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Michael Curtiz

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Michael Curtiz

Born
Died
(aged 75)
Birthplace
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Credits
184 titles

Biography

Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962), born Manó Kaminer, was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s.

Curtiz was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 12

YearTitleRole
2028 Charmed Lives: A Family Romance Film Self (archive footage)
2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of Film Self (archive footage)
2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn Film Self (archive footage)
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Film Self (archive footage)
1953 You're the Star Film Self
1952 This Is Your Life TV Self (1 ep)
1951 The Screen Director Film Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1949 It's a Great Feeling Film Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show TV Self (1 ep)
1943 Show-Business at War Film Self
1913 Atlantis Film
1912 Today and Tomorrow Film Arisztid

Crew credits 173

YearTitleJob
TBA Az éjszaka rabja Film Director
TBA Liliom Film Director
TBA Ein Spiel ums Leben Film Director
TBA General Babka Film Director
1961 The Comancheros Film Director
1961 Francis of Assisi Film Director
1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Film Director
1960 A Breath of Scandal Film Director
1959 The Hangman Film Director
1959 The Man in the Net Film Director
1958 King Creole Film Director
1958 The Proud Rebel Film Director
1957 The Helen Morgan Story Film Director
1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free Film Director
1956 The Vagabond King Film Director
1956 The Scarlet Hour Film Director, Producer
1955 We're No Angels Film Director
1954 White Christmas Film Director
1954 The Egyptian Film Director
1954 The Boy from Oklahoma Film Director
1953 Trouble Along the Way Film Director
1953 The Jazz Singer Film Director
1952 The Story of Will Rogers Film Director
1951 I'll See You in My Dreams Film Director
1951 Jim Thorpe – All-American Film Director
1951 Force of Arms Film Director
1950 The Breaking Point Film Director
1950 Bright Leaf Film Director
1950 Young Man with a Horn Film Director
1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor Film Director
1949 Flamingo Road Film Director, Executive Producer
1949 My Dream Is Yours Film Director, Executive Producer
1948 Romance on the High Seas Film Director
1947 The Unsuspected Film Director, Producer
1947 Life with Father Film Director
1946 Night and Day Film Director
1945 Mildred Pierce Film Director
1945 Roughly Speaking Film Director
1944 Janie Film Director
1944 Passage to Marseille Film Director
1943 This Is the Army Film Director
1943 Mission to Moscow Film Director
1943 Casablanca Film Director
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy Film Director
1942 Captains of the Clouds Film Director
1941 Dive Bomber Film Director
1941 The Sea Wolf Film Director
1940 Santa Fe Trail Film Director
1940 The Sea Hawk Film Director
1940 Virginia City Film Director
1939 Four Wives Film Director
1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Film Director
1939 Daughters Courageous Film Director
1939 Sons of Liberty Film Director
1939 Dodge City Film Director
1938 Angels with Dirty Faces Film Director
1938 Four Daughters Film Director
1938 Four's a Crowd Film Director
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Film Director
1938 Gold Is Where You Find It Film Director
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