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Writing

William D. Wittliff

Career

Active from 1978 to 2013, with a break from 2001 to 2012, busiest in 1994 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William D. Wittliff Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.4, average 3.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Friendship 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Stellar Ensemble Cast 2
  • Classic 2
  • Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 45
A Night in Old Mexico
A Night in Old Mexico (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Producer

2000s

1 title · average score 58
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

1990s

4 titles · average score 53
Lone Justice 2
Lone Justice 2 (1995)

Writer

Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Screenplay

The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way (1994)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay, Story

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life (1992)

Executive Producer, Writer

1980s

6 titles · average score 66
Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

Country
Country (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Producer

Barbarosa
Barbarosa (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Raggedy Man
Raggedy Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Writer

Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Resurrection
Resurrection (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

as Man in Bar

1970s

2 titles · average score 81
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978)

Writer