Directing
Paul Wendkos
- Titles
- 77movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1957 to 1999, busiest in 1972 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 90titles as director
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Cocoon78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime6.3average 3.7
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Mystery5.7average 4.1
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.6
- Tension6.9average 6.1
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Wonder2.1, average 3.4
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Character Study 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Psychological Horror 3
- True Crime Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Legal Thriller 3
- Crime Thriller 3
- Psychological Suspense 3
- Revenge 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- CChuck ArnoldCinematographerBloodlines: Murder in the Family, Guilty Until Proven Innocent, White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd, A Match Made in Heaven, A Wing and a Prayer, +4 more
- JJames GallowayEditorBloodlines: Murder in the Family, A Cry for Love, The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story, Right to Die, Message from Nam, +1 more
Billy GoldenbergComposerFear No Evil, The Awakening of Candra, Message from Nam, Intimate Agony, Scorned and Swindled- SSteven CohenEditorThe Bad Seed, From the Dead of Night, Picking Up the Pieces, Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife, The Execution
Dennis WeaverActorThe Ordeal of Patty Hearst, Cocaine: One Man's Seduction, Terror on the Beach, The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
James DarrenActorGidget, Gidget Goes to Rome, Because They're Young, Gidget Goes Hawaiian- RRobert B. HauserCinematographerThe Legend of Lizzie Borden, The Brotherhood of the Bell, The Death of Richie, The Strangers in 7A
Peggy McCayActorGood Against Evil, A Death of Innocence, The Case Against Brooklyn
Bonnie BartlettActorBloodlines: Murder in the Family, The Legend of Lizzie Borden, Right to Die
Joby BakerActorGidget, Gidget Goes to Rome, Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Marc LawrenceActorJohnny Tiger, Recoil, Honor Thy Father
Lloyd BridgesActorAttack on the Iron Coast, Haunts of the Very Rich, A Tattered Web
Movies and TV shows
71990s
1 title · average score 65
1980s
5 titles · average score 60
58
The Bad Seed (1985)
Director
65
The Execution (1985)
Director
51
Intimate Agony (1983)
Director
61
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
Director
1970s
1 title · average score 67
67
The Death of Richie (1977)
Director