Charles Bennett

Writer. Born 2 August 1899 in Shoreham-by-Sea, England. Died 15 June 1995.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 5 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

2 August 1899, Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Died

15 June 1995

Active

1929–1956

Frequently works with

Alfred Hitchcock

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Charles’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $11m across 1 film with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1929–1956

Genres

Thriller5
Drama3
Mystery3
Crime2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe 39 Steps1935

74WorstThe Man Who Knew Too Much1956

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31910s

11920s

211930s

111940s

151950s

71960s

11980s

Directors most worked with

Alfred Hitchcock2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1941Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Foreign Correspondent

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.