Writing
William Rose
- Titles
- 24movies0TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19481974
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Wholesome5.4average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.6average 2.5
- Satire & Parody4.2average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.6average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.0, average 5.2
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.1, average 4.7
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Film 2
- Classic Comedy 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Feel-Good Classic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPeter TannerEditorThe Man in the Sky, The 'Maggie', Touch and Go, Davy
Douglas SlocombeCinematographerThe Man in the Sky, Touch and Go, Davy
Stanley KramerDirectorIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Geoffrey KeenActorGenevieve, The 'Maggie'
Peter SellersActorThe Ladykillers, The Smallest Show on Earth
Walter RillaActorI'll Get You for This, My Daughter Joy
Bill OwenActorOnce a Jolly Swagman, Davy
James HayterActorOnce a Jolly Swagman, Touch and Go
Sidney JamesActorThe Smallest Show on Earth, Once a Jolly Swagman
Jack HawkinsActorThe Man in the Sky, Touch and Go
Dirk BogardeActorOnce a Jolly Swagman, Esther Waters
Spencer TracyActorIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Movies and TV shows
242000s
3 titles · average score 65
70
Dhamaal (2007)
Original Story
61
The Ladykillers (2004)
Original Film Writer
63
Rat Race (2001)
Original Story
1980s
1 titles
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)
as Interviewee
1970s
2 titles · average score 55
39
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
Screenplay
70
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
Screenplay
1960s
5 titles · average score 74
69
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
Screenplay
Island Splendor (1966)
Writer
72
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Story, Screenplay
1950s
11 titles · average score 67
Davy (1958)
Screenplay
67
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Screenplay
69
The Man in the Sky (1957)
Story, Screenplay
74
The Ladykillers (1955)
Story, Screenplay
62
Touch and Go (1955)
Screenplay
66
The 'Maggie' (1954)
Screenplay
68
Genevieve (1953)
Screenplay, Story
Song of Paris (1952)
Story
64
Gift Horse (1952)
Adaptation
I'll Get You for This (1951)
Screenplay
My Daughter Joy (1950)
Screenplay
1940s
2 titles
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
Screenplay
Esther Waters (1948)
Screenplay