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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.
- July 7, 1901, New York City
- 1933–1973
- Film producer and director
- August 4, 1973 (aged 72), Hollywood
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.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, California, USA
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
Oct 28, 2021 · Depending on your own personal taste (and which of his films you're watching), Sam Katzman is either a legendary or infamous figure in the movie industry. As a producer, he's responsible for over two hundred projects, almost all of them rooted in exploitation.
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- CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN. Brand-new introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman. Brand-new audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball. Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures, a brand-new feature-length illustrated presentation on the life, career and films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette.
- THE WEREWOLF. Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman. Brand-new audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin. Beyond Window Dressing, a brand-new visual essay exploring the oft-overlooked role of women in the films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.
- THE ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU. Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman. Brand-new audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger. Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation, a brand-new visual essay exploring the intersection of mythical horror creatures and the rational world of science in the films of Sam Katzman by critic Josh Hurtado.
- THE GIANT CLAW. Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman. Brand-new audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard. Family Endangered!
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Sep 11, 2021 · A name that’s never going to be uttered in the same breath as Val Lewton is Sam Katzman, who for the 1950s settled into a profitable tenure making Columbia program pictures. They pretty much stayed in the category of ‘obvious junk’ yet include a number of endearing favorites.
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.