Blake Edwards
1922–2010 · American film director, screenwriter and producer
Blake Edwards was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theater. He received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.
Blake Edwards, in order
- 1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
- 1943 A Guy Named Joe: acted · directed by Victor Fleming · critics 60%, audiences 73% · streaming on Kanopy
- 1944 In the Meantime, Darling: acted · directed by Otto Preminger
- 1944 Marine Raiders: acted · directed by Harold D. Schuster and Robert Wise · streaming on HBO Max
- 1944 The Eve of St. Mark: acted · directed by John M. Stahl and Maxwell Anderson
- 1944 Wing and a Prayer: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway · critics 80%, audiences 54%
- 1945 They Were Expendable: acted · directed by John Ford and Robert Montgomery · critics 90%, audiences 72% · streaming on HBO Max, Tubi
- 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives: acted · directed by William Wyler · critics 97%, audiences 93% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers: acted · directed by Lewis Milestone · critics 100%, audiences 75% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
- 1946 Till the End of Time: acted · directed by Edward Dmytryk · audiences 64%
- 1947 The Beginning or the End: acted · directed by Norman Taurog
- 1948 Panhandle: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Lesley Selander · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Hoopla
- 1950 Stampede: produced · directed by Lesley Selander · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 1952 Sound Off: wrote · directed by Richard Quine
- 1953 All Ashore: wrote · directed by Richard Quine
- 1953 Cruisin' Down the River: wrote · directed by Richard Quine
- 1954 Drive a Crooked Road: wrote · directed by Richard Quine · audiences 33%
- 1954 The Atomic Kid: wrote · directed by Leslie H. Martinson · audiences 0% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Tubi
- 1954 The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan (TV series): created · directed by Leslie H. Martinson · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Fawesome
- 1955 Bring Your Smile Along: directed, wrote
- 1955 My Sister Eileen: wrote · directed by Richard Quine · critics 83%, audiences 62%
- 1956 He Laughed Last: directed, wrote
- 1957 Mister Cory: directed, wrote
- 1957 Operation Mad Ball: wrote · directed by Richard Quine · audiences 42% · streaming on Tubi
- 1958 Peter Gunn (TV series): directed, created, produced · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
- 1958 The Perfect Furlough: directed · critics 100%, audiences 33%
- 1959 Mr. Lucky (TV series): created · streaming on Roku Channel, Prime Video (free), Tubi
- 1959 Operation Petticoat: directed · critics 79%, audiences 81% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV, YouTube (free)
- 1959 This Happy Feeling: directed, wrote
- 1960 High Time: directed · audiences 33%
- 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's: directed · critics 87%, audiences 91% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, MGM+
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show (TV series): directed
- 1962 Days of Wine and Roses: directed · critics 100%, audiences 89%
- 1962 Experiment in Terror: directed, produced · critics 100%, audiences 79% · streaming on fuboTV, YouTube (free)
- 1962 The Notorious Landlady: wrote · directed by Richard Quine · audiences 53% · streaming on fuboTV
- 1963 Soldier in the Rain: wrote, produced · directed by Ralph Nelson · audiences 68%
- 1963 The Pink Panther: directed, wrote · critics 89%, audiences 78% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
- 1964 A Shot in the Dark: directed, produced · critics 97%, audiences 86% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1965 The Great Race: directed · critics 70%, audiences 83% · streaming on Kanopy, Tubi
- 1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?: directed, produced · critics 50%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
- 1967 Gunn: directed, wrote
- 1967 Waterhole No. 3: produced · directed by William A. Graham · audiences 57% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1968 Inspector Clouseau: wrote · directed by Bud Yorkin · critics 0%, audiences 21% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
- 1968 The Party: directed, wrote, produced · critics 83%, audiences 88% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
- 1970 Darling Lili: directed, wrote, produced · critics 40%, audiences 67% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1971 Wild Rovers: directed, wrote, produced · critics 60%, audiences 46% · streaming on Tubi
- 1972 The Carey Treatment: directed · critics 60%, audiences 30%
- 1974 The Tamarind Seed: directed · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Plex
- 1975 The Return of the Pink Panther: directed, wrote · critics 79%, audiences 82% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again: directed, wrote · critics 73%, audiences 84% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther: directed, wrote, produced · critics 80%, audiences 69% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1979 10: directed, wrote, produced · critics 63%, audiences 55%
- 1981 S.O.B.: directed, wrote · critics 85%, audiences 63% · streaming on TCM
- 1982 Trail of the Pink Panther: directed, wrote, produced · critics 23%, audiences 32% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
- 1982 Victor/Victoria: directed, wrote, produced · critics 85%, audiences 86%
- 1983 Curse of the Pink Panther: directed, wrote, produced · critics 29%, audiences 22% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, YouTube (free)
- 1983 The Man Who Loved Women: directed, wrote, produced · critics 23%, audiences 40% · streaming on Philo, MGM+
- 1984 City Heat: wrote · directed by Richard Benjamin · critics 25%, audiences 25%
- 1984 Micki & Maude: directed · critics 64%, audiences 43% · streaming on Roku Channel
- 1986 A Fine Mess: directed, wrote · critics 25%, audiences 33%
- 1986 That's Life!: directed, wrote · critics 60%, audiences 48% · streaming on fuboTV
- 1987 Blind Date: directed · critics 27%, audiences 42%
- 1988 Justin Case (TV movie): directed
- 1988 Sunset: directed, wrote · critics 21%, audiences 29% · streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Roku Channel
- 1989 Peter Gunn (TV movie): directed, wrote · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Prime Video (free)
- 1989 Skin Deep: directed, wrote · critics 36%, audiences 57% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1991 Switch: directed, wrote · critics 27%, audiences 43%
- 1992 Julie (TV series): directed · critics 0%
- 1993 Son of the Pink Panther: directed, wrote · critics 6%, audiences 17% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
- 1995 Victor/Victoria (TV movie): directed
- 2009 Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple: produced · directed by Boyd Kirkland and Steven E. Gordon · audiences 21% · streaming on Philo, Starz, YouTube (free)