Sam Wood

Director. Born 10 July 1883 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 22 September 1949.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

10 July 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

22 September 1949

Active

1935–1943

Frequently works with

Gary Cooper

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Sam’s work 2 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 794

Under 601

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 14 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $21m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscar nominations
Active: 1935–1943

Genres

Drama6
Romance5
Adventure1
Comedy1
Family1
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestA Night at the Opera1935

58WorstFor Whom the Bell Tolls1943

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11910s

371920s

271930s

141940s

11950s

11970s

Co-stars most worked with

Gary Cooper2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards3 nominated

Nominated1943Best Director · Kings Row
Nominated1941Best Director · Kitty Foyle
Nominated1940Best Director · Goodbye, Mr. Chips

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