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Leslie Norman

Leslie Norman

Editor, director and producer · Died February 18, 1993, aged 81 · Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Leslie A. Norman (23 February 1911–18 February 1991) was a British director and producer. His career spanned nearly fifty years, from 1930 until 1978, and in that time he tried his hand at many different jobs, including editor, producer, and writer. His son, Barry, is a noted film critic, and his daughter, Valerie, is a script editor and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Les Norman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 23, 1911
Died
February 18, 1993 (aged 81)
From
Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Works as
Editor, director and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 50 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Leslie Norman's films like?

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

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd 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
Survival
30%
Bonds
26%
Morality
19%
Society
8%
Self
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Leslie Norman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Norman'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

50 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Masqueraders(1980)

    Director

  • Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • The Last Appointment! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Sporting Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Shirley's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Department S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Champions(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Continent(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Baron(1966)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Gideon's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

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

    Show 21 episodes · Director

  • Mix Me a Person(1962)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Spare the Rod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Jungle Fighters(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Season of Passion(1959)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dunkirk(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • X: The Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • The Night My Number Came Up(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • West of Zanzibar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • The Cruel Sea(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Where No Vultures Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

  • Bitter Springs(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Run for Your Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • Eureka Stockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Associate Producer · Editor

  • Frieda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby(1947)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Prime Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • The Case of the Frightened Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Hoots Mon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Everything Happens to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • They Drive by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • Mimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • The Old Curiosity Shop(1934)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Over the Garden Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • Facing the Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Lucky Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • The Innocents of Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • The Maid of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • Men Like These (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor · Screenplay

  • Fascination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • Potiphar's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • Compromising Daphne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • The Price of Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Knowing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1930 to 1980.

Biggest box office

Dunkirk (1958)

$222 worldwide

Highest rated

The Cruel Sea (1953)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 48: 19 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thWriting4 of 48: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 48: 3 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing23 of 48: 21 only editing, 2 with another role

48 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

1930s17 · crew1940s7 · crew1950s9 · crew1960s9 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s1 · 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 Leslie Norman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · producer

The Cruel Sea (1953)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Leslie Norman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Norman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Balcon shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers