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Secret Agent (1936) -- A French writer's neighbor becomes his lover in a spy-novel fantasy.
Of Human Bondage (1934) -- Abandoning artistic ambitions, sensitive and club-footed Philip Carey enrolls in medical school and falls in love with illiterate waitress Mildred Rogers...
Secret Agent (1936) -- After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

Overview

Date of Birth:
25 January 1874, Paris, France more
Date of Death:
15 December 1965, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France more
Mini Biography:
Popular British novelist, playwright, short-story writer and the highest-paid... more
Trivia:
Alfred Hitchcock was a great admirer of Maugham's work. In his famous interview... more
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Down 27% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Twilight director doing Hamlet with Emile Hirsch
 (From Scorecard Review. 8 June 2009, 3:54 PM, PDT)
Overture Films Developing Hamlet Remake
 (From MovieWeb. 2 June 2009, 7:30 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Somerset Maugham | William Somerset Maugham

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Painted Veil (2006)   (novel) 2006 $8.73M 7.6 (22,586)
AKAs:
  • Mian sha (China: Mandarin title)
- 2. Being Julia (2004)   (novel "Theatre") 2004 - 7.1 (6,592)
AKAs:
  • Csodálatos Júlia (Hungary)
- 3. Up at the Villa (2000) (book) 2000 - 5.9 (1,525)
- 4. "Ashenden" (1991) (novel) 1991 - 7.1 (18)
- 5. Adorable Julia (1988) (TV) (novel "Theatre") 1988 - -
- 6. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)   (4 episodes, 1988) 1988 - 7.7 (235)
AKAs:
  • Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- 7. Peremena uchasti (1987)   (story) 1987 - 6.8 (23)
AKAs:
  • Change of Fortune (International: English title: informal literal title)
  • Destiny (International: English title: informal literal title)
- 8. The Razor's Edge (1984) (novel) 1984 - 6.1 (2,274)
- 9. "La comedia" (1983)   (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - -
- 10. Overnight Sensation (1983) (short story "The Colonel's Lady") (uncredited) 1983 - 6.3 (6)
- 11. "ITV Playhouse" (1967)   (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 6.3 (13)
- 12. The Letter (1982) (TV) (novel) 1982 - 7.2 (26)
- 13. "Kreuzfahrten eines Globetrotters" (1980) (stories) 1980 - -
- 14. Wilson's Reward (1980) (TV) (short story "Vessel of Wrath") 1980 - 3.1 (10)
- 15. Poniro thilyko... katergara gynaika! (1980) (play "Theatre") (uncredited) 1980 - 2.7 (37)
- 16. Zhigolo i Zhigoletta (1980) (TV)   (story) 1980 - -
AKAs:
  • Gigolo and Gigolette
- 17. Diener und andere Herren (1978) (TV) (writer) 1978 - -
- 18. Teatris (1978)   (novel "Theatre") 1978 - 7.7 (77)
AKAs:
  • Театр (Soviet Union: Russian title)
  • Theatre (International: English title: informal title)
- 19. "I theatrina" (1977) (play) 1977 - -
- 20. "Au théâtre ce soir" (1966)   (4 episodes, 1969-1975) 1975 - 8.2 (10)
- 21. "Cakes and Ale" (1974)   (3 episodes, 1974) 1974 - 8.4 (5)
- 22. Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) (TV)   (story) (segment "The Fortunate Painter") (as Somerset Maugham) 1974 - 6.5 (11)
AKAs:
  • Short Stories of Love
  • Short Story
  • Three Faces of Love
- 23. "Great Mysteries" (1973)   (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.6 (14)
AKAs:
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1 TV episode:
- 24. Eine konsequente Frau (1971) (TV) (play "The Constant Wife") 1971 - -
- 25. Dom i lepota (1971) (TV) (play) 1971 - -
- 26. "W. Somerset Maugham" (1969)   (26 episodes, 1969-1970) 1970 - -
- 27. "Boy Meets Girl" (1967)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
- 28. "The Jazz Age" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 29. "BBC Play of the Month" (1965)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.5 (24)
- 30. "ITV Play of the Week" (1955)   (3 episodes, 1958-1966) 1966 - 8.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- 31. Caroline (1966) (TV) (play) (as William Somerset Maugham) 1966 - 9.4 (12)
- 32. "Jackanory" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 6.5 (56)
- 33. Liza of Lambeth (1965) (TV) (novel) 1965 - -
- 34. Of Human Bondage (1964)   (novel) 1964 - 6.3 (310)
AKAs:
  • W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title)
- 35. Der Kreis (1964) (TV) (writer) 1964 - -
- 36. Lady Frederick (1963) (TV)   (play) 1963 - 9.1 (10)
AKAs:
  • ...und heute ins Theater: Lady Frederick (West Germany: complete title)
- 37. Heute kündigt mir mein Mann (1963)   (comedy "The Breadwinner") 1963 - -
AKAs:
  • The Golden Patsy (USA)
- 38. Julia, Du bist zauberhaft (1962)   (story "Theatre") 1962 - 7.3 (47)
AKAs:
  • Adorable Julia (France) (USA)
  • The Seduction of Julia
- 39. Finden sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält? (1962)   (novel "The Constant Wife") 1962 - 7.0 (7)
AKAs:
  • Ma Costanza si porta bene? (Italy)
- 40. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.4 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 41. Bezaubernde Julia (1960) (TV) (novel) (as William Somerset Maugham) 1960 - 8.9 (8)
- 42. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.7 (5)
- 43. The Moon and Sixpence (1959) (TV) (novel) 1959 - 8.1 (15)
- 44. Land van belofte (1959) (TV) (writer) 1959 - -
- 45. "La esposa constante" (1959) (writer) 1959 - -
- 46. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)   (4 episodes, 1951-1958) 1958 - 7.7 (17)
- 47. "Suspicion" (1957)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.3 (101)
1 TV episode:
- 48. The Seventh Sin (1957) (novel "The Painted Veil") 1957 - 5.9 (80)
- 49. "Producers' Showcase" (1954)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.5 (20)
- 50. "The Star and the Story" (1955)   (2 episodes, 1955) 1955 - 7.3 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Henry Fonda Show (USA: alternative title)
- 51. Three Cases of Murder (1955) (story) (segment "Lord Mountdrago") 1955 - 6.6 (158)
- 52. Three for the Show (1955) (play "Too Many Husbands") 1955 - 6.0 (119)
- 53. The Beachcomber (1954) (story) 1954 - 6.3 (102)
- 54. "Four Star Playhouse" (1952)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
  • Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
  • Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- 55. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) (story "Miss Thompson") 1953 - 6.0 (442)
- 56. "TV de Vanguarda" (1952)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - -
1 TV episode:
- 57. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1951)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 5.8 (6)
- 58. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (2 episodes, 1952-1953) 1953 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- 59. The Noble Spaniard (1953) (TV) (writer) 1953 - -
- 60. "Broadway Television Theatre" (1952) (unknown episodes) 1952 - 5.0 (5)
- 61. "Rebound" (1952)   (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - -
1 TV episode:
- 62. Encore (1951) (stories) 1951 - 7.1 (125)
- 63. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
AKAs:
  • Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
- 64. Trio (1950) (screenplay) (stories) 1950 - 7.2 (199)
- 65. "Studio One" (1948)   (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- 66. Quartet (1948) (stories The Alien Corn, The Colonel's Lady, The Facts of Life, The Kite) 1948 - 7.8 (266)
- 67. The Unfaithful (1947) (novel) (uncredited) 1947 - 6.9 (162)
- 68. The Razor's Edge (1946)   (novel) 1946 - 7.5 (1,564)
AKAs:
