Executive Suite

1954 · directed by Robert Wise

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Executive Suite (1954), directed by Robert Wise, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• William Holden
• June Allyson
• Barbara Stanwyck
• Fredric March
• Walter Pidgeon
• Shelley Winters
• Paul Douglas
• Louis Calhern
• Dean Jagger
• Nina Foch

Crew

• George J. Folsey — Director of Photography
• Ralph E. Winters — Editor
• Ernest Lehman — Screenplay

More from Robert Wise

1. West Side Story (1961) — 96/100 · hit
2. The Sound of Music (1965) — 84/100 · hit
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — 81/100 · hit
4. I Want to Live! (1958) — 81/100 · hit
5. The Set-Up (1949) — 79/100
6. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) — 79/100

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