Michael Curtiz

Director

Born: December 24, 1886
Died: April 10, 1962 (age 75)
From: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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…

Filmography (176)

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
Self (archive footage)
The Comancheros (1961)
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Francis of Assisi (1961)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
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A Breath of Scandal (1960)
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The Hangman (1959)
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The Man in the Net (1959)
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King Creole (1958)
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The Proud Rebel (1958)
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The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
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The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
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The Vagabond King (1956)
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The Scarlet Hour (1956)
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We're No Angels (1955)
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White Christmas (1954)
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The Egyptian (1954)
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The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
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Trouble Along the Way (1953)
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The Jazz Singer (1953)
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You're the Star
You're the Star (1953)
Self
The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
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I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
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Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)
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Force of Arms (1951)
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The Screen Director
The Screen Director (1951)
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
The Breaking Point (1950)
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Bright Leaf (1950)
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Young Man with a Horn (1950)
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