Writing
Robert Rossen
- Titles
- 28movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1964, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 10titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Hustler89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Tension7.2average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Psychological 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Film Noir 2
- Moral Corruption 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Heinz RoemheldComposerThe Roaring Twenties, Out of the Fog, Marked Woman, A Child Is Born, Blues in the Night
John GarfieldActorThe Sea Wolf, Body and Soul, Out of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny- WWarren LowEditorOut of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny, Desert Fury, Johnny O'Clock
Priscilla LaneActorThe Roaring Twenties, Dust Be My Destiny, Blues in the Night
Humphrey BogartActorThe Roaring Twenties, Marked Woman, Racket Busters
Lewis MilestoneDirectorThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers, A Walk in the Sun, Edge of Darkness
Lloyd BaconDirectorMarked Woman, A Child Is Born, Racket Busters
James Wong HoweCinematographerBody and Soul, Out of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny- BBurnett GuffeyCinematographerAll the King's Men, They Came to Cordura, Johnny O'Clock
- JJack KilliferEditorThe Roaring Twenties, Marked Woman, A Child Is Born
Allen JenkinsActorMarked Woman, Racket Busters
Michael RennieActorIsland in the Sun, Mambo
Movies and TV shows
101960s
2 titles · average score 77
66
Lilith (1964)
Director, Screenplay
89
The Hustler (1961)
Producer, Director
1950s
5 titles · average score 62
64
They Came to Cordura (1959)
Director, Screenplay
64
Island in the Sun (1957)
Director
58
Alexander the Great (1956)
Director, Producer
Mambo (1954)
Director, Writer
The Brave Bulls (1951)
Producer, Director
1940s
3 titles · average score 69
71
All the King's Men (1949)
Screenplay, Producer
71
Body and Soul (1947)
Director
65
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Screenplay, Director