Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Directing

Born December 24, 1886 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

170 films as director · Active 1912–1961

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…

Known for

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1952

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

The Screen Director

The Screen Director

1951

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

1949

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

Atlantis

Atlantis

1913

Directed(170)

The Comancheros

1961The Comancheros★ 6.7

Francis of Assisi

1961Francis of Assisi★ 7.7

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn★ 5.9

A Breath of Scandal

1960A Breath of Scandal★ 5.5

The Man in the Net

1959The Man in the Net★ 5.2

The Hangman

1959The Hangman★ 6.5

King Creole

1958King Creole★ 6.4

The Proud Rebel

1958The Proud Rebel★ 6.1

The Helen Morgan Story

1957The Helen Morgan Story★ 5.3

The Scarlet Hour

1956The Scarlet Hour★ 5.2

The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956The Best Things in Life Are Free★ 5.7

The Vagabond King

1956The Vagabond King★ 6.1

We're No Angels

1955We're No Angels★ 7.2

The Egyptian

1954The Egyptian★ 6.5

White Christmas

1954White Christmas★ 7.2

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954The Boy from Oklahoma★ 5.7

Trouble Along the Way

1953Trouble Along the Way★ 6.1

The Jazz Singer

1953The Jazz Singer★ 6.0

The Story of Will Rogers

1952The Story of Will Rogers★ 7.0

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951Jim Thorpe – All-American★ 6.5

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951I'll See You in My Dreams★ 4.9

Force of Arms

1951Force of Arms★ 6.7

Young Man with a Horn

1950Young Man with a Horn★ 6.4

The Breaking Point

1950The Breaking Point★ 7.1

Bright Leaf

1950Bright Leaf★ 5.9

My Dream Is Yours

1949My Dream Is Yours★ 6.5

Flamingo Road

1949Flamingo Road★ 7.1

The Lady Takes a Sailor

1949The Lady Takes a Sailor★ 5.7

Romance on the High Seas

1948Romance on the High Seas★ 6.7

The Unsuspected

1947The Unsuspected★ 6.7

Life with Father

1947Life with Father★ 6.7

Night and Day

1946Night and Day★ 6.1

Mildred Pierce

1945Mildred Pierce★ 7.6

Roughly Speaking

1945Roughly Speaking★ 6.8

Passage to Marseille

1944Passage to Marseille★ 6.6

Janie

1944Janie★ 6.0

Casablanca

1943Casablanca★ 8.1

This Is the Army

1943This Is the Army★ 5.7

Mission to Moscow

1943Mission to Moscow★ 5.7

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942Yankee Doodle Dandy★ 7.0

Captains of the Clouds

1942Captains of the Clouds★ 6.4

The Sea Wolf

1941The Sea Wolf★ 7.2

Dive Bomber

1941Dive Bomber★ 6.3

Santa Fe Trail

1940Santa Fe Trail★ 5.8

The Sea Hawk

1940The Sea Hawk★ 7.2

Virginia City

1940Virginia City★ 6.3

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex★ 6.3

Dodge City

1939Dodge City★ 6.9

Four Wives

1939Four Wives★ 5.5

Sons of Liberty

1939Sons of Liberty★ 6.3

Daughters Courageous

1939Daughters Courageous★ 6.3

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938The Adventures of Robin Hood★ 7.5

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938Angels with Dirty Faces★ 7.5

Four's a Crowd

1938Four's a Crowd★ 5.5

Four Daughters

1938Four Daughters★ 6.6

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938Gold Is Where You Find It★ 7.0

Kid Galahad

1937Kid Galahad★ 7.1

The Perfect Specimen

1937The Perfect Specimen★ 6.4

Mountain Justice

1937Mountain Justice★ 6.3

Stolen Holiday

1937Stolen Holiday★ 6.4

Black Legion

1937Black Legion★ 6.6

Marked Woman

1937Marked Woman★ 6.6

The Walking Dead

1936The Walking Dead★ 6.3

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936The Charge of the Light Brigade★ 6.5

Captain Blood

1935Captain Blood★ 7.2

Black Fury

1935Black Fury★ 6.3

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935The Case of the Curious Bride★ 6.0

Little Big Shot

1935Little Big Shot★ 7.3

Front Page Woman

1935Front Page Woman★ 5.9

Jimmy the Gent

1934Jimmy the Gent★ 6.4

The Key

1934The Key★ 4.9

British Agent

1934British Agent★ 5.8

Mandalay

1934Mandalay★ 5.8

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933Mystery of the Wax Museum★ 6.5

