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    Michael Curtiz

    Hungarian-American director

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  1. Michael Curtiz ( / kɜːrˈtiːz / kur-Tiz; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; Hungarian: Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 – April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. [2] : 67 He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during ...

  2. Michael Curtiz. Director: Casablanca. Curtiz began acting in and then directing films in his native Hungary in 1912. After WWI, he continued his filmmaking career in Austria and Germany and into the early 1920s when he directed films in other countries in Europe.

  3. Apr 6, 2024 · Michael Curtiz (born December 25, 1886, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now in Hungary]—died April 10, 1962, Hollywood, California, U.S.) was a Hungarian-born American motion-picture director whose prolific output as a contract director for Warner Brothers was composed of many solid but run-of-the-mill genre films along with a string of motion picture classics that included Angels with Dirty ...

  4. Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period, he directed 178 films. [1] He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria, and, finally, to the United States. As his biographer, Alan K. Rode, notes, "A cinematic pioneer, Curtiz made a seamless ...

  5. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills on the sword. Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp. Votes: 10,745. 11. Four Daughters (1938) Approved | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance.

  6. Michael Curtiz. Director: Casablanca. Curtiz began acting in and then directing films in his native Hungary in 1912. After WWI, he continued his filmmaking career in Austria and Germany and into the early 1920s when he directed films in other countries in Europe. Moving to the US in 1926, he started making films in Hollywood for Warner Bros. and became thoroughly entrenched in the studio ...

  7. That year Curtiz also directed the melodrama Flamingo Road and the romantic comedy The Lady Takes a Sailor. Michael Curtiz - Hollywood Director, War Films, Casablanca: By 1938 Curtiz had become Warner Brothers’ most reliable moneymaker. He began the year inauspiciously with Gold Is Where You Find It, but then came The Adventures of Robin Hood ...

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