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
59/100
- Highest rated
The Burglar81/100
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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Character Study 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- Psychological Horror 3
- Crime Thriller 3
- True Crime Drama 3
- Legal Thriller 3
- Psychological Suspense 3
- Tense Atmosphere 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- CChuck ArnoldCinematographerThe Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story, Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, A Wing and a Prayer, Cocaine: One Man's Seduction, Guilty Until Proven Innocent, +4 more
- JJames GallowayEditorThe Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story, Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, A Cry for Love, Message from Nam, Intimate Agony, +1 more
- SSteven CohenEditorThe Bad Seed, Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife, From the Dead of Night, Picking Up the Pieces, The Execution
Billy GoldenbergComposerThe Awakening of Candra, Fear No Evil, Message from Nam, Intimate Agony, Scorned and Swindled
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 Brotherhood of the Bell, The Legend of Lizzie Borden, The Death of Richie, The Strangers in 7A
Marc LawrenceActorHonor Thy Father, Recoil, Johnny Tiger
Bradford DillmanActorThe Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment, The Mephisto Waltz, Fear No Evil
John RandolphActorSecrets, A Death of Innocence, The Family Rico
Peggy McCayActorThe Case Against Brooklyn, Good Against Evil, A Death of Innocence
Joby BakerActorGidget, Gidget Goes to Rome, Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Movies and TV shows
761990s
11 titles · average score 60
Different (1999)
Director
67
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
45
The Chase (1991)
Producer, Director
Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990)
Director
1980s
20 titles · average score 59
58
From the Dead of Night (1989)
Director
55
Six Against the Rock (1987)
Director
58
The Bad Seed (1985)
Director
65
The Execution (1985)
Director
The Five of Me (1981)
Director
61
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
Director
A Cry for Love (1980)
Director
1970s
27 titles · average score 53
67
The Death of Richie (1977)
Director
33
Good Against Evil (1977)
Director
46
Special Delivery (1976)
Director
52
Terror on the Beach (1973)
Director
56
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
Director
59
The Strangers in 7A (1972)
Director
48
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
Director
46
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
Director
56
Hell Boats (1970)
Director
1960s
11 titles · average score 57
66
Fear No Evil (1969)
Director
78
Cocoon (1968)
Director
Johnny Tiger (1966)
Director
50
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Director
Recoil (1963)
Director
57
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Director
52
Angel Baby (1961)
Director
58
Because They're Young (1960)
Director
1950s
7 titles · average score 59
62
Gidget (1959)
Director
53
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Director
42
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Director
62
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Director
Bitter Heritage (1958)
Director
81
The Burglar (1957)
Director, Editor