Private Detective 62

1933Private Detective 62★ 6.2

Female

1933Female★ 6.3

The Kennel Murder Case

1933The Kennel Murder Case★ 6.1

The Keyhole

1933The Keyhole★ 4.8

Goodbye Again

1933Goodbye Again★ 4.9

Doctor X

1932Doctor X★ 6.0

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932The Cabin in the Cotton★ 6.3

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

193220,000 Years in Sing Sing★ 6.4

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932The Woman from Monte Carlo★ 6.3

Alias the Doctor

1932Alias the Doctor★ 6.0

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932The Strange Love of Molly Louvain★ 6.1

God's Gift to Women

1931God's Gift to Women★ 4.8

The Mad Genius

1931The Mad Genius★ 6.4

Demon of the Sea

1931Demon of the Sea★ 10.0

Mammy

1930Mammy★ 6.0

The Matrimonial Bed

1930The Matrimonial Bed★ 6.4

River's End

1930River's End★ 6.4

Bright Lights

1930Bright Lights★ 5.2

A Soldier's Plaything

1930A Soldier's Plaything★ 5.4

Under a Texas Moon

1930Under a Texas Moon★ 4.5

The Gamblers

1929The Gamblers★ 9.0

Glad Rag Doll

1929Glad Rag Doll★ 9.0

Madonna of Avenue A

1929Madonna of Avenue A★ 7.0

Hearts in Exile

1929Hearts in Exile★ 9.0

Noah's Ark

1928Noah's Ark★ 6.5

Tenderloin

1928Tenderloin★ 10.0

The Desired Woman

1927The Desired Woman★ 10.0

Good Time Charley

1927Good Time Charley★ 8.0

A Million Bid

1927A Million Bid★ 7.0

Cab No. 13

1926Cab No. 13★ 7.3

The Golden Butterfly

1926The Golden Butterfly★ 10.0

The Third Degree

1926The Third Degree★ 7.0

Red Heels

1925Red Heels★ 6.7

Moon of Israel

1924Moon of Israel★ 6.8

1924Harun al Raschid★ 9.0

Avalanche

1923Avalanche★ 6.1

1923Young Medardus★ 5.3

1923Namenlos★ 9.0

Sodom and Gomorrah

1922Sodom and Gomorrah★ 6.1

Labyrinth of Horror

1921Labyrinth of Horror★ 5.2

Good and Evil

1921Good and Evil★ 9.0

Miss Tutti Frutti

1921Miss Tutti Frutti★ 9.0

Mrs. Dane's Confession

1921Mrs. Dane's Confession★ 6.0

1920The Merry Widow

1920Boccaccio★ 8.0

The Star of Damascus

1920The Star of Damascus★ 8.0

1920The Scourge of God★ 10.0

1919My Brother Is Coming★ 5.5

Lu, the Coquette

1919Lu, the Coquette

1919The Lady with the Black Gloves★ 7.0

Alraune

1918Jean the Tenant

The Scorpion

1918The Scorpion

Spring in Winter

1918Spring in Winter

1918A csúnya fiú

1918The Story Of A Kreutzer

Lulu

1918Lulu★ 7.0

The Devil

Magic Waltz

1918Magic Waltz

1918The Sunflower Woman

A magyar föld ereje

1917A magyar föld ereje

The Wolf

The Last Dawn

1917The Last Dawn

Secret of St. Job Forest

1917Secret of St. Job Forest

The Charlatan

1917The Charlatan

A vörös Sámson

1917A vörös Sámson

1917Tartar Invasion

The Man Of The Earth

1917The Man Of The Earth

The Black Rainbow

1917The Black Rainbow

Master Zoard

1917Master Zoard

1917The Death-Bell

1917Nobody's Son

1917Peace's Road

The Coronation of King Charles IV

1916The Coronation of King Charles IV

1916Seven of Spades

Mr. Doctor

The Carthusians

1916The Carthusians

1916Haza, haza öreg baka

Melancholy Lady

1916Melancholy Lady

The Undesirable

1915The Undesirable★ 4.8

1915A kölcsönkért csecsemök

1915Akit ketten szeretnek

1915A paradicsom

1914A hercegnö pongyolája★ 8.0

1913The Last Bohemian★ 1.0

1913Házasodik az uram

Today and Tomorrow

1912Today and Tomorrow

—Az éjszaka rabja

—Liliom★ 7.0

—Ein Spiel ums Leben★ 9.0

—General Babka★ 8.0

Acting(11)

2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfSelf (archive footage)

2005The Adventures of Errol FlynnSelf (archive footage)

1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)

Michael Curtiz — Watchpile | Watchpile

1953You're the StarSelf

1952This Is Your LifeSelf

1951The Screen DirectorSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1949It's a Great FeelingMichael Curtiz (uncredited)

1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf

1943Show-Business at WarSelf

1912Today and TomorrowArisztid