Sam Spiegel
American film producer (1901-1985) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 84
Samuel P. Spiegel was an American independent film producer. Financially responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed motion pictures of the 20th century, Spiegel produced films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times, a Hollywood first for a sole independent producer.
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1985Died31 December 19851983
BetrayalFilm, Producer1971
David Lean: A Self PortraitFilm1968
The SwimmerFilm, Producer1966
The ChaseFilm, Producer1963Academy Award for Best PictureAward1962
Lawrence of ArabiaFilm, Producer1958Academy Award for Best PictureAward
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle GiantFilm, 19581957
The Bridge on the River KwaiFilm, Producer1955Academy Award for Best PictureAward1953
The OscarsSeries
MelbaFilm, 1953Producer1952
The African QueenFilm, Producer1949
We Were StrangersFilm, Producer1946
The StrangerFilm, Producer1933
Invisible OpponentFilm, Producer1929
Happy DaysFilm, Sam Spiegel1901Born11 November 1901
BetrayalFilm, Producer1971David Lean: A Self PortraitFilm1968The SwimmerFilm, Producer1966The ChaseFilm, Producer1963Academy Award for Best PictureAward1962Lawrence of ArabiaFilm, Producer1958Academy Award for Best PictureAwardThe Rise and Fall of a Jungle GiantFilm, 19581957The Bridge on the River KwaiFilm, Producer1955Academy Award for Best PictureAward1953The OscarsSeriesMelbaFilm, 1953Producer1952The African QueenFilm, Producer1949We Were StrangersFilm, Producer1946The StrangerFilm, Producer1933Invisible OpponentFilm, Producer1929Happy DaysFilm, Sam Spiegel1901Born11 November 1901People around Sam
Close ties
Don Brodie Sam produced The Last Tycoon and The Chase
Jack Hawkins Sam produced Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Robert Riettii Sam produced Lawrence of Arabia and Melba
Marlon Brando Sam produced On the Waterfront and The Chase
Katharine Hepburn Sam produced The African Queen (1958)
Peter O'Toole Sam produced Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Omar Sharif Sam produced Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Alec Guinness Sam produced Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Donald Pleasence Sam produced The Night of the Generals (1967)
John Huston Sam produced We Were Strangers (1949)
Edward G. Robinson Sam produced The Stranger and Tales of Manhattan
Pat Hingle Sam produced On the Waterfront (1954)
Robert Morley Sam produced The African Queen and Melba
Theodore Bikel Sam produced The African Queen and Melba
Harry Andrews Sam produced The Night of the Generals (1967)
Morris Ankrum Sam produced Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Geoffrey Horne Sam produced The Bridge on the River Kwai (1958)
Gore Vidal Sam produced Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
David Lean Sam produced Lawrence of Arabia (1962)- Charles Gray Sam produced The Night of the Generals (1967)
Clifton James Sam produced The Chase (1966)
Janice Rule Sam produced The Chase (1966)
Oskar Homolka Sam produced Invisible Opponent (1933)
Raoul Aslan Sam produced Invisible Opponent (1933)
Known for
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Lawrence of Arabia 1962
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
On the Waterfront 1954
The Swimmer 1968
Suddenly, Last Summer 1959
Filmography 25
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Television 1
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1985 · aged 84
