- Films
- 50
- Avg rating
- 6.80
- Peak run
- 1937’41
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
6.80
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.82
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.49
rating spread
Career
30y
1928 to 1957
Total votes
115K
across every film
Best
7.8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Worst
6.7
Duel in the Sun
Newest first
Filmography
| 1928 | Sex in Chains | Franz Sommer | · | 343 |
| 1926 |  Faust | Valentin | 8.1 | 18,709 |
| 1924 | Waxworks | The Poet | 6.5 | 2,646 |
| 1921 | Hintertreppe | Der Handwerker | · | 358 |
Better together?
William Dieterle's regulars
- Tony GaudioCinematographer · 8 films · 6.94 avg
- Ernest HallerCinematographer · 5 films
- Donald CrispDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.20
- Joseph CottenDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.02 avg▲+0.30
- Kay FrancisDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.85 avg●+0.01
- Victor YoungComposer · 5 films · 6.83 avg
- Verree TeasdaleDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.08
- Henry O'NeillDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.44
- Paul MuniDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.03 avg▲+0.12
- Mary C. McCall Jr.Writer · 4 films · 6.80 avg●−0.03
- Charles KenyonWriter · 4 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.16
- Franz WaxmanComposer · 4 films · 6.53 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On William Dieterle
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1938William Dieterle
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