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William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937.
William Dieterle (1893-1972) William Dieterle. Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Wilhelm Dieterle was the youngest of nine children of parents Jacob and Berthe Dieterle. They lived in poverty, and when he was old enough to work, young Wilhelm earned money as a carpenter and a scrap dealer. He dreamed of better things, though, and theater caught ...
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- Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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- Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany
May 7, 2013 · William Dieterle (born July 15, 1893, Ludwigshafen, Germany—died December 8, 1972, Ottobrunn) was a German-born filmmaker who directed a diverse range of movies but was perhaps best known for a series of acclaimed biopics, one of which won the Warner Brothers studio its first-ever Academy Award for best picture.
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William Dieterle was a German actor and film director with an extensive Hollywood career over the course of which he directed films like ‘The Life of Emile Zola,’ ‘The Story of Louis Pasteur’ and ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame.’ Born into a large poverty stricken family in Ludwigshafen, German Empire, he had a difficult childhood as ...
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
May 19, 2024 · The following year Dieterle’s The Life of Emile Zola, which also starred Muni, won an Oscar for best picture, and the Muni-Dieterle team stayed together for the lavish and intricate Juarez (1939). Dieterle did two decent biopics with Edward G. Robinson, Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1940) and A Dispatch from Reuter’s (1940), and Van Heflin ...
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7.8. Rate. In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her. Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell. Votes: 12,263 | Gross: $3.27M.
