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Robert Siodmak (/ s i ˈ ɒ d. m æ k /; 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).
- Bertha Odenheimer (1933–1973; her death)
- Curt Siodmak (brother)
- 1927–1969
- Film director
Robert Siodmak. Director: The Devil Strikes at Night. 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
Mar 6, 2024 · Robert Siodmak German director who was known for his bleak film noirs, notably Phantom Lady (1944), The Killers (1946), and Criss Cross (1949). Siodmak worked as a film editor before codirecting his first feature, a pseudodocumentary entitled Menschen am Sonntag (People on Sunday), in 1930; writers
- Michael Barson
Dec 2, 2003 · Learn about the life and career of Robert Siodmak, the primary architect of the film noir genre in Hollywood. Explore his disputed birthplace, his collaborations with other filmmakers, his use of modernist techniques, and his controversial legacy.
Jul 6, 2012 · Robert Siodmak, the subject of a nine-film retrospective at Film Forum, directed in different genres, but his worldview remained remarkably consistent.
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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. At 18 he went to Berlin, which in those days was the swinging, cultural capital of Europe.
Dec 2, 2008 · Robert Siodmak’s directorial debut was the famous Berlin film Menschen am Sonntag (1930), which establishes him as serious filmmaker. Yet the subsequent productions do not return to the neo ...
