Berkely Mather
Writer · Died March 9, 1996, aged 87 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Berkely Mather the pseudonym of John Evan Weston-Davies, was a British author who published fifteen novels and a book of short stories. He also wrote for radio, television and the movies. Genghis Khan (1965) is a novelisation of the 1965 film of the same name, for which he had written the original story. Mather's other motion picture credits include The Long Ships and Dr. No with Mather borrowing a copy of Fleming's original novel from his son. Mather also provided uncredited rewrites of the screenplays for From Russia with Love and Goldfinger. James Bond film producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman purchased the film rights to The Pass Beyond Kashmir for Columbia Pictures in 1963. Sean Connery and Honor Blackman were to star. Production was to have begun in late 1964 in Britain and on location in the Far East.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 25, 1909
- March 9, 1996 (aged 87)
- Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
- Writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Berkely Mather's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- 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 Berkely Mather's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Berkely Mather'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
9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
The Gold Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Genghis Khan(1965)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Goldfinger(1964)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Long Ships(1964)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
From Russia with Love(1963)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Dr. No(1962)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all filmsYou Can't Win (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Information Received (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1961 to 1969.
Biggest box office
Goldfinger (1964)
Highest rated
Goldfinger (1964)
Most popular right now
From Russia with Love (1963)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Berkely Mather's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Berkely Mather's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 Berkely Mather work with?
People who share at least 2 of Berkely Mather's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terence Young shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Terence YoungShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Terence Young
Writers
- Ian FlemingShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Ian Fleming
- Johanna HarwoodShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Johanna Harwood
- Richard MaibaumShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Maibaum
- Beverley CrossShared titles: Genghis Khan (1965), The Long Ships (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Beverley Cross
Actors
- Bernard LeeShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Bernard Lee
- Sean ConneryShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Connery
- Eunice GaysonShared titles: From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Eunice Gayson
- Lois MaxwellShared titles: From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Lois Maxwell
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Dusan RadicShared titles: Genghis Khan (1965), The Long Ships (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Dusan Radic
- Geoffrey FootShared titles: Genghis Khan (1965), The Long Ships (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Geoffrey Foot
- Peter R. HuntShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), Dr. No (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Peter R. Hunt
- Ted MooreShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), Dr. No (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Moore
Producers
- Albert R. BroccoliShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Dr. No (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Albert R. Broccoli
- Irving AllenShared titles: Genghis Khan (1965), The Long Ships (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Irving Allen
- Harry SaltzmanShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), Dr. No (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Saltzman
- Stanley SopelShared titles: Goldfinger (1964), Dr. No (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Stanley Sopel
