Vilis Lapenieks
Cinematographer · Died July 3, 1987, aged 55 · Riga, Latvia
- November 10, 1931
- July 3, 1987 (aged 55)
- Riga, Latvia
- Cinematographer
- 15 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Vilis Lapenieks' films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 3 · Earnest 9
Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 5
Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 3
Steady 11 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic4
- 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 Vilis Lapenieks' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Night Tide (1961) · cinematographer · free
- The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) · cinematographer · free
- Night Drive (1977) · cinematographer · free
- Queen of Blood (1966) · cinematographer · free
- The Hideous Sun Demon (1958) · cinematographer · free
- Speeding Up Time (1971) · cinematographer · free
- Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) · cinematographer · free
- Eegah (1962) · cinematographer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Vilis Lapenieks' 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
35 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Spaceship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Night Drive(1977)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Billy's Mime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Capone(1975)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Newman's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Kojak(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Toma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
That Certain Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Sixteen(1972)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all filmsFuture Shock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Cisco Pike(1971)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Hellstrom Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Speeding Up Time(1971)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I Love My Wife(1970)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Young Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Deadlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Thin Blue Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Deathwatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Queen of Blood(1966)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Really Big Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Teen-Age Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Bold Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Four Days In November (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Third of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Eegah(1962)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Night Tide(1961)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
V.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Revenge of the Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Hideous Sun Demon(1958)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles from 1958 to 1983.
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 Vilis Lapenieks' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 38. 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 Vilis Lapenieks' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Vilis Lapenieks work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vilis Lapenieks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Curtis HarringtonShared titles: Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965), Night Tide (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Curtis Harrington
- Mel StuartShared titles: I Love My Wife (1970), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Mel Stuart
Actors
- Basil RathboneShared titles: Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Basil Rathbone
- Dennis HopperShared titles: Queen of Blood (1966), Night Tide (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Hopper
Composers and editors
- David SaxonShared titles: I Love My Wife (1970), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)See all 2 shared titles with David Saxon
- Leo H. ShreveShared titles: Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Leo H. Shreve
- Ronald SteinShared titles: Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Ronald Stein
Producers
- Roger CormanShared titles: Capone (1975), Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Roger Corman
- Charles W. FriesShared titles: Night Drive (1977), Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Charles W. Fries
- David L. WolperShared titles: I Love My Wife (1970), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)See all 2 shared titles with David L. Wolper
- Stan MarguliesShared titles: I Love My Wife (1970), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Stan Margulies
