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Andre de Toth

Highest Rated: 100% Day of the Outlaw (1959)

Lowest Rated: 57% Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

Birthday: May 15, 1913

Birthplace: Makó, Csongrád, Hungary

Born and raised in Hungary, Andre de Toth came to the USA in the 1940s and became established as a workmanlike director whose films, notably his Westerns and films noir, were later hailed for their moody, psychological aspects. A genuinely colorful character, the one-eyed helmer has proven evasive in interviews, particularly in relation to his early life and career and his marriage to screen siren Veronica Lake. The son of a former Hussar turned civil engineer, de Toth disappointed his father by being asked to leave a number of schools and then by deciding not to pursue a military career. Instead, he allegedly showed an early artistic bent, having a one-person art show while in his early teens (he claims to have destroyed the paintings and sculpture). His first play is said to have closed before it opened but led to a meeting with playwright Ferenc Molnar who served as a mentor, introducing de Toth to various high profile individuals and obtaining writing assignments for the youth. After obtaining a law degree, de Toth reportedly entered the Hungarian film industry, working as a camera operator for noted cinematographer Istvan (Stefan) Eiben. During the 1930s, he reportedly lived throughout Europe and visited the USA on several occasions. While in London, de Toth worked in several capacities for the Korda brothers before heading to Vienna to work on a script. On one of his trips to Los Angeles, he claims to have done uncredited work on the script for 1937's "The Life of Emile Zola."

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Highest rated movies

100% 72% Day of the Outlaw
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100% 95% A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
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100% 62% Play Dirty
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94% 89% The Gunfighter
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93% 73% House of Wax
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80% 70% Pitfall
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70% 72% Crime Wave
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57% 42% Billion Dollar Brain
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Ot óra 40
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Riding Shotgun
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 83% Frank Capra's American Dream Unknown (Character) - 1997
100% 95% A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Self - 1995
No Score Yet 33% El Condor Producer - 1970
100% 62% Play Dirty Director,
Writer
- 1969
57% 42% Billion Dollar Brain Executive Producer - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gold for the Caesars Director - 1964
No Score Yet 60% Morgan the Pirate Director - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Man on a String Director - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mongols Director - 1960
100% 72% Day of the Outlaw Director - 1959
No Score Yet 100% The Two-Headed Spy Director - 1958
No Score Yet 50% Monkey on My Back Director - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hidden Fear Director - 1957
No Score Yet 39% The Indian Fighter Director - 1955
70% 72% Crime Wave Director - 1954
No Score Yet 50% The Bounty Hunter Director - 1954
No Score Yet 61% Riding Shotgun Director - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Riding Shotgun Director - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tanganyika Director - 1954
No Score Yet 19% The Stranger Wore a Gun Director - 1953
93% 73% House of Wax Director - 1953
No Score Yet 55% Thunder Over the Plains Director - 1953
No Score Yet 41% Carson City Director - 1952
No Score Yet 54% Springfield Rifle Director - 1952
No Score Yet 62% Last of the Comanches Director - 1952
No Score Yet 55% Man in the Saddle Director - 1951
94% 89% The Gunfighter Writer - 1950
No Score Yet 38% Slattery's Hurricane Director - 1949
80% 70% Pitfall Director - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Other Love Director - 1947
No Score Yet 44% Ramrod Director - 1947
No Score Yet 36% Dark Waters Director - 1944
No Score Yet 67% None Shall Escape Director - 1944
No Score Yet 40% Passport to Suez Director - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ot óra 40 Director - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Two Girls on the Street Director - 1939

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronco Director 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Director 1959