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William Dieterle

Highest Rated: 100% The Accused (1948)

Lowest Rated: 60% Elephant Walk (1954)

Birthday: Jul 15, 1893

Birthplace: Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Joined Max Reinhardt's theater company in Berlin after WWI and appeared in numerous silent films from 1921. Dieterle began directing two years later, starring in many of his own features, including his first, 1923's "Der Mensch am Wege." (His costar--in her debut leading role--was Marlene Dietrich.)

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 62% The Accused
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100% 83% The Devil and Daniel Webster
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94% 87% The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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93% 85% Portrait of Jennie
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92% 62% A Midsummer Night's Dream
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92% 74% The Life of Emile Zola
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91% 91% Faust
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90% 77% The Story of Louis Pasteur
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83% 69% Jewel Robbery
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83% 55% Female
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William Dieterle ELEPHANT WALK, On set Elizabeth Taylor laughs as Director William Dieterle shows Peter Finch how to slap, 1954 View more photos

Filmography

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Quick, Let's Get Married 1964 Director Mistress of the World 1959 Director Omar Khayyam 33% 1957 Director Magic Fire 1956 Director Elephant Walk 60% 50% 1954 Director Salome 47% 1953 Director The Turning Point 80% 42% 1952 Director Boots Malone 1952 Director Red Mountain 29% 1951 Director Peking Express 1951 Director Dark City 53% 1950 Director Volcano 83% 1950 Director, Producer Paid in Full 1950 Director September Affair 48% 1950 Director Rope of Sand 40% 1949 Director The Accused 100% 62% 1948 Director Portrait of Jennie 93% 85% 1948 Director The Searching Wind 1946 Director Love Letters 60% 1945 Director This Love of Ours 1945 Director Kismet 43% 1944 Director I'll Be Seeing You 72% 1944 Director Tennessee Johnson 100% 1942 Director Syncopation 38% 1942 Director The Devil and Daniel Webster 100% 83% 1941 Director, Producer
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