- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 4, 1908
- Place of Birth
- Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
- Died
- July 1, 1999
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'. Although born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, Dmytryk grew up in San Francisco when his Ukrainian parents moved to the United States. At the age of 31, he became a naturalized citizen. His best known films from the pre-McCarthy period of his career were film noirs Crossfire, for which he received a Best Director Oscar nomination, and Murder, My Sweet, the latter an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In addition, he made two World War II films: Hitler's Children, the story of the Hitler youth and Back to Bataan starring John Wayne. The late 1940's was the time of the Second Red Scare, and Dmytryk was…
Filmography
movieCitizen Jane Fonda
2020
movieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
movieAlan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999 · Self
Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life
movieAnthony Quinn - A Lust for Life
1998 · Self
movieHollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
1998 · Self
movieGary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998 · Self
movieWalter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 · Self
movieFred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996 · Self
movieBlacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996 · Himself
movieInside the Dream Factory
1995 · Self
movieDark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995 · Self
movieMarlon Brando: The Wild One
1994 · Self
movieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 · Self
tvThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
movieNot Only Strangers
1979 · Director, Editor
movieThe Human Factor
1975 · Director
movieHe Is My Brother
1975 · Director
movieBluebeard
1972 · Director, Writer
movieShalako
1968 · Director
movieAnzio
1968 · Director
movieAlvarez Kelly
1966 · Director
movieMirage
1965 · Director
movieWhere Love Has Gone
1964 · Director
movieThe Carpetbaggers
1964 · Director
movieThe Reluctant Saint
1962 · Director, Producer
movieWalk on the Wild Side
1962 · Director
movieThe Blue Angel
1959 · Director
movieWarlock
1959 · Producer, Director
movieThe Young Lions
1958 · Director
movieRaintree County
1957 · Director
movieThe Mountain
1956 · Director, Producer
movieThe Left Hand of God
1955 · Director
movieSoldier of Fortune
1955 · Director
movieThe End of the Affair
1955 · Director
movieBroken Lance
1954 · Director
movieThe Caine Mutiny
1954 · Director
Three Lives
movieThree Lives
1953 · Director
movieThe Juggler
1953 · Director
movieEight Iron Men
1952 · Director
movieThe Sniper
1952 · Director
movieMutiny
1952 · Director
movieThe Hollywood Ten
1950 · Self
movieGive Us This Day
1949 · Director
movieObsession
1949 · Director
movieCrossfire
1947 · Director
movieSo Well Remembered
1947 · Director
movieTill the End of Time
1946 · Director
movieCornered
1945 · Director
movieBack to Bataan
1945 · Director
movieMurder, My Sweet
1944 · Director
movieTender Comrade
1944 · Director
movieBehind the Rising Sun
1943 · Director, Producer
movieCaptive Wild Woman
1943 · Director
movieThe Falcon Strikes Back
1943 · Director
movieHitler's Children
1943 · Director
movieSeven Miles from Alcatraz
1942 · Director
movieCounter-Espionage
1942 · Director
movieConfessions of Boston Blackie
1941 · Director
movieSecrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 · Director
movieThe Blonde from Singapore
1941 · Director
movieThe Devil Commands
1941 · Director
movieSweetheart of the Campus
1941 · Director
movieUnder Age
1941 · Director
movieHer First Romance
1940 · Director
movieMystery Sea Raider
1940 · Director
movieGolden Gloves
1940 · Director
movieEmergency Squad
1940 · Director
movieTelevision Spy
1939 · Director
movieMillion Dollar Legs
1939 · Director
movieLove Affair
1939 · Editor
movieZaza
1939 · Editor
movieBulldog Drummond's Peril
1938 · Editor
movieHold 'Em Navy
1937 · Editor
movieDouble or Nothing
1937 · Editor
movieTurn Off the Moon
1937 · Editor
movieEasy to Take
1936 · Editor
movieThree Married Men
1936 · Editor
Too Many Parents
movieToo Many Parents
1936 · Editor
movieThe Hawk
1935 · Editor, Director
movieRuggles of Red Gap
1935 · Editor
movieCollege Rhythm
1934 · Editor
movieDuck Soup
1933 · Assistant Editor
movieIf I Had a Million
1932 · Assistant Editor
movieThe Phantom President
1932 · Assistant Editor
movieMake Me a Star
1932 · Editor
movieThe Royal Family of Broadway
1930 · Editor
movieOnly Saps Work
1930 · Editor