Writer

Julius J. Epstein

1909 – 2000

Active years (films on this site)

1944–1977

Genres

ComedyCrimeThrillerDramaWar

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Frank Capra1 filmSam Peckinpah1 film

Biography

Julius J. Epstein was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, best remembered for his screenplay, written with his twin brother, Philip, and Howard E. Koch, of the film Casablanca (1942), for which the writers won an Academy Award. It was adapted from an unpublished play, Everybody Comes to Rick's, written by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1944

National / local

• Writers Guild of America Award

2 films on this site

1. Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 · Frank Capra · IMDb 7.9 · Writer
2. Cross of Iron 1977 · Sam Peckinpah · IMDb 7.4 · Writer