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Portrait of Peter Viertel

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
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 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Peter Viertel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.2
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

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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
TypeAllMovies10
RoleAnyWriting9Appearances4Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s41950s41960s11990s1
GenreAnyDrama6Adventure4Thriller4Crime2Romance2Comedy1Mystery1War1Action1Western1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

1 title

Good

Score 70 to 79

2 titles

Decent

Score 60 to 69

3 titles
GoodWatch63
Poster for Beat the Devil

Additional Writing

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

4 titles
GoodWatch44
Poster for Five Miles to Midnight

Adaptation, Screenplay