Richard Brooks

Known for WritingBorn 1912-05-18Died 1992-03-11Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, director, novelist and occasional producer. His outstanding works as director are Blackboard Jungle (1955); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958); Elmer Gantry (1960) – for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay); In Cold Blood (1967); and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). Brooks was one of the relatively few filmmakers whose careers bridged the transition from the classic studio system to the independent productions that marked the 1960s and beyond. He was also among the postwar writer-directors who made some of their best films as they struggled to break free of industry censorship. His legacy is that of a filmmaker who sought independence in a collaborative art and tried to bring his own vision to the screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Flame and the Flesh

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

A Special Friendship

My Best Gal

Men of Texas

Cinépanorama

MGM: When the Lion Roars

To the Victor

Swell Guy

Hill Street Blues

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

In Cold Blood

Key Largo

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Elmer Gantry

The Killers

Brute Force

The Catered Affair

The Professionals

Lord Jim

The Last Hunt

Blackboard Jungle

Deadline - U.S.A.

Sweet Bird of Youth

Any Number Can Play

With the Marines at Tarawa

Mystery Street

Storm Warning

Bite the Bullet

Crisis

Crossfire

The Brothers Karamazov

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Bacall on Bogart

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The Light Touch

The Happy Ending

Take the High Ground!

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Battle Circus

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Return to Guam

Wrong Is Right

Something of Value

White Savage

Cobra Woman

Sin Town

Fever Pitch