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Michael Curtiz

Director

Michael Curtiz

Born December 24, 1886 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]Died April 10, 1962168 films

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.

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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.

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Casablanca posterFirst watchCasablanca19438.1In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster7.5The Adventures of Robin Hood1938Mildred Pierce poster7.6Mildred Pierce1945White Christmas poster7.2White Christmas1954Angels with Dirty Faces poster7.5Angels with Dirty Faces1938Captain Blood poster7.2Captain Blood1935We're No Angels poster7.2We're No Angels1955Yankee Doodle Dandy poster7.0Yankee Doodle Dandy1942The Sea Hawk poster7.2The Sea Hawk1940

Filmography

168 films as director
  1. TBAAz éjszaka rabjaDirector
  2. TBALiliomDirector
  3. TBAEin Spiel ums LebenDirector
  4. TBAGeneral BabkaDirector
  5. 1961The ComancherosDirector
  6. 1961Francis of AssisiDirector
  7. 1960The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnDirector
  8. 1960A Breath of ScandalDirector
  9. 1959The HangmanDirector
  10. 1959The Man in the NetDirector
  11. 1958King CreoleDirector
  12. 1958The Proud RebelDirector
  13. 1957The Helen Morgan StoryDirector
  14. 1956The Best Things in Life Are FreeDirector
  15. 1956The Vagabond KingDirector
  16. 1956The Scarlet HourDirector
  17. 1955We're No AngelsDirector
  18. 1954White ChristmasDirector
  19. 1954The EgyptianDirector
  20. 1954The Boy from OklahomaDirector
  21. 1953Trouble Along the WayDirector
  22. 1953The Jazz SingerDirector
  23. 1952The Story of Will RogersDirector
  24. 1951I'll See You in My DreamsDirector
  25. 1951Jim Thorpe – All-AmericanDirector
  26. 1951Force of ArmsDirector
  27. 1950The Breaking PointDirector
  28. 1950Bright LeafDirector
  29. 1950Young Man with a HornDirector
  30. 1949The Lady Takes a SailorDirector
  31. 1949Flamingo RoadDirector
  32. 1949My Dream Is YoursDirector
  33. 1948Romance on the High SeasDirector
  34. 1947The UnsuspectedDirector
  35. 1947Life with FatherDirector
  36. 1946Night and DayDirector
  37. 1945Mildred PierceDirector
  38. 1945Roughly SpeakingDirector
  39. 1944JanieDirector
  40. 1944Passage to MarseilleDirector
  41. 1943This Is the ArmyDirector
  42. 1943Mission to MoscowDirector
  43. 1943CasablancaDirector
  44. 1942Yankee Doodle DandyDirector
  45. 1942Captains of the CloudsDirector
  46. 1941Dive BomberDirector
  47. 1941The Sea WolfDirector
  48. 1940Santa Fe TrailDirector
  49. 1940The Sea HawkDirector
  50. 1940Virginia CityDirector
  51. 1939Four WivesDirector
  52. 1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexDirector
  53. 1939Daughters CourageousDirector
  54. 1939Sons of LibertyDirector
  55. 1939Dodge CityDirector
  56. 1938Angels with Dirty FacesDirector
  57. 1938Four DaughtersDirector
  58. 1938Four's a CrowdDirector
  59. 1938The Adventures of Robin HoodDirector
  60. 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItDirector
  61. 1937The Perfect SpecimenDirector
  62. 1937Kid GalahadDirector
  63. 1937Mountain JusticeDirector
  64. 1937Stolen HolidayDirector
  65. 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeDirector
  66. 1936The Walking DeadDirector
  67. 1935Captain BloodDirector
  68. 1935Little Big ShotDirector
  69. 1935Front Page WomanDirector
  70. 1935Black FuryDirector
  71. 1935The Case of the Curious BrideDirector
  72. 1934British AgentDirector
  73. 1934The KeyDirector
  74. 1934Jimmy the GentDirector
  75. 1934MandalayDirector
  76. 1933FemaleDirector
  77. 1933The Kennel Murder CaseDirector
  78. 1933Goodbye AgainDirector
  79. 1933Private Detective 62Director
  80. 1933The KeyholeDirector
  81. 1933Mystery of the Wax MuseumDirector
  82. 193220,000 Years in Sing SingDirector
  83. 1932The Cabin in the CottonDirector
  84. 1932Doctor XDirector
  85. 1932The Strange Love of Molly LouvainDirector
  86. 1932Alias the DoctorDirector
  87. 1932The Woman from Monte CarloDirector
  88. 1931The Mad GeniusDirector
  89. 1931God's Gift to WomenDirector
  90. 1931Demon of the SeaDirector
  91. 1930River's EndDirector
  92. 1930A Soldier's PlaythingDirector
  93. 1930Bright LightsDirector
  94. 1930The Matrimonial BedDirector
  95. 1930Under a Texas MoonDirector
  96. 1930MammyDirector
  97. 1929Hearts in ExileDirector
  98. 1929The GamblersDirector
  99. 1929Madonna of Avenue ADirector
  100. 1929Glad Rag DollDirector
  101. 1928Noah's ArkDirector
  102. 1928TenderloinDirector
  103. 1927Good Time CharleyDirector
  104. 1927The Desired WomanDirector
  105. 1927A Million BidDirector
  106. 1926The Third DegreeDirector
  107. 1926The Golden ButterflyDirector
  108. 1926Cab No. 13Director
  109. 1925Red HeelsDirector
  110. 1924Moon of IsraelDirector
  111. 1924Harun al RaschidDirector
  112. 1923NamenlosDirector
  113. 1923AvalancheDirector
  114. 1923Young MedardusDirector
  115. 1922Sodom and GomorrahDirector
  116. 1921Labyrinth of HorrorDirector
  117. 1921Mrs. Dane's ConfessionDirector
  118. 1921Good and EvilDirector
  119. 1921Miss Tutti FruttiDirector
  120. 1920The Scourge of GodDirector