Directing

George Roy Hill

1921–2002 · Directing

65.2avg grm

8titles

#157best rank

7honors

best title · #157 on siteThe Sting1973 · as Director80.5

Honors

7

1974Academy Award — Best Director

1971BAFTA — Best Film

1971BAFTA — Best Direction

1973Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

1973Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation

Bio

George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable films are Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and The Little Drummer Girl.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1980s1 title

The World According to Garp1982 · as Director52.1

1970s4 titles

A Little Romance1979 · as Director56.9 S

Slap Shot1977 · as Director69.3 S

The Sting1973 · as Director80.5 M

The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'1970 · as Self and narrated by58.0

1960s1 title

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · as Director76.8

1950s1 title

Playhouse 901956 · as Director · series64.0

1940s1 title

Kraft Mystery Theatre1947 · as Director · series63.9

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George Roy Hill

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born1921

died2002

known forDirecting

titles on site8

best title rank#157 · The Sting (1973)

avg GRM65.2

honors7 · Academy Award — Best Director, 1974

George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable films are Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and The Little Drummer Girl.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1980s

1 title

52.1The World According to Garp1982 · as Director

1970s

4 titles

56.9A Little Romance1979 · as Director S

69.3Slap Shot1977 · as Director S

80.5The Sting1973 · as Director M

58.0The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'1970 · as Self and narrated by

1960s

1 title

76.8Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · as Director

1950s

1 title

64.0Playhouse 901956 · as Director · series

1940s

1 title

63.9Kraft Mystery Theatre1947 · as Director · series

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