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Edward Dmytryk

American film director (1908–1999)

3.88body-of-work score · ranked #283 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

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

Born
September 4, 1908 · Grand Forks
Died
July 1, 1999 · Encino
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film producer, film editor, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Edward Dmytryk
Unknown authorUnknown author · 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
    CrossfireMust-See #304

    1947 · United States · film-noir, drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1947 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1947 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    2.234 citations
  2. 2
    Mirage

    1965 · United States · mystery

    San Sebastián Golden Shell winner 1965

    0.751 citation
  3. 3
    The Caine Mutiny

    1954 · United States · war, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1954 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.622 citations
  4. 4
    The Young Lions

    1958 · United States · war, drama

    Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    0.181 citation
  5. 5
    Murder, My Sweet

    1944 · United States · film-noir, thriller, crime

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 54 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1935The Hawk
  • 1939Million Dollar Legs
  • 1939Television Spy
  • 1940Emergency Squad
  • 1940Golden Gloves
  • 1940Her First Romance
  • 1940Mystery Sea Raider
  • 1940Secrets of the Lone Wolf
  • 1941Confessions of Boston Blackie
  • 1941Sweetheart of the Campus
  • 1941The Blonde from Singapore
  • 1941The Devil Commands
  • 1941Under Age
  • 1942Counter-Espionage
  • 1942Seven Miles from Alcatraz
  • 1943Behind the Rising Sun
  • 1943Captive Wild Woman
  • 1943Hitler's Children
  • 1943Tender Comrade
  • 1943The Falcon Strikes Back
  • 1944Murder, My Sweet
  • 1945Back to Bataan
  • 1945Cornered
  • 1946Till the End of Time
  • 1947Crossfire
  • 1947So Well Remembered
  • 1949Give Us This Day
  • 1949Obsession
  • 1952Eight Iron Men
  • 1952Mutiny
  • 1952The Sniper
  • 1953The Juggler
  • 1954Broken Lance
  • 1954The Caine Mutiny
  • 1955Soldier of Fortune
  • 1955The End of the Affair
  • 1955The Left Hand of God
  • 1956The Mountain
  • 1957Raintree County
  • 1958The Young Lions
  • 1959The Blue Angel
  • 1959Warlock
  • 1962The Reluctant Saint
  • 1962Walk on the Wild Side
  • 1964The Carpetbaggers
  • 1964Where Love Has Gone
  • 1965Mirage
  • 1966Alvarez Kelly
  • 1968Anzio
  • 1968Shalako
  • 1972Bluebeard
  • 1975He Is My Brother
  • 1975The 'Human' Factor
  • 1979Not Only Strangers