Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director and writer. Born 11 February 1909 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 5 February 1993.

Titles on Fi1m8 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

Oscars4 won · 7 nominated

Born

11 February 1909, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

5 February 1993

Active

1940–1972

Frequently works with

Edmond O'Brien, George Sanders, Marlon Brando, Rex Harrison

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Joseph’s work 1 point above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 19 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $95m across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 4 Oscars4 won · 7 nominated
Active: 1940–1972

Genres

Drama6
Romance4
Crime2
History2
Mystery2
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestAll About Eve1950

63WorstCleopatra1963

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41920s

361930s

161940s

91950s

31960s

41970s

11980s

11990s

22010s

Co-stars most worked with

Edmond O'Brien2 titles

George Sanders2 titles

Marlon Brando2 titles

Rex Harrison2 titles

Joseph L. Mankiewicz