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Directing

Gerd Oswald

Career

Active from 1955 to 1985, busiest in 1966 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fugitive
The Fugitive
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gerd Oswald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tense Atmosphere 3
  • Psychological Suspense 3
  • Moral Decay 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Suspenseful Narrative 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Anthology Sci-Fi Horror 2
  • Twist Endings 2
  • Noir Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Episodic Storytelling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles · average score 50
To the Bitter End
To the Bitter End (1975)

Director

Bunny O'Hare
Bunny O'Hare (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

1960s

6 titles · average score 56
80 Steps to Jonah
80 Steps to Jonah (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Story

Agent for H.A.R.M.
Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966)
GoodWatch score 16

Director

The Unknown
The Unknown (1964)

Director

Scarlet Eye
Scarlet Eye (1963)

Director

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

Second Unit Director, Co-Director

Brainwashed
Brainwashed (1960)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Writer

1950s

14 titles · average score 65
The Day the Rains Came
The Day the Rains Came (1959)

Director, Writer

Screaming Mimi
Screaming Mimi (1958)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Paris Holiday
Paris Holiday (1958)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Valerie
Valerie (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Fury at Showdown
Fury at Showdown (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

The Brass Legend
The Brass Legend (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Niagara
Niagara (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Assistant Director

Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Associate Producer

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

Second Unit

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

Second Assistant Director

1940s

4 titles · average score 63
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat (1949)

Assistant Director

A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

Second Assistant Director

Desert Fury
Desert Fury (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Assistant Director

San Quentin
San Quentin (1946)
GoodWatch score 46

Assistant Director