Portrait of William Dieterle

Directing

William Dieterle

Career

Active from 1921 to 2002, with a break from 1969 to 2001, busiest in 1927 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Dieterle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Moral Dilemmas 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • German Expressionism 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Historical Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

115
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau
Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau (2002)

as Valentin (archive footage)

1960s

9 titles · average score 55
Ein Sommernachtstraum
Ein Sommernachtstraum (1968)

Director

Samba
Samba (1966)

Director

Quick, Let's Get Married
Quick, Let's Get Married (1964)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein
Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein (1962)

Director

Gabriel Schillings Flucht
Gabriel Schillings Flucht (1962)

Director

Die große Reise
Die große Reise (1961)

Director

Mistress of the World - Part I
Mistress of the World - Part I (1960)

Director

Carnival Confession
Carnival Confession (1960)

Director

Mistress of the World - Part II
Mistress of the World - Part II (1960)

Director

1950s

14 titles · average score 60
Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Magic Fire
Magic Fire (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Salome
Salome (1953)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Boots Malone
Boots Malone (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Red Mountain
Red Mountain (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Peking Express
Peking Express (1951)

Director

Dark City
Dark City (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

September Affair
September Affair (1950)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Paid in Full
Paid in Full (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Vulcano
Vulcano (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

1940s

14 titles · average score 68
Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand (1949)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Accused
The Accused (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Love Letters
Love Letters (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours (1945)

Director

I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Kismet
Kismet (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Syncopation
Syncopation (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer, Director

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1930s

36 titles · average score 61
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Another Dawn
Another Dawn (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Man Wanted
Man Wanted (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Her Majesty, Love
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

1920s

41 titles · average score 68
Sex in Chains
Sex in Chains (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

as Franz Sommer (as Wilhelm Dieterle)

Violantha
Violantha (1928)

as Adelrich

At the Edge of the World
At the Edge of the World (1927)

as John

The Weavers
The Weavers (1927)

as Moritz Jäger

Behind the Altar
Behind the Altar (1927)

as Der Abbé

Petronella - Das Geheimnis der Berge
Petronella - Das Geheimnis der Berge (1927)

as Josmarie Seiler

Faust
Faust (1926)
GoodWatch score 87

as Valentin

Waxworks
Waxworks (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

as The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince

The Expulsion
The Expulsion (1923)

as Lauer - der Jäger / Lauer - der Jager

Man by the Roadside
Man by the Roadside (1923)

as Michael

Backstairs
Backstairs (1921)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Lover

Die Geierwally
Die Geierwally (1921)

as The Bear Joseph