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Years active. 1933–1973. Sam Katzman (July 7, 1901 – August 4, 1973) was an American film producer and director. Katzman's specialty was producing low-budget genre films, including serials, which had disproportionately high returns for the studios and his financial backers.
Biography. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Sam Katzman (1901-1973) Producer. Additional Crew. Production Manager. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. New York-born Sam Katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13, and worked his way up the ladder, learning virtually every facet of film production before becoming a producer himself.
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July 7, 1901 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. August 4, 1973 · Hollywood, California, USA (undisclosed) Nickname. Jungle Sam. Mini Bio. New York-born Sam Katzman entered the film industry as a prop boy at age 13, and worked his way up the ladder, learning virtually every facet of film production before becoming a producer himself.
- July 7, 1901
- August 4, 1973
Sam Katzman is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Production Manager, Second Unit Director, Production Supervisor, and Writer. Some of his work includes Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, It Came from Beneath the Sea, The Giant Claw, The Corpse Vanishes, The Werewolf, Invisible Ghost, Voodoo Man, and The Ape Man.
- CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN. Optional Introduction by Kim Newman (8:33) Audio Commentary with Russell Dyball. Sam Katzman: Before & Beyond the Cold War Creatures (73:57)
- THE WEREWOLF. Optional Introduction by Kim Newman (13:55) Audio Commentary with Lee Gambin. Beyond Window Dressing (23:35) Super 8 Version (7:33) Trailer (1:57)
- ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU. Optional Introduction by Kim Newman (7:35) Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger. Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation (19:48)
- THE GIANT CLAW. Optional Introduction by Kim Newman (12:27) Audio Commentary with Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard. Family Endangered! (12:51) Super 8 Version (6:29)
Birthday: Jul 7, 1901. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. An old-style Hollywood producer in the mid 20th century, Sam Katzman was a master of budget, helping to create and distribute a big...
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Mar 28, 2022 · Studio: Arrow Video. Mar 28, 2022 Web Exclusive By Austin Trunick. One of the most prolific b-movie producers of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Sam Katzman spent his early career on Poverty Row, churning out Westerns, war films, and mobster movies at a breakneck pace.
