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Portrait of Charles Eames

Directing

Charles Eames

Career

Active from 1950 to 1990, with a break from 1979 to 1989, busiest in 1961 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for Powers of Ten
Powers of Ten
GoodWatch score78/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mathematics 3
  • Mid-Century Modern 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Educational Film 2
  • Short Film 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Eames Office 2
  • Informative 2
  • Educational 2
  • Abstract 2
  • Scientific Visualization 2
  • Educational Short 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Solar Do-Nothing Machine
Solar Do-Nothing Machine (1990)

Director

1970s

20 titles · average score 78
Cezanne
Cezanne (1978)

Director

Powers of Ten
Powers of Ten (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Metropolitan Overview
Metropolitan Overview (1975)

Director

Nicholas Copernicus
Nicholas Copernicus (1973)

Director

Exponents: A Study in Generalization
Exponents: A Study in Generalization (1973)

Director

Design Q & A
Design Q & A (1972)

Director

Alpha
Alpha (1972)

Director

Computer Perspective
Computer Perspective (1972)

Director, Producer

Cable: The Immediate Future
Cable: The Immediate Future (1972)

Director

Banana Leaf
Banana Leaf (1972)

Writer, Director

The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are
The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are (1970)

Director

The Black Ships
The Black Ships (1970)

Director

1960s

20 titles
Tops
Tops (1969)

Director

A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe
A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe (1968)

Director

A Computer Glossary
A Computer Glossary (1968)

Director

The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache
The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache (1965)

Director

IBM at the Fair
IBM at the Fair (1965)

Director

Symmetry
Symmetry (1961)

Producer, Writer

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem (1961)

Producer, Director

2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers (1961)

Writer, Director

Something About Functions
Something About Functions (1961)

Director

Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes (1961)

Writer, Producer

The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties (1960)

Writer, Director

An Introduction to Feedback
An Introduction to Feedback (1960)

Director

1950s

13 titles
The Expanding Airport
The Expanding Airport (1958)

Writer, Producer

Toccata for Toy Trains
Toccata for Toy Trains (1957)

as Narrator

Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead (1957)

Director

The Information Machine
The Information Machine (1957)

Director

Tops (from Stars of Jazz)
Tops (from Stars of Jazz) (1957)

Director

House: After Five Years of Living
House: After Five Years of Living (1955)

Director of Photography, Director

Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India
Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India (1955)

Director

Two Baroque Churches in Germany
Two Baroque Churches in Germany (1955)

Director

A Communications Primer
A Communications Primer (1953)

Director

Bread
Bread (1953)

Producer, Writer

Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street
Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street (1952)

Director

Blacktop
Blacktop (1952)

Director