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Michael Curtiz
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Michael Curtiz - what members say
review by from MANCHESTER
16 August 2004
review by roncoach from
Arguably the best film ever made. A joy forever !! 3 November 2011
review by Savage from London, England
Sex and money 11 December 2006
Michael Curtiz - filmography
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Francis Of Assisi
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate: 
The stirring tale of the founder of the Franciscan order unfolds in this biopic of Francis of Assissi, the saint who rescinded all worldly goods in favour of living for the poor. Born into a wealthy Umbrian family, Francis spent his early years in revelry, and was set on a military career until he ..read more »
 
62%
from 53 members
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The Undefeated
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin
Director: Michael Curtiz, Andrew V. McLaglen
Certificate: 
In the tumultuous aftermath of the Civil War, Union Cavalry officer John Henry Thomas (Wayne) takes his heroic men west while Southerner James Langdon (Hudson) takes his soldiers to Mexico. When their paths cross, they forge an uneasy friendship that is quickyly tested as they get caught between ..read more »
67%
from 592 members
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The Comancheros
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin
Director: Michael Curtiz, Andrew V. McLaglen
Certificate:
In this explosive and absorbing wild west adventure, John Wayne stars as Captain Cutter, a fearless Texas Ranger determined to crush a violent gang of gunrunners. Through unforeseen circumstances, he inlists two unlikely partners to accomplish his mission.
68%
from 880 members
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A Breath Of A Scandal
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate: 
Olympia is betrothed to an unloving, buffoonish Prussian prince named Ruprecht. Then she meets Charlie, a mining engineer from the States, and falls in love with him. It looks like she may have to follow her heart, not tradition, and say "I do" to the charming American. Will she really go through ..read more »
49%
from 53 members
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King Creole
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: Elvis Presley, Dean Jagger, Walter Matthau
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
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 »
70%
from 886 members
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White Christmas - Blu-ray
(1954)
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
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 »
76%
from 129 members
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White Christmas
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
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 »
73%
from 3,407 members
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Jim Thorpe - All American
(1951)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
Burt Lancaster delivers a powerful performance as Jim Thorpe, a Native American athlete who succeeded as an Olympian, on the gridiron and in the diamond. Hailing from an Oklahoma reservation, Thorpe's prodigious talent won the attention of his coaches at Carlisle College. There he began his road to ..read more »
52%
from 5 members
Currently unavailable
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Young Man With A Horn
on DVD
(1950)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
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 »
66%
from 179 members
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Life with Father
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: William Powell, Edmund Gwenn, Irene Dunne
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
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 »
58%
from 194 members
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This Is The Army
on DVD
(1943)
Starring: George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
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.
38%
from 20 members
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Casablanca - Blu-ray
(1943)
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Joy Page, Leonid Kinskey
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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.
83%
from 693 members
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Casablanca
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Joy Page, Leonid Kinskey
Director: Michael Curtiz
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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.
76%
from 31,394 members
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Dive Bomber
on DVD
(1941)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Allen Jenkins
Director: Michael Curtiz
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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 »
59%
from 182 members
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Santa Fe Trail
on DVD
(1940)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale
Director: Michael Curtiz
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Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, and Olivia de Havilland star in this lofty Western about the cavalry officers responsible for capturing abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey). As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn), George ..read more »
59%
from 176 members
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The Sea Hawk
on DVD
(1940)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains
Director: Michael Curtiz
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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 »
74%
from 526 members
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Dodge City
on DVD
(1939)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Olivia de Havilland
Director: Michael Curtiz
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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 »
71%
from 303 members
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1938)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
In order to avoid the material copyrighted by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for his 1922 Robin Hood, the scripters of this Flynn version relied on several legendary episodes that had never before been filmed, notably the battle between Robin and Little John (Alan Hale Sr., who played this part three times ..read more »
75%
from 2,007 members
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Captain Blood
(1935)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Olivia De Havilland
Director: Michael Curtiz
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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 »
74%
from 528 members
Not currently released
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The Kennel Murder Case
(1933)
Starring: William Powell, Mary Astor
Director: Michael Curtiz
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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.
54%
from 15 members
Currently unavailable
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Night and Day
on DVD
Starring: Cary Grant, Alexis Smith
Director: Michael Curtiz
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The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s
60%
from 326 members
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Michael Curtiz facts
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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 bec...
