Ralph Steiner

American photographer (1899-1986)

0.45body-of-work score · ranked #1449 of 2640 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
February 8, 1899 · Cleveland
Died
July 13, 1986
Nationality
United States
Directing career
4 directorial credits, 1929–1943 · first: H2O (1929) · last: Troop Train (1943)
Work
photographer, filmmaker, film producer, cinematographer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

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

    1929 · United States · silent

    National Film Registry (inducted 2005)

    0.231 citation
  2. 2

    1939 · United States · documentary

    National Film Registry (inducted 1998)

    0.231 citation

Complete filmography

All 4 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1929H2O
  • 1930Mechanical Principles
  • 1939The City
  • 1943Troop Train