Portrait of Peter Viertel

Writing

Peter Viertel

Career

Active from 1942 to 1990, with a break from 1963 to 1989, busiest in 1949 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Viertel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Literature Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 70
White Hunter, Black Heart
White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Novel

1960s

1 title ยท average score 44
Five Miles to Midnight
Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay, Adaptation

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 64
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Additional Writing

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 67
We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Roughshod
Roughshod (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay