William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Known for

Directing

Born

July 15, 1893

Birthplace

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Died

December 8, 1972 (aged 79)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Dieterle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Best known work

Faust
Faust
1926
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
1948
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
1941
Waxworks
Waxworks
1924
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
Salome
Salome
1953

Filmography

  1. 2002

    Los 5 Faust de F. W. Murnau

    as Valentin (archive footage)

  2. 1968

  3. 1966

    Samba

    Director

  4. 1964

  5. 1962

  6. 1962

  7. 1961

    HessenschauTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  8. 1961

  9. 1960

  10. 1960

  11. 1960

  12. 1959

    Dubrovsky

    as Kirila Petrowitsch, Director

  13. 1957

    Omar Khayyam

    Director

  14. 1956

  15. 1955

  16. 1955

    Magic Fire

    Producer, Director

  17. 1954

  18. 1953

    Salome

    Director

  19. 1952

  20. 1952

    Boots Malone

    Director

  21. 1951

    Red Mountain

    Director

  22. 1951

  23. 1951

    German Film AwardTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  24. 1950

  25. 1950

    Dark City

    Director

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