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Henry Koster

American film director (1905–1988)

3.26body-of-work score · ranked #337 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

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

Born
May 1, 1905 · Berlin
Died
September 21, 1988 · Camarillo
Nationality
Germany, United States
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Henry Koster
Universal-International · 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
    One Hundred Men and a Girl

    1937 · United States · musical, comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1938 #2 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1937

    1.082 citations
  2. 2
    Three Smart Girls

    1936 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1936

    0.451 citation
  3. 3
    The Bishop's Wife

    1947 · United States · comedy, romance, fantasy

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1947

    0.451 citation
  4. 4
    The Robe

    1953 · United States · drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1953

    0.451 citation
  5. 5
    Music for Millions

    1944 · United States · comedy, drama, musical

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1947 #5

    0.391 citation
  6. 6
    Flower Drum Song

    1961 · United States · comedy, romance, musical

    National Film Registry (inducted 2008)

    0.231 citation
  7. 7
    Harvey

    1950 · United States · fantasy, comedy

    Empire 500 (2008) #129

    0.211 citation

Complete filmography

All 49 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1932Thea Roland
  • 1933Das häßliche Mädchen
  • 1934Peter
  • 1935Affairs of Maupassant
  • 1935Little Mother
  • 1935The Cross-Patch
  • 1936Catherine the Last
  • 1936The Affairs of Maupassant
  • 1936Three Smart Girls
  • 1937One Hundred Men and a Girl
  • 1938The Rage of Paris
  • 1939First Love
  • 1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up
  • 1940Spring Parade
  • 1941It Started with Eve
  • 1942Between Us Girls
  • 1944Music for Millions
  • 1946Two Sisters from Boston
  • 1947The Bishop's Wife
  • 1947The Unfinished Dance
  • 1948The Luck of the Irish
  • 1949Come to the Stable
  • 1950Harvey
  • 1950My Blue Heaven
  • 1950The Inspector General
  • 1950Wabash Avenue
  • 1951Elopement
  • 1951Le Voyage fantastique
  • 1951Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
  • 1952My Cousin Rachel
  • 1952O. Henry's Full House
  • 1952Stars and Stripes Forever
  • 1953The Robe
  • 1954Désirée
  • 1955A Man Called Peter
  • 1955Good Morning, Miss Dove
  • 1955The Virgin Queen
  • 1956D-Day the Sixth of June
  • 1956The Power and the Prize
  • 1957My Man Godfrey
  • 1958Fraulein
  • 1958The Naked Maja
  • 1960The Story of Ruth
  • 1961Flower Drum Song
  • 1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
  • 1963Marilyn
  • 1963Take Her, She's Mine
  • 1965Dear Brigitte
  • 1966The Singing Nun