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Lewis Milestone

Director

Lewis Milestone

Born September 30, 1895 in Kishinev, Russian EmpireDied September 25, 198041 films

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Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Russian-American motion picture director. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director. He also directed The Front Page (1931 - nomination), The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1940), Ocean's Eleven (1960), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).

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All Quiet on the Western Front posterFirst watchAll Quiet on the Western Front19307.8When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Mutiny on the Bounty poster7.1Mutiny on the Bounty1962Ocean's Eleven poster6.4Ocean's Eleven1960The Strange Love of Martha Ivers poster7.1The Strange Love of Martha Ivers1946Of Mice and Men poster7.3Of Mice and Men1939Pork Chop Hill poster6.7Pork Chop Hill1959The Front Page poster6.4The Front Page1931Rain poster6.6Rain1932A Walk in the Sun poster5.9A Walk in the Sun1945

Filmography

41 films as director
  1. 2026The Boots on the Western FrontDirector
  2. 1962Mutiny on the BountyDirector
  3. 1960Ocean's ElevenDirector
  4. 1959Pork Chop HillDirector
  5. 1957Armored Attack!Director
  6. 1955The WidowDirector
  7. 1954They Who DareDirector
  8. 1953MelbaDirector
  9. 1952Les MiserablesDirector
  10. 1952KangarooDirector
  11. 1951Halls of MontezumaDirector
  12. 1949The Red PonyDirector
  13. 1948No Minor VicesDirector
  14. 1948Arch of TriumphDirector
  15. 1946The Strange Love of Martha IversDirector
  16. 1945A Walk in the SunDirector
  17. 1944The Purple HeartDirector
  18. 1943The North StarDirector
  19. 1943Edge of DarknessDirector
  20. 1941Know For SureDirector
  21. 1941My Life with CarolineDirector
  22. 1940Lucky PartnersDirector
  23. 1939Of Mice and MenDirector
  24. 1939The Night of NightsDirector
  25. 1936The General Died at DawnDirector
  26. 1936Anything GoesDirector
  27. 1935Paris in SpringDirector
  28. 1934The Captain Hates the SeaDirector
  29. 1933Hallelujah, I'm a BumDirector
  30. 1932RainDirector
  31. 1931The Front PageDirector
  32. 1930All Quiet on the Western FrontDirector
  33. 1929New York NightsDirector
  34. 1929BetrayalDirector
  35. 1928The RacketDirector
  36. 1928The Garden of EdenDirector
  37. 1927Two Arabian KnightsDirector
  38. 1926The New KlondikeDirector
  39. 1926The Cave ManDirector
  40. 1925Seven SinnersDirector
  41. 1919Fit to WinDirector