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Anatole Litvak

Name in Native Language: "Анато́ль Литва́к" (Russian/RU)
Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 05/10/1902 († 72, 12/15/1974) | Kiev, Russian Empire
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Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak OBE (Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Литвак; 10 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), better known as Anatole Litvak, was a Ukrainian-born American filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in various countries and languages. He began his theatrical training at age 13 in Petrograd, Russia (now again known as St. Petersburg). Litvak was notable for directing little-known foreign actors to early fame and is believed to have contributed to several actors winning Academy Awards. In 1936 he directed Mayerling, a film which made French actors Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux international stars. He returned Swedish star Ingrid Bergman to popularity with American audiences in 1956 with Anastasia, in which she won her second Oscar. He directed Olivia de Havilland to an Academy Award nomination for The Snake Pit (1948). He directed Jean Gabin in his screen debut and directed Elia Kazan in his earliest acting role, City for Conquest... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | War | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Anatole Litvak

Legionnaire of Legion of Merit National Board of Review Award for Best Film Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with Anatole Litvak as Actor(3)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)2015 Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
as himself1943 Show-Business at War

TV Shows/Series with Anatole Litvak as Actor(1)

as himself1956 Cinépanorama

Movies with Anatole Litvak as Crew(75)

Directing/Director1967 The Night of the Generals
Production/Producer1967 The Night of the Generals
Production/Producer1966 10:30 P.M. Summer
Directing/Director1962 Five Miles to Midnight
Production/Producer1962 Five Miles to Midnight
Directing/Director1961 Goodbye Again
Production/Producer1961 Goodbye Again
Directing/Director1959 The Journey
Production/Producer1959 The Journey
Directing/Director1957 Mayerling
Production/Producer1957 Mayerling
Directing/Director1956 Anastasia
Directing/Director1955 The Deep Blue Sea
Production/Producer1955 The Deep Blue Sea
Directing/Director1953 Act of Love
Directing/Director1951 Decision Before Dawn
Production/Producer1951 Decision Before Dawn
Directing/Director1948 The Snake Pit
Production/Producer1948 The Snake Pit
Directing/Director1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
Production/Producer1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
Directing/Director1947 The Long Night
Production/Producer1947 The Long Night
Directing/Director1945 Why We Fight: War Comes to America
Directing/Director1945 Your Job in Germany
Directing/Director1944 Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Directing/Director1943 Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Directing/Director1943 Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Directing/Director1943 Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Directing/Director1942 Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Production/Associate Producer1942 Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Directing/Director1942 This Above All
Directing/Director1941 Out of the Fog
Directing/Director1941 Blues in the Night
Directing/Director1940 City for Conquest
Production/Producer1940 City for Conquest
Directing/Director1940 Castle on the Hudson
Directing/Director1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Production/Producer1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Directing/Director1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Directing/Director1938 The Sisters
Production/Associate Producer1938 The Sisters
Production/Producer1938 The Sisters
Directing/Director1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Production/Producer1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Directing/Director1937 Tovarich
Production/Producer1937 Tovarich
Directing/Director1937 The Woman I Love
Directing/Director1936 Mayerling
Directing/Director1935 Flight Into Darkness
Writing/Writer1935 Flight Into Darkness
Art/Supervising Art Director1933 Tell Me Tonight
Directing/Director1933 Tell Me Tonight
Directing/Director1933 The Old Devil
Writing/Writer1933 The Old Devil
Directing/Director1933 Sleeping Car
Writing/Story1933 Sleeping Car
Directing/Director1932 Lilac
Writing/Writer1932 Lilac
Directing/Director1932 The Song of Night
Directing/Director1932 Tell Me Tonight
Directing/Director1931 Calais-Douvres
Writing/Screenplay1931 Calais-Douvres
Directing/Director1931 No More Love
Writing/Screenplay1931 No More Love
Directing/Director1930 Dolly is making a career
Directing/Assistant Director1930 The White Devil
Production/Production Manager1930 The White Devil
Directing/Assistant Director1928 Secrets of the Orient
Directing/Assistant Director1927 Napoleon
Directing/Assistant Director1927 Loves of Casanova
Editing/Editor1925 Joyless Street
Directing/Assistant Director1923 Le chant de l'amour triomphant

Full Name: Anatole Litvak
Born: Saturday, 05/10 1902 (May) in Kiev, Russian Empire
Died: Sunday, 12/15 1974 (December) in Neuilly-sur-Seine (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Spouses (current/former): Miriam Hopkins, Sophie Litvak
Other names for Anatole Litvak (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Анато́ль Литва́к"
"Mikhail Anatol Litwak"
"Анатолий Михайлович Литвак"
Anatole Litvak frequently works together with these people:
Frank Capra (12x, Crew)
Hal B. Wallis (11x, Crew)
Irma von Cube (8x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (7x, Crew)
Noë Bloch (6x, Crew)
Max Steiner (6x, Crew)
Joseph Kessel (5x, Crew)
Henri Rust (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:289379, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024