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Edward Dmytryk was a Canadian-born American film director. He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947). In 1947, he was named as one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who refused to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in their investigations during the McCarthy-era 'Red scare'. They all served time in prison for contempt of Congress. In 1951, however, Dmytryk did testify to HUAC and rehabilitated his career. First hired again by independent producer Stanley Kramer in 1952, Dmytryk is likely best known for directing The Caine Mutiny (1954), a critical and commercial success. The second-highest-grossing film of the year, it was nominated for Best Picture and several other awards at the 1955 Oscars. Dmytryk was nominated for a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures.
Born
Friday, 04 September 1908
Died
Thursday, 01 July 1999
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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America in Color | Self | 2017 |
Hollywood contra Franco | Self / Self - Director (archive footage) | 2009 |
Trumbo | Self | 2007 |
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Self | 2006 |
Crossfire: Hate Is Like a Gun | Self - Director | 2005 |
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic | Self | 2004 |
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2000 |
The Hollywood Collection: Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man | Self | 1999 |
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream | Himself / Self | 1998 |
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero | Self | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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America in Color | Self | 2017 |
Hollywood contra Franco | Self / Self - Director (archive footage) | 2009 |
Trumbo | Self | 2007 |
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Self | 2006 |
Crossfire: Hate Is Like a Gun | Self - Director | 2005 |
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic | Self | 2004 |
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2000 |
The Hollywood Collection: Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man | Self | 1999 |
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream | Himself / Self | 1998 |
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero | Self | 1998 |
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough | Self | 1997 |
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door | Self | 1996 |
Inside the Dream Factory | Self | 1995 |
American Cinema | Self - director, Crossfire, Murder, My Sweet | 1995 |
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self | 1991 |
50 Years of Action! | Self | 1987 |
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self - Director | 1987 |
Biography | Self - Director | 1987 |
Hollywood on Trial | Self - Interviewee | 1976 |
The Hollywood Ten | Self | 1950 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Reluctant Saint | 1962 |
Warlock | 1959 |
The Mountain | 1956 |
Behind the Rising Sun | 1943 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1948 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |