Carrie

1952 · directed by William Wyler

Rating

71/100

Hit

no

In the late 1890s, the ambitious, innocent Carrie arrives in Chicago’s South Side and stays with her nagging, dullish married sister. She then runs for help to traveling salesman Charles Drouet. She soon becomes his mistress, but falls in love with married restaurant manager George Hurstwood.

Carrie (1952), directed by William Wyler, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Laurence Olivier
• Jennifer Jones
• Miriam Hopkins
• Eddie Albert
• Basil Ruysdael
• Ray Teal
• Barry Kelley
• Sara Berner
• William Reynolds
• Mary Murphy

Crew

• Victor Milner — Director of Photography
• Robert Swink — Editor
• David Raksin — Original Music Composer
• Augustus Goetz — Writer
• Ruth Goetz — Writer

More from William Wyler

1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — 98/100 · hit
2. Ben-Hur (1959) — 95/100 · hit
3. Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit
4. The Heiress (1949) — 88/100 · hit
5. How to Steal a Million (1966) — 85/100 · hit
6. The Letter (1940) — 84/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology