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Curtis Bernhardt (1899–1981)

Director | Writer | Producer

If Curtis Bernhardt is a relative unknown, it's because he didn't direct his first Hollywood feature until 1940 at the age of 41. Bernhardt worked for years in Germany until his Jewish heritage made living there impossible by 1933--he was arrested by the Gestapo and made a harrowing underground escape to France... See full bio »

Born:

Kurt Bernhardt
in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Died:

(age 81) in Pacific Palisades, California, USA
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1964 Kisses for My President
 
1962 Damon and Pythias
 
1960 Stephanie in Rio
 
1956 Gaby
 
1955 Interrupted Melody
 
1954 Beau Brummell
 
1953 Miss Sadie Thompson
 
1952 The Merry Widow
 
1951 The Blue Veil
 
1951 Sirocco
 
1951 Payment on Demand
 
1949 The Doctor and the Girl
 
1947 High Wall
 
1947 Possessed
 
1946 A Stolen Life
 
1946 Devotion
 
1946 My Reputation
 
1945 Conflict
 
1943 Happy Go Lucky
 
1942 Juke Girl
 
1941 Million Dollar Baby
 
1940 Lady with Red Hair (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1940 My Love Came Back (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1940 Night in December (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1938 Carrefour (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1937 Le vagabond bien-aimé (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1936 The Beloved Vagabond (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1935 L'or dans la rue (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1933 Le tunnel (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1933 The Tunnel (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1932 Der Rebell (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1931 Der Mann, der den Mord beging (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1930 Thirteen Men and a Girl (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1930 L'homme qui assassina (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1929 Three Loves (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1929 The Last Fort (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1928 The Prince of Rogues (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1927 Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1927 Kinderseelen klagen euch an (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1926 Orphan of Lowood (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1926 Torments of the Night (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1925 Namenlose Helden (short) (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
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1963 Es war mir ein Vergnügen (story)
 
1951 Payment on Demand (written by)
 
1938 Carrefour (adaptation / as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1937 Le vagabond bien-aimé (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1936 The Beloved Vagabond (screenplay / as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1933 Le tunnel (screenplay / as Kurt Berhardt)
 
1933 The Tunnel (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1928 The Prince of Rogues (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1926 Torments of the Night (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1925 Namenlose Helden (short) (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
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1964 Kisses for My President (producer)
 
1937 The Girl in the Taxi (producer - as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1937 La chaste Suzanne (producer - as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
1935 Loves of a Dictator (producer - as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
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1930 Die große Sehnsucht (supervisor)
 
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1913 Fiesko (as Kurt Bernhardt)
 
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Kurt Berhardt | Kurt Bernhardt
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Directed 4 actors to Oscar nominations: Joan Crawford (Best Actress, Possessed), Jane Wyman (Best Actress, The Blue Veil), Joan Blondell (Best Supporting Actress, The Blue Veil), and Eleanor Parker (Best Actress, Interrupted Melody). See more »

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