---
name: "Carl Foreman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carl-foreman"
fi1m_id: "carl-foreman"
imdb_id: "nm0286025"
tmdb_id: 4066
wikidata_id: "Q1037848"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "23 July 1914"
died: "26 June 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T03:53:52.999424+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Carl Foreman

## Identity

Carl Foreman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carl-foreman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carl-foreman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0286025
- **TMDB ID:** 4066
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1037848
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Foreman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037848, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286025/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4066

Writer and producer. Born 23 July 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 26 June 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 23 July 1914, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 26 June 1984
- **Active:** 1952–1961
- **Also known as:** Carl Nathan Foreman
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 6 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 88 (2), 1960s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, War 2, Adventure 1, History 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $82m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Foreman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037848, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286025/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4066

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Guns of Navarone*](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Carl Foreman was an American screenwriter and film producer. Born in Chicago in 1914, he moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s after studying at the University of Illinois. He wrote the screenplays for *Champion* (1949), *The Men* (1950) and *High Noon* (1952).

After appearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1951, Foreman was blacklisted and relocated to the United Kingdom. He worked uncredited on the screenplay for *The Bridge on the River Kwai* (1957) alongside Michael Wilson; credit was restored posthumously. He later wrote *The Guns of Navarone* (1961) and produced and wrote other films. Foreman was appointed CBE in 1970 and died in Beverly Hills in 1984.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), Fi1m 74, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md)
- *The Bridge on the River Kwai* (1957), Fi1m 88, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai.md)
- *High Noon* (1952), Fi1m 88, Screenplay, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/high-noon.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *High Noon* (2000), Original Film Writer
- *When Time Ran Out...* (1980), Screenplay
- *The Golden Gate Murders* (1979), Executive Producer
- *Force 10 from Navarone* (1978), Screenstory
- *Born Free* (1974), series, Story, Creator
- *Young Winston* (1972), Screenplay, Producer
- *Living Free* (1972), Executive Producer
- *Mackenna's Gold* (1969), Screenplay, Producer
- *Otley* (1969), Executive Producer
- *Born Free* (1966), Executive Producer
- *The Victors* (1963), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md)
- *The Key* (1958), Writer, Producer
- *The Bridge on the River Kwai* (1957), Screenplay — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai.md)
- *A Hatful of Rain* (1957), Screenplay
- *The Sleeping Tiger* (1954), Screenplay
- *High Noon* (1952), Screenplay, Associate Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/high-noon.md)
- *Cyrano de Bergerac* (1950), Screenplay
- *The Men* (1950), Screenplay, Story
- *Young Man with a Horn* (1950), Writer
- *Home of the Brave* (1949), Writer
- *Champion* (1949), Screenplay
- *The Clay Pigeon* (1949), Screenplay, Story
- *So This Is New York* (1948), Screenplay
- *Dakota* (1945), Story
- *Know Your Enemy: Japan* (1945), Writer
- *Rhythm Parade* (1942), Story
- *Spooks Run Wild* (1941), Story, Screenplay
- *Bowery Blitzkrieg* (1941), Writer
- *High Noon*, Original Film Writer

## Gallery

- ![Arrival of film crew of Born Free for the premiere in the Netherlands. Left to right: Carl Foreman (??), xxx, yyy, zzz. (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/105767/gallery-6f537eb64384.jpg) Arrival of film crew of Born Free for the premiere in the Netherlands. Left to right: Carl Foreman (??), xxx, yyy, zzz. (1966) — Jack de Nijs for Anefo  / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Aankomst_Bill_Travers_%28filmacteur%29_op_Schiphol%2C_Travers_staande%2C_tijdens_perscon%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-3494.jpg/1280px-Aankomst_Bill_Travers_%28filmacteur%29_op_Schiphol%2C_Travers_staande%2C_tijdens_perscon%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-3494.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carl Foreman](https://film.one/media/person/105767/gallery-55d053dd98e5.jpg) Carl Foreman — Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Carl_Foreman_1961.jpg/1280px-Carl_Foreman_1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Prins Bernhard woont galavoorstelling van de film "The Guns of Navarone" bij. David Niven (links), Carl Foreman (scenarioschrijver) en prins Bernhard (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/105767/gallery-7d1445f95b87.jpg) Prins Bernhard woont galavoorstelling van de film "The Guns of Navarone" bij. David Niven (links), Carl Foreman (scenarioschrijver) en prins Bernhard (1961) — Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/David_Niven%2C_Carl_Foreman_and_prince_Bernhard_1961.jpg/1280px-David_Niven%2C_Carl_Foreman_and_prince_Bernhard_1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dutch premiere of Born Free. Left to right: Bill Travers, Carl Foreman, Evelyn Smith, prince Bernhard, queen Juliana. (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/105767/gallery-334e2352d14c.jpg) Dutch premiere of Born Free. Left to right: Bill Travers, Carl Foreman, Evelyn Smith, prince Bernhard, queen Juliana. (1966) — Jack de Nijs for Anefo  / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Koningin_Juliana_en_prins_Bernhard_aanwezig_bij_premiere_van_film_Elsa_ce_Leeuw%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-3521.jpg/1280px-Koningin_Juliana_en_prins_Bernhard_aanwezig_bij_premiere_van_film_Elsa_ce_Leeuw%2C_Bestanddeelnr_919-3521.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Prins Bernhard woont galavoorstelling van de film "The Guns of Navaron (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/105767/gallery-1b2eb1174dc5.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Prins Bernhard woont galavoorstelling van de film "The Guns of Navaron (1961) — Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Prins_Bernhard_woont_galavoorstelling_van_de_film_The_Guns_of_Navarone_bij._Da%2C_Bestanddeelnr_913-0166.jpg/1280px-Prins_Bernhard_woont_galavoorstelling_van_de_film_The_Guns_of_Navarone_bij._Da%2C_Bestanddeelnr_913-0166.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 6 nominated

- 1973: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Young Winston*
- 1962: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Guns of Navarone*
- 1962: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Guns of Navarone*
- 1958: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *The Bridge on the River Kwai*
- 1953: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *High Noon*
- 1951: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *The Men*
- 1950: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Champion*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1962: Best British Screenplay (nominated), for *The Guns of Navarone*
- 1959: Best British Screenplay (nominated), for *The Key*

### Golden Globes — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1961: Best Motion Picture – Drama (won), for *The Guns of Navarone*
- 1952: Best Screenplay (nominated), for *High Noon*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Valentine Davies Award 1977: Valentine Davies Award (won)
- Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 1969: Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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