The Spiral Staircase
1946
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- Robert Siodmak (born August 8, 1900, Dresden, Germany—died March 10, 1973, Locarno, Switzerland) was a German director who was known for his bleak film noirs, notably Phantom Lady (1944), The Killers (1946), and Criss Cross (1949).
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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
4 days ago · Robert Siodmak (born August 8, 1900, Dresden, Germany—died March 10, 1973, Locarno, Switzerland) was a 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 ...
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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.
- August 8, 1900
- March 10, 1973
Dec 2, 2003 · Robert Siodmak: The Brightest Shade of Noir. 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.
Dec 2, 2008 · Professor of German Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Comparative Literature. Dartmouth College. (b. Dresden 1900 – d. Locarno, Switzerland 1973) Director. Robert Siodmak’s directorial debut...
He attended the ‘University of Marburg’ in mid-1920s and began working for the state run German film company, ‘Universum Film A.G.’ founded by General Erich Ludendorff and supported by the Third Reich. Career. Robert Siodmak made his debut in directing films with the ‘Menschen am Sonntag’ or ‘People on A Sunday’ in 1930.
Master craftsman of suspense and crime films who, in the mid-1940s, applied his Germanic sensibility to a series of exquisitely styled Hollywood thrillers including "The Spiral Staircase" and "The Killers" (both 1946).Born in the USA but raised in Germany (from age one), Siodmak began working for UFA in 1925 and directed his first film, the land...
