Portrait of Walter Bernstein

Writing

Walter Bernstein

Career

Active from 1959 to 2011, with a break from 2000 to 2010, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fail Safe
Fail Safe
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Walter Bernstein Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Interracial Romance 2
  • Cold War Thriller 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Espionage 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Show Business 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 86
Fail Safe
Fail Safe (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 58
Durango
Durango (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

The Affair
The Affair (1995)
GoodWatch score 52

Story

Doomsday Gun
Doomsday Gun (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer, Director

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 64
The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Yanks
Yanks (1979)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

An Almost Perfect Affair
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

The Betsy
The Betsy (1978)
GoodWatch score 28

Screenplay

Sparrow
Sparrow (1978)

Producer

Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

as Annie's Date Outside Theatre

The Front
The Front (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Screenplay

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 64
The Money Trap
The Money Trap (1965)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Fail Safe
Fail Safe (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Train
The Train (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Paris Blues
Paris Blues (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Heller in Pink Tights
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

A Breath of Scandal
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
GoodWatch score 47

Adaptation

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 56
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

That Kind of Woman
That Kind of Woman (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

1940s

1 title ยท average score 63
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Adaptation