John von Kotze
Cinematographer · Died June 23, 1986, aged 57
- September 21, 1928
- June 23, 1986 (aged 57)
- Cinematographer
- 5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are John von Kotze's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 John von Kotze's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for John von Kotze'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
10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Five Golden Dragons(1967)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
He Who Rides a Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Airy Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Scent of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Solomon and Sheba(1959)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Boy and the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Guilty? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Small Back Room(1949)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1949 to 1967.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do John von Kotze's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 John von Kotze work with?
People who share at least 2 of John von Kotze's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry Alan Towers shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Jeremy SummersShared titles: Five Golden Dragons (1967), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Summers
Writers
- Harry Alan TowersShared titles: Five Golden Dragons (1967), The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Harry Alan Towers
- Sax RohmerShared titles: The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Sax Rohmer
Actors
- Maria RohmShared titles: Five Golden Dragons (1967), The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Maria Rohm
- Christopher LeeShared titles: Five Golden Dragons (1967), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Lee
- Klaus KinskiShared titles: Five Golden Dragons (1967), The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Klaus Kinski
Composers and editors
- Allan MorrisonShared titles: The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Allan Morrison
- Malcolm LockyerShared titles: Five Golden Dragons (1967), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Malcolm Lockyer