Carl Foreman

Carl Foreman

Known for

Writing

Born

July 23, 1914

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

June 26, 1984 (aged 69)

Biography

Carl Foreman, CBE was an American screenwriter and film producer who wrote the award-winning films The Bridge on the River Kwai and High Noon, among others. He was one of the screenwriters who were blacklisted in Hollywood in the 1950s because of their suspected communist sympathy or membership in the Communist Party.

Best known work

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
High Noon
High Noon
1952
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969
Born Free
Born Free
1966
Champion
Champion
1949
The Men
The Men
1950
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...
1980
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950

Filmography

  1. TBA

    High Noon

    Original Film Writer

  2. 2000

    High Noon

    Original Film Writer

  3. 1980

  4. 1979

    The Golden Gate Murders

    Executive Producer

  5. 1978

  6. 1974

    Born FreeTV

    Story, Creator

  7. 1972

    Young Winston

    Screenplay, Producer

  8. 1972

    Living Free

    Executive Producer

  9. 1969

    Mackenna's Gold

    Screenplay, Producer

  10. 1969

    Otley

    Executive Producer

  11. 1966

    Born Free

    Executive Producer

  12. 1963

    The Victors

    Director, Screenplay, Producer

  13. 1961

    The Guns of Navarone

    Screenplay, Producer

  14. 1958

    The Key

    Writer, Producer

  15. 1957

  16. 1957

  17. 1954

  18. 1952

    High Noon

    Screenplay, Associate Producer

  19. 1950

  20. 1950

    The Men

    Screenplay, Story

  21. 1950

  22. 1949

  23. 1949

    Champion

    Screenplay

  24. 1949

    The Clay Pigeon

    Screenplay, Story

  25. 1948

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