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Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Known For Directing
Birthday Dec 24, 1886
Died Apr 10, 1962 (75)
Birthplace Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Jul 31, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 o ... f 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

It's a Great Feeling

1949

as Michael Curtiz (uncredited)

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Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

1961

Director

The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961

Director

A Breath of Scandal

A Breath of Scandal

1960

Director

The Hangman

The Hangman

1959

Director

The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net

1959

Director

King Creole

King Creole

1958

Director

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

1958

Director

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

Director

The Scarlet Hour

The Scarlet Hour

1956

Director

The Vagabond King

The Vagabond King

1956

Director

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1955

Director

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

Director

White Christmas

White Christmas

1954

Director

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954

Director

Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Director

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1953

Director

The Story of Will Rogers

The Story of Will Rogers

1952

Director

Force of Arms

Force of Arms

1951

Director

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

1950

Director

Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

1950

Director

Young Man with a Horn

Young Man with a Horn

1950

Director

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949

Director

My Dream Is Yours

My Dream Is Yours

1949

Director

The Lady Takes a Sailor

The Lady Takes a Sailor

1949

Director

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Director

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

Director

The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947

Director

Night and Day

Night and Day

1946

Director

Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

1945

Director

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

Director

Janie

Janie

1944

Director

Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille

1944

Director

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943

Director

Casablanca

Casablanca

1943

Director

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

Director

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Director

Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

1942

Director

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

1941

Director

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

Director

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

Director

Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

Director

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Director

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

Director

Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

Director

Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

1939

Director

Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

1939

Director

Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

Director

Four's a Crowd

Four's a Crowd

1938

Director

Four Daughters

Four Daughters

1938

Director

Black Legion

Black Legion

1937

Co-Director

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

Director

Mountain Justice

Mountain Justice

1937

Director

Stolen Holiday

Stolen Holiday

1937

Director

The Perfect Specimen

The Perfect Specimen

1937

Director

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

1936

Director

Black Fury

Black Fury

1935

Director

Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

1935

Director

Little Big Shot

Little Big Shot

1935

Director

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

Director

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

1934

Director

The Key

The Key

1934

Director

British Agent

British Agent

1934

Director

Mandalay

Mandalay

1934

Director

Female

Female

1933

Director

The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case

1933

Director

Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

1933

Director

The Keyhole

The Keyhole

1933

Director

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1933

Director

Doctor X

Doctor X

1932

Director

The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

Director

Alias the Doctor

Alias the Doctor

1932

Director

The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius

1931

Director

God's Gift to Women

God's Gift to Women

1931

Director

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1930

Director

Under a Texas Moon

Under a Texas Moon

1930

Director

The Matrimonial Bed

The Matrimonial Bed

1930

Director

A Soldier's Plaything

A Soldier's Plaything

1930

Director

Mammy

Mammy

1930

Director

River's End

River's End

1930

Director

The Gamblers

The Gamblers

1929

Director

Glad Rag Doll

Glad Rag Doll

1929

Director

Madonna of Avenue A

Madonna of Avenue A

1929

Director

Hearts in Exile

Hearts in Exile

1929

Director

Tenderloin

Tenderloin

1928

Director

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928

Director

A Million Bid

A Million Bid

1927

Director

Good Time Charley

Good Time Charley

1927

Director

The Desired Woman

The Desired Woman

1927

Director

The Third Degree

The Third Degree

1926

Director

Harun al Raschid

Harun al Raschid

1924

Director

The Scarlet Hour

The Scarlet Hour

1956

Producer

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949

Executive Producer

My Dream Is Yours

My Dream Is Yours

1949

Executive Producer

The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947

Producer

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1935

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Director The Adventures of Robin Hood Nominated
Academy Awards Best Director White Christmas Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Director The Shoes of the Fisherman Nominated
Television Credits

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This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

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