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Writing · 1931 to 2021

Leslie Bricusse

Best rated: Scrooge (7.5)

Films
7
Avg rating
6.10
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The career

Leslie Bricusse, writing career by IMDb rating5-film average
45678197019801990200020102020Scrooge 7.5Doctor Dolittle 6.2Career avg 6.10

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Leslie Bricusse's career barcodecoolhot
19627 films2022
Current formLast 4: 6.10 vs career 6.10 (0.00)
  1. WDoctor Dolittle1967 · 6.2+0.1
  2. WScrooge1970 · 7.5+1.4
  3. LBullseye!1990 · 4.5−1.6
  4. WScrooge: A Christmas Carol2022 · 6.2+0.1
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Leslie by the numbers

Average
6.10
4 rated films
Vote weighted
6.19
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±1.23
rating spread
Career
61y
1962 to 2022
Total votes
37.7K
across every film
Best
7.5
Scrooge
Worst
6.2
Doctor Dolittle
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
2022Scrooge: A Christmas Carol6.29,340
1990Bullseye!4.51,695
1980Sunday Lovers·482
1970Scrooge posterScrooge7.514,086
1967Doctor Dolittle posterDoctor Dolittle6.211,180
1966Stop the World: I Want to Get Off·258
1962The Swingin' Maiden·653
Takes

On Leslie Bricusse

10 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1992
    Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1991
    Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1987
    Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
    Nominated
  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1983
    Song Score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse; Adaptation Score by Henry Mancini
    Won
  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1972
    Song Score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley; Adaptation Score by Walter Scharf
    Nominated
  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1971
    Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1971
    Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
    Nominated
  • Best Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1970
    Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by John Williams
    Nominated
  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 1968
    Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
    Won
  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 1968
    Leslie Bricusse
    Nominated

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