Portrait of Michael Wilson

Writing

Michael Wilson

Career

Active from 1941 to 1982, with a break from 1970 to 1981, busiest in 1943 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Wilson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Western 2
  • Action 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • 1950s America 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)

as (Voice)

1960s

5 titles · average score 64
Che!
Che! (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

The Sandpiper
The Sandpiper (1965)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

Screenplay

Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

1950s

7 titles · average score 78
The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Tempest
Tempest (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth (1954)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

5 Fingers
5 Fingers (1952)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

1940s

6 titles · average score 65
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

Additional Writing

Forty Thieves
Forty Thieves (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Border Patrol
Border Patrol (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Bar 20
Bar 20 (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Colt Comrades
Colt Comrades (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Men in Her Life
The Men in Her Life (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay