- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 24, 1886
- Place of Birth
- Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died
- April 10, 1962
Michael Curtiz
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.
Filmography
movieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Comancheros
1961 · Director
movieFrancis of Assisi
1961 · Director
movieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960 · Director
movieA Breath of Scandal
1960 · Director
movieThe Hangman
1959 · Director
movieThe Man in the Net
1959 · Director
movieKing Creole
1958 · Director
movieThe Proud Rebel
1958 · Director
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Director
movieThe Best Things in Life Are Free
1956 · Director
movieThe Vagabond King
1956 · Director
movieThe Scarlet Hour
1956 · Producer, Director
movieWe're No Angels
1955 · Director
movieWhite Christmas
1954 · Director
movieThe Egyptian
1954 · Director
movieThe Boy from Oklahoma
1954 · Director
movieTrouble Along the Way
1953 · Director
movieThe Jazz Singer
1953 · Director
You're the Star
movieYou're the Star
1953 · Self
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
movieThe Story of Will Rogers
1952 · Director
movieI'll See You in My Dreams
1951 · Director
movieJim Thorpe – All-American
1951 · Director
movieForce of Arms
1951 · Director
The Screen Director
movieThe Screen Director
1951 · Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Breaking Point
1950 · Director
movieBright Leaf
1950 · Director
movieYoung Man with a Horn
1950 · Director
movieThe Lady Takes a Sailor
1949 · Director
movieIt's a Great Feeling
1949 · Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
movieFlamingo Road
1949 · Director, Executive Producer
movieMy Dream Is Yours
1949 · Director, Executive Producer
movieRomance on the High Seas
1948 · Director
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieThe Unsuspected
1947 · Producer, Director
movieLife with Father
1947 · Director
movieNight and Day
1946 · Director
movieMildred Pierce
1945 · Director
movieRoughly Speaking
1945 · Director
movieJanie
1944 · Director
moviePassage to Marseille
1944 · Director
movieThis Is the Army
1943 · Director
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
movieMission to Moscow
1943 · Director
movieCasablanca
1943 · Director
movieYankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · Director
movieCaptains of the Clouds
1942 · Director
movieDive Bomber
1941 · Director
movieThe Sea Wolf
1941 · Director
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940 · Director
movieThe Sea Hawk
1940 · Director
movieVirginia City
1940 · Director
movieFour Wives
1939 · Director
movieThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 · Director
movieDaughters Courageous
1939 · Director
movieSons of Liberty
1939 · Director
movieDodge City
1939 · Director
movieAngels with Dirty Faces
1938 · Director
movieFour Daughters
1938 · Director
movieFour's a Crowd
1938 · Director
movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Director
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Director
movieThe Perfect Specimen
1937 · Director
movieKid Galahad
1937 · Director
movieMountain Justice
1937 · Director
movieMarked Woman
1937 · Co-Director
movieStolen Holiday
1937 · Director
movieBlack Legion
1937 · Co-Director
movieThe Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Director
movieThe Walking Dead
1936 · Director
movieCaptain Blood
1935 · Director
movieLittle Big Shot
1935 · Director
movieBright Lights
1935 · Producer
movieFront Page Woman
1935 · Director
movieBlack Fury
1935 · Director
movieThe Case of the Curious Bride
1935 · Director
movieBritish Agent
1934 · Director
movieThe Key
1934 · Director
movieJimmy the Gent
1934 · Director
movieMandalay
1934 · Director
movieFemale
1933 · Director
movieThe Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Director
movieGoodbye Again
1933 · Director
moviePrivate Detective 62
1933 · Director
movieThe Keyhole
1933 · Director
movieMystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · Director
movie20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Director
movieThe Cabin in the Cotton
1932 · Director
movieDoctor X
