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Freddie Young

Cinematographer · Died December 1, 1998, aged 96 · London, England, UK

Freddie Young (9 October 1902 – 1 December 1998) was a British cinematographer. He is probably best known for his work on David Lean's films Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970), all three of which won him Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 9, 1902
Died
December 1, 1998 (aged 96)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 109 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Freddie Young's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Fantasy 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
Bonds
33%
Morality
27%
Self
17%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePower5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 15 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 29 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 26 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 17 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
26
Romantic
16
Warm
9
Joyful
6
Other
38

How their films linger

Bittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet24
  • Tragic7
  • 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 Freddie Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Freddie Young'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

109 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Arthur's Hallowed Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Sword of the Valiant(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to the Wedding(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stainless Steel and the Star Spies(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Richard's Things(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Rough Cut(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bloodline(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ike: The War Years(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Stevie(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Iron Mask(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Bird(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Permission to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tamarind Seed(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Luther(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • The Asphyx(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ryan's Daughter(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Battle of Britain(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sinful Davey(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • You Only Live Twice(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Affair(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Zhivago(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Rotten to the Core (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Lord Jim(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The 7th Dawn(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Greengage Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Hand in Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Gorgo(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Solomon and Sheba(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Inn of the Sixth Happiness(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Indiscreet(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Gideon of Scotland Yard(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • I Accuse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • Island in the Sun(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Little Hut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Beyond Mombasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Lust for Life(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to the Dance(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bhowani Junction(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bedevilled(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Last Time I Saw Paris(1954)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Betrayed(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Knights of the Round Table(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mogambo(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Terror on a Train(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ivanhoe(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Calling Bulldog Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Treasure Island(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Conspirator(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Edward, My Son(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Winslow Boy(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • While I Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • So Well Remembered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • Bedelia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Caesar and Cleopatra(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The 49th Parallel(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Busman's Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Blackout(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nurse Edith Cavell(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sixty Glorious Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Victoria the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • London Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Two's Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Limelight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • When Knights Were Bold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Three Maxims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Come Out of the Pantry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The King of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Runaway Queen(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Just My Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Night of the Garter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Bitter Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Summer Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The King's Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Little Damozel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • It's a King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Thark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • The Love Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mayor's Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Good Night, Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • A Night Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • The Blue Danube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Mischief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Up for the Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Chance of a Night Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Tilly of Bloomsbury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Speckled Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sport of Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Tons of Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Plunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • A Warm Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • On Approval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The Loves of Robert Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The W Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • White Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bondman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Daydreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tonic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Somme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Camera Operator

  • Rob Roy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 107 titles from 1922 to 1984.

Biggest box office

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

$112M worldwide

Highest rated

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 107: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography103 of 107: 103 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew3 of 107: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s7 · crew1930s39 · crew1940s12 · crew1950s19 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s5 · 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 Freddie Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of the 49 of 50 with a score; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies (1981)

83rd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 60. 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.

Is Freddie Young's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, 4 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles27–59 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles2–34 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles27–37 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles26–52 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Freddie Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Freddie Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Clarke shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles