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Arpad DeRiso

Writer · Died January 1, 1983, aged 73 · Budapest, Hungary

Born
December 13, 1909
Died
January 1, 1983 (aged 73)
From
Budapest, Hungary
Works as
Writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Arpad DeRiso's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
57%
Power
17%
Bonds
13%
Self
6%
Survival
6%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 12 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
10
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Romantic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Arpad DeRiso's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arpad DeRiso's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Death Steps in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • The Sons of White Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • Monika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Man with the Golden Winchester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Little Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Karate, Fist and Beans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • The Big Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Death Carries a Cane(1973)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • God Is My Colt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Sentence of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • The Masked Thief(1971)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cross Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Il magnifico Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Churchill's Leopards(1970)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Zorro in the Court of England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • 36 Hours of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • The Battle of the Damned(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Are Countless(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Marquis de Sade's Justine(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Psychopath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Hot Diamonds in Cold Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • The Magnificent Texan(1967)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mission Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Uccidete Johnny Ringo(1966)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Secret Agent 777 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Story

  • From the Orient with Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Giant of the Evil Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • The Revenge of Ivanhoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • Revenge of The Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Mystery of Thug Island(1964)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Return of Sandokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Lost Treasure of the Incas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Sandokan Fights Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Hercules Against the Moon Men(1964)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hercules Against Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Appuntamento a Dallas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Hercules and the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Brennus, Enemy of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • The Lion of St. Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Hercules and the Masked Rider(1963)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Blood of the Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Zorro in the Court of Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Colossus of the Stone Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Tiger of the Seven Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Caesar the Conqueror(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Fury of Hercules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Triumph of Maciste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Goliath Against the Giants(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Vikings(1961)

    Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Ti aspetterò all'inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • 3 Strangers in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story · Writer

  • La grande avventura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Script

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles from 1954 to 1977.

Highest rated

Death Carries a Cane (1973)

Midcredits 30th

Most popular right now

Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing50 of 51: 50 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thOther crew1 of 51: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s3 · crew1960s33 · crew1970s15 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Arpad DeRiso's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

54th percentile spread · 80% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Death Carries a Cane (1973)

Midcredits 30th · 30% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Arpad DeRiso work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arpad DeRiso's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giovanni Scolaro shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers