The Spiral Staircase
1946
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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.
Dec 2, 2003 · Robert Siodmak’s career is one of the more underrated and misunderstood in the history of Hollywood. The merit of Siodmak’s cinematic art is also one of the most controversial. Among fanatic cinephiles, particularly those with a penchant for film noir thrillers, Siodmak is considered the primary architect of the genre.
Jul 6, 2012 · A HOLLYWOOD director once bracketed with Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang, Robert Siodmak (1900-73) is credited by some scholars with developing the German-French-American synthesis known as film...
Dec 2, 2008 · Biography: Robert Siodmak. Biography by Gerd Gemünden. Professor of German Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Comparative Literature. Dartmouth College. (b. Dresden 1900 – d. Locarno ...
Mar 27, 2015 · German-born director Robert Siodmak has more A-grade film noirs to his name than just about anyone else, but where to start with a career that spanned four decades and as many countries? 27 March 2015
Jul 6, 2015 · Citizen Kane. of Noir. T he Killers (1946) is exemplary film noir from Robert Siodmak, who, on the strength of three films—this, Phantom Lady (1944), and Criss Cross (1949)—stands beside his fellow European exiles Fritz Lang and Otto Preminger as one of noir’s crucial directors. The film is as nested with weird resonances as it is ...
Oct 23, 2013 · His films are, almost without exception, beautifully visual. If you want to learn about noir style, Siodmak is probably the best place to start. His films take place in a world of shadow and light, of footsteps in the dark and smoky doorways in the night. Here’s your beginner’s guide to Siodmak: Best of the Best. Criss Cross
