William Dieterle
German/American actor, film director and art collector (1893-1972) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 79
William Dieterle was a German-born actor and film director who immigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937. He moved back to Germany in the late 1950s.
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Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries, Director
Magic FireFilm, 1955Director, Producer1953
SalomeFilm, Director1951German Film AwardSeries
Red MountainFilm, 1951Director1949
Rope of SandFilm, Director1946
Duel in the SunFilm, Director1944
I'll Be Seeing YouFilm, Director1941
All That Money Can BuyFilm, Director, Producer1940
A Dispatch from ReutersFilm, Director1938
BlockadeFilm, Director1936
Satan Met a LadyFilm, Director1934
Fashions of 1934Film, Director1931
The Last FlightFilm, Director1926
FaustFilm, Valentin1921
BackstairsFilm, The Lover1893Born15 July 1893Known for
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Faust 1926
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939
Portrait of Jennie 1948
All That Money Can Buy 1941
The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936
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Bette Davis William directed Juarez and Fashions of 1934
Joseph Cotten William directed Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Claude Rains William directed Juarez (1939)
Donald Crisp William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Harry Davenport William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Anita Louise William directed The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
Robert Warwick William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Henry O'Neill William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Hobart Cavanaugh William directed A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Montagu Love William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Hugh Herbert William directed A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Arthur Treacher William directed A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Halliwell Hobbes William directed The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)- Henry Blanke Produced Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Walter Kingsford William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Max Reinhardt Taught William
Kay Francis William directed The White Angel (1936)
Paul Leni Directed Waxworks and Hintertreppe
Dickie Moore William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Frank Reicher William directed The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
Spencer Charters William directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Paul Muni William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Louis Calhern William directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Donald Woods William directed The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
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