Portrait of Ernest Pintoff

Directing

Ernest Pintoff

Career

Active from 1956 to 1985, busiest in 1977 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest Pintoff Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Nostalgic Television 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Classic Television 2
  • Campy 70s Aesthetic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 49
St. Helens
St. Helens (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Lunch Wagon
Lunch Wagon (1981)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 49
Jaguar Lives!
Jaguar Lives! (1979)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Human Feelings
Human Feelings (1978)

Director

Blade
Blade (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Executive Producer

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Dynamite Chicken
Dynamite Chicken (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 67
This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The Massage
This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The Massage (1967)

Teleplay, Director

Harvey Middleman, Fireman
Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965)

Music, Writer

The Critic
The Critic (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

The Old Man and the Flower
The Old Man and the Flower (1962)

Writer, Director

The Interview
The Interview (1960)

Director

1950s

4 titles
The Violinist
The Violinist (1959)

Music, Writer

Flebus
Flebus (1957)

Director

Fight On For Old
Fight On For Old (1956)

Director

Blues Pattern
Blues Pattern (1956)

Director