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Ken Westbury

Cinematographer · Died April 28, 2023, aged 96 · London, England, UK

Born
January 5, 1927
Died
April 28, 2023 (aged 96)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
12 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 42% in 30 days

What are Ken Westbury's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Power
32%
Morality
12%
Self
8%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Romantic
2
Bittersweet
3
Elegiac
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic3

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 Ken Westbury's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ken Westbury'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, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Unknown Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Midnight Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • On Dangerous Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Monkey Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Chimera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Black Velvet Gown(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Gravy Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Hands of a Murderer(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Magic Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man in the Brown Suit(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tears in the Rain(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bellman and True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • The Singing Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Tender Is the Night(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Fischer of Geneva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Fun to Imagine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · Camera Operator

  • To the Lighthouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Psy-Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Break in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Justice - Uncle Sangi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • The Vanishing Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Pennies from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Anna Karenina(1977)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Stones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Camera Operator

  • Shoulder to Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Emma(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Shelley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rainbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • A Beast with Two Backs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Benjamin Britten and His Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Days in the Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Camera Operator

  • Doctor Who: The Gunfighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Camera Operator

  • Don’t Shoot the Composer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • The Debussy Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Day of Ragnarok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Diary of a Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 32 episodes · Camera Operator

  • The Andromeda Breakthrough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Steptoe and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Camera Operator

  • Television and the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

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

    Show 4 episodes · Camera Operator

  • The Adventures of Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Camera Operator

  • The Sky Larks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 16 episodes · Camera Operator

  • The Man in the White Suit(1951)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kind Hearts and Coronets(1949)

    Clapper Loader

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1949 to 2007.

Highest rated

The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)

Midcredits 40th

Most popular right now

Tender Is the Night (1985)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography37 of 49: 37 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew12 of 49: 12 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s2 · crew1960s15 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s1 · 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 Ken Westbury's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

Tears in the Rain (1988)

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

Most loved · cinematographer

Pie in the Sky (1994)

Midcredits 85th · 85% liked

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 Ken Westbury work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ken Westbury's MovieCove titles; Edward Woodward shares the most, 2.