Portrait of Paul Wendkos

Directing

Paul Wendkos

Career

Active from 1957 to 1999, busiest in 1972 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Burglar
The Burglar
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Wendkos Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Legal Thriller 3
  • True Crime Drama 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Psychological Suspense 3
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 60
Different
Different (1999)

Director

A Wing and a Prayer
A Wing and a Prayer (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever (1998)

Director

A Match Made in Heaven
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)

Director

Message from Nam
Message from Nam (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Trial: The Price of Passion
Trial: The Price of Passion (1992)

Director

Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Chase
The Chase (1991)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Producer

Good Cops, Bad Cops
Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990)

Director

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 59
From the Dead of Night
From the Dead of Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Six Against the Rock
Six Against the Rock (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)

Director

The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Execution
The Execution (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Intimate Agony
Intimate Agony (1983)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Five of Me
The Five of Me (1981)

Director

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1970s

27 titles ยท average score 53
Betrayal
Betrayal (1978)

Director

The Death of Richie
The Death of Richie (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Secrets
Secrets (1977)

Director

Good Against Evil
Good Against Evil (1977)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Special Delivery
Special Delivery (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Legend of Lizzie Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Terror on the Beach
Terror on the Beach (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (1972)

Director

The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Hell Boats
Hell Boats (1970)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Cannon for Cordoba
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Brotherhood of the Bell
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 57
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Fear No Evil
Fear No Evil (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Attack on the Iron Coast
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Cocoon
Cocoon (1968)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Johnny Tiger
Johnny Tiger (1966)

Director

Gidget Goes to Rome
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Recoil
Recoil (1963)

Director

Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Angel Baby
Angel Baby (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll
Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll (1961)

Director

Because They're Young
Because They're Young (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 60
Gidget
Gidget (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Face of a Fugitive
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Tarawa Beachhead
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Bitter Heritage
Bitter Heritage (1958)

Director

The Burglar
The Burglar (1957)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Editor