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Directing · 1896 to 1972

Walter Lang

Best rated: The King and I (7.4)

Films
38
Avg rating
6.65
Peak run
1941’50
Oscar noms
1
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Walter Lang, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1941 to 1950, 6.9456781930193519401945195019551960The King and I 7.4There's No Business Like … 6.4Career avg 6.65

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

Walter Lang's career barcodecoolhot
192638 films1961
Current formLast 5: 6.52 vs career 6.65 (−0.13)
  1. LThere's No Business Like Show Business1954 · 6.4−0.3
  2. WThe King and I1956 · 7.4+0.7
  3. WDesk Set1957 · 7.2+0.5
  4. LCan-Can1960 · 6.3−0.4
  5. LSnow White and the Three Stooges1961 · 5.3−1.4
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Walter by the numbers

Average
6.65
17 rated films
Vote weighted
6.69
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.54
rating spread
Career
36y
1926 to 1961
Total votes
96K
across every film
Best
7.4
The King and I
Worst
6.4
There's No Business Like Show Business
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1961The Marriage-Go-Round·461
1961Snow White and the Three Stooges5.31,311
1960Can-Can6.32,768
1959But Not for Me·628
1957Desk Set posterDesk Set7.210,577
1956The King and I posterThe King and I7.429,867
1954There's No Business Like Show Business6.47,470
1953Call Me Madam6.81,601
1952With a Song in My Heart6.71,603
1951On the Riviera6.31,298
1950Cheaper by the Dozen7.06,136
1950The Jackpot6.61,518
1948Sitting Pretty7.43,096
1948When My Baby Smiles at Me·251
1947Mother Wore Tights·879
1946Claudia and David·272
1946Sentimental Journey·564
1945State Fair7.04,930
1944Greenwich Village·515
1943Coney Island·621
Better together?

Walter Lang's regulars

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

Takes

On Walter Lang

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1957
    Walter Lang
    Nominated

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