Portrait of G.W. Pabst

Directing

G.W. Pabst

Career

Active from 1922 to 1956, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Westfront 1918
Westfront 1918
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
G.W. Pabst Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.6, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • German Expressionism 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles · average score 71
Through the Forests and Through the Trees
Through the Forests and Through the Trees (1956)

Director

Ballerina
Ballerina (1956)

Director

The Last Act
The Last Act (1955)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

It Happened on July 20th
It Happened on July 20th (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Crazy Things
Crazy Things (1954)

Director

The Confession of Ina Kahr
The Confession of Ina Kahr (1954)

Director

Voice of Silence
Voice of Silence (1953)

Director

Call Over the Air
Call Over the Air (1951)

Director, Producer

1940s

6 titles · average score 64
Mysterious Shadows
Mysterious Shadows (1949)

Producer, Director

Meisterringer
Meisterringer (1949)

Producer

The Trial
The Trial (1948)

Director

The Molander Case
The Molander Case (1945)

Director

Paracelsus
Paracelsus (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Comedians
The Comedians (1941)

Writer, Director

1930s

19 titles · average score 75
Girls in Distress
Girls in Distress (1939)

Director

The Shanghai Drama
The Shanghai Drama (1938)

Director

Street of Shadows
Street of Shadows (1937)

Director

A Modern Hero
A Modern Hero (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

High and Low
High and Low (1933)

Director

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (1933)

Director, Producer

Queen of Atlantis
Queen of Atlantis (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Mistress of Atlantis
The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)

Director

The Mistress of Atlantis
The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)

Director

The 3 Penny Opera
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Comradeship
Comradeship (1931)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Westfront 1918
Westfront 1918 (1930)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

1920s

12 titles · average score 71
Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box (1929)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Screenplay

Diary of a Lost Girl
Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Director

The White Hell of Pitz Palu
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Devious Path
The Devious Path (1928)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Editor

The Love of Jeanne Ney
The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
GoodWatch score 72

Editor, Director

Secrets of a Soul
Secrets of a Soul (1926)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

One Does Not Play with Love
One Does Not Play with Love (1926)

Editor, Director

Joyless Street
Joyless Street (1925)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Editor

Countess Donelli
Countess Donelli (1924)

Director

The Treasure
The Treasure (1923)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Luise Millerin
Luise Millerin (1922)

Writer

Der Taugenichts
Der Taugenichts (1922)

Writer