Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer and director. Born 5 September 1902 in Wahoo, Nebraska, USA. Died 22 December 1979.

Titles on Fi1m1 directing · 16 producing · 1 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas producer · 16 titles

Golden Globe1 won

Born

5 September 1902, Wahoo, Nebraska, USA

Died

22 December 1979

Active

1929–1962

Frequently works with

Henry King, Lamar Trotti, Anne Baxter, Cedric Hardwicke, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, George Arliss, Gregory Peck

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Darryl’s work 2 points above the press, across 8 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 7910

Under 600

Of 16 reviewed titles as producer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 16 films
Screen time: 30 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $55m across 11 films with figures
Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globe1 won
Active: 1929–1962

Genres

Drama16
History5
Romance5
Action2
Crime2
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestAll About Eve1950

61WorstWilson1944

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

491920s

1151930s

851940s

231950s

71960s

21970s

12010s

Directors most worked with

Henry King3 titles

John Ford2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Anne Baxter2 titles

Cedric Hardwicke2 titles

Celeste Holm2 titles

Gary Merrill2 titles

George Arliss2 titles

Gregory Peck2 titles