Emile Ardolino
U.S. American film director, choreographer, and producer (1943-1993)
0.40body-of-work score · ranked #1529 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- May 9, 1943 · Maspeth
- Died
- November 20, 1993 · Bel Air
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, film producer, film editor, stage actor
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
1987 · United States · romance, musical, drama
National Film Registry (inducted 2024) · Empire 500 (2008) #405
0.402 citations
Complete filmography
All 8 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1982Alice at the Palace
- 1983He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
- 1987Dirty Dancing
- 1989Chances Are
- 1990Three Men and a Little Lady
- 1992Sister Act
- 1993Gypsy
- 1993The Nutcracker