Writing · 1880 to 1974

Melchior Lengyel

Best rated: To Be or Not to Be (8.1)

Films: 9
Avg rating: 7.09
Peak run: 1937’45
7+ run: 3 films

Films: 9
Avg rating: 7.09
Peak run: 1937’45
7+ run: 3 films

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The career

Melchior Lengyel, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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19249 films1983

Current formLast 5: 6.92 vs career 7.09 (−0.17)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Melchior by the numbers

Average

7.09

7 rated films

Vote weighted

7.17

bigger films count more

Median

6.9

half are better

Consistency

±0.68

rating spread

Career

60y

1924 to 1983

Total votes

101K

across every film

Best

8.1

To Be or Not to Be

Worst

6.9

To Be or Not to Be

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

1983	To Be or Not to Be	6.9	13,053
1957	Silk Stockings	6.8	4,683
1945	A Royal Scandal	6.7	1,322
1944	Days of Glory	6.1	1,608
1942	To Be or Not to Be	8.1	50,463
1939	Ninotchka	7.8	25,185
1937	Angel	7.2	3,861
1934	The Rise of Catherine the Great	·	864
1924	Forbidden Paradise	·	262

Better together?

Melchior Lengyel's regulars

Ernst LubitschWriter · 5 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.33

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Melchior Lengyel

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Original Story · Academy Awards 1940
Melchior Lengyel
Nominated

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