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Lewis Milestone

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor | * 09/30/1895 († 84, 09/25/1980) | Kishinev, Russian Empire
Lewis Milestone (born Leib Milstein (Russian: Лейб Мильштейн); September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was an American film director. Milestone directed Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed The Front Page (1931), The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1939), Ocean's 11 (1960), and received the directing credit for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), though Marlon Brando largely appropriated his responsibilities during its production. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict disc ...

Mutiny on the Bounty

NR

1962 | 3.5/5 | 3h 5min
Adventure, Drama, History
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During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. ...

Two Arabian Knights

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1927 | 3.1/5 | 1h 32min
Adventure, Comedy, Romance / Love
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A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Together with several other young German soldiers, he experiences the horrors of war, such evil of which he ...

All Quiet on the Western Front

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1930 | 3.9/5 | 2h 13min
Drama, War
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Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district att ...

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

NR

1946 | 3.6/5 | 1h 55min
Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Lewis Milestone

Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director (comedy Picture) Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director (comedy Picture)
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Movies with Lewis Milestone as Actor(3)

1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
as Bit1932 Cock of the Air
as himself1926 Fascinating Youth

Movies with Lewis Milestone as Crew(57)

Directing/Director1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Directing/Director1960 Ocean's Eleven
Production/Producer1960 Ocean's Eleven
Directing/Director1959 Pork Chop Hill
Directing/Director1955 The Widow
Writing/Screenplay1955 The Widow
Directing/Director1954 They Who Dare
Directing/Director1953 Melba
Directing/Director1952 Les Miserables
Directing/Director1952 Kangaroo
Directing/Director1951 Halls of Montezuma
Directing/Director1949 The Red Pony
Directing/Director1948 Arch of Triumph
Writing/Screenplay1948 Arch of Triumph
Directing/Director1948 No Minor Vices
Production/Producer1948 No Minor Vices
Directing/Director1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Directing/Director1945 A Walk in the Sun
Production/Producer1945 A Walk in the Sun
Directing/Director1944 The Purple Heart
Directing/Director1944 Guest in the House
Directing/Director1943 Edge of Darkness
Directing/Director1943 The North Star
Directing/Director1941 Know For Sure
Directing/Director1941 My Life with Caroline
Production/Producer1941 My Life with Caroline
Directing/Director1940 Lucky Partners
Directing/Director1939 The Night of Nights
Directing/Director1939 Of Mice and Men
Production/Producer1939 Of Mice and Men
Directing/Director1936 Anything Goes
Directing/Director1936 The General Died at Dawn
Directing/Director1935 Paris in Spring
Directing/Director1934 The Captain Hates the Sea
Directing/Director1933 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Directing/Director1932 Rain
Production/Producer1932 Rain
Editing/Additional Editing1932 Scarface
Directing/Director1931 The Front Page
Directing/Director1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
Directing/Director1929 New York Nights
Directing/Director1929 Betrayal
Directing/Director1928 The Racket
Directing/Director1928 The Garden of Eden
Production/Producer1928 The Garden of Eden
Directing/Director1927 Two Arabian Knights
Directing/Director1926 The New Klondike
Directing/Director1926 Fine Manners
Directing/Director1926 The Cave Man
Writing/Writer1925 Bobbed Hair
Crew/Treatment1925 The Mad Whirl
Directing/Director1925 Seven Sinners
Writing/Screenplay1925 Seven Sinners
Writing/Story1925 Seven Sinners
Writing/Writer1924 The Yankee Consul
Directing/Assistant Director1921 The Foolish Age
Directing/Director1919 Fit to Win

TV Shows/Series with Lewis Milestone as Crew(5)

Directing/Director1963 Arrest and Trial
Directing/Director1963 The Richard Boone Show
Directing/Director1957 Suspicion
Directing/Director1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
Directing/Director1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Full Name: Lewis Milestone
Born: Monday, 09/30 1895 (September) in Kishinev, Russian Empire
Died: Thursday, 09/25 1980 (September) in Los Angeles (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Lewis Milestone (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lewis Stone"
"Lev Milstein"
Lewis Milestone frequently works together with these people:
Nate Watt (11x, Crew)
John Bryant (8x, Actor)
Don Taylor (7x, Crew)
Nicolai Remisoff (7x, Crew)
Akim Tamiroff (6x, Actor)
Lee Van Cleef (6x, Actor)
Hans Conried (6x, Actor)
Edmond O'Brien (6x, Actor)
John Ireland (6x, Actor)
Margaret Field (6x, Actress)
Matt Moore (6x, Actor)
Mark Stevens (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:773430, Added: 11/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024