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 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.
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Filmography
all 155
Movies 153
Director 141
self 10
TV Shows 2
Producer 1
Writer 1
Self
The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland (2021)
Movie
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
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Self
John Ford Goes to War (2002)
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Director
The Comancheros (1961)
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6
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Francis of Assisi (1961)
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Director
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
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Director
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
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Director
The Hangman (1959)
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3.5
Director
The Man in the Net (1959)
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Director
King Creole (1958)
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Director
The Proud Rebel (1958)
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Director
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
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Director
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
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Director
The Vagabond King (1956)
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Director
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
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Director
We're No Angels (1955)
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Director
White Christmas (1954)
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10
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The Egyptian (1954)
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Director
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
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Director
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
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Director
The Jazz Singer (1953)
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Self
You're the Star (1953)
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Self
This Is Your Life (1952)
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Director
The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
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Director
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
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Director
Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)
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Director
Force of Arms (1951)
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Self (staged 'archive' footage)
The Screen Director (1951)
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Director
The Breaking Point (1950)
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Director
Bright Leaf (1950)
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Director
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
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Director
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
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Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
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Flamingo Road (1949)
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Director
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
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Director
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
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Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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6
Director
The Unsuspected (1947)
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Director
Life with Father (1947)
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Director
Night and Day (1946)
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6
Director
Mildred Pierce (1945)
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3.88
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Roughly Speaking (1945)
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Director
Janie (1944)
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Director
Passage to Marseille (1944)
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Director
This Is the Army (1943)
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Self
Show-Business at War (1943)
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Director
Mission to Moscow (1943)
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Director
Casablanca (1943)
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6.75
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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Captains of the Clouds (1942)
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Dive Bomber (1941)
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6
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The Sea Wolf (1941)
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Santa Fe Trail (1940)
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The Sea Hawk (1940)
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Virginia City (1940)
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Director
Four Wives (1939)
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Director
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
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Director
Daughters Courageous (1939)
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Director
Sons of Liberty (1939)
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Director
Dodge City (1939)
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Director
Blackwell's Island (1939)
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Director
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
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4.4
Director
Four Daughters (1938)
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Director
Four's a Crowd (1938)
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Director
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
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3.86
Director
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
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Director
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
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Director
Kid Galahad (1937)
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Director
Mountain Justice (1937)
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Marked Woman (1937)
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Stolen Holiday (1937)
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Director
Black Legion (1937)
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6
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
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Director
Anthony Adverse (1936)
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Director
The Walking Dead (1936)
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5
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Captain Blood (1935)
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6
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Little Big Shot (1935)
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Producer
Bright Lights (1935)
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Director
Front Page Woman (1935)
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Director
Black Fury (1935)
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Director
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
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Director
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
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Director
British Agent (1934)
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Director
The Key (1934)
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Director
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
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Director
Mandalay (1934)
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Director
Female (1933)
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Director
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
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4
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Goodbye Again (1933)
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Director
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
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Director
Private Detective 62 (1933)
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Director
The Keyhole (1933)
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Director
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
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Director
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
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Director
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
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Director
Doctor X (1932)
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5.17
Director
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
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Alias the Doctor (1932)
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The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
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The Mad Genius (1931)
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Director
God's Gift to Women (1931)
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Demon of the Sea (1931)
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River's End (1930)
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A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
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Bright Lights (1930)
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The Office Wife (1930)
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The Matrimonial Bed (1930)
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Under a Texas Moon (1930)
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Mammy (1930)
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Hearts in Exile (1929)
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Director
The Gamblers (1929)
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Director
Madonna of Avenue A (1929)
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Glad Rag Doll (1929)
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Noah's Ark (1928)
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Tenderloin (1928)
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Good Time Charley (1927)
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Director
The Desired Woman (1927)
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A Million Bid (1927)
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Director
The Third Degree (1926)
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The Golden Butterfly (1926)
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Director
Cab No. 13 (1926)
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Director
Red Heels (1925)
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Director
Moon of Israel (1924)
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Director
Harun al Raschid (1924)
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Director
Avalanche (1923)
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Director
Young Medardus (1923)
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Director
Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)
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Costume Design
Samson und Delila (1922)
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Director
Labyrinth of Horror (1921)
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Mrs. Dane's Confession (1921)
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Writer
Dracula's Death (1921)
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Director
Good and Evil (1921)
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Director
Mrs. Tutti Frutti (1921)
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My Brother Is Coming (1919)
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Director
A skorpió (1918)
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Az árendás zsidó (1918)
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Tavasz a télben (1918)
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Alraune (1918)
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A vörös Sámson (1917)
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A föld embere (1917)
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A szentjóbi erdö titka (1917)
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The Last Dawn (1917)
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Tatárjárás (1917)
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A kuruzsló (1917)
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A magyar föld ereje (1917)
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The Wolf (1917)
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The Coronation of King Charles IV (1916)
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Director
Bánk bán (1915)
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The Undesirable (1915)
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Golddigger (1914)
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Director
Rablélek (1914)
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Atlantis (1913)
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2
Director
The Last Bohemian (1913)
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Director
Today and Tomorrow (1912)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1886-12-24
Deathday1962-04-10 (75 years old)
Birth NameKaminer Manó
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
RelationshipsLili Damita (1925-01-01 - 1926-01-01), Bess Meredyth (1929-01-01 - 1962-01-01), Lucy Doraine (1918-01-01 - 1923-01-01)
SiblingsDezső Kertész, Gábor Kertész
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Hungary
Also Known AsManó Kertész Kaminer, Miska, Michael Courtice, Michael Kertesz, Mihaly Kertesz, Michael Kertész, Mihály Kertész, Kertész Mihály, Manó Kaminer, 마이클 커티즈
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Director
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