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Post by dsbeadle on Jun 24, 2024 8:04:30 GMT
Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947). In 1947, he was named as one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who refused to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in their investigations during the McCarthy-era Red Scare. They all served time in prison for contempt of Congress. In 1951, however, Dmytryk testified to the HUAC and named individuals, including Arnold Manoff, whose careers were then destroyed for many years, to rehabilitate his own career. First hired again by independent producer Stanley Kramer in 1952, Dmytryk is likely best known for directing The Caine Mutiny (1954), a critical and commercial success. The second-highest-grossing film of the year, it was nominated for Best Picture and several other awards at the 1955 Oscars. Dmytryk was nominated for a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures.
I’ve only seen eight of his films, ranked below.
1. Mirage
2. Obsession aka The Hidden Room
3. Warlock
4. The Young Lions
5. Murder My Sweet
6. Cornered
7. The Sniper
8. Crossfire
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Post by timshelboy on Jun 24, 2024 8:35:39 GMT
Other good ones include BROKEN LANCE, a Western King Lear, and I have a soft spot for THE LEFT HAND OF GOD  RAINTREE COUNTY is worth a look "but needs a box of chocolates in the lap to get the full effect" (Sunday Times) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE isn't good exactly, but exerts a fascination for the cast and New Orleans setting, as well as this credit sequence SHALAKO is an offbeat western with a star studded cast But my favourite has to be THE CARPETBAGGERS ![[grin]](http://storage.proboards.com/6870873/images/CBubFSUbXfyoLMZUjeBb.gif) , a fictionalised version of the Howard Hughes story -about a million times more fun than THE AVIATOR  |
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Post by spiderwort on Jun 24, 2024 12:56:21 GMT
I like his films from the forties the best. He had a great film noir style.
Crossfire (1947)
Murder My Sweet(1944)
Other favorites:
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Young Lions (1958)
Broken Lance (1954)
Mirage (1965)
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Post by politicidal1 on Jun 24, 2024 13:56:01 GMT
Versatile filmmaker. My top five include:
The Carpetbaggers
Broken Lance
Mirage
Back to Bataan
Soldier of Fortune
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Post by london777 on Jun 24, 2024 14:11:46 GMT
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE isn't good exactly, but exerts a fascination for the cast and New Orleans setting, as well as this credit sequence Wow! Best title credits I have ever seen. By Saul Bass (no surprise there). But I am biased, being a cat-lover (especially dark-colored cats). |
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Post by mikef6 on Jun 28, 2024 5:46:03 GMT
Confessions Of Boston Blackie
Counter-Espionage
The Falcon Strikes Back
Murder, My Sweet
Back To Bataan
Cornered
Crossfire
Obsession (The Hidden Room)
The Sniper
The Caine Mutiny
The Left Hand Of God
Raintree Country
The Young Lions
Warlock
Mirage
Bluebeard
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Post by Teleadm on Jun 28, 2024 6:37:29 GMT
Seen...
Captive Wild Woman 1943
Obsession aka The Hidden Room 1949
The Sniper 1952
The Caine Mutiny 1954
Broken Lance 1954
Soldier of Fortune 1955
The Left Hand of God 1955
Raintree Country 1957
The Young Lions 1958
The Carpetbaggers 1964
Mirage 1965
Alvarez Kelly 1966
Shalako 1968
I know I should have seen Murder, My Sweet and Crossfire (with the three Robert's) at some point, but one needs some movies to look forward to too.
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