Walter Mirisch

Producer. Born 8 November 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 24 February 2023.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas producer · 6 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

8 November 1921, New York City, New York, USA

Died

24 February 2023

Active

1955–1971

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

70Critics

We rate Walter’s work 8 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 as producer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $130m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1955–1971

Genres

Drama4
Crime2
War2
Adventure1
Mystery1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestIn the Heat of the Night1967

71WorstThe Phenix City Story1955

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41940s

321950s

181960s

151970s

21980s

41990s

22000s

32010s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1968Best Picture · In the Heat of the Night

Other awards1 won

Won1983Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

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