

Writing
Peter Viertel
- Titles
- 12movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1990, with a break from 1963 to 1989, busiest in 1949 with 2 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Decision Before Dawn85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Tension6.8average 6.1
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Psychological6.1average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Literature Adaptation 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
10
Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
85
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Screenplay

Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
72
Saboteur (1942)
Screenplay
70
White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
Screenplay, Novel

Decent
Score 60 to 69
3 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
The Hard Way (1943)
Screenplay
69
We Were Strangers (1949)
Screenplay
63
Beat the Devil (1953)
Additional Writing

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
4 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
Roughshod (1949)
Story
56
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
Screenplay
52
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
Screenplay
44
Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
Adaptation, Screenplay

