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Writer · Source author · 1920 to 1990

Maurice Richlin

Best rated (writing): Operation Petticoat (7.2)

Writing films
9
Writing avg
6.41
Peak run
1959’66
Oscar wins
1 of 2
Writing films, by TMDB rating

The career

Maurice Richlin, writing career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1959 to 1966, 6.77567819601962196419661968197019721974Operation Petticoat 7.2The Pink Panther 6.9Career avg 6.41

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Maurice Richlin's career barcodecoolhot
19599 films1974
Current formLast 5: 6.11 vs career 6.41 (−0.30)
  1. WCome September1961 · 6.8+0.4
  2. WThe Pink Panther1963 · 6.9+0.4
  3. LWhat Did You Do in the War, Daddy?1966 · 5.9−0.5
  4. LDon't Make Waves1967 · 5.2−1.2
  5. LFor Pete's Sake1974 · 5.8−0.6
As a writer, films with 25+ votes

Maurice by the numbers

Average
6.41
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.55
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.77
rating spread
Career
16y
1959 to 1974
Total votes
2.25K
across every film
Best
7.2
Operation Petticoat
Worst
6.9
The Pink Panther
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1974For Pete's Sake posterFor Pete's Sake5.826
1967Don't Make Waves posterDon't Make Waves5.239
1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? posterWhat Did You Do in the War, Daddy?5.949
1963The Pink Panther posterThe Pink Panther6.91,237
1963Soldier in the Rain posterSoldier in the Rain·23
1961Come September posterCome September6.885
1961All in a Night's Work posterAll in a Night's Work·22
1959Operation Petticoat posterOperation Petticoat7.2431
1959Pillow Talk posterPillow Talk7.1335
Better together?

Maurice Richlin'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: Blake Edwards and Maurice Richlin movies

Takes

On Maurice Richlin

2 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960
    Story by Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
    Won
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960
    Story by Paul King, Joseph Stone; Screenplay by Stanley Shapiro, Maurice Richlin
    Nominated

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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