High Command(1937)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The House of the Spaniard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Calling the Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Sing As We Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Java Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Going Gay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Loyalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Perfect Understanding(1933)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all filmsTilly of Bloomsbury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Sport of Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The School for Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
The Little People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Record of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1927 to 1959.
How do Thorold Dickinson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 5 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 Thorold Dickinson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Thorold Dickinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anton Walbrook shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Anton WalbrookShared titles: The Queen of Spades (1949), Angel Street (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Anton Walbrook
- Mary JerroldShared titles: The Queen of Spades (1949), Perfect Understanding (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Jerrold
Cinematographers and editors
- Otto HellerShared titles: The Queen of Spades (1949), The High Command (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Otto Heller
- Sidney ColeShared titles: Angel Street (1940), The High Command (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Sidney Cole
Mixed roles
- Miles MallesonShared titles: The Queen of Spades (1949), Perfect Understanding (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Miles Malleson