  • W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
- 69. Of Human Bondage (1946) (novel) 1946 - 6.6 (186)
- 70. Somewhere in the Night (1946) (adaptation) (uncredited) 1946 - 7.2 (550)
- 71. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946) (story "Miss Thompson") (uncredited) 1946 - 4.6 (20)
- 72. Christmas Holiday (1944)   (novel) 1944 - 6.7 (272)
AKAs:
  • W. Somerset Maugham's Christmas Holiday (Australia)
- 73. The Hour Before the Dawn (1944) (novel) 1944 - 6.5 (17)
- 74. The Moon and Sixpence (1942) (novel) 1942 - 7.0 (99)
- 75. The Letter (1940) (play) 1940 - 7.8 (3,459)
- 76. Too Many Husbands (1940)   (play "Too Many Husbands") 1940 - 6.4 (288)
AKAs:
  • My Two Husbands (UK)
- 77. The Circle (1939) (TV) (writer) 1939 - -
- 78. Sheppey (1939) (TV) (writer) (as Somerset Maugham) 1939 - -
- 79. The Breadwinner (1938) (TV) (play) 1938 - -
- 80. Vessel of Wrath (1938)   (novel) 1938 - 7.1 (89)
AKAs:
  • The Beachcomber (USA)
- 81. Another Dawn (1937) (story "The Ambassador's Wife") (uncredited) 1937 - 5.8 (169)
- 82. Isle of Fury (1936) (novel "The Narrow Corner") (as Somerset Maugham) 1936 - 5.2 (92)
- 83. The Tenth Man (1936) (play) 1936 - 7.0 (8)
- 84. Secret Agent (1936)   (novel "Ashenden") 1936 - 6.7 (2,941)
AKAs:
  • Laugh Track: Secret Agent (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
- 85. The Right to Live (1935)   (play "The Sacred Flame") (as Somerset Maugham) 1935 - 6.3 (27)
AKAs:
  • The Sacred Flame
- 86. The Painted Veil (1934) (novel) 1934 - 6.6 (361)
- 87. Of Human Bondage (1934) (novel) 1934 - 7.3 (1,842)
- 88. The Narrow Corner (1933) (novel) 1933 - 6.1 (44)
- 89. Our Betters (1933) (play) 1933 - 6.4 (193)
- 90. Rain (1932) (story "Miss Thompson") 1932 - 7.1 (866)
- 91. Die heilige Flamme (1931)   (play "The Sacred Flame") 1931 - -
AKAs:
  • The Holy Flames (USA: informal literal English title)
- 92. La llama sagrada (1931) (play "The Sacred Flame") 1931 - -
- 93. La carta (1931) (play "The Letter") 1931 - -
- 94. Weib im Dschungel (1931)   (play "The Letter") 1931 - -
AKAs:
  • Woman in the Jungle (International: English title)
- 95. Strictly Unconventional (1930) (play "The Circle") 1930 - 5.1 (23)
- 96. La donna bianca (1930) (play "The Letter") 1930 - -
- 97. La lettre (1930) (play "The Letter") 1930 - -
- 98. The Sacred Flame (1929) (play) 1929 - -
- 99. Charming Sinners (1929)   (play "The Constant Wife") 1929 - 6.5 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Constant Wife (UK)
- 100. The Letter (1929) (play) 1929 - 8.5 (63)
- 101. Sadie Thompson (1928) (story "Miss Thompson") 1928 - 8.6 (898)
- 102. Vad kvinnan vill (1927) (novel) 1927 - -
- 103. The Magician (1926/I) (novel) 1926 - 7.0 (56)
- 104. The Waiter from the Ritz (1926) (play "Jack Straw") 1926 - -
- 105. Infatuation (1925) (play "Caesar's Wife") 1925 - -
- 106. The Circle (1925) (play) 1925 - 8.5 (141)
- 107. East of Suez (1925) (story) 1925 - -
- 108. The Ordeal (1922) (story) 1922 - -
- 109. Jack Straw (1920) (play) 1920 - -
- 110. The Divorcee (1919) (play "Lady Frederick") 1919 - -
- 111. The Land of Promise (1917) (play) 1917 - -
- 112. Smith (1917) (play) 1917 - -
- 113. The Explorer (1915) (novel) 1915 - -
Actor
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- 1. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1950)   Host (unknown episodes) 1950 - -
AKAs:
  • Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
- 2. Trio (1950) The Introducer 1950 - 7.2 (199)
- 3. Camille (1926/II)   Monsieur Duval 1926 - 5.7 (38)
AKAs:
  • The Fate of a Coquette (USA: subtitle)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Encore (1951) Himself - Host and Story Teller 1951 - 7.1 (125)
- 2. Quartet (1948) Himself - Host 1948 - 7.8 (266)
- 3. Cover to Cover (1936) Himself 1936 - -

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