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Edward Dmytryk

Highest Rated: 100% Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Lowest Rated: 10% Raintree County (1957)

Birthday: Sep 4, 1908

Birthplace: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada

As one of classic Hollywood's more prominent directors, Edward Dmytryk appeared primed for greatness following a string of successful movies in the 1940s, until he was blacklisted as one of the infamous Hollywood Ten following his refusal to name names to Congress during the Red Scare. Dmytryk started his filmmaking career as an editor and segued to directing by taking over production of "Million Dollar Legs" (1939). That led to a series of B-movies like "Golden Gloves" (1940) and "The Devil Command" (1941), until finally making the excellent film noir "Murder, My Sweet" (1944). From there, he entered his fruitful period with "Back to Bataan" (1945), Till the End of Time" (1946) and "So Well Remembered" (1947), before helming the politically-charged noir classic, "Crossfire" (1947). It was then that Dmytryk ran afoul of the House Un-American Activities Committee, leading to his blacklisting from Hollywood and a brief stint in jail after his return from exile in England. With the help of producer Stanley Kramer, Dmytryk revitalized his career with "The Caine Mutiny" (1954) and went on to make a number of quality films like "Broken Lance" (1954), "The End of the Affair" (1955), "Raintree Country" (1957) and "The Young Lions" (1958). Though his career sputtered in the following decade, Dmytryk managed to direct a few more hits and became one of the few blacklisted filmmakers to mount a bona fide comeback.

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100% 89% Ruggles of Red Gap
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100% 74% Mirage
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95% 87% The Caine Mutiny
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92% 71% Love Affair
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89% 86% Murder, My Sweet
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88% 75% Crossfire
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86% 62% Back to Bataan
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86% 62% Broken Lance
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82% 64% The Sniper
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76% Warlock
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Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk OBSESSION, actress Jean Porter visits husband Edward Dmytryk on-set of the London-made film, 1949 (Usaaf the rescued 'Blitz cat' appeared in the film) ANZIO, Robert Mitchum, Edward Dmytryk, 1968, Dmytryk directing Mitchum THE END OF THE AFFAIR, director Edward Dmythryk, Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson on set, 1955 THE CAINE MUTINY, from left, front, director Edward Dmytryk, Robert Francis, Van Johnson, on location in Pearl Harbor, 1954 THE CAINE MUTINY, from left, Fred MacMurray, Van Johnson, director Edward Dmytryk, on location in Pearl Harbor, 1954 THE CAINE MUTINY, from left, director Edward Dmytryk, cinematographer Franz Planer, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, assistant director Carter DeHaven Jr., on-set, 1954 THE LEFT HAND OF GOD, director Edward Dmytryk, Humphrey Bogart, on-set, 1955, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. THE LEFT HAND OF GOD, Edward Dmytryk, Humphrey Bogart (as priest), Agnes Moorehead, 1955, on set THE JUGGLER, Paul Stewart, producer Stanley Kramer, casting director John Baur, production manager Clem Beauchamp, director Edward Dmytryk, on-set, 1953 View more photos

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Hollywood on Trial 1976 Actor The Human Factor 1975 Director He Is My Brother 1974 Director Bluebeard 40% 40% 1972 Director, Writer Shalako 50% 28% 1968 Director Anzio 67% 41% 1968 Director Alvarez Kelly 47% 1966 Director Mirage 100% 74% 1965 Director Where Love Has Gone 32% 1964 Director The Carpetbaggers 33% 62% 1964 Director Walk on the Wild Side 60% 59% 1962 Director The Reluctant Saint 85% 1962 Director Warlock 76% 1959 Director, Producer The Blue Angel 17% 1959 Director The Young Lions 71% 76% 1958 Director Raintree County 10% 52% 1957 Director The Mountain 57% 1956 Director, Producer The End of the Affair 80% 57% 1955 Director The Left Hand of God 48% 1955 Director Soldier of Fortune 61% 1955 Director Broken Lance 86% 62% 1954 Director The Caine Mutiny 95% 87% 1954 Director The Juggler 43% 1953 Director Eight Iron Men 33% 1952 Director The Sniper 82% 64% 1952 Director
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