Director
Richard Brooks
1912Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA26 Films
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, director, novelist and occasional producer. His outstanding works as director are Blackboard Jungle (1955); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958); Elmer Gantry (1960) – for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay); In Cold Blood (1967); and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
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3.4
Fever Pitch
1985
5.5
Wrong Is Right
1982
6.4
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
6.4
Bite the Bullet
1975
6.1
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1971
6.0
The Happy Ending
1969
7.5
In Cold Blood
1967
7.1
The Professionals
1966
6.8
Lord Jim
1965
6.8
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
7.2
Elmer Gantry
1960
7.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
6.6
The Brothers Karamazov
1958
5.4
Something of Value
1957
7.1
The Catered Affair
1956
6.9
The Last Hunt
1956
6.9
Blackboard Jungle
1955
6.2
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
10.0
Flame and the Flesh
1954
5.9
Take the High Ground!
1953
5.8
Battle Circus
1953
6.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
6.2
The Light Touch
1951
6.6
Crisis
1950
6.0
Return to Guam
1944
6.9