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Cy Endfield

Cy Endfield

Director, writer and producer · Died April 16, 1995, aged 80 · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American screenwriter, film director, theatre director, author, magician and inventor, based in Britain from 1953.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 10, 1914
Died
April 16, 1995 (aged 80)
From
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 37 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 Cy Endfield's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th 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
35%
Survival
24%
Power
22%
Self
7%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Bonds
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
7
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Cy Endfield's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cy Endfield'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

37 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zulu Dawn(1979)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Writer · as Derek Bowden

  • De Sade(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Sands of the Kalahari(1965)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hide and Seek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Zulu(1964)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Island(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Jet Storm(1959)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sea Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Hell Drivers(1957)

    Director · Adaptation · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Demon(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Child in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Master Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Impulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

  • The Limping Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Colonel March Investigates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · as Man leaving British Museum library (uncredited)

  • Tarzan's Savage Fury(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Sound of Fury(1950)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Underworld Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Additional Dialogue

  • The Argyle Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Sleep, My Love(1948)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Stork Bites Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Writer

  • Hard Boiled Mahoney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • Mr. Hex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

  • Gentleman Joe Palooka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Our Old Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Joe Palooka, Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • Magic on a Stick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Great American Mug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Dancing Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Tale of a Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Radio Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Nostradamus IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Inflation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1942 to 1979.

Biggest box office

Zulu (1964)

$762 worldwide

Highest rated

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 35: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting30 of 35: 14 only directing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting18 of 35: 4 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing3 of 35: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 35: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

35 titles, 17 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1940s16 · crew1950s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew1960s5 · crew1970s2 · 1 acting · 2 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 Cy Endfield's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most divisive · director

De Sade (1969)

60th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 11 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.

Is Cy Endfield's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–57 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Cy Endfield work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cy Endfield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stanley Baker shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers