Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Known for
Directing
Born
December 24, 1886
Died
April 10, 1962 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Liliom

Liliom

Movie · Director

1961
The Comancheros poster

The Comancheros

Movie · Director

1961
Francis of Assisi poster

Francis of Assisi

Movie · Director

1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Movie · Director

1960
A Breath of Scandal poster

A Breath of Scandal

Movie · Director

1959
The Man in the Net poster

The Man in the Net

Movie · Director

1959
The Hangman poster

The Hangman

Movie · Director

1958
King Creole poster

King Creole

Movie · Director

1958
The Proud Rebel poster

The Proud Rebel

Movie · Director

1957
The Helen Morgan Story poster

The Helen Morgan Story

Movie · Director

1956
The Scarlet Hour poster

The Scarlet Hour

Movie · Director

1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free poster

The Best Things in Life Are Free

Movie · Director

1956
The Vagabond King poster

The Vagabond King

Movie · Director

1955
We're No Angels poster

We're No Angels

Movie · Director

1954
The Egyptian poster

The Egyptian

Movie · Director

1954
White Christmas poster

White Christmas

Movie · Director

1954
The Boy from Oklahoma poster

The Boy from Oklahoma

Movie · Director

1953
Trouble Along the Way poster

Trouble Along the Way

Movie · Director

1953
The Jazz Singer poster

The Jazz Singer

Movie · Director

1952
The Story of Will Rogers poster

The Story of Will Rogers

Movie · Director

1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American poster

Jim Thorpe – All-American

Movie · Director

1951
I'll See You in My Dreams poster

I'll See You in My Dreams

Movie · Director

1951
Force of Arms poster

Force of Arms

Movie · Director

1950
Young Man with a Horn poster

Young Man with a Horn

Movie · Director

1950
The Breaking Point poster

The Breaking Point

Movie · Director

1950
Bright Leaf poster

Bright Leaf

Movie · Director

1949
My Dream Is Yours poster

My Dream Is Yours

Movie · Director

1949
Flamingo Road poster

Flamingo Road

Movie · Director

1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor poster

The Lady Takes a Sailor

Movie · Director

1948
Romance on the High Seas poster

Romance on the High Seas

Movie · Director

1947
The Unsuspected poster

The Unsuspected

Movie · Director

1947
Life with Father poster

Life with Father

Movie · Director

1946
Night and Day poster

Night and Day

Movie · Director

1945
Mildred Pierce poster

Mildred Pierce

Movie · Director

1945
Roughly Speaking poster

Roughly Speaking

Movie · Director

1944
Passage to Marseille poster

Passage to Marseille

Movie · Director

1944
Janie poster

Janie

Movie · Director

1943
Casablanca poster

Casablanca

Movie · Director

1943
This Is the Army poster

This Is the Army

Movie · Director

1943
Mission to Moscow poster

Mission to Moscow

Movie · Director

1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy poster

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Movie · Director

1942
Captains of the Clouds poster

Captains of the Clouds

Movie · Director

1941
The Sea Wolf poster

The Sea Wolf

Movie · Director

1941
Dive Bomber poster

Dive Bomber

Movie · Director

1940
Santa Fe Trail poster

Santa Fe Trail

Movie · Director

1940
The Sea Hawk poster

The Sea Hawk

Movie · Director

1940
Virginia City poster

Virginia City

Movie · Director

1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex poster

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Movie · Director

1939
Dodge City poster

Dodge City

Movie · Director

1939
Four Wives poster

Four Wives

Movie · Director

1939
Sons of Liberty poster

Sons of Liberty

Movie · Director

1939
Daughters Courageous poster

Daughters Courageous

Movie · Director

