Michael Curtiz

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.

Known For

It's a Great Feeling

as Michael Curtiz (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Atlantis

This Is Your Life

as Self

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Self (archive footage)

Show-Business at War

as Self

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

as Self (archive footage)

The Screen Director

as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

You're the Star

as Self

Today and Tomorrow

as Arisztid