Philip Ives Dunne (February 11, 1908 – June 2, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director and producer, who worked prolifically from 1932 until 1965. He spent the majority of his career at 20th Century Fox. He crafted well regarded romantic and historical dramas, usually adapted from another medium. Dunne was a leading Screen Writers Guild organizer and was politically active during the "Hollywood Blacklist" episode of the 1940s–1950s. He is best known for the films How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), The Robe (1953) and The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965).[1] Dunne received two Academy Award nominations for screenwriting: How Green Was My Valley (1941) and David and Bathsheba (1951). He also received a Golden Globe nomination for his 1965 screen adaptation of Irving Stone's novel The Agony and the Ecstasy, as well as several peer awards from the Writers Guild of America (WGA), including the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement. Many notable directors worked with Dunne's screenplays, including Carol Reed, John Ford, Jacques Tourneur, Elia Kazan, Otto Preminger, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and Michael Curtiz, among others.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 11, 1908
- June 2, 1992 (aged 84)
- New Rochelle, New York, USA
- Writer and director, also producer
- 29 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
What are Philip Dunne's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 29
Light 6 · Serious 15 · Dark 8
Grounded 9 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 4
Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 7
Steady 10 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 14 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 8
Resolved 27 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet17
- Tragic2
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 Philip Dunne's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Philip Dunne'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
44 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Blindfold(1966)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Wild in the Country(1961)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Blue Denim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
In Love and War(1958)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Ten North Frederick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Three Brave Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Hilda Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Prince of Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Egyptian(1954)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Robe(1953)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Way of a Gaucho(1952)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Lydia Bailey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
O. Henry's Full House(1952)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Anne of the Indies(1951)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
David and Bathsheba(1951)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Pinky(1949)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Luck of the Irish(1948)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
That Wonderful Urge(1948)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Forever Amber(1947)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Kiss of Death(1947)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir(1947)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Late George Apley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
A Salute to France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
How Green Was My Valley(1941)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Johnny Apollo(1940)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Swanee River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
The Rains Came(1939)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Stanley and Livingstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Suez(1938)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Lancer Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Breezing Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
The Last of the Mohicans(1936)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Magnificent Obsession(1935)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Under Pressure(1935)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Student Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Me and My Gal(1932)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 40 titles from 1932 to 1992.
Biggest box office
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Highest rated
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Most popular right now
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
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 Philip Dunne's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 29 titles divides audiences: 22 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser22
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 29 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.
Is Philip Dunne's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Philip Dunne work with?
People who share at least 2 of Philip Dunne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Henry KosterShared titles: The Robe (1953), O. Henry's Full House (1952), The Luck of the Irish (1948)See all 3 shared titles with Henry Koster
- Henry HathawayShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), Kiss of Death (1947), Johnny Apollo (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Henry Hathaway
- Henry KingShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), David and Bathsheba (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Henry King
- Jacques TourneurShared titles: Way of a Gaucho (1952), Anne of the Indies (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques Tourneur
Writers
- Daniel MooreShared titles: The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Moore
- James Fenimore CooperShared titles: The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1936)See all 2 shared titles with James Fenimore Cooper
- John L. BalderstonShared titles: The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1936)See all 2 shared titles with John L. Balderston
- Paul PerezShared titles: The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Perez
Actors
- Tyrone PowerShared titles: That Wonderful Urge (1948), The Luck of the Irish (1948), Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942), Johnny Apollo (1940), The Rains Came (1939), Suez (1938)See all 6 shared titles with Tyrone Power
- Gene TierneyShared titles: The Egyptian (1954), Way of a Gaucho (1952), That Wonderful Urge (1948), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)See all 5 shared titles with Gene Tierney
- Victor MatureShared titles: Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), The Egyptian (1954), The Robe (1953), Kiss of Death (1947)See all 4 shared titles with Victor Mature
- Marjorie RambeauShared titles: The View from Pompey's Head (1955), The Rains Came (1939), Under Pressure (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Marjorie Rambeau
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alfred NewmanShared titles: The Egyptian (1954), The Robe (1953), O. Henry's Full House (1952), David and Bathsheba (1951), Pinky (1949), Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Rains Came (1939), The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)See all 9 shared titles with Alfred Newman
- Barbara McLeanShared titles: The Egyptian (1954), The Robe (1953), O. Henry's Full House (1952), David and Bathsheba (1951), The Rains Came (1939), Suez (1938)See all 6 shared titles with Barbara McLean
- Leon ShamroyShared titles: The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), The Egyptian (1954), The Robe (1953), David and Bathsheba (1951), Forever Amber (1947)See all 5 shared titles with Leon Shamroy
- Arthur C. MillerShared titles: Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Johnny Apollo (1940), The Rains Came (1939), Me and My Gal (1932)See all 5 shared titles with Arthur C. Miller
Producers
- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), The View from Pompey's Head (1955), The Egyptian (1954), David and Bathsheba (1951), Pinky (1949), That Wonderful Urge (1948), Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Rains Came (1939)See all 9 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck
- Fred KohlmarShared titles: That Wonderful Urge (1948), The Luck of the Irish (1948), Kiss of Death (1947), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)See all 4 shared titles with Fred Kohlmar
- Jerry WaldShared titles: Wild in the Country (1961), In Love and War (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Wald
- Frank RossShared titles: Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), The Robe (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Ross
