Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writing

Born February 11, 1909 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

22 films as director · Active 1946–1972

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ˈmæŋkəwɪts/ MANG-kə-wits; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American filmmaker. A four-time Academy Award winner, he is best known for his witty and literate dialogu…

Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

Ciné regards

Ciné regards

1978

Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

Directed(22)

Sleuth

1972Sleuth★ 7.7

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970There Was a Crooked Man...★ 6.8

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis★ 7.3

The Honey Pot

1967The Honey Pot★ 6.4

Carol for Another Christmas

1964Carol for Another Christmas★ 5.9

Cleopatra

1963Cleopatra★ 7.1

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959Suddenly, Last Summer★ 7.3

The Quiet American

1958The Quiet American★ 5.8

Guys and Dolls

1955Guys and Dolls★ 6.6

The Barefoot Contessa

1954The Barefoot Contessa★ 6.7

Julius Caesar

1953Julius Caesar★ 7.1

5 Fingers

19525 Fingers★ 7.6

People Will Talk

1951People Will Talk★ 7.1

All About Eve

1950All About Eve★ 8.1

No Way Out

1950No Way Out★ 6.9

House of Strangers

1949House of Strangers★ 6.9

A Letter to Three Wives

1949A Letter to Three Wives★ 7.2

Escape

1948Escape★ 5.7

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947The Ghost and Mrs. Muir★ 7.5

The Late George Apley

1947The Late George Apley★ 7.0

Dragonwyck

1946Dragonwyck★ 6.6

Somewhere in the Night

1946Somewhere in the Night★ 6.7

Acting(18)

2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf (archive footage)

2000Backstory: 'All About Eve'Self (archive footage)

1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf

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Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

The Screen Director

The Screen Director

1951

1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelf

1988Hello Actors StudioSelf

1988In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard BurtonSelf

1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnSelf

1986W.C. Fields: Straight UpSelf

1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneySelf

1983All About MankiewiczSelf

1983Bette Davis: The Benevolent VolcanoSelf

1978Ciné regardsSelf

1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1953The OscarsSelf

1951The Screen DirectorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

1929Woman TrapReporter (as Joseph Mankiewicz)