Curtis Bernhardt

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Curtis Bernhardt

Directing April 15, 1899

Worms, Germany

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" incl…

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Conflict

Conflict

6.7 1945 Movie
Possessed

Possessed

6.9 1947 Movie
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

6.4 1946 Movie
Sirocco

Sirocco

6.0 1951 Movie
Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell

6.5 1954 Movie
Miss Sadie Thompson

Miss Sadie Thompson

5.4 1953 Movie
High Wall

High Wall

6.4 1947 Movie
Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

6.2 1951 Movie
My Reputation

My Reputation

7.3 1946 Movie
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

6.3 1952 Movie
Devotion

Devotion

5.9 1946 Movie
Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

5.8 1955 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1964
    Kisses for My President

    Movie Director

  2. 1962
    Damon and Pythias

    Movie Director

  3. 1960
    Stefanie in Rio

    Movie Director

  4. 1956
    Gaby

    Movie Director

  5. 1955
    Interrupted Melody

    Movie Director

  6. 1954
    Beau Brummell

    Movie Director

  7. 1953
    Miss Sadie Thompson

    Movie Director

  8. 1952
    The Merry Widow

    Movie Director

  9. 1951
    The Blue Veil

    Movie Director

  10. 1951
    Sirocco

    Movie Director

  11. 1951
    German Film Award

    TV show Self

  12. 1951
    Payment on Demand

    Movie Director

  13. 1949
    The Doctor and the Girl

    Movie Director

  14. 1947
    High Wall

    Movie Director

  15. 1947
    Possessed

    Movie Director

  16. 1946
    A Stolen Life

    Movie Director

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  1. 1946
    Devotion

    Movie Director

  2. 1946
    My Reputation

    Movie Director

  3. 1945
    Conflict

    Movie Director

  4. 1943
    Happy Go Lucky

    Movie Director

  5. 1942
    Juke Girl

    Movie Director

  6. 1941
    Million Dollar Baby

    Movie Director

  7. 1941
    Night in December

    Movie Director

  8. 1940
    Lady with Red Hair

    Movie Director

  9. 1940
    My Love Came Back

    Movie Director

  10. 1938
    Crossroads

    Movie Director

  11. 1937
    The Girl in the Taxi

    Movie Producer

  12. 1936
    The Beloved Vagabond

    Movie Director

  13. 1936
    The Beloved Vagabond

    Movie Director

  14. 1935
    The Dictator

    Movie Producer

  15. 1934
    L'Or dans la rue

    Movie Director

  16. 1933
    Le Tunnel

    Movie Director

  17. 1933
    Der Tunnel

    Movie Director

  18. 1932
    The Rebel

    Movie Director

  19. 1931
    The Man Who Committed the Murder

    Movie Director

  20. 1931
    The Man Who Killed

    Movie Director

  21. 1930
    The Last Company

    Movie Director

  22. 1929
    Das letzte Fort

    Movie Director

  23. 1929
    The Woman One Longs For

    Movie Director

  24. 1928
    Schinderhannes

    Movie Director