Richard Brooks
Biography
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). Brooks was one of the relatively few filmmakers whose careers bridged the transition from the classic studio system to the independ…
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Filmography
Acting (7)
Movies (4)
Crew (68)
Movies (68)
Fever Pitch
1985Director
Fever Pitch
1985Writer
Wrong Is Right
1982Director
Wrong Is Right
1982Producer
Wrong Is Right
1982Writer
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977Director
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977Screenplay
Bite the Bullet
1975Director
Bite the Bullet
1975Producer
Bite the Bullet
1975Writer
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1971Director
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1971Writer
The Happy Ending
1969Director
The Happy Ending
1969Producer
The Happy Ending
1969Writer
In Cold Blood
1967Director
In Cold Blood
1967Screenplay
The Professionals
1966Director
The Professionals
1966Producer
The Professionals
1966Screenplay
Lord Jim
1965Director
Lord Jim
1965Producer
Lord Jim
1965Writer
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962Director
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962Screenplay
Elmer Gantry
1960Director
Elmer Gantry
1960Screenplay
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958Director
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958Screenplay
The Brothers Karamazov
1958Director
The Brothers Karamazov
1958Writer
Something of Value
1957Director
Something of Value
1957Screenplay
The Catered Affair
1956Director
The Last Hunt
1956Director
The Last Hunt
1956Writer
Blackboard Jungle
1955Director
Blackboard Jungle
1955Screenplay
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954Director
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954Screenplay
Flame and the Flesh
1954Director
Take the High Ground!
1953Director
Battle Circus
1953Director
Battle Circus
1953Writer
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952Director
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952Writer
Storm Warning
1951Writer
The Light Touch
1951Director
The Light Touch
1951Screenplay
Mystery Street
1950Screenplay
Crisis
1950Director
Crisis
1950Writer
Any Number Can Play
1949Screenplay
Key Largo
1948Screenplay
To the Victor
1948Writer
Brute Force
1947Screenplay
Crossfire
1947Novel
The Killers
1946Additional Writing
The Killers
1946Writer
Swell Guy
1946Writer
With the Marines at Tarawa
1944Director
Cobra Woman
1944Screenplay
Return to Guam
1944Director
My Best Gal
1944Story
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943Additional Dialogue
White Savage
1943Screenplay
Men of Texas
1942Screenplay
Sin Town
1942Additional Dialogue
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