Rex Ingram (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Rex Ingram

Looking for reviews of films directed by Rex Ingram? Cinafilm has a total of 5 reviews across 2 movies directed by Rex Ingram.

Movies from this director have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average rating of 58%.

The Conquering Power is Rex Ingram's highest rated movie, with a score of 63% based on 4 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Rex Ingram is The Magician, with a score of 53% based on 1 reviews.

Director Biography

Rex Ingram started his film career as a set designer and painter. His directorial debut was The Great Problem (1916). A true master of the medium, Ingram despised the business haggling required in the Hollywood system. He was also unhappy with the level of writing he found in American writers. This led him to work with such foreign writers as Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which resulted in the first major role for the young Rudolph Valentino. Ingram was a great friend of Erich von Stroheim, who, like Ingram, was a great filmmaker, but often went way over budget.

In 1924, Ingram moved to Nice, France, where, in his own studios, he directed films of his own choosing, often with his then-wife Alice Terry. In his later career he acted as a mentor to the young Michael Powell.

Rex Ingram has directed films starring Alice Terry, Michael Powell, John George and Rudolph Valentino.