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Listed below are all the films directed by Michael Curtiz that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, or Best Supporting Actress.
25 titles. 1. Casablanca (1942) PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War. 8.5. Rate. 100 Metascore. A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains.
His films during the 1930s and '40s encompassed nearly every genre imaginable and some, including Casablanca (1942) and Mildred Pierce (1945), are considered to be film classics. His brilliance waned in the 1950s when he made a number of mediocre films for studios other than Warner.
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- Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Curtiz helped popularize the classic swashbuckler, with films such as Captain Blood (1935) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). He directed many other dramas which are considered classics: Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Sea Wolf (1941), Casablanca (1942), and Mildred Pierce (1945).
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- Hungary (1886-1933), United States (after 1933)
- Mike Curtiz, Mihály Kertész
- Casablanca (1942) Casablanca is not only a perfect film, often regarded as the best Hollywood has ever offered, but it can top any genre. It is certainly an action/adventure movie, and one of the best.
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) The Adventures of Robin Hood is not only the definitive swashbuckling adventure/romance, but the perfect Robin Hood story.
- Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) Angels With Dirty Faces has everything a Warner Bros. gangster movie fan could possibly want: mobsters and youth gangs; shootouts and electric chairs; Cagney and Bogart as allies and adversaries; Pat O’Brien as the childhood friend who ran faster but turned crusading priest; the oomph of Ann Sheridan; and the antics of The Dead End Kids.
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) For all the mobsters, tough guys, and downright sociopaths James Cagney played onscreen, he always considered himself a song and dance man.
34 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Casablanca. 1942 1h 42m PG. 8.5 (607K) Rate. 100 Metascore. A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. Director Michael Curtiz Stars Humphrey Bogart Ingrid Bergman Paul Henreid.
Apr 10, 2012 · “ The Sea Wolf ” (1941) Never released on DVD in the U.S., and mostly forgotten by this point, surviving principally through rare TV airings, Curtiz’s adaptation of Jack London ‘s sea-set...
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