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Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907 – August 30, 2000) was an American B-movie film director whose stylish flourishes came to be appreciated by auteur theory-espousing film critics in the years following his retirement in 1966. In a 30-year directorial career, he directed numerous low-budget westerns, action pictures, musicals, adventures, and ...
- Candy Lewis Sangster
- August 30, 2000 (aged 93), Marina del Rey, California
- Film director
Joseph H. Lewis. Director: Gun Crazy. The term "style over content" fits director Joseph H. Lewis like a glove. His ability to elevate basically mundane and mediocre low-budget material to sublime cinematic art has gained him a substantial cult following among movie buffs.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
May 7, 2024 · Joseph H. Lewis (born April 6, 1907, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died August 30, 2000, Santa Monica, California) was an American film and television director who developed a cult following for his B - westerns and film noirs, which were especially known for their visual style.
- Michael Barson
Joseph H. Lewis, whose gritty, fast-paced low-budget films so transcended the conventions of the B-movie that filmmakers and screenwriters like Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich and Jay...
Joseph H. Lewis. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. April 6, 1907 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. August 30, 2000 · Santa Monica, California, USA (natural causes) Nicknames. Wagon Wheel Joe. Joe. Mini Bio. The term "style over content" fits director Joseph H. Lewis like a glove.
- April 6, 1907
- August 30, 2000
Nov 5, 2006 · Joseph H. Lewis’ reputation rests on two major contributions to the film noir canon, the transgressive and boundary-breaching Gun Crazy (1950), arguably the most enduring and influential of all lovers-on-the-lam thrillers, and the memorably intense The Big Combo, all striking chiaroscuro illuminating dark content.
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Aug 30, 2000 · Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907–August 30, 2000), was an American B-movie film director. Although he worked with both Béla Lugosi (The Invisible Ghost) and Lionel Atwill in early 1940s horror, he is best known for his work in film noir from the late 40s and the 1950s.
