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Gene Deitch

Director · 109 credits · 17 in highly-rated films

Best known for Where the Wild Things Are (1975)

Frequent collaborators: Connie Rasinski, Dave Tendlar, Al Kouzel

Directed movies (104 total, ranked by score)

  1. Bark, George

    2003

    Family, Animation

    91

  2. The Happy Owls

    1969

    Animation

    92

  3. Diary of a Spider

    2006

    Animation

    93

  4. Gaston, Go Home

    1958

    Animation

    94

  5. The Swineherd

    1975

    Animation

    95

  6. Voyage to the Bunny Planet

    2008

    Animation

    96

  7. Max et les Maximonstres et autres histoires

    1991

    Animation, Family

    97

  8. Diary of a Fly

    2004

    Animation

    98

  9. Gene Deitch: The Picture Book Animated

    1977

    Documentary

    99

  10. Patrick

    1973

    Animation

    100

  11. The Frowning Prince

    1961

    Animation

    101

  12. The Orchestra

    1984

    Animation, Family, Music

    102

  13. Nudnik Impossible

    1991

    Animation

    103

  14. The Emperor's New Clothes

    1990

    Animation

    104

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.