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Portrait of Robert Burks

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Robert Burks

Career

Active from 1944 to 1967, busiest in 1951 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rear Window
Rear Window
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Burks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Classic Film 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Masterpiece of Suspense 3
  • Masterful Direction 3
  • Hitchcockian Suspense 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Romance 2
  • Obsessive Romance 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Hitchcock Thriller 2
  • Taut Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

9 titles · average score 67
Waterhole #3
Waterhole #3 (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Once a Thief
Once a Thief (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Marnie
Marnie (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

The Birds
The Birds (1963)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Music Man
The Music Man (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Rat Race
The Rat Race (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

1950s

25 titles · average score 71
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief (1955)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93

Director of Photography

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

I Confess
I Confess (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Hondo
Hondo (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

1940s

23 titles · average score 69
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Task Force
Task Force (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Key Largo
Key Largo (1948)
GoodWatch score 81

Special Effects

Possessed
Possessed (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

Special Effects

The Verdict
The Verdict (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

Special Effects, Director of Photography

Star in the Night
Star in the Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Make Your Own Bed
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
GoodWatch score 83

Special Effects

Jammin' the Blues
Jammin' the Blues (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

In This Our Life
In This Our Life (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

Special Effects

1930s

1 title · average score 69
Marked Woman
Marked Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

Special Effects