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David Dortort

Career

Active from 1949 to 2001, with a break from 1968 to 1978, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Dortort Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Satire & Parody
    0.6, average 2.3
  • Cringe Humor
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 3
  • American Frontier 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Theatrical Performances 2
  • Character Studies 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Western 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Episodic Storytelling 2
  • Classic Western Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

8
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 57
Bonanza: Under Attack
Bonanza: Under Attack (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Bonanza: The Return
Bonanza: The Return (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

1980s

1 title · average score 51
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Story

1950s

5 titles · average score 63
A Gift for Heidi
A Gift for Heidi (1958)

Writer

The Big Land
The Big Land (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Story

A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Reprisal!
Reprisal! (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer