Henry King (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Henry King

Looking for reviews of films directed by Henry King? Cinafilm has a total of 696 reviews across 33 movies directed by Henry King.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 61%.

The Gunfighter is Henry King's highest rated movie, with a score of 78% based on 4 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Henry King is Marie Galante, with a score of 42% based on 2 reviews.

Director Biography

Henry King (January 24, 1886 – June 29, 1982) was an American film director.

Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice unsuccessfully nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox.

Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars every year. He directed over 100 films in his career.

During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, TX, holding the grade of captain. In his final years, he was the oldest licensed private pilot in the United States, having obtained his license in 1918.

Henry King has directed films starring Tyrone Power, Harry Carter, Gregory Peck and Marcel Dalio.

Henry King has collaborated with these film directors: Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway, Henry Koster and Jean Negulesco.