Richard Boleslawski

Polish theatre and film director, actor (1889–1937)

0.73body-of-work score · ranked #1193 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
February 4, 1889 · Mohyliv-Podilskyi
Died
January 17, 1937 · Hollywood
Nationality
United States, Poland
Work
film director, actor, film actor, stage actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Richard Boleslawski
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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

    1935 · United States · drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1935 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.622 citations
  2. 2

    1928 · United States · drama, silent

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 21 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1920
  • 1921Cud nad Wisla
  • 1928Queen Kelly
  • 1931The Gay Diplomat
  • 1932Rasputin and the Empress
  • 1933Beauty for Sale
  • 1933Storm at Daybreak
  • 1934Fugitive Lovers
  • 1934Hollywood Party
  • 1934Men in White
  • 1934Operator 13
  • 1934The Painted Veil
  • 1935Clive of India
  • 1935Les Misérables
  • 1935Metropolitan
  • 1935O'Shaughnessy's Boy
  • 1936The Garden of Allah
  • 1936Theodora Goes Wild
  • 1936Three Godfathers
  • 1937The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
  • The Last of the Lone Wolf