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Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947).
Edward Dmytryk was a Hollywood director and editor who faced the House Un-American Activities Committee and cooperated with them. He later became a professor and author of film books and memoirs.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Edward Dmytryk (born September 4, 1908, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada—died July 1, 1999, Encino, California, U.S.) was an American motion-picture director whose notable films include Murder, My Sweet (1944), Crossfire (1947), The Caine Mutiny (1954), and The Young Lions (1958).
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Jul 3, 1999 · Edward Dmytryk, the versatile director whose best films were taut, realistic and at times explosive and who, as one of the ''Hollywood 10,'' was jailed for refusing to tell a Congressional...
- Crossfire (1947) “Crossfire” is a 1947 American film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk, and based on the novel “The Brick Foxhole” by Richard Brooks. The film tells the story of a group of soldiers who become embroiled in a murder investigation after a man named Joseph Samuels is found dead in his apartment.
- The Sniper (1952) “The Sniper” is a film-noir crime drama released in 1952, directed by Edward Dmytryk. The movie follows the story of a mentally disturbed man named Eddie Miller, who is on a killing spree in San Francisco.
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) “The Caine Mutiny” is a 1954 American drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and based on the 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Herman Wouk.
- Warlock (1959) “Warlock” is a 1959 Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, and Anthony Quinn. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Oakley Hall and tells the story of a gunslinger named Clay Blaisdell (Widmark) who is hired to protect a town from a gang of outlaws led by Abe McQuown (Quinn).
Learn about the life and career of Edward Dmytryk, a Hollywood director who was blacklisted by HUAC and later became a film professor and author. Find out his achievements, controversies, quotes, family and trivia on IMDb.
Edward Dmytryk & the Blacklist. Odd Man Out. by Glenn Lovell. LOS ANGELES — Still plenty hard-nosed, like one of his hellbent heroes, Edward Dmytryk in 1996 wasn’t ready to concede that he had entered into the Hollywood version of a Faustian bargain to save his skin.
