Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk is known for The Caine Mutiny (1954), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Warlock (1959).
Biography
Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'.
Although born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, Dmytryk grew up in San Francisco when his Ukrainian parents moved to the United States. At the age of 31, he became a naturalized citizen.
His best known films from the pre-McCarthy period of his career were film noirs Crossfire, for which he received a Best Director Oscar nomination, and Murder, My Sweet, the latter an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In addition, he made two World War II films: Hitler's Children, the story of the Hitler youth and Back to Bataan starring John Wayne.
The late 1940's was the time of the Second Red Scare, and Dmytryk was one of many filmmakers investigated. Summoned to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he refused to cooperate and was sent to jail. After spending several months behind bars, Dmytryk made the decision to testify again, and give the names of his fellow members in the American Communist Party as the HUAC had demanded. On April 25, 1951, Dmytryk appeared before HUAC for the second time, answering all questions. He spoke of his own Party past, a very brief membership in 1945, including the naming of twenty-six former members of left-wing groups. He explained how John Howard Lawson, Adrian Scott, Albert Maltz and others had pressured him to include communist propaganda in his films. His testimony damaged several court cases that others of the so-called "Hollywood 10" had filed. He recounted his experiences of the period in his revealing 1996 book, Odd Man Out: A Memoir of the Hollywood Ten (Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL).
For a time, Dmytryk moved to England, and Stanley Kramer hired him to direct a trio of low-budget films before handing Dmytryk The Caine Mutiny. He made films for major studios Columbia, 20th Century Fox, MGM and Paramount Pictures, including, among others, Raintree County, The Left Hand of God, The Young Lions, a remake of the Marlene Dietrich classic The Blue Angel, and The Carpetbaggers. Later into the 60' and 70's, he directed Where Love Has Gone, Anzio, Alvarez Kelly, Shalako, and his final film Bluebeard. The films which he directed featured stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis, Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda.
After his film career tapered off in the 1970s, he entered academia and taught at the University of Texas at Austin, and at the University of Southern California. He wrote several books on the art of filmmaking (such as "On Film Editing") and lectured at various colleges and theaters, such as the Orson Welles Cinema. Dmytryk died from heart and kidney failure on 1 July, 1999, aged 90, in Encino, California.
Questions about Edward Dmytryk
How many Edward Dmytryk films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 69 films with Edward Dmytryk, from 1930 to 2020.
What is the best rated Edward Dmytryk film?
The best rated Edward Dmytryk film in the catalogue is The Caine Mutiny (1954), rated 7.2.
What was the first Edward Dmytryk film?
The first Edward Dmytryk film in the catalogue is Ruggles of Red Gap, from 1935.
Who has Edward Dmytryk worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Edward Dmytryk shares the most credits with Joseph MacDonald (6 films), Arthur Franz (5 films) and Don 'Red' Barry (4 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Director (1948)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · film producer · film editor · screenwriter · director
- Spouse
- Jean Porter
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
70 films — 69 in the catalogue
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7.2 Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
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7.1 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
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8.0 Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999 · Self
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7.0
Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life
1998 · Self
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7.3 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
1998 · Self
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7.0 Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998 · Self
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6.5 Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 · Self
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7.0 Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996 · Self
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10.0 Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996 · Himself
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8.0 Inside the Dream Factory
1995 · Self
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Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995 · Self
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6.5 Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994 · Self
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7.5 Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 · Self
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6.8 The Hollywood Ten
1950 · Self
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5.8 The Human Factor
1975
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5.4 Bluebeard
1972
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5.6 Shalako
1968
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6.2 Alvarez Kelly
1966
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6.6 Walk on the Wild Side
1962
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5.3 The Blue Angel
1959
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6.8 Warlock
1959
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6.8 The Young Lions
1958
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6.3 The Left Hand of God
1955
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6.0 Soldier of Fortune
1955
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6.5 Broken Lance
1954
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7.2 The Caine Mutiny
1954
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6.7 The Sniper
1952
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5.2 Mutiny
1952
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6.1 Back to Bataan
1945
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7.2 Murder, My Sweet
1944
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5.3 Captive Wild Woman
1943
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5.7 The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
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6.0 Golden Gloves
1940
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6.7 Double or Nothing
1937
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6.4 Make Me a Star
1932
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5.6 Anzio
1968
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7.1 Mirage
1965
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6.1 Where Love Has Gone
1964
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5.9 The Carpetbaggers
1964
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7.8 The Reluctant Saint
1962
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6.4 Raintree County
1957
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5.8 The End of the Affair
1955
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7.5 Three Lives
1953
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6.8 The Juggler
1953
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6.6 Eight Iron Men
1952
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5.7 Give Us This Day
1949
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6.8 Obsession
1949
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6.7 Crossfire
1947
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5.2 So Well Remembered
1947
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6.4 Till the End of Time
1946
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6.2 Cornered
1945
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6.1 Behind the Rising Sun
1943
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6.7 Counter-Espionage
1942
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7.0 Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
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6.0 Mystery Sea Raider
1940
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7.0 Love Affair
1939
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4.7 Hold 'Em Navy
1937
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8.0 Turn Off the Moon
1937
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8.0 Three Married Men
1936
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6.3 The Devil Commands
1941
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6.0 Million Dollar Legs
1939
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5.9 Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
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7.1 Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
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5.9 The Royal Family of Broadway
1930
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7.0 He Is My Brother
1975
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6.9 The Mountain
1956
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6.0 Hitler's Children
1943
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6.5 Her First Romance
1940
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5.2
Too Many Parents
1936
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5.7 Tender Comrade
1944
People data: TMDb.
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