From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denis Sanders (21 January 1929 – 10 December 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer who directed the debut performances of Robert Redford, George Hamilton, Sydney Pollack and Tom Skerritt in the critically acclaimed 1962 film War Hunt. He won two Academy Awards, the first for Best Short Subject in 1955 for A Time Out of War that had served as his master's degree thesis at U.C.L.A. and which he co-scripted with his brother Terry Sanders; and the second for Best Documentary in 1970 for Czechoslovakia 1968. In 1958 he teamed up again with Terry to adapt Norman Mailer's World War II novel The Naked and the Dead. He was born in New York, New York and died in San Diego, California where he was professor and film maker in residence at San Diego State University from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denis Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 21, 1929
- December 10, 1987 (aged 58)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Denis Sanders' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- 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 Denis Sanders' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Denis Sanders' 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
18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Computers Are People, Too! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
When Stroker Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Soul to Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Czechoslovakia 1968 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Mannix(1967)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Shock Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
One Man's Way(1964)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
War Hunt(1962)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Naked City(1958)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Naked and the Dead(1958)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
A Time Out of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Introduction to Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Subject: Narcotics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1951 to 1982.
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 Denis Sanders' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 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 Denis Sanders work with?
People who share at least 2 of Denis Sanders' MovieCove titles; Terry Sanders shares the most, 3.
- Terry SandersShared titles: War Hunt (1962), Crime and Punishment, U.S.A. (1959), The Naked and the Dead (1958)See all 3 shared titles with Terry Sanders
