Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, director, novelist and occasional producer. His outstanding works as director are Blackboard Jungle (1955); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958); Elmer Gantry (1960) – for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay); In Cold Blood (1967); and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). Brooks was one of the relatively few filmmakers whose careers bridged the transition from the classic studio system to the independent productions that marked the 1960s and beyond. He was also among the postwar writer-directors who made some of their best films as they struggled to break free of industry censorship. His legacy is that of a filmmaker who sought independence in a collaborative art and tried to bring his own vision to the screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wrote 34
1980s
- 1985
Fever Pitch
Writer
- 1982
Wrong Is Right
Writer
1970s
- 1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Screenplay
- 1975
- 1971
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Writer
1960s
- 1969
The Happy Ending
Writer
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
Screenplay
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
The Brothers Karamazov
Writer
- 1957
- 1956
The Last Hunt
Writer
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Writer
- 1951
The Light Touch
Screenplay
- 1950
Crisis
Writer
1940s
- 1949
Any Number Can Play
Screenplay
- 1948
To the Victor
Writer
- 1947
- 1946
Swell Guy
Writer
- 1944
Cobra Woman
Screenplay
My Best Gal
Story
- 1943
White Savage
Screenplay
- 1942
Men of Texas
Screenplay
Directed 26
1980s
- 1985
Fever Pitch
Director
- 1982
Wrong Is Right
Director
1970s
- 1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Director
- 1975
- 1971
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Director
1960s
- 1969
The Happy Ending
Director
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
Director
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
The Brothers Karamazov
Director
- 1957
- 1956
The Catered Affair
Director
The Last Hunt
Director
- 1955
- 1954
Flame and the Flesh
Director
- 1953
Take the High Ground!
Director
- 1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Director
- 1951
The Light Touch
Director
- 1950
Crisis
Director
1940s
- 1944
Return to Guam
Director
With the Marines at Tarawa
Director
Produced 5
1980s
- 1982
Wrong Is Right
Producer
1970s
- 1975
1960s
- 1969
The Happy Ending
Producer
- 1966
- 1965
Acted in 3
1990s
- 1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
TV
1980s
- 1987
A Special Friendship
Matt Bowser
- 1981
Other crew 3
1940s
- 1946
- 1943
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Additional Dialogue
- 1942
Sin Town
Additional Dialogue
Appearances5
1980s
- 1988
Bacall on Bogart
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
1950s
- 1956
