Curtis Bernhardt

Curtis Bernhardt

Known for

Directing

Born

April 15, 1899

Birthplace

Worms, Germany

Died

February 22, 1981 (aged 81)

Biography

Curtis Bernhardt (Kurt Bernhardt) (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947). Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926. Other films include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starringHumphrey Bogart. Bernhardt directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. Bernhardt produced and directed his last Hollywood picture Kisses for My President (1964) about the nation's first female Chief Executive st...

Best known work

Possessed
Possessed
1947
Conflict
Conflict
1945
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
1946
Sirocco
Sirocco
1951
Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell
1954
Miss Sadie Thompson
Miss Sadie Thompson
1953
High Wall
High Wall
1947
Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand
1951
My Reputation
My Reputation
1946
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody
1955

Filmography

  1. 1964

    Kisses for My President

    Director, Producer

  2. 1962

  3. 1960

  4. 1956

    Gaby

    Director

  5. 1955

  6. 1954

  7. 1953

  8. 1952

  9. 1951

  10. 1951

    Sirocco

    Director

  11. 1951

    German Film AwardTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  12. 1951

    Payment on Demand

    Director, Writer

  13. 1949

  14. 1947

    High Wall

    Director

  15. 1947

    Possessed

    Director

  16. 1946

  17. 1946

    Devotion

    Director

  18. 1946

  19. 1945

    Conflict

    Director

  20. 1943

  21. 1942

    Juke Girl

    Director

  22. 1941

  23. 1941

  24. 1940

  25. 1940

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