Michael Curtiz

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

Casablanca
The Adventures of Robin Hood
White Christmas
Mildred Pierce
Angels with Dirty Faces
Captain Blood
Birth Location Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Born 1886-12-24
Died 1962-04-10

Movies

The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self (archive footage)
2005
You're the Star as Self
1953
The Screen Director as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
It's a Great Feeling as Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
1949
1943
1913
Today and Tomorrow as Arisztid
1912

Movies

The Comancheros Director
1961
1961
1960
The Hangman Director
1959
1959
King Creole Director
1958
The Proud Rebel Director
1958
1957
1956
The Scarlet Hour Director
1956
The Scarlet Hour Producer
1956
We're No Angels Director
1955
White Christmas Director
1954
The Egyptian Director
1954
1954
1953
The Jazz Singer Director
1953
1952
Force of Arms Director
1951
1950
Bright Leaf Director
1950
1950
1949
Flamingo Road Executive Producer
1949
Flamingo Road Director
1949
My Dream Is Yours Executive Producer
1949
1949
1948
The Unsuspected Producer
1947
The Unsuspected Director
1947
Life with Father Director
1947
Night and Day Director
1946
Mildred Pierce Director
1945
Roughly Speaking Director
1945
Janie Director
1944
1944
This Is the Army Director
1943
1943
Casablanca Director
1943
1942
1942
Dive Bomber Director
1941
The Sea Wolf Director
1941
Santa Fe Trail Director
1940
The Sea Hawk Director
1940
Virginia City Director
1940
Four Wives Director
1939
1939
Sons of Liberty Director
1939
Dodge City Director
1939
1938
Four Daughters Director
1938
Four's a Crowd Director
1938
1937
Kid Galahad Director
1937
Mountain Justice Director
1937
Stolen Holiday Director
1937
Black Legion Co-Director
1937
The Walking Dead Director
1936
Captain Blood Director
1935
Little Big Shot Director
1935
Bright Lights Producer
1935
Front Page Woman Director
1935
Black Fury Director
1935
British Agent Director
1934
The Key Director
1934
Jimmy the Gent Director
1934
Mandalay Director
1934
Female Director
1933
1933
Goodbye Again Director
1933
1933
The Keyhole Director
1933
1932
Doctor X Director
1932
Alias the Doctor Director
1932
The Mad Genius Director
1931
1931
Demon of the Sea Director
1931
River's End Director
1930
1930
Bright Lights Director
1930
1930
1930
Mammy Director
1930
Hearts in Exile Director
1929
The Gamblers Director
1929
1929
Glad Rag Doll Director
1929
Noah's Ark Director
1928
Tenderloin Director
1928
1927
1927
A Million Bid Director
1927
The Third Degree Director
1926
1926
Cab No. 13 Director
1926
Red Heels Director
1925
Moon of Israel Director
1924
Harun al Raschid Director
1924
Avalanche Director
1923
Young Medardus Director
1923
1922
1922
Samson und Delila Costume Design
1922
1921
1921
1921
Good and Evil Director
1921
1921
1919
A skorpió Director
1918
1918
Tavasz a télben Director
1918
Alraune Director
1918
1917
A föld embere Director
1917
1917
The Last Dawn Director
1917
Tatárjárás Director
1917
Tatárjárás Screenplay
1917
A kuruzsló Director
1917
1917
1917
The Wolf Director
1917
The Wolf Screenplay
1917
Bánk bán Director
1915
The Undesirable Director
1915
Golddigger Director
1914
Rablélek Director
1914
1913
1912