Robert Rossen
American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966)
4.97body-of-work score · ranked #215 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- March 16, 1908 · New York City
- Died
- February 18, 1966 · Hollywood
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- screenwriter, film producer, film director, playwright
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
1961 · United States · drama
BAFTA Best Film winner 1962 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1961 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1962 #9
2.729 citations - 2
1950 · United States · drama, film-noir
Oscar Best Picture winner 1949 · National Film Registry (inducted 2001) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.893 citations - 30.361 citation
Complete filmography
All 10 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1947Body and Soul
- 1947Johnny O'Clock
- 1950All the King's Men
- 1951The Brave Bulls
- 1954Mambo
- 1956Alexander the Great
- 1957Island in the Sun
- 1959They Came to Cordura
- 1961The Hustler
- 1964Lilith