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Don Sharp

Don Sharp

Director and writer · Died December 18, 2011, aged 89 · Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Donald Herman Sharp was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer in the 1960s, and included Kiss of the Vampire and Rasputin, the Mad Monk. In 1965 he directed The Face of Fu Manchu, based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring Christopher Lee.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 19, 1922
Died
December 18, 2011 (aged 89)
From
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 46 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 27Up 54% in 30 days

What are Don Sharp's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: 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
30%
Power
25%
Survival
15%
Bonds
13%
Self
10%
Society
7%
Deception7 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
8
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
6
Absurd
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Don Sharp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Don Sharp'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

46 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Act of Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Tears in the Rain(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hold the Dream(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • A Woman of Substance(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • What Waits Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Q.E.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Guardian of the Abyss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Hammer House of Horror(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Bear Island(1979)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Thirty Nine Steps(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Four Feathers(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • To the Devil a Daughter(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hennessy(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Callan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Dark Places(1974)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Death Wheelers(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Public Eye(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Puppet on a Chain(1971)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Taste of Excitement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Champions(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Those Fantastic Flying Fools(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Violent Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • The Brides of Fu Manchu(1966)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Bang! Bang! You're Dead!(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rasputin: The Mad Monk(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Face of Fu Manchu(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Fly(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Legend of a Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Devil-Ship Pirates(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Witchcraft(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Kiss of the Vampire(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • It's All Happening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ghost Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 3 episodes · Director

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

    Director

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • The Golden Disc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Adventures of Hal 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Blue Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay · Writer

  • The Stolen Airliner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Writer

  • Child's Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Conflict of Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • The Cruel Sea(1953)

    as Lieutenant-Commander

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Outpost in Malaya(1952)

    as Lt. Summers

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ha'penny Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer · Writer · as Johnny Craig

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1950 to 1989.

Biggest box office

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

$30 worldwide

Highest rated

A Woman of Substance (1984)

Midcredits 74th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 45: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting37 of 45: 30 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting12 of 45: 4 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing1 of 45: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 45: 1 only editing, 0 with another role

45 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s9 · 3 acting · 7 crew1960s19 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s8 · 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 Don Sharp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 25 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Tears in the Rain (1988)

62nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Cruel Sea (1953)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 18 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 Don Sharp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don Sharp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Lee shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers