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Writing

Oscar Saul

Career

Active from 1944 to 1984, with a break from 1974 to 1983, busiest in 1951 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oscar Saul Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Torch Singer 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 64
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

My Kidnapper, My Love
My Kidnapper, My Love (1980)

Book

1970s

1 title ยท average score 56
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 62
The Strange Affair
The Strange Affair (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Silencers
The Silencers (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Major Dundee
Major Dundee (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 62
The Naked Maja
The Naked Maja (1958)
GoodWatch score 43

Story

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

The Joker is Wild
The Joker is Wild (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
GoodWatch score 30

Screenplay

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

The Secret of Convict Lake
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Woman in Hiding
Woman in Hiding (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 61
The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Additional Dialogue

Road House
Road House (1948)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

The Dark Past
The Dark Past (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

Adaptation

Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Strange Affair
Strange Affair (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Story