W.R. Burnett

W.R. Burnett

WriterCrewDirecting Nov 25 (died age 82) Springfield, Ohio, USA 1931–1972 (41 year career)
5.9 avg rating

Known For

Filmography

Crew (59)

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Movies (57)

Cool Breeze

Cool Breeze

1972

Novel

4.8
Stiletto

Stiletto

1969

Writer

5.0
Ice Station Zebra

Ice Station Zebra

1968

Screenplay

6.3
The Jackals

The Jackals

1967

Story

5.0
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

1963

Screenplay

7.9
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

Writer

5.1
Cairo

Cairo

1963

Novel

4.8
Sergeants 3

Sergeants 3

1962

Writer

5.4
The Lawbreakers

The Lawbreakers

1961

Writer

5.5
September Storm

September Storm

1960

Screenplay

4.8
The Badlanders

The Badlanders

1958

Novel

6.1
Short Cut to Hell

Short Cut to Hell

1957

Screenplay

5.7
Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

1956

Novel

4.5
Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

1956

Screenplay

4.5
Illegal

Illegal

1955

Screenplay

6.3
Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

1955

Novel

6.2
Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

1955

Writer

6.2
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

Novel

6.1
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

Screenplay

6.1
Night People

Night People

1954

Screenplay

6.1
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

1954

Writer

5.8
Law and Order

Law and Order

1953

Novel

5.3
Arrowhead

Arrowhead

1953

Novel

5.9
Iron Man

Iron Man

1951

Novel

6.1
The Racket

The Racket

1951

Screenplay

6.3
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

Novel

7.5
Vendetta

Vendetta

1950

Screenplay

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949

Novel

7.0
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

1948

Story

6.9
Belle Starr's Daughter

Belle Starr's Daughter

1948

Screenplay

4.1
The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946

Additional Writing

6.1
Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

1946

Novel

6.2
Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

1946

Screenplay

6.2
San Antonio

San Antonio

1945

Screenplay

5.9
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Additional Dialogue

7.1
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943

Story

6.3
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943

Screenplay

6.6
This Gun for Hire

This Gun for Hire

1942

Screenplay

7.0
Wake Island

Wake Island

1942

Screenplay

5.8
Wake Island

Wake Island

1942

Story

5.8
High Sierra

High Sierra

1941

Novel

7.1
High Sierra

High Sierra

1941

Screenplay

7.1
The Get-Away

The Get-Away

1941

Screenplay

5.4
Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

Novel

6.3
Law and Order

Law and Order

1940

Screenplay

King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld

1939

Story

6.4
Wild West Days

Wild West Days

1937

Novel

Some Blondes Are Dangerous

Some Blondes Are Dangerous

1937

Novel

1.0
The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

1935

Story

6.8
Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates

1935

Story

6.4
Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

Novel

5.4
Scarface

Scarface

1932

Continuity

7.4
Scarface

Scarface

1932

Dialogue

7.4
The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

1932

Story

5.9
Law and Order

Law and Order

1932

Novel

4.9
Little Caesar

Little Caesar

1931

Novel

6.9
The Finger Points

The Finger Points

1931

Writer

5.8