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Directing · Writing · 1914 to 2003

Norman Panama

Best rated: The Court Jester (7.8)

Films
12
Avg rating
6.64
Peak run
1952’66
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Norman Panama, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1952 to 1966, 6.645678195019551960196519701975The Court Jester 7.8Not with My Wife, You Don… 5.7Career avg 6.64

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

Norman Panama's career barcodecoolhot
195012 films1976
Current formLast 5: 6.64 vs career 6.64 (+0.00)
  1. WAbove and Beyond1952 · 6.9+0.3
  2. WKnock on Wood1954 · 6.7+0.1
  3. WThe Court Jester1955 · 7.8+1.2
  4. LThe Road to Hong Kong1962 · 6.1−0.5
  5. LNot with My Wife, You Don't!1966 · 5.7−0.9
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Norman by the numbers

Average
6.64
5 rated films
Vote weighted
6.71
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.80
rating spread
Career
27y
1950 to 1976
Total votes
26.2K
across every film
Best
7.8
The Court Jester
Worst
5.7
Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1976I Will... I Will... For Now·317
1969How to Commit Marriage·616
1969The Maltese Bippy·408
1966Not with My Wife, You Don't!5.71,090
1962The Road to Hong Kong6.12,961
1959The Trap·831
1956That Certain Feeling·505
1955The Court Jester posterThe Court Jester7.815,282
1954Knock on Wood6.71,297
1952Above and Beyond6.91,522
1951Callaway Went Thataway·921
1950The Reformer and the Redhead·489
Better together?

Norman Panama's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Norman Panama

3 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1961
    Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1955
    Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1947
    Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
    Nominated

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