Writing
Philip Yordan
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1992, busiest in 1957 and 1958 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Day of the Outlaw85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.7, average 3.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Historical Setting 7
- Western 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Film Noir 5
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Complex Characters 4
- Character Study 4
- 1950s 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dimitri TiomkinComposer55 Days at Peking, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Whistle Stop, Circus World, Drums in the Deep South, +5 more
Anthony MannDirectorEl Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire, The Man from Laramie, The Last Frontier, Men in War, +2 more- RRobert LawrenceEditorEl Cid, 55 Days at Peking, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Day of the Outlaw, Anna Lucasta
- FFaith CliftActorCataclysm, Savage Journey, Captain Apache, Cry Wilderness
Richard MollActorCataclysm, Savage Journey, Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars, Brigham- MMaurice GrandmaisonActorCataclysm, Savage Journey, Cry Wilderness, Brigham
Robert RyanActorBattle of the Bulge, Day of the Outlaw, Men in War, God's Little Acre- JJohn CarrDirectorNight Train to Terror, Death Wish Club, Dead Girls Don't Tango, Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
- TTom McGowanDirectorCataclysm, Savage Journey, Night Train to Terror, Brigham
John IrelandActor55 Days at Peking, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Anna Lucasta
Ruth RomanActorBlowing Wild, Mara Maru, Joe Macbeth
Charlton HestonActorEl Cid, 55 Days at Peking, The Naked Jungle
Movies and TV shows
67Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
1990s
2 titles
1980s
7 titles · average score 34
GoodWatch score 38Writer
GoodWatch score 39Screenplay, Producer
GoodWatch score 17Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 38Writer
GoodWatch score 39as Dirty Old Moviegoer
Writer
GoodWatch score 37Writer
1970s
3 titles · average score 39
Writer
GoodWatch score 37Story
GoodWatch score 42Producer, Screenplay
1960s
13 titles · average score 58
GoodWatch score 54Screenplay
GoodWatch score 23Producer
GoodWatch score 65Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 71Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
GoodWatch score 50Story
GoodWatch score 60Screenplay
GoodWatch score 67Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Screenplay
GoodWatch score 53Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 55Writer
1950s
30 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 85Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Screenplay
GoodWatch score 66Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 83Screenplay
GoodWatch score 83Writer
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 83Screenplay
GoodWatch score 76Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Story
GoodWatch score 74Screenplay
GoodWatch score 74Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Writer
1940s
12 titles · average score 58
GoodWatch score 71Writer
GoodWatch score 66Story, Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay, Theatre Play
GoodWatch score 44Screenplay
GoodWatch score 49Screenplay
GoodWatch score 63Screenplay
GoodWatch score 55Screenplay
GoodWatch score 55Screenplay
GoodWatch score 63Screenplay
Writer
GoodWatch score 56Screenplay