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Writer · Producer · 1915 to 2005

Ernest Lehman

Best rated: North by Northwest (8.2)

Films
17
Avg rating
7.36
Peak run
1954’59
7+ run
6 films
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Ernest Lehman, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1954 to 1959, 7.746781950195519601965197019751980198519901995North by Northwest 8.2Sabrina 6.4Career avg 7.36

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Ernest Lehman's career barcodecoolhot
194817 films1995
Current formLast 5: 7.02 vs career 7.36 (−0.34)
  1. WWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1966 · 8.0+0.6
  2. LHello, Dolly!1969 · 7.1−0.3
  3. LFamily Plot1976 · 6.8−0.6
  4. LBlack Sunday1977 · 6.8−0.6
  5. LSabrina1995 · 6.4−1.0
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Ernest by the numbers

Average
7.36
15 rated films
Vote weighted
7.41
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
48y
1948 to 1995
Total votes
1.16M
across every film
Best
8.2
North by Northwest
Worst
6.4
Sabrina
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1995Sabrina posterSabrina6.448,033
1977Black Sunday posterBlack Sunday6.810,042
1976Family Plot posterFamily Plot6.827,188
1972Portnoy's Complaint·694
1969Hello, Dolly! posterHello, Dolly!7.118,839
1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? posterWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?8.083,906
1965The Sound of Music posterThe Sound of Music8.1296K
1963The Prize posterThe Prize6.85,942
1961West Side Story posterWest Side Story7.6129K
1960From the Terrace6.73,501
1959North by Northwest posterNorth by Northwest8.2372K
1957Sweet Smell of Success posterSweet Smell of Success8.040,754
1956Somebody Up There Likes Me posterSomebody Up There Likes Me7.59,808
1956The King and I posterThe King and I7.429,875
1954Executive Suite posterExecutive Suite7.45,349
1954Sabrina posterSabrina7.676,853
1948The Inside Story·350
Better together?

Ernest Lehman's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Robert Wise and Ernest Lehman movies · Alfred Hitchcock and Ernest Lehman movies · Mark Robson and Ernest Lehman movies

Takes

On Ernest Lehman

7 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Honorary Award · Academy Awards 2001
    Ernest Lehman
    Won
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1970
    Ernest Lehman, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1967
    Ernest Lehman, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1967
    Ernest Lehman
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1962
    Ernest Lehman
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960
    Ernest Lehman
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1955
    Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor, Ernest Lehman
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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