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Michael Curtiz


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  • White Christmas
  • White Christmas review by from MANCHESTER
    Rated - 4 stars 16 August 2004
    ...Director Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA, CAPTAIN BLOOD, MILDRED PIERCE) changes directions with this holiday classic. Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to bec...  
  • Mildred Pierce
  • Mildred Pierce review by Savage from London, England
    Rated - 4 stars Sex and money 11 December 2006
    ... very best Hollywood productions,and a superb example of the legendary director Michael Curtiz' work. He uses the heavily expressionistic style in which he worked so often, ...  
  • Captain Blood
  • Captain Blood review by RJNeb2 from London
    Rated - 4 stars Bloody good fun 10 September 2006
    ...ally dons the pirate mantle but for most of the way this is a strong example of Michael Curtiz's seamlessly effective direction at its best. The first film to feature a score...  

Michael Curtiz - filmography


  • King Creole on DVD (1958)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Dean Jagger,  Walter Matthau
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Considered by many to be the best Elvis movie, KING CREOLE stars the young Mr. Presley as Danny Fisher, a singer with a knack for getting into trouble. After the cops nab him for stealing, Danny vows never to violate the law again. He manages to land a gig singing at a hip nightclub in the French ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 762 members
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  • White Christmas on DVD (1954)
    Starring: Bing Crosby,  Danny Kaye,  Rosemary Clooney
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Director Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA, CAPTAIN BLOOD, MILDRED PIERCE) changes directions with this holiday classic. Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. The film includes a veritable treasury of Irving Berlin classics: "Sisters," "..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 2,746 members
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  • Young Man With A Horn on DVD (1950)
    Starring: Kirk Douglas,  Lauren Bacall,  Doris Day
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard takes Rick under his wing and teaches him all he knows about playing. To the exclusion of anything else in life, Rick becomes a star trumpeter, but his volatile personality ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 134 members
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  • Life With Father on DVD (1947)
    Starring: William Powell,  Edmund Gwenn,  Irene Dunne
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    From the director of CASABLANCA, Michael Curtiz' LIFE WITH FATHER is one of the best family films ever made. This delightful comedy based on Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse's Broadway play provides a look at family life in New York City during the 1880's. William Powell stars as Clarence Day, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 131 members
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  • This Is The Army (1943)
    Starring: George Murphy,  Joan Leslie,  George Tobias
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Irving Berlin's musical tribute, THIS IS THE ARMY, honors the patriotic efforts of American soldiers during World Wars I and II. Berlin appears as himself, as does with singer Kate Smith, who delivers a rousing rendition of "God Bless America" for which she received the Congressional Gold Medal.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 9 members
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  • Casablanca on DVD (1943)
    Starring: Ingrid Bergman,  Joy Page,  Leonid Kinskey
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The classic story of the owner of a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca and of the return of his former lover who is now a member of the Resistance. Based on a play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 26,814 members
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  • Dive Bomber on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Errol Flynn,  Fred MacMurray,  Ralph Bellamy
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The true story of the American Naval Air Corps' unsung heroes who flew into danger more for science than glory. The story follows a naval surgeon devoted to aviation medicine, experimenting with ways to eliminate black-outs, altitude sickness and night-blindness. The drama of his personal life ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 133 members
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  • The Sea Hawk on DVD (1940)
    Starring: Errol Flynn,  Brenda Marshall,  Claude Rains
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Geoffrey Thorpe is an adventurous and dashing pirate, who feels that he should pirate the Spanish ships for the good of England. In one such battle, he overtakes a Spanish ship and when he comes aboard he finds Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal. He is overwhelmed by her beauty, but she will ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 388 members
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  • Dodge City on DVD (1939)
    Starring: Errol Flynn,  Olivia De Havilland,  Olivia de Havilland
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Errol Flynn tames Dodge City, the Wild West's famous railroad terminus, in an action-packed blaze of cattle stampedes, lynchings, gun fights and the roughest, toughest saloon brawl ever filmed – bar none! Hold on to those holsters for edge of the saddle excitement as the sharpshooting soldier of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 238 members
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  • Captain Blood on DVD (1935)
    Starring: Errol Flynn,  Olivia de Havilland,  Olivia De Havilland
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dr. Peter Blood, escapes and leads a revolt of his fellow prisoners. He seeks retribution by turning them into a pirate crew and himself into the head pirate, Captain Blood. With the bold declaration, "we the hunted will now hunt", he founds the 'Brotherhood of Buccaneers' to fight the villainous ..read more »
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  • The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
    Starring: William Powell,  Mary Astor
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Archer Coe has been found dead in his locked bedroom. The cops consider it suicide, but Philo believes otherwise and must prove how a man could have been murdered in a locked room.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 8 members
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  • Night and Day on DVD
    Starring: Cary Grant,  Alexis Smith
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 259 members
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Michael Curtiz - watch online


  • White Christmas to Watch Now (1954)
    Starring: Bing Crosby,  Danny Kaye,  Rosemary Clooney
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 120 minutes
    After leaving the Army after W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 26 members
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  • Life With Father to Watch Now (1947)
    Starring: William Powell,  Edmund Gwenn,  Irene Dunne
    Director: Michael Curtiz
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 118 minutes
    From the director of CASABLANCA, Michael Curtiz' LIFE WITH FATHER is one of the best family films ever made. This delightful comedy based on Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse's Broadway play provides a look at family life in New York City during the 1880's. William Powell stars as Clarence Day, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 5 members
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Michael Curtiz facts

5 most recent films

The Undefeated - 3.5 stars
The Comancheros - 3.5 stars
Francis Of Assisi - 3.0 stars
A Breath Of A Scandal - 2.5 stars
The Proud Rebel - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Angels with Dirty Faces - 4.0 stars
Mildred Pierce - 4.0 stars
Casablanca - 4.0 stars
The Adventures Of Robin Hood - 4.0 stars
The Sea Hawk - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

This Is The Army - 2.0 stars
A Breath Of A Scandal - 2.5 stars
The Kennel Murder Case - 2.5 stars
Jim Thorpe - All American - 3.0 stars
Francis Of Assisi - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Errol Flynn - 8 times - show films
Olivia De Havilland - 7 times - show films
Claude Rains - 6 times - show films
Olivia de Havilland - 5 times - show films
Humphrey Bogart - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Andrew V. McLaglen - 2 times - show films
William Keighley - 1 times - show films
Raol Walsh - 1 times - show films
Virginia Mayo - 1 times - show films