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Ben Hecht

American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964)

1.39body-of-work score · ranked #679 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
February 28, 1894 · New York City
Died
April 18, 1964 · New York City
Nationality
United States
Work
screenwriter, novelist, playwright, writer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Ben Hecht
Publicity still · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Scoundrel

    1935 · United States · drama, film-noir

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1935 #6 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.633 citations
  2. 2
    Design for Living

    1933 · United States · comedy, romance

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1934 #9 · Criterion Collection spine #592

    0.462 citations
  3. 3
    Crime Without Passion

    1934 · United States · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1935 #10

    0.291 citation

Complete filmography

All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.