Elia Kazan

Director and producer. Born 7 September 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]. Died 28 September 2003.

Titles on Fi1m4 directing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Oscars2 won · 5 nominated

Born

7 September 1909, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]

Died

28 September 2003

Active

1947–1963

Frequently works with

Karl Malden, Marlon Brando

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

76Critics

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

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $25m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 5 nominated
Active: 1947–1963

Genres

Drama4
Crime1
History1
Romance1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestOn the Waterfront1954

64WorstGentleman's Agreement1947

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31930s

81940s

81950s

41960s

21970s

21980s

11990s

12000s

12010s

Co-stars most worked with

Karl Malden2 titles

Marlon Brando2 titles