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Andrew V. McLaglen

Andrew V. McLaglen

Director, also producer · Died August 30, 2014, aged 94 · London, England, UK

Andrew Victor McLaglen ((July 28, 1920 – August 30, 2014) was a British-American film and television director and former actor. Andrew McLaglen was born in London, the son of British actor Victor McLaglen and Enid Lamont. He was from a film family that included eight uncles and an aunt, and he grew up on movie sets with his parents as well as John Wayne and John Ford. After working as an assistant director on a few smaller films, Ford gave him the assistant director job on the film The Quiet Man (1952). After a few more assistant or second director jobs, McLaglen directed his first film Gun The Man Down in 1956 - a western B-movie with James Arness, Angie Dickinson and Harry Carey, Jr.. He went on to work extensively in television directing, directing episodes of Perry Mason (7), Gunslinger (5), Rawhide (6), and then 99 episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel, The Lieutenant (4), The Virginian (2), and 96 episodes of Gunsmoke. Returning to films - directing Shenandoah (1965) and The Rare Breed (1966), both with James Stewart; The Devil's Brigade (1968), Mitchell (1975), The Wild Geese (1978), North Sea Hijack (1979), and The Sea Wolves (1980), mostly westerns, but later specializing in war or action films, his last being Return from the River Kwai (1989). He also worked many times with John Wayne in such films as McLintock! (1963), Hellfighters (1968), The Undefeated (1969), Chisum (1970), and Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973). He also directed The Last Hard Men (1976) which starred Charlton Heston and James Coburn. McLaglen directed films in an assortment of categories, including crime, war, historical and comedy, but he was most frequently a director of Westerns, and would be among the last of the American film directors to specialize in the Western genre.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 28, 1920
Died
August 30, 2014 (aged 94)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 69 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Andrew V. McLaglen's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Western3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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%
Bonds
22%
Society
12%
Self
12%
Survival
12%
Power
7%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 21 · Intense 8

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 23 · 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 17 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Thrilling
12
Hopeful
9
Joyful
6
Melancholic
8
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet15
  • 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 Andrew V. McLaglen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew V. McLaglen'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

69 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Eye of the Widow(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Return from the River Kwai(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • On Wings of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sahara(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Travis McGee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • The Blue and the Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Shadow Riders(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Wolves(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • North Sea Hijack(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Breakthrough(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Geese(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Trail of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Bluegrass Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Murder at the World Series(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Code R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Royce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Last Hard Men(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mitchell(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Stowaway to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • The Log of the Black Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Amy Prentiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Cahill U.S. Marshal(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Hec Ramsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Something Big(1971)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fools' Parade(1971)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • One More Train to Rob(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Chisum(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Undefeated(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hellfighters(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bandolero!(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Brigade(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Josie(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Way West(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Monkeys, Go Home!(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Rare Breed(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shenandoah(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • McLintock!(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Everglades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Freckles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 100 episodes · Director

  • The Abductors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Man in the Vault(1956)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Gun the Man Down(1956)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 7 Men from Now(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Blood Alley(1955)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

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

    Show 93 episodes · Director

  • Track of the Cat(1954)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The High and the Mighty(1954)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hondo(1953)

    Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Island in the Sky(1953)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Kansas Pacific(1953)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hellgate(1952)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Stallion(1952)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bullfighter and the Lady(1951)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Paris Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Sgt. McNair

  • Since You Went Away(1944)

    as Former Plowboy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles from 1944 to 1991.

Biggest box office

North Sea Hijack (1980)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

7 Men from Now (1956)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Chisum (1970)

Film career

  • 1944Screen debut· Since You Went Away

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 69: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting57 of 69: 55 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing3 of 69: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew9 of 69: 9 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s17 · crew1960s18 · crew1970s22 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s1 · 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 Andrew V. McLaglen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

Mitchell (1975)

74th percentile spread · 79% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Perry Mason (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 30 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 Andrew V. McLaglen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles14–40 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 36

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 Andrew V. McLaglen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew V. McLaglen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William H. Clothier shares the most, 12.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers