Michael Curtiz
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing171
movieThe Comancheros
1961
Director
movieFrancis of Assisi
1961
Director
movieA Breath of Scandal
1960
Director
movieThe Hangman
1959
Director
movieThe Man in the Net
1959
Director
movieKing Creole
1958
Director
movieThe Proud Rebel
1958
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movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
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movieThe Vagabond King
1956
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movieThe Scarlet Hour
1956
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movieWe're No Angels
1955
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movieWhite Christmas
1954
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movieThe Egyptian
1954
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movieThe Boy from Oklahoma
1954
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movieTrouble Along the Way
1953
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movieThe Jazz Singer
1953
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movieForce of Arms
1951
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movieThe Breaking Point
1950
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movieBright Leaf
1950
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movieYoung Man with a Horn
1950
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movieThe Lady Takes a Sailor
1949
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movieFlamingo Road
1949
Director
movieMy Dream Is Yours
1949
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movieThe Unsuspected
1947
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movieLife with Father
1947
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movieNight and Day
1946
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movieMildred Pierce
1945
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movieRoughly Speaking
1945
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movieJanie
1944
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moviePassage to Marseille
1944
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movieThis Is the Army
1943
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movieMission to Moscow
1943
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movieCasablanca
1943
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movieYankee Doodle Dandy
1942
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movieCaptains of the Clouds
1942
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movieDive Bomber
1941
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movieThe Sea Wolf
1941
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movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
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movieThe Sea Hawk
1940
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movieVirginia City
1940
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movieFour Wives
1939
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movieDaughters Courageous
1939
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movieSons of Liberty
1939
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movieDodge City
1939
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movieAngels with Dirty Faces
1938
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movieFour Daughters
1938
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movieFour's a Crowd
1938
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movieThe Perfect Specimen
1937
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movieKid Galahad
1937
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movieMountain Justice
1937
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movieMarked Woman
1937
Co-Director
movieStolen Holiday
1937
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movieBlack Legion
1937
Co-Director
movieThe Walking Dead
1936
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movieCaptain Blood
1935
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movieLittle Big Shot
1935
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movieFront Page Woman
1935
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movieBlack Fury
1935
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movieBritish Agent
1934
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movieThe Key
1934
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movieJimmy the Gent
1934
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movieMandalay
1934
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movieFemale
1933
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movieThe Kennel Murder Case
1933
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movieGoodbye Again
1933
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moviePrivate Detective 62
1933
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movieThe Keyhole
1933
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movieThe Cabin in the Cotton
1932
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movieDoctor X
1932
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movieAlias the Doctor
1932
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movieThe Mad Genius
1931
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movieGod's Gift to Women
1931
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movieDemon of the Sea
1931
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movieRiver's End
1930
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movieA Soldier's Plaything
1930
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movieBright Lights
1930
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movieThe Matrimonial Bed
1930
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movieUnder a Texas Moon
1930
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movieMammy
1930
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movieHearts in Exile
1929
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movieThe Gamblers
1929
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movieMadonna of Avenue A
1929
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movieGlad Rag Doll
1929
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movieNoah's Ark
1928
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movieTenderloin
1928
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movieGood Time Charley
1927
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movieThe Desired Woman
1927
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movieA Million Bid
1927
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movieThe Third Degree
1926
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movieThe Golden Butterfly
1926
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movieCab No. 13
1926
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movieRed Heels
1925
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movieMoon of Israel
1924
Director
Namenlos
1923
Director
movieAvalanche
1923
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movieSodom and Gomorrah
1922
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movieLabyrinth of Horror
1921
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movieMrs. Dane's Confession
1921
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movieGood and Evil
1921
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movieMiss Tutti Frutti
1921
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movieThe Star of Damascus
1920
Director
Boccaccio
1920
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movieLu, the Coquette
1919
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movieMagic Waltz
1918
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movieThe Scorpion
1918
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The Judas
1918
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movieThe Devil
1918
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movieLulu
1918
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movie99
1918
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movieSpring in Winter
1918
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movieAlraune
1918
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movieA vörös Sámson
1917
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movieThe Man Of The Earth
1917
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movieThe Last Dawn
1917
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movieThe Charlatan
1917
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movieMaster Zoard
1917
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movieA magyar föld ereje
1917
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movieThe Black Rainbow
1917
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movieThe Wolf
1917
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movieMr. Doctor
1916
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movieMelancholy Lady
1916
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movieThe Carthusians
1916
Director
Bánk bán
1915
Director
movieThe Undesirable
1915
Director
Golddigger
1914
Director
Rablélek
1914
Director
movieToday and Tomorrow
1912
Director
movieGeorge Crying
1873
Director
Liliom
Director
General Babka
Director
Writing12
movieDracula's Death
1921
Writer
movieThe Star of Damascus
1920
Scenario Writer
The Merry Widow
1920
Screenplay
movieLu, the Coquette
1919
Screenplay
movieMagic Waltz
1918
Screenplay
Tartar Invasion
1917
Screenplay
movieMaster Zoard
1917
Screenplay
movieThe Wolf
1917
Screenplay
movieMelancholy Lady
1916
Screenplay
Acting11
movieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
1951
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
movieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
movieToday and Tomorrow
1912
Arisztid
Production5
movieThe Scarlet Hour
1956
Producer
movieFlamingo Road
1949
Executive Producer
movieMy Dream Is Yours
1949
Executive Producer
movieThe Unsuspected
1947
Producer
movieBright Lights
1935
Producer
Costume & Make-Up1
Samson und Delila
1922
Costume Design