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David M. Thompson

David M. Thompson

Producer and director · Born July 18, 1950 (76)

David M. Thompson is a British film and television producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 18, 1950 (76)
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
111 on MovieCove · 200 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are David M. Thompson's films like?

Across their 107 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 100 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 30 · Serious 26 · Dark 44

A split, not a type: Grounded 60 · Stylized 29 · Heightened 10

Gentle 22 · Charged 46 · Intense 32

Steady 39 · Shifting 50 · Whiplash 11

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 60 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 13

Slow burn 54 · Even-paced 45 · Relentless 1

Casual 34 · Engaged 53 · Full focus 13

A split, not a type: Easy watch 21 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 48

Resolved 57 · Open-ended 34 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
61
Melancholic
61
Warm
26
Contemplative
27
Bittersweet
24
Other
88

How their films end · 17 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet64
  • Tragic13
  • Ambiguous18
  • Cyclical1

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 David M. Thompson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 111 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Subscription and free streaming for David M. Thompson'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

200 credits, 111 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 500 Miles(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Catherine the Great(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
  • Hope Gap(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Woman in White(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • Il était une fois... « The Queen » (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Producer

  • Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Cider with Rosie(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Making of 'The Beast' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Jamaica Inn(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
  • Once Upon a Time... Little Odessa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Death Comes to Pemberley(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Screen Goddesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Il était une fois... À nos amours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • The Awakening(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Crimson Petal and the White(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Hidden(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
  • The First Grader(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Edge of Darkness(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Nativity!(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • An Education(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Men Who Stare at Goats(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Creation(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Boys Are Back(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Bright Star(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Fish Tank(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Freefall(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Love Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Into the Storm(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Is Anybody There?(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Cry of the Owl(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • In the Loop(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Revolutionary Road(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Einstein and Eddington(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Meerkats(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Duchess(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Brideshead Revisited(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Edge of Love(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Miss Austen Regrets(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Eastern Promises(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • True North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Death Defying Acts(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Grow Your Own(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Four Last Songs(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Born Equal(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Fast Food Nation(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Red Road(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The History Boys(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Snow Cake(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Scoop(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • A Canterbury Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Opal Dream(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Silent Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer

  • Confetti(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Shooting Dogs(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Imagine Me & You(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Gideon's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Love + Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Friends & Crocodiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Tristram Shandy(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • My Summer of Love(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Millions(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Faith(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Mighty Celt(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Undertaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Dirty War(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Trauma(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Bullet Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • The Heart of Me(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Red Dust(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Kiss of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • The Statement(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Mother(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Sylvia(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Code 46(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Masked and Anonymous(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • I Capture the Castle(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • In This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • The Other Boleyn Girl(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • This Little Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Skagerrak(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Lost Prince(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Tomorrow La Scala! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Anita and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Morvern Callar(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Dirty Pretty Things(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Out of Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Close Your Eyes(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Cap'syt Park 2: Online Friends Return from those Evil Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • The Gathering Storm(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Robert Altman in England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Station Jim(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Iris(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • When I Was 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Happy Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Pandaemonium(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Conspiracy(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Perfect Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Liam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • About Adam(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Wild About Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • The Claim(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • When Brendan Met Trudy(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Saltwater(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Billy Elliot(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Born Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Maybe Baby(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Love, Honor and Obey(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Last Resort(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Madame Bovary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Storm Damage(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Summer in the Suburbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Cap'syt: The First Movie - Bingger, Longcker & Eggcut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Cap'syt: The First Movie - Bingger, Longcker & Eggcut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Sex 'n' Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Mansfield Park(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • A Room for Romeo Brass(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Wonderland(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Theory of Flight(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Bravo Two Zero(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • A Rather English Marriage(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Perfect Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • The Student Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Shot Through the Heart(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Divorcing Jack(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Touch and Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Dead Letter Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Titanic Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Among Giants(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • The Stringer(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • TwentyFourSeven(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Getting Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • St. Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Mothertime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Associate Producer

  • The Woman In White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • The Woman In White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • In Your Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • The James Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Hostile Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • The Mill on the Floss(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • The Missing Postman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Gobble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • A Relative Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Lord of Misrule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • The Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Go Now(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Loved Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Ennio Morricone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Captives(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Safe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • The Advocate(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Granada: From the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Sarafina!(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Last Romantics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Korczak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Kremlin Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Children Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Rossellini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Dream Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • The Firm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Shadow on the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Sweet as You Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • The Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Cariani and the Courtesans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood!(1987)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Asinamali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer

  • Shadowlands(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Martin Luther, Heretic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer · as Self - Narrator

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 198 titles from 1967 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 198: 16 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting5 of 198: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing177 of 198: 174 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

198 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s56 · crew2000s103 · crew2010s24 · crew2020s1 · 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 David M. Thompson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 104; across their 100 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Midcredits score across 111 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up44
  • 50th to 74th44
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

75 of their 111 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser75
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed17

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 95 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 David M. Thompson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 44 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles10–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity44 titles22–67 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles24–85 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles23–65 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles19–67 · median 41 · 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 David M. Thompson work with?

People who share at least 2 of David M. Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tracey Scoffield shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Tracey Scoffield12 titles
    See all 12 shared titles with Tracey Scoffield
  • Joanie Blaikie11 titles
    See all 11 shared titles with Joanie Blaikie
  • Ed Rubin11 titles
    See all 11 shared titles with Ed Rubin
  • Joe Oppenheimer10 titles
    See all 10 shared titles with Joe Oppenheimer

Mixed roles