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
- 46titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
All I Desire85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Melodrama 9
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Intrigue 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Lighthearted 4
- Forbidden Love 3
- Film Noir 3
- Pathos 2
- Historical Romance 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Emotional 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, A Time to Love and a Time to Die, There's Always Tomorrow, +5 more
Rock HudsonActorAll That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, Magnificent Obsession, The Tarnished Angels, +3 more- RRussell F. SchoengarthEditorWritten on the Wind, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, The Tarnished Angels, No Room for the Groom, Week-End with Father, +3 more
Frank SkinnerComposerAll That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, Sign of the Pagan, +2 more- MMilton CarruthEditorImitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, Sign of the Pagan, Taza, Son of Cochise, Take Me to Town, +1 more
Barbara RushActorMagnificent Obsession, Taza, Son of Cochise, Captain Lightfoot, The First Legion
Gigi PerreauActorThere's Always Tomorrow, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?, Week-End with Father, The Lady Pays Off- FFranz WeihmayrCinematographerLa Habanera, La Chanson du Souvenir, To New Shores, The Court Concert
- CClifford StineCinematographerHas Anybody Seen My Gal?, No Room for the Groom, Week-End with Father, Mystery Submarine
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
William ReynoldsActorAll That Heaven Allows, There's Always Tomorrow, Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movies and TV shows
151950s
12 titles · average score 70
83
Imitation of Life (1959)
Director
70
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
Director
50
Battle Hymn (1957)
Director
59
Interlude (1957)
Director
79
Written on the Wind (1956)
Director
68
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
Director
59
Never Say Goodbye (1956)
Co-Director
79
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Director
67
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Director
85
All I Desire (1953)
Director
66
The First Legion (1951)
Director, Producer
1940s
2 titles · average score 62
63
Shockproof (1949)
Director
61
Summer Storm (1944)
Director, Adaptation
1930s
1 title · average score 60
60
La Habanera (1937)
Director