Directing
Paul Wendkos
- Titles
- 76movies14TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19571999
- Directed
- 89titles as director
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
A Woman Called Moses74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.1average 2.6
- Crime6.1average 3.7
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Tension7.0average 6.1
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.4average 3.6
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Character Study 4
- Character-Driven 4
- True Crime Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Legal Thriller 3
- Psychological Suspense 3
- Psychological Horror 2
- Unsettling Atmosphere 2
- Revenge 2
- Rural Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- CChuck ArnoldCinematographerGuilty Until Proven Innocent, A Wing and a Prayer, Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, Cocaine: One Man's Seduction, A Match Made in Heaven, +4 more
- JJames GallowayEditorBloodlines: Murder in the Family, A Cry for Love, The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story, Message from Nam, Right to Die, +1 more
Billy GoldenbergComposerFear No Evil, The Awakening of Candra, Scorned and Swindled, Message from Nam, Intimate Agony- SSteven CohenEditorThe Bad Seed, Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife, From the Dead of Night, Picking Up the Pieces, The Execution
James DarrenActorGidget, Because They're Young, Gidget Goes to Rome, Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Dennis WeaverActorCocaine: One Man's Seduction, The Ordeal of Patty Hearst, Terror on the Beach, The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd- RRobert B. HauserCinematographerThe Legend of Lizzie Borden, The Death of Richie, The Brotherhood of the Bell, The Strangers in 7A
Bonnie BartlettActorThe Legend of Lizzie Borden, Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, Right to Die
Lloyd BridgesActorAttack on the Iron Coast, Haunts of the Very Rich, A Tattered Web
Marc LawrenceActorJohnny Tiger, Recoil, Honor Thy Father
Joby BakerActorGidget, Gidget Goes to Rome, Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Peggy McCayActorGood Against Evil, A Death of Innocence, The Case Against Brooklyn
Movies and TV shows
761990s
11 titles · average score 53
Different (1999)
Director
36
A Wing and a Prayer (1998)
Director
Nobody Lives Forever (1998)
Director
60
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
Director
57
Message from Nam (1993)
Director
40
The Chase (1991)
Director, Producer
The Cops Are Robbers (1990)
Director
1980s
20 titles · average score 59
52
Six Against the Rock (1987)
Director
58
The Bad Seed (1985)
Director
65
The Execution (1985)
Director
48
Intimate Agony (1983)
Director
Farrell: For the People (1982)
Director
The Five of Me (1981)
Director
A Cry for Love (1980)
Director
1970s
27 titles · average score 60
66
The Death of Richie (1977)
Director
40
Good Against Evil (1977)
Director
57
Special Delivery (1976)
Director
60
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
Director
58
The Strangers in 7A (1972)
Director
60
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
Director
A Death of Innocence (1971)
Director
56
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
Director
67
Hell Boats (1970)
Director
1960s
11 titles · average score 54
Fear No Evil (1969)
Director
Cocoon (1968)
Director
Johnny Tiger (1966)
Director
49
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Director
Recoil (1963)
Director
51
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Director
61
Angel Baby (1961)
Director
57
Because They're Young (1960)
Director
1950s
7 titles · average score 59
62
Gidget (1959)
Director
60
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Director
56
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Director
59
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Director
Bitter Heritage (1958)
Director
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Director
61
The Burglar (1957)
Editor, Director