Michael Relph was an English film producer, art director, screenwriter and film director. He enjoyed a highly successful 20-year partnership with Basil Dearden beginning in 1949 and ending with Dearden's death in 1971.
Biography from TMDB.
- February 16, 1915
- September 30, 2004 (aged 89)
- Broadstone, Dorset, England, UK
- Producer and writer, also actor
- 22 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
What are Michael Relph's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 18
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 7
Grounded 15 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 11 · Intense 4
Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous5
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 Michael Relph's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) · producer · free
- Sapphire (1959) · producer · free
- All Night Long (1962) · producer · free
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) · art direction · free
- The Assassination Bureau (1969) · writer, producer · free
- They Came to a City (1944) · art direction · free
- Masquerade (1965) · writer, producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Relph'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
45 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Heavenly Pursuits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Scum(1979)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Assassination Bureau(1969)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Masquerade(1965)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Woman of Straw(1964)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
A Place to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Mind Benders(1963)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Life for Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
All Night Long(1962)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Victim(1961)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Secret Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Man in the Moon(1960)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The League of Gentlemen(1960)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all filmsSomerset Maugham Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Sapphire(1959)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Desert Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Rockets Galore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Violent Playground(1958)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Davy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Big Time Operators(1957)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Who Done It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
PT Raiders(1955)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Out of the Clouds(1955)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Square Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Gentle Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
I Believe in You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Pool of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Cage of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Blue Lamp(1950)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Kind Hearts and Coronets(1949)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Saraband(1948)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Captive Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Dead of Night(1945)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Champagne Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
They Came to a City(1944)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Halfway House(1944)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
My Learned Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Bells Go Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Everything Happens to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
They Drive by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Mr. Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Career shape
A full career of 44 titles from 1938 to 1986.
Biggest box office
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Highest rated
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Most popular right now
Scum (1979)
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 Michael Relph's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 22 titles divides audiences: 14 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 58/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Michael Relph's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michael Relph work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Relph's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Basil Dearden shares the most, 16.
Directors
- Basil DeardenShared titles: The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), The Assassination Bureau (1969), Masquerade (1965), Woman of Straw (1964), The Mind Benders (1963), All Night Long (1962), Victim (1961), Man in the Moon (1960), The League of Gentlemen (1960), Sapphire (1959), Violent Playground (1958), Big Time Operators (1957) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Basil Dearden
Writers
- Bryan ForbesShared titles: Empire of the Censors (1995), The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), Man in the Moon (1960), The League of Gentlemen (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Bryan Forbes
- Alexander MackendrickShared titles: Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away (1986), The Blue Lamp (1950), Saraband (1948)See all 3 shared titles with Alexander Mackendrick
- James KennawayShared titles: The Mind Benders (1963), Violent Playground (1958)See all 2 shared titles with James Kennaway
- Janet GreenShared titles: Victim (1961), Sapphire (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Janet Green
Actors
- Dirk BogardeShared titles: Empire of the Censors (1995), The Mind Benders (1963), Victim (1961), The Blue Lamp (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Dirk Bogarde
- Norman BirdShared titles: The Mind Benders (1963), Victim (1961), Man in the Moon (1960), The League of Gentlemen (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Norman Bird
- Richard AttenboroughShared titles: All Night Long (1962), The League of Gentlemen (1960), PT Raiders (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Attenborough
- Bernard LeeShared titles: Out of the Clouds (1955), PT Raiders (1955), The Blue Lamp (1950)See all 3 shared titles with Bernard Lee
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- John D. GuthridgeShared titles: Masquerade (1965), Woman of Straw (1964), The Mind Benders (1963), All Night Long (1962), Victim (1961), Man in the Moon (1960), The League of Gentlemen (1960), Sapphire (1959)See all 8 shared titles with John D. Guthridge
- Philip GreenShared titles: Masquerade (1965), All Night Long (1962), Victim (1961), Man in the Moon (1960), The League of Gentlemen (1960), Sapphire (1959), Violent Playground (1958)See all 7 shared titles with Philip Green
- Otto HellerShared titles: Masquerade (1965), Woman of Straw (1964), Victim (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Otto Heller
- Douglas SlocombeShared titles: Big Time Operators (1957), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Saraband (1948)See all 3 shared titles with Douglas Slocombe
Producers
- Michael BalconShared titles: Out of the Clouds (1955), PT Raiders (1955), The Blue Lamp (1950), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Saraband (1948)See all 5 shared titles with Michael Balcon
- Earl St. JohnShared titles: Sapphire (1959), Violent Playground (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Earl St. John
