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- Robert Siodmak (/ siˈɒd.mæk /; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noir he made in the 1940s, such as The Killers (1946).
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Robert Siodmak (/ siˈɒd.mæk /; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist [1] and for a series of films noir he made in the 1940s, such as The Killers (1946).
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Robert Siodmak (8 August 1900 - 10 March 1973) was a German-born, American film director. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of stylish, unpretentious Hollywood films noirs he made in the 1940s.
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- Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Aug 4, 2024 · Robert Siodmak (born August 8, 1900, Dresden, Germany—died March 10, 1973, Locarno, Switzerland) was a German director who was known for his bleak film noirs, notably Phantom Lady (1944), The Killers (1946), and Criss Cross (1949).
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Dec 2, 2003 · Robert Siodmak: The Brightest Shade of Noir. Robert Siodmak’s career is one of the more underrated and misunderstood in the history of Hollywood. The merit of Siodmak’s cinematic art is also one of the most controversial.
Dec 2, 2008 · Professor of German Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Comparative Literature. Dartmouth College. (b. Dresden 1900 – d. Locarno, Switzerland 1973) Director. Robert Siodmak’s...
Mar 27, 2015 · German-born director Robert Siodmak has more A-grade film noirs to his name than just about anyone else, but where to start with a career that spanned four decades and as many countries?
Oct 23, 2013 · Perhaps the director with the finest list of noir credits, though, was Robert Siodmak. Originally from Dresden, he was born into money and a certain social privilege—with a successful father and an artistically inclined mother.