Michael Curtiz

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Hungarian-American film director person

Michael Curtiz was a Hungarian-American film director best known for helming classic Hollywood films such as "Casablanca."

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hungarian-American →
film director →
person →
activeYearsInFilm 1910s–1960s →
alsoKnownAs Mihály Kertész →
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director →
awardReceivedFor Casablanca →
birthName Manó Kaminer →
causeOfDeath cancer →
countryOfCitizenship Hungary →
United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1886-12-24 →
dateOfDeath 1962-04-10 →
employer Warner Bros. Entertainment →
surface form: Warner Bros.
genre adventure film →
drama film →
film noir →
musical film →
languageOfWork English →
migration emigrated from Hungary to the United States →
name Michael Curtiz self-link →
notableCollaboration Errol Flynn →
Humphrey Bogart →
Ingrid Bergman →
notableWork Angels with Dirty Faces →
Captain Blood (1935 film) →
surface form: Captain Blood

Casablanca →
Mildred Pierce (1945 film) →
surface form: Mildred Pierce

The Adventures of Robin Hood →
White Christmas →
Yankee Doodle Dandy →
numberOfFilmsDirected over 100 →
occupation film director →
producer →
screenwriter →
placeOfBirth Austro-Hungarian Empire →
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Budapest →
placeOfDeath California, United States →
surface form: California

Hollywood →
Los Angeles →
United States of America →
spouse Bess Meredyth →
Ilona Kovács →
styleCharacteristic dynamic camera movement →
elaborate lighting →
strong visual composition →
workedIn Austrian cinema →
Hollywood →
Hungarian cinema →

Referenced by (11)

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Casablanca → director → Michael Curtiz →
Doctor X → director → Michael Curtiz →
Four Daughters → director → Michael Curtiz →
Mystery of the Wax Museum → director → Michael Curtiz →
Captain Louis Renault → filmDirector → Michael Curtiz →
Ilsa Lund → filmDirectorOfWork → Michael Curtiz →
Michael Curtiz → name → Michael Curtiz self-link →
Sol Polito → notableCollaboration → Michael Curtiz →
Alan Hale Sr. → workedWith → Michael Curtiz →