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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

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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Quick, Let's Get Married Director - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mistress of the World Director - 1959
No Score Yet 33% Omar Khayyam Director - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Magic Fire Director - 1956
60% 50% Elephant Walk Director - 1954
No Score Yet 46% Salome Director - 1953
80% 42% The Turning Point Director - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Boots Malone Director - 1952
No Score Yet 29% Red Mountain Director - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Peking Express Director - 1951
No Score Yet 53% Dark City Director - 1950
No Score Yet 83% Volcano Director,
Producer 		- 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paid in Full Director - 1950
No Score Yet 48% September Affair Director - 1950
No Score Yet 40% Rope of Sand Director - 1949
100% 62% The Accused Director - 1948
93% 85% Portrait of Jennie Director - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Searching Wind Director - 1946
No Score Yet 60% Love Letters Director - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet This Love of Ours Director - 1945
No Score Yet 43% Kismet Director - 1944
No Score Yet 72% I'll Be Seeing You Director - 1944
No Score Yet 100% Tennessee Johnson Director - 1942
No Score Yet 38% Syncopation Director - 1942
100% 83% The Devil and Daniel Webster Director,
Producer 		- 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dispatch From Reuters Director - 1940
No Score Yet 71% Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Director - 1940
71% 49% Juarez Director - 1939
94% 87% The Hunchback of Notre Dame Director - 1939
No Score Yet 44% Blockade Director - 1938
No Score Yet 29% Another Dawn Director - 1937
No Score Yet 67% The Great O'Malley Director - 1937
92% 74% The Life of Emile Zola Director - 1937
90% 77% The Story of Louis Pasteur Director - 1936
No Score Yet 22% Satan Met a Lady Director - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet The White Angel Director - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Secret Bride Director - 1935
92% 62% A Midsummer Night's Dream Director - 1935
No Score Yet 43% Dr. Socrates Director - 1935
No Score Yet 55% Fashions Director - 1934
No Score Yet 38% Fog Over Frisco Director - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Firebird Director - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madame Du Barry Director - 1934
No Score Yet 0% From Headquarters Director - 1933
No Score Yet 29% Grand Slam Director - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adorable Director - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Devil's in Love Director - 1933
83% 55% Female Director - 1933
No Score Yet 43% Man Wanted Director - 1932
No Score Yet 50% Lawyer Man Director - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Crash Director - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet Scarlet Dawn Director - 1932
83% 69% Jewel Robbery Director - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet Six Hours to Live Director - 1932
No Score Yet 0% Her Majesty, Love Director - 1931
No Score Yet 60% The Last Flight Director - 1931
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sex in Chains Franz Sommer (Character),
Director 		- 1928
91% 91% Faust Valentin (Character) - 1926
No Score Yet 50% Waxworks The Poet/Assad the Baker/A Russian Prince (Character) - 1924

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Screen Directors Playhouse Director 1956