1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Movie · Director

1938
Angels with Dirty Faces poster

Angels with Dirty Faces

Movie · Director

1938
Four's a Crowd poster

Four's a Crowd

Movie · Director

1938
Four Daughters poster

Four Daughters

Movie · Director

1938
Gold Is Where You Find It poster

Gold Is Where You Find It

Movie · Director

1937
Kid Galahad poster

Kid Galahad

Movie · Director

1937
The Perfect Specimen poster

The Perfect Specimen

Movie · Director

1937
Mountain Justice poster

Mountain Justice

Movie · Director

1937
Stolen Holiday poster

Stolen Holiday

Movie · Director

1937
Black Legion poster

Black Legion

Movie · Co-Director

1937
Marked Woman poster

Marked Woman

Movie · Co-Director

1936
The Walking Dead poster

The Walking Dead

Movie · Director

1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade poster

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Movie · Director

1935
Captain Blood poster

Captain Blood

Movie · Director

1935
Black Fury poster

Black Fury

Movie · Director

1935
The Case of the Curious Bride poster

The Case of the Curious Bride

Movie · Director

1935
Little Big Shot poster

Little Big Shot

Movie · Director

1935
Front Page Woman poster

Front Page Woman

Movie · Director

1934
Jimmy the Gent poster

Jimmy the Gent

Movie · Director

1934
The Key poster

The Key

Movie · Director

1934
British Agent poster

British Agent

Movie · Director

1934
Mandalay poster

Mandalay

Movie · Director

1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum poster

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Movie · Director

1933
Private Detective 62 poster

Private Detective 62

Movie · Director

1933
Female poster

Female

Movie · Director

1933
The Kennel Murder Case poster

The Kennel Murder Case

Movie · Director

1933
The Keyhole poster

The Keyhole

Movie · Director

1933
Goodbye Again poster

Goodbye Again

Movie · Director

1932
Doctor X poster

Doctor X

Movie · Director

1932
The Cabin in the Cotton poster

The Cabin in the Cotton

Movie · Director

1932
20,000 Years in Sing Sing poster

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Movie · Director

1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo poster

The Woman from Monte Carlo

Movie · Director

1932
Alias the Doctor poster

Alias the Doctor

Movie · Director

1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain poster

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

Movie · Director

1931
God's Gift to Women poster

God's Gift to Women

Movie · Director

1931
The Mad Genius poster

The Mad Genius

Movie · Director

1931
Demon of the Sea poster

Demon of the Sea

Movie · Director

1930
Mammy poster

Mammy

Movie · Director

1930
The Matrimonial Bed poster

The Matrimonial Bed

Movie · Director

1930
River's End poster

River's End

Movie · Director

1930
Bright Lights poster

Bright Lights

Movie · Director

1930
A Soldier's Plaything poster

A Soldier's Plaything

Movie · Director

1930
Under a Texas Moon poster

Under a Texas Moon

Movie · Director

1929
The Gamblers poster

The Gamblers

Movie · Director

1929
Glad Rag Doll poster

Glad Rag Doll

Movie · Director

1929
Madonna of Avenue A poster

Madonna of Avenue A

Movie · Director

1929
Hearts in Exile poster

Hearts in Exile

Movie · Director

1928
Noah's Ark poster

Noah's Ark

Movie · Director

1928
Tenderloin poster

Tenderloin

Movie · Director

1927
The Desired Woman poster

The Desired Woman

Movie · Director

1927
Good Time Charley poster

Good Time Charley

Movie · Director

1927
A Million Bid poster

A Million Bid

Movie · Director

1926
Cab No. 13 poster

Cab No. 13

Movie · Director

1926
The Golden Butterfly poster

The Golden Butterfly

Movie · Director

1926
The Third Degree poster

The Third Degree

Movie · Director

1925
Red Heels poster

Red Heels

Movie · Director

1924
Moon of Israel poster

Moon of Israel

Movie · Director

1924
Harun al Raschid

Harun al Raschid

Movie · Director

1924
A Deadly Game

A Deadly Game

Movie · Director

1924
General Babka

General Babka

Movie · Director

1923
Avalanche poster

Avalanche

Movie · Director

1923
Young Medardus

Young Medardus

Movie · Director

1923
Namenlos

Namenlos

Movie · Director

1922
Sodom and Gomorrah poster

Sodom and Gomorrah

Movie · Director

1921
Labyrinth of Horror poster

Labyrinth of Horror

Movie · Director

1921
Good and Evil poster

Good and Evil

Movie · Director

1921
Miss Tutti Frutti poster

Miss Tutti Frutti

Movie · Director

1921
Mrs. Dane's Confession poster

Mrs. Dane's Confession

Movie · Director

1920
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

Movie · Director

1920
Boccaccio

Boccaccio

Movie · Director

1920
The Star of Damascus poster

The Star of Damascus

Movie · Director

1920
The Scourge of God

The Scourge of God

Movie · Director

1919
My Brother Is Coming

My Brother Is Coming

Movie · Director

1919
Lu, the Coquette poster

Lu, the Coquette

Movie · Director

1919
The Lady with the Black Gloves

The Lady with the Black Gloves

Movie · Director

1918
Alraune poster

Alraune

Movie · Director

1918
Jean the Tenant

Jean the Tenant

Movie · Director

1918
The Scorpion poster

The Scorpion

Movie · Director

1918
Spring in Winter poster

Spring in Winter

Movie · Director

1918
A csúnya fiú

A csúnya fiú

Movie · Director

1918
The Story Of A Kreutzer

The Story Of A Kreutzer

Movie · Director

1918
99 poster

99

Movie · Director

1918
Lulu poster

Lulu

Movie · Director

1918
The Devil poster

The Devil

Movie · Director

1918
The Judas

The Judas

Movie · Director

1918
Magic Waltz poster

Magic Waltz

Movie · Director

1918
The Sunflower Woman

The Sunflower Woman

Movie · Director

1917
A magyar föld ereje poster

A magyar föld ereje

Movie · Director

1917
The Wolf poster

The Wolf

Movie · Director

1917
The Last Dawn poster

The Last Dawn

Movie · Director

1917
Secret of St. Job Forest poster

Secret of St. Job Forest

Movie · Director

1917
The Charlatan poster

The Charlatan

Movie · Director

1917
A vörös Sámson poster

A vörös Sámson

Movie · Director

1917
Tartar Invasion

Tartar Invasion

Movie · Director

1917
The Man Of The Earth poster

The Man Of The Earth

Movie · Director

1917
The Black Rainbow poster

The Black Rainbow

Movie · Director

1917
Master Zoard poster

Master Zoard

Movie · Director

1917
The Death-Bell

The Death-Bell

Movie · Director

1917
Nobody's Son

Nobody's Son

Movie · Director

1917
Peace's Road

Peace's Road

Movie · Director

1916
The Coronation of King Charles IV poster

The Coronation of King Charles IV

Movie · Director

1916
Seven of Spades

Seven of Spades

Movie · Director

1916
Mr. Doctor poster

Mr. Doctor

Movie · Director

1916
The Carthusians poster

The Carthusians

Movie · Director

1916
Haza, haza öreg baka

Haza, haza öreg baka

Movie · Director

1916
Melancholy Lady poster

Melancholy Lady

Movie · Director

1915
Bánk bán

Bánk bán

Movie · Director

1915
The Undesirable poster

The Undesirable

Movie · Director

1915
A kölcsönkért csecsemök

A kölcsönkért csecsemök

Movie · Director

1915
Akit ketten szeretnek

Akit ketten szeretnek

Movie · Director

1915
A paradicsom

A paradicsom

Movie · Director

1914
Rablélek

Rablélek

Movie · Director

1914
Golddigger

Golddigger

Movie · Director

1914
Prisoner of the Night

Prisoner of the Night

Movie · Director

1914
A hercegnö pongyolája

A hercegnö pongyolája

Movie · Director

1913
The Last Bohemian

The Last Bohemian

Movie · Director

1913
Házasodik az uram

Házasodik az uram

Movie · Director

1912
Today and Tomorrow poster

Today and Tomorrow

Movie · Director