Directing
Douglas Sirk
- Titles
- 60movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1934 to 1979, with a break from 1960 to 1975, busiest in 1935 and 1951 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 47titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Imitation of Life76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Melodrama 10
- Social Commentary 5
- Intrigue 4
- Lighthearted 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Forbidden Love 3
- Emotional 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Film Noir 3
- Classic Film 2
- Class Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRussell MettyCinematographerAll That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, Imitation of Life, There's Always Tomorrow, A Time to Love and a Time to Die, +5 more
Rock HudsonActorAll That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, Magnificent Obsession, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, Never Say Goodbye, +4 more- RRussell F. SchoengarthEditorWritten on the Wind, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, The Tarnished Angels, No Room for the Groom, Battle Hymn, +3 more
Frank SkinnerComposerAll That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, Never Say Goodbye, +3 more- MMilton CarruthEditorImitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, Taza, Son of Cochise, Sign of the Pagan, Take Me to Town, +1 more
Gigi PerreauActorThere's Always Tomorrow, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, Week-End with Father, The Lady Pays Off
Barbara RushActorMagnificent Obsession, Taza, Son of Cochise, Captain Lightfoot, The First Legion
George SandersActorA Scandal in Paris, Never Say Goodbye, Lured, Summer Storm- CClifford StineCinematographerHas Anybody Seen My Gal?, No Room for the Groom, Week-End with Father, Mystery Submarine
- FFranz WeihmayrCinematographerTo New Shores, La Habanera, The Court Concert, La Chanson du Souvenir
William H. DanielsCinematographerLured, Thunder on the Hill, The Lady Pays Off, Interlude
Don DeForeActorA Time to Love and a Time to Die, No Room for the Groom, Battle Hymn
Movies and TV shows
481970s
3 titles
Bourbon Street Blues (1979)
Director, Writer
New Year's Eve (1978)
Director, Screenplay
Talk to Me Like the Rain (1976)
Director
1950s
23 titles · average score 66
76
Imitation of Life (1959)
Director
69
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
Director
64
Battle Hymn (1957)
Director
71
Written on the Wind (1956)
Director
72
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
Director
74
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Director
69
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Director
55
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Director
70
All I Desire (1953)
Director
66
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
Director
1940s
7 titles · average score 64
64
Shockproof (1949)
Director
67
Slightly French (1949)
Director
66
Sleep, My Love (1948)
Director
66
Lured (1947)
Director
64
A Scandal in Paris (1946)
Director
59
Summer Storm (1944)
Director, Adaptation
Hitler's Madman (1943)
Director
1930s
15 titles · average score 61
Boefje (1939)
Director
Final Accord (1938)
Director
Dreiklang (1938)
Writer
60
La Habanera (1937)
Director
To New Shores (1937)
Director, Writer
La Chanson du Souvenir (1937)
Screenplay, Director
63
The Final Chord (1936)
Director, Writer
't Was één april (1936)
Director
Pillars of Society (1935)
Director
The Imaginary Invalid (1935)
Director
Three Times Before (1934)
Director