Joseph Ruttenberg

Cinematographer. Born 4 July 1889 in Berdychiv, Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine. Died 1 May 1983.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars4 won · 6 nominated

Born

4 July 1889, Berdychiv, Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine

Died

1 May 1983

Active

1940–1958

Frequently works with

George Cukor, Greer Garson, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, May Whitty, Sidney Franklin, Walter Pidgeon

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Joseph’s work 2 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $33m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 4 Oscars4 won · 6 nominated
Active: 1940–1958

Genres

Drama5
Romance4
History2
Comedy1
Crime1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestThe Philadelphia Story1940

72WorstMadame Curie1943

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41910s

151920s

251930s

231940s

321950s

151960s

Joseph Ruttenberg