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Anatole Litvak (1902–1974)

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The distinguished film director Anatole Litvak was born in the Ukrainian city of Kiev, the son of Jewish parents. His very first job was as a stage hand, then as an actor in 1915, performing at a little-known experimental theatre in St.Petersburg. Still a teenager, he witnessed the Russian Revolution and the consequent nationalisation of all theaters and drama schools... See full bio »

Born:

Michael Anatole Litvak
in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)

Died:

(age 72) in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Jean-Claude Brialy, Anatole Litvak and Jeanne Moreau
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1970 The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
 
1967 The Night of the Generals
 
1962 Five Miles to Midnight
 
1961 Goodbye Again
 
1959 The Journey
 
1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Mayerling (1957)
 
1956 Anastasia
 
1955 The Deep Blue Sea
 
1953 Act of Love
 
1951 Decision Before Dawn
 
1948 The Snake Pit
 
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
 
1947 The Long Night
 
1945 War Comes to America (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1944 The Battle of China (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1943 The Battle of Russia (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1943 The Nazis Strike (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1943 Divide and Conquer (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1942 Prelude to War (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1942 This Above All
 
1941 Blues in the Night
 
1941 Out of the Fog
 
1940 City for Conquest
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson
 
1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
 
1938 The Sisters
 
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
 
1937 Tovarich
 
1937 The Woman I Love
 
1936 Mayerling
 
1935 Flight Into Darkness
 
1933 Cette vieille canaille
 
1933 Sleeping Car
 
1933 La chanson d'une nuit
 
1932 Be Mine Tonight
 
1932 The Song of Night
 
1932 Lilac
 
1931 Calais-Douvres
 
1931 Nie wieder Liebe!
 
1930 Dolly macht Karriere
 
Show ShowProducer (21 titles)
1970 The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (producer)
 
1967 The Night of the Generals (producer)
 
1966 10:30 P.M. Summer (producer)
 
1962 Five Miles to Midnight (producer)
 
1961 Goodbye Again (producer)
 
1959 The Journey (producer)
 
1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Mayerling (1957) (producer)
 
1955 The Deep Blue Sea (producer)
 
1953 Act of Love (producer)
 
1951 Decision Before Dawn (producer)
 
1948 The Snake Pit (producer)
 
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number (producer)
 
1947 The Long Night (producer)
 
1944 The Battle of China (documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
1942 Prelude to War (documentary) (associate producer - uncredited)
 
1940 City for Conquest (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson (producer - uncredited)
 
1938 The Sisters (producer)
 
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (producer)
 
1937 Tovarich (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
1970 The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (dialogue / screenplay)
 
1947 Meet Me at Dawn (story)
 
1945 War Comes to America (documentary)
 
1943 The Battle of Russia (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1935 Flight Into Darkness (adaptation / as A. Litvak)
 
1933 Cette vieille canaille (writer)
 
1933 Sleeping Car (story)
 
1932 Lilac (adaptation)
 
1931 Calais-Douvres (screenplay)
 
1931 Nie wieder Liebe! (screenplay)
 
1930 The White Devil (assistant director)
 
1928 Secrets of the Orient (assistant director)
 
1927 The Loves of Casanova (assistant director)
 
1927 Napoleon (assistant director)
 
1923 Le chant de l'amour triomphant (assistant director)
 
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1940 'Til We Meet Again (director: some scenes - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1933 La chanson d'une nuit (artistic supervisor)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1930 The White Devil (production manager)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1925 The Joyless Street (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1959-1960 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 1960 (1960) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 February 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1962 Beach Casanova
Himself (uncredited)
 

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War Comes to America -- Part VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War. The Battle of Russia -- Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2011) Book "I've Been in Some Big Towns - the Life and films of Anatole Litvak" Biography. Lulu Books ISBN 52193.1-1

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Alternate Names:

A. Litvak
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Personal Quote:

During his time at Warner Bros., Litvak was notorious for shooting dozens of takes of a scene, while fellow Warners director and action specialist B. Reeves Eason was notorious for shooting only one take of a scene, no matter what happened. When asked why he shot so many takes, Litvak shouted, "If I shoot one take of a scene, I am Eason! If I shoot 100 takes of a scene, I am Litvak!" See more »

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955. See more »

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