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William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated 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.
Learn about the life and career of William Dieterle, a versatile and influential filmmaker who worked in Germany, Hollywood and Europe. He directed classics such as The Last Flight, The Story of Louis Pasteur, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Portrait of Jennie.
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May 7, 2013 · William Dieterle was a German-born filmmaker who directed a diverse range of movies but was perhaps best known for a series of acclaimed biopics, one of which won the Warner Brothers studio its first-ever Academy Award for best picture.
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Jan 10, 2022 · William Dieterle was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in...
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William Dieterle was a German actor and film director with an extensive Hollywood career over the course of which he directed films like ‘The Life of Emile Zola,’ ‘The Story of Louis Pasteur’ and ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame.’
William Dieterle. "Though the director's filmography includes memorably dull biopics (Zola, Pasteur, Juarez and the discoverer of a cure for syphilis) his finest work reveals a flair for romanticism…. Though a minor, erratic talent, Dieterle is deserving of more serious critical attention than he has so far received."
Dec 9, 2020 · This was the German-born William Dieterle’s first Hollywood picture as director and clearly made on a tight allowance; all of it is studio-bound, even a train station sequence uses rear projection, and a bull-fight arena is suggested through use of stock footage.
