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Writing

Jo Eisinger

Career

Active from 1945 to 1983, with a break from 1971 to 1982, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night and the City
Night and the City
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jo Eisinger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Cold War Espionage 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 39
The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

1970s

1 title · average score 49
Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat (1970)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

1960s

8 titles · average score 51
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
GoodWatch score 39

Dialogue, Screenplay

The Rover
The Rover (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

The Scorpio Letters
The Scorpio Letters (1967)

Writer

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Mistress of the World - Part I
Mistress of the World - Part I (1960)

Writer

Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay, Producer

Mistress of the World - Part II
Mistress of the World - Part II (1960)

Writer

1950s

8 titles · average score 59
The House of the Seven Hawks
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

As the Sea Rages
As the Sea Rages (1959)

Writer

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

Screenplay

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

Bedevilled
Bedevilled (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

The System
The System (1953)

Writer

Night and the City
Night and the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Sleeping City
The Sleeping City (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Story, Screenplay

1940s

4 titles · average score 66
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

Gilda
Gilda (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

Adaptation

The Spider
The Spider (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Idea