1932 · Director
movieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 · Director
movieAlias the Doctor
1932 · Director
movieThe Woman from Monte Carlo
1932 · Director
movieThe Mad Genius
1931 · Director
movieGod's Gift to Women
1931 · Director
movieDemon of the Sea
1931 · Director
movieRiver's End
1930 · Director
movieA Soldier's Plaything
1930 · Director
movieBright Lights
1930 · Director
movieThe Matrimonial Bed
1930 · Director
movieUnder a Texas Moon
1930 · Director
movieMammy
1930 · Director
movieHearts in Exile
1929 · Director
movieThe Gamblers
1929 · Director
movieMadonna of Avenue A
1929 · Director
movieGlad Rag Doll
1929 · Director
movieNoah's Ark
1928 · Director
movieTenderloin
1928 · Director
movieGood Time Charley
1927 · Director
movieThe Desired Woman
1927 · Director
movieA Million Bid
1927 · Director
movieThe Third Degree
1926 · Director
movieThe Golden Butterfly
1926 · Director
movieCab No. 13
1926 · Director
movieRed Heels
1925 · Director
movieMoon of Israel
1924 · Director
Harun al Raschid
movieHarun al Raschid
1924 · Director
Namenlos
movieNamenlos
1923 · Director
movieAvalanche
1923 · Director
Young Medardus
movieYoung Medardus
1923 · Director
movieSodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Director, Writer
Samson und Delila
movieSamson und Delila
1922 · Costume Design
movieLabyrinth of Horror
1921 · Director
movieMrs. Dane's Confession
1921 · Director
movieDracula's Death
1921 · Writer
movieGood and Evil
1921 · Director
movieMiss Tutti Frutti
1921 · Director
The Scourge of God
movieThe Scourge of God
1920 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Star of Damascus
1920 · Director, Scenario Writer
The Merry Widow
movieThe Merry Widow
1920 · Director, Screenplay
Boccaccio
movieBoccaccio
1920 · Director
The Lady with the Black Gloves
movieThe Lady with the Black Gloves
1919 · Director
movieLu, the Coquette
1919 · Director, Screenplay
My Brother Is Coming
movieMy Brother Is Coming
1919 · Director
The Sunflower Woman
movieThe Sunflower Woman
1918 · Director
movieMagic Waltz
1918 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Scorpion
1918 · Director
The Judas
movieThe Judas
1918 · Director
movieThe Devil
1918 · Director
movieLulu
1918 · Director
movie99
1918 · Director
Jean the Tenant
movieJean the Tenant
1918 · Director
The Story Of A Kreutzer
movieThe Story Of A Kreutzer
1918 · Director
A csúnya fiú
movieA csúnya fiú
1918 · Director
movieSpring in Winter
1918 · Director
movieAlraune
1918 · Director
movieA vörös Sámson
1917 · Director
Peace's Road
moviePeace's Road
1917 · Director
movieThe Man Of The Earth
1917 · Director
movieSecret of St. Job Forest
1917 · Director
Nobody's Son
movieNobody's Son
1917 · Director
movieThe Last Dawn
1917 · Director
Tartar Invasion
movieTartar Invasion
1917 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Charlatan
1917 · Director
The Death-Bell
movieThe Death-Bell
1917 · Director
movieMaster Zoard
1917 · Director, Screenplay
movieA magyar föld ereje
1917 · Director, Writer
movieThe Black Rainbow
1917 · Director
movieThe Wolf
1917 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Coronation of King Charles IV
1916 · Director
movieMr. Doctor
1916 · Director
movieMelancholy Lady
1916 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Carthusians
1916 · Director
Seven of Spades
movieSeven of Spades
1916 · Director
Haza, haza öreg baka
movieHaza, haza öreg baka
1916 · Director
Akit ketten szeretnek
movieAkit ketten szeretnek
1915 · Director
Bánk bán
movieBánk bán
1915 · Director
A kölcsönkért csecsemök
movieA kölcsönkért csecsemök
1915 · Director
movieThe Undesirable
1915 · Director
A paradicsom
movieA paradicsom
1915 · Director
A hercegnö pongyolája
movieA hercegnö pongyolája
1914 · Director
Golddigger
movieGolddigger
1914 · Director
Rablélek
movieRablélek
1914 · Director
movieAtlantis
1913
The Last Bohemian
movieThe Last Bohemian
1913 · Director
Házasodik az uram
movieHázasodik az uram
1913 · Director
movieToday and Tomorrow
1912 · Arisztid, Director
Az éjszaka rabja
movieAz éjszaka rabja
— · Director
Liliom
movieLiliom
— · Director
Ein Spiel ums Leben
movieEin Spiel ums Leben
— · Director
General Babka
movieGeneral Babka
— · Director