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Curtis Bernhardt

Curtis Bernhardt

Director · 1899–1981 · Worms, Germany

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Curtis Bernhardt (Kurt Bernhardt) (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947). Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926. Other films include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starringHumphrey Bogart. Bernhardt directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. Bernhardt produced and directed his last Hollywood picture Kisses for My President (1964) about the nation's first female Chief Executive starring Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray. Description above from the Wikipedia article Curtis Bernhardt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 35

1960s

  1. 1964

    Kisses for My President

    Director

  2. 1962

    Damon and Pythias

    Director

  3. 1960

    Stefanie in Rio

    Director

1950s

  1. 1956

    Gaby

    Director

  2. 1955

    Interrupted Melody

    Director

  3. 1954

    Beau Brummell

    Director

  4. 1953

    Miss Sadie Thompson

    Director

  5. 1952

    The Merry Widow

    Director

  6. 1951

    The Blue Veil

    Director

  7. Sirocco

    Director

    61

  8. Payment on Demand

    Director

    67

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Doctor and the Girl

    Director

  2. 1947

    High Wall

    Director

  3. Possessed

    Director

    74
  4. 1946

    A Stolen Life

    Director

  5. Devotion

    Director

  6. My Reputation

    Director

    71
  7. 1945

    Conflict

    Director

    70
  8. 1943

    Happy Go Lucky

    Director

  9. 1942

    Juke Girl

    Director

  10. 1941

    Million Dollar Baby

    Director

  11. Night in December

    Director

  12. 1940

    Lady with Red Hair

    Director

  13. My Love Came Back

    Director

1930s

  1. 1938

    Crossroads

    Director

  2. 1936

    The Beloved Vagabond

    Director

  3. The Beloved Vagabond

    Director

  4. 1933

    Le Tunnel

    Director

  5. Der Tunnel

    Director

  6. 1932

    The Rebel

    Director

  7. 1931

    The Man Who Committed the Murder

    Director

  8. 1930

    The Last Company

    Director

1920s

  1. 1929

    Das letzte Fort

    Director

  2. The Woman One Longs For

    Director

  3. 1926

    Orphan of Lowood

    Director

Wrote 5

1930s

  1. 1938

    Crossroads

    Writer

  2. 1936

    The Beloved Vagabond

    Writer

  3. 1933

    Le Tunnel

    Screenplay

  4. Der Tunnel

    Screenplay

Produced 3

1960s

  1. 1964

    Kisses for My President

    Producer

1930s

  1. 1937

    The Girl in the Taxi

    Producer

  2. 1935

    The Dictator

    Producer