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William Dieterle

Director · 132 credits · 35 in highly-rated films

Best known for Faust (1926)

Frequent collaborators: Hermann Picha, Frida Richard, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Margarete Kupfer, Julius Brandt

Best William Dieterle movies by genre

Directed movies (78 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1939 · ★ 7.3 (219 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Horror

    1

  2. Portrait of Jennie

    1948 · ★ 7.2 (123 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Fantasy

    2

  3. All That Money Can Buy

    1941 · ★ 7.0 (97 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    3

  4. The Last Flight

    1931 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. The Life of Emile Zola

    1937 · ★ 6.7 (155 votes)

    Drama, History

    5

  6. The Great O'Malley

    1937 · ★ 6.7 (8 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The Secret Bride

    1934 · ★ 5.9 (14 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Dr. Socrates

    1935 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)

    Crime

    8

  9. Peking Express

    1951 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Action

    9

  10. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    1940 · ★ 6.5 (33 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. Dark City

    1950 · ★ 6.5 (49 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    11

  12. Juarez

    1939 · ★ 6.5 (25 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    12

  13. Fog Over Frisco

    1934 · ★ 6.2 (18 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Mystery

    13

  14. A Midsummer Night's Dream

    1935 · ★ 6.4 (52 votes)

    Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

    14

  15. Jewel Robbery

    1932 · ★ 6.5 (46 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Crime

    15

  16. Red Mountain

    1951 · ★ 6.7 (21 votes)

    Western

    16

  17. The White Angel

    1936 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Her Majesty, Love

    1931 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    18

  19. The Story of Louis Pasteur

    1936 · ★ 6.9 (53 votes)

    Drama, History

    19

  20. I'll Be Seeing You

    1944 · ★ 6.9 (41 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    20

  21. Mistress of the World - Part I

    1960 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Crime

    21

  22. The Firebird

    1934 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Mystery, Drama

    22

  23. Paid in Full

    1950 · ★ 6.6 (7 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Boots Malone

    1952 · ★ 7.5 (3 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Mistress of the World - Part II

    1960 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Crime

    25

  26. Samba

    1966

    Drama

    26

  27. Fashions of 1934

    1934 · ★ 6.5 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    27

  28. Love Letters

    1945 · ★ 6.6 (25 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Romance

    28

  29. 6 Hours to Live

    1932 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery

    29

  30. September Affair

    1950 · ★ 6.0 (24 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.