Michael Curtiz

Born: 1886-12-24

Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962), born Manó Kaminer, was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s. Curtiz was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.


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It's a Great Feeling

as Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
Released: 1949-08-01

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her...

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Atlantis

as uncredited
Released: 1913-12-20

Overwhelmed by personal and professional problems, biologist Friedrich von Kammacher decides to...

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Show-Business at War

as Self
Released: 1943-05-21

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2012-01-01

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

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The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-04-05

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.

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Today and Tomorrow

as Arisztid
Released: 1912-10-14

Today and Tomorrow (Hungarian: Ma és holnap) is a 1912 film directed by Michael Curtiz and...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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This Is Your Life

as Self
First aired: 1952-10-01

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...

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