Directing · Writing · 1925 to 2012

Frank Pierson

Best rated: King of the Gypsies (6.3)

Films: 3
Avg rating: 6.07

Films: 3
Avg rating: 6.07

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The career

Frank Pierson, directing career by IMDb rating5-film average

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19703 films1978

Current formLast 3: 6.07 vs career 6.07 (−0.00)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Frank by the numbers

Average

6.07

3 rated films

Vote weighted

6.07

bigger films count more

Median

6.1

half are better

Consistency

±0.25

rating spread

Career

1970 to 1978

Total votes

17.9K

across every film

Best

6.3

King of the Gypsies

Worst

5.8

The Looking Glass War

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

1978	King of the Gypsies	6.3	1,698
1976	A Star Is Born	6.1	14,627
1970	The Looking Glass War	5.8	1,623

Better together?

Frank Pierson's regulars

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Takes

On Frank Pierson

3 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1976
Frank Pierson
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1968
Donn Pearce, Frank R. Pierson
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1966
Walter Newman, Frank R. Pierson
Nominated

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