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Joseph Losey (1909–1984)

Director | Writer | Producer

Belonging to an important family clan in Wisconsin, Joseph Losey studied philosophy but was always interested in theater and thus worked together with Bertolt Brecht. After directing some shorts for MGM, he made his first important film, The Boy with Green Hair, for RKO. While he was filming The Prowler in Italy he was summoned to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee... See full bio »

Born:

Joseph Walton Losey
in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Died:

(age 75) in London, England, UK
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1985 Steaming
 
1982 La Truite (The Trout)
 
1980 Boris Godunov (TV movie)
 
1979 Don Giovanni
 
1978 Roads to the South
 
1976 Mr. Klein
 
1975 The Romantic Englishwoman
 
1975 Galileo
 
1973/II A Doll's House
 
1972 The Assassination of Trotsky
 
1970 The Go-Between
 
1970 Figures in a Landscape
 
1968 Secret Ceremony
 
1968 Boom!
 
1967 Accident
 
1966 Modesty Blaise
 
1964 King & Country
 
1963 The Servant
 
1963 These Are the Damned
 
1962 Eva
 
1960 Concrete Jungle
 
1959 Chance Meeting
 
1959 First on the Road (short)
 
1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman
 
1957 Time Without Pity
 
1956 Finger of Guilt (as Joseph Walton - uncredited on some prints)
 
1955 A Man on the Beach (short)
 
1954 The Sleeping Tiger (as Victor Hanbury)
 
1952 Stranger on the Prowl (as Andrea Forzano)
 
1951 The Big Night
 
1951 The Prowler
 
1951 M
 
1950 The Lawless
 
1948 The Boy with Green Hair
 
1947 Leben des Galilei (short)
 
1945 A Gun in His Hand (short)
 
1941 A Child Went Forth (documentary short)
 
1941 Youth Gets a Break (short)
 
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (8 titles)
1982 La Truite (The Trout) (adaptation)
 
1979 Don Giovanni (adaptation)
 
1975 Galileo
 
1955 A Man on the Beach (short)
 
1951 The Big Night (screenplay)
 
1941 A Child Went Forth (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1941 Youth Gets a Break (short)
 
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
1973/II A Doll's House (producer)
 
1972 The Assassination of Trotsky (executive producer)
 
1967 Accident (producer)
 
1964 King & Country (producer)
 
1963 The Servant (producer)
 
1954 The Sleeping Tiger (producer)
 
1941 A Child Went Forth (documentary short) (producer)
 
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1976 Mr. Klein
Man in Vel d'Hiv (uncredited)
 
1962 Eva
Patron at Harry's Bar (uncredited)
 
1956 Finger of Guilt
Director (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1980 Boris Godunov (TV movie) (opera director)
 
1947 Leben des Galilei (short) (director: play)
 
Show ShowCasting Director (1 title)
1956 X: The Unknown (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1980 Cinématon n°76 (short)
Himself
 
1979 Cineastas en México: Entrevista a Joseph Losey (documentary short)
Himself
 
1978 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 3ème nuit des Césars (1978) … Himself
 
1974 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1972 75 Years of Cinema Museum (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joseph Losey (1971) … Himself
 
1966 Late Show London (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.16 (1966) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
 

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Triple-A Plowed Under (1936). See more »

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6 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Andrea Forzano | Terence Hanbury | Victor Hanbury | Joseph Walton
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Personal Quote:

Film is a dog: the head is commerce, the tail is art. And only rarely does the tail wag the dog. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 597-605. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

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