Portrait of Robert Siodmak

Directing

Robert Siodmak

Career

Active from 1928 to 1969, busiest in 1932 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Killers
The Killers
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Siodmak Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Character Study 6
  • Classic Film Noir 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Film Noir 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Atmospheric Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

9 titles · average score 58
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Custer of the West
Custer of the West (1967)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Yellow Devil
Yellow Devil (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Nina B. Affair
The Nina B. Affair (1961)

Director, Screenplay

Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund (1960)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Producer

1950s

10 titles · average score 67
Katia
Katia (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann (1959)

Director

The Devil Strikes at Night
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler (1956)

Director

The Rats
The Rats (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman (1954)

Director

The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Deported
Deported (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1940s

20 titles · average score 71
Criss Cross
Criss Cross (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Cry of the City
Cry of the City (1948)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Killers
The Killers (1946)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Killer's 'Eye' (uncredited)

The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror (1946)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula (1943)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

1930s

23 titles · average score 70
Personal Column
Personal Column (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Hatred
Hatred (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

French White Cargo
French White Cargo (1937)

Director

Mister Flow
Mister Flow (1936)

Director

The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over (1934)

Director

The Burning Secret
The Burning Secret (1933)

Director, Screenplay

Quick
Quick (1932)

Director

Tumultes
Tumultes (1932)

Director

The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Inquest
Inquest (1931)

Director, Writer

People on Sunday
People on Sunday (1930)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Farewell
Farewell (1930)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1920s

1 title
Die Durchgängerin
Die Durchgängerin (1928)

Writer