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Alan Bridges

Alan Bridges

Director, also writer · Died December 7, 2013, aged 86 · Liverpool, England, UK

Alan Bridges was an English television and film director. In 1967 Bridges directed a television adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations starring Gary Bond as Pip. He won the Grand Prix at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival for his film The Hireling.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1927
Died
December 7, 2013 (aged 86)
From
Liverpool, England, UK
Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 63 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 26Up 66% in 30 days

What are Alan Bridges' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Morality
37%
Self
8%
Survival
4%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · 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 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · 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 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Bittersweet
3
Cold
2
Romantic
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Alan Bridges' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Bridges' 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

63 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Displaced Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • The Shooting Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • The Return of the Soldier(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Dear Brutus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Very Like a Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Rain on the Roof(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Little Girl in Blue Velvet(1978)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Age of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Laurence Olivier Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Double Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Brief Encounter(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Out of Season(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Forget-Me-Not Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Crown Matrimonial(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Joe's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • The Hireling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Follow the Yellow Brick Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Sextet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Traitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The Wild Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Emma's Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • The Cellar and the Almond Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Blood of the Lamb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • A Child and a Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • On the Eve of Publication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • The Male Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Let's Murder Vivaldi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • NET Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Thirteen Against Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Stranger in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Miss Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Act of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Adaptation

  • Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • First Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Dial M for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Studio 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Z-Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • You Can't Win (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Maigret(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Edgar Wallace Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 63 titles, 62 of them dated from 1951 to 1990.

Highest rated

The Return of the Soldier (1982)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing63 of 63: 59 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting3 of 63: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 63: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

63 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · crew1960s30 · crew1970s22 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s1 · 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 Alan Bridges' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Crown Matrimonial (1974)

78th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Maigret (1960)

Midcredits 80th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 28/100 in their films, across 4 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 Alan Bridges work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Bridges' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Madeleine Hinde shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers