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Nathan Juran

Nathan Juran

Director and writer · Died October 23, 2002, aged 95 · Gurahumora, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Gura Humorului, Romania)

Naftuli "Nathan" Hertz Juran (September 1, 1907 - October 23, 2002) was an American film art director and film director who is most noted for winning the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for How Green Was My Valley and for directing science fiction and fantasy films such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. He was also the brother of quality guru Joseph M. Juran.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 1, 1907
Died
October 23, 2002 (aged 95)
From
Gurahumora, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Gura Humorului, Romania)
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 62 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 24% in 30 days

What are Nathan Juran's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western 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
50%
Bonds
18%
Survival
10%
Self
8%
Power
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
8
Dread
3
Joyful
2
Contemplative
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Nathan Juran's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nathan Juran'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

62 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Land Raiders(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Land of the Giants(1968)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Space(1965)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 29 episodes · Director

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1964)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • East of Sudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Producer

  • First Men in the Moon(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Siege of the Saxons(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Jack the Giant Killer(1962)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Lost Balloon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Boy Who Caught a Crook(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Blood's Coffin(1961)

    Original Story · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mantelli e spade insanguinate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Men Into Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • World of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Good Day for a Hanging(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The 7th Voyage of Sinbad(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Attack of the 50 Foot Woman(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Le Imprese di una Spada Leggendaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • The Brain from Planet Arous(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 20 Million Miles to Earth(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hellcats of the Navy(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Mantis(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Fury(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • My Friend Flicka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Drums Across the River(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Big Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Highway Dragnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Tumbleweed(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Blade(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Law and Order(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Black Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Untamed Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Art Direction

  • Meet Danny Wilson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Art Direction

  • Bend of the River(1952)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Cave of Outlaws(1951)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Door(1951)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Thunder on the Hill(1951)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Reunion in Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Art Direction

  • Bright Victory(1951)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Harvey(1950)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Deported (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Art Direction

  • Winchester '73(1950)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Undertow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Art Direction

  • Tulsa(1949)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Kiss the Blood Off My Hands(1948)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Body and Soul(1947)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Other Love(1947)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Razor's Edge(1946)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Renault's Secret(1942)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • It's Everybody's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Art Direction

  • The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Art Direction

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point(1942)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Wake Up Screaming(1941)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • How Green Was My Valley(1941)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Belle Starr(1941)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Charley's Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Art Direction

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles from 1941 to 1973.

Highest rated

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Midcredits 83rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 62: 32 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting4 of 62: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 62: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew25 of 62: 25 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

62 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1940s14 · crew1950s34 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s1 · 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 Nathan Juran's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)

51st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Midcredits 83rd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 19 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.

Is Nathan Juran's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Nathan Juran work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nathan Juran's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles H. Schneer shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers