Saul Bass

American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920–1996)

0.34body-of-work score · ranked #1635 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
May 8, 1920 · The Bronx
Died
April 25, 1996 · Beverly Grove
Nationality
United States
Work
graphic designer, film director, designer, illustrator
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Saul Bass
Rochester Institute of Technology · 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

    1968 · United States · documentary

    National Film Registry (inducted 2002)

    0.231 citation
  2. 2

    1974 · United Kingdom / United States · sci-fi, horror

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 6 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1964The Searching Eye
  • 1968Why Man Creates
  • 1974Phase IV
  • 1977Bass on Titles
  • 1979The Solar Film
  • Notes on the Popular Arts