Born in Budapest in 1886 and died in 1962, Curtiz worked in Hungary, Austria and Germany before becoming one of the most prolific directors at Warner Bros. in Hollywood, moving easily between adventure, melodrama, musicals and film noir.
Filmography
- Doctor X (1932)
- Captain Blood (1935)
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
- The Sea Hawk (1940)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- Mildred Pierce (1945)
- White Christmas (1954)
- King Creole (1958)