Writing
William Rose
- Titles
- 23movies
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1974, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Ladykillers83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Situational Comedy5.9average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Wholesome5.5average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.5average 2.5
- Satire & Parody4.2average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.4average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Psychological3.8, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.2, average 4.7
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Feel-Good Classic 2
- Classic Comedy 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Classic Film 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
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
Walter RillaActorI'll Get You for This, My Daughter Joy
Geoffrey KeenActorGenevieve, The 'Maggie'
Peter SellersActorThe Ladykillers, The Smallest Show on Earth
Spencer TracyActorIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Dirk BogardeActorOnce a Jolly Swagman, Esther Waters
Movies and TV shows
232000s
2 titles · average score 64
69
Dhamaal (2007)
Original Story
58
The Ladykillers (2004)
Original Film Writer
1980s
1 title
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)
as Interviewee
1970s
2 titles · average score 49
29
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
Screenplay
70
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
Screenplay
1960s
5 titles · average score 75
71
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
Screenplay
Island Splendor (1966)
Writer
72
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Screenplay, Story
1950s
11 titles · average score 69
Davy (1958)
Screenplay
67
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Screenplay
69
The Man in the Sky (1957)
Story, Screenplay
83
The Ladykillers (1955)
Screenplay, Story
62
Touch and Go (1955)
Screenplay
73
The 'Maggie' (1954)
Screenplay
78
Genevieve (1953)
Screenplay, Story
Song of Paris (1952)
Story
53
Gift Horse (1952)
Adaptation
I'll Get You for This (1951)
Screenplay
My Daughter Joy (1950)
Screenplay
1940s
2 titles · average score 59
59
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
Screenplay
60
Esther Waters (1948)
Screenplay