Sam Spiegel

Producer. Born 11 November 1901 in Jaroslau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Jaroslaw, Podkarpackie, Poland]. Died 31 December 1985.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas producer · 6 titles

Oscars3 won · 1 nominated

Born

11 November 1901, Jaroslau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Jaroslaw, Podkarpackie, Poland]

Died

31 December 1985

Active

1946–1971

Frequently works with

Alec Guinness, David Lean, Jack Hawkins, John Huston, Michael Wilson

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Sam’s work 4 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 791

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles as producer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $138m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1946–1971

Genres

Drama4
History3
War3
Adventure2
Crime2
Romance2

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestLawrence of Arabia1962

58WorstNicholas and Alexandra1971

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11920s

31930s

31940s

81950s

51960s

21970s

11980s

Directors most worked with

David Lean2 titles

John Huston2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Alec Guinness2 titles

Jack Hawkins2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards3 won · 1 nominated

Nominated1972Best Picture · Nicholas and Alexandra
Won1963Best Picture · Lawrence of Arabia
Won1958Best Picture · The Bridge on the River Kwai
Won1955Best Picture · On the Waterfront

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