Anatole Litvak Net Worth is $14 Million Anatole Litvak Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
The distinguished film director Anatole Litvak was born in the Ukrainian city of Kiev, the son of Jewish parents. His very first job was as a stage hand, and in 1915 he became an actor, performing at a little-known experimental theater in St. Petersburg, Russia. As a teenager he witnessed the 1917 Russian Revolution and the consequent ...
Date Of Birth May 10, 1902 Died 1974-12-15 Place Of Birth Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) Profession Director, Producer, Writer Spouse Miriam Hopkins Star Sign Taurus
# Quote 1 During his time at Warner Bros., Litvak was notorious for shooting dozens of takes of a scene, while fellow Warners director and action specialist B. Reeves Eason was notorious for shooting only one take of a scene, no matter what happened. When asked why he shot so many takes, Litvak shouted, "If I shoot one take of a scene, I am Eason! If I shoot 100 takes of a scene, I am Litvak!"
# Fact 1 Directed 4 actresses to Oscar nominations: Barbara O'Neil (Best Supporting Actress, All This, and Heaven Too (1940)), Barbara Stanwyck (Best Actress, Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)), Olivia de Havilland (Best Actress, The Snake Pit (1948)), and Ingrid Bergman (Best Actress, Anastasia (1956)). Bergman won an Oscar for her performance in Litvak's film. 2 Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955. 3 Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945." Pages 677-683. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Director Title Year Status Character The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun 1970 The Night of the Generals 1967 Le couteau dans la plaie 1962 Goodbye Again 1961 Mission to No-Man's Land 1960 TV Movie documentary as production supervisor The Journey 1959 Producers' Showcase 1957 TV Series 1 episode Anastasia 1956 The Deep Blue Sea 1955 Act of Love 1953 Decision Before Dawn 1951 The Snake Pit 1948 Sorry, Wrong Number 1948 The Long Night 1947 War Comes to America 1945 Documentary uncredited The Battle of China 1944 Documentary uncredited The Battle of Russia 1943 Documentary uncredited Divide and Conquer 1943 Documentary uncredited The Nazis Strike 1943 Documentary short uncredited Prelude to War 1942 Documentary uncredited This Above All 1942 Blues in the Night 1941 Out of the Fog 1941 City for Conquest 1940 All This, and Heaven Too 1940 Castle on the Hudson 1940 Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939 The Sisters 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938 Tovarich 1937 The Woman I Love 1937 Mayerling 1936 Flight Into Darkness 1935 Cette vieille canaille 1933 Sleeping Car 1933 La chanson d'une nuit 1933 Be Mine Tonight 1932 Das Lied einer Nacht 1932 Lilac 1932 Calais-Douvres 1931 Nie wieder Liebe! 1931 Dolly macht Karriere 1930
Producer Title Year Status Character The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun 1970 producer The Night of the Generals 1967 producer 10:30 P.M. Summer 1966 producer Le couteau dans la plaie 1962 producer Goodbye Again 1961 producer The Journey 1959 producer Producers' Showcase 1957 TV Series producer - 1 episode The Deep Blue Sea 1955 producer Act of Love 1953 producer Decision Before Dawn 1951 producer The Snake Pit 1948 producer Sorry, Wrong Number 1948 producer The Long Night 1947 producer The Battle of China 1944 Documentary producer - uncredited Prelude to War 1942 Documentary associate producer - uncredited City for Conquest 1940 producer All This, and Heaven Too 1940 producer - uncredited Castle on the Hudson 1940 producer - uncredited The Sisters 1938 producer The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938 producer Tovarich 1937 producer
Writer Title Year Status Character War Comes to America 1945 Documentary The Battle of Russia 1943 Documentary uncredited Flight Into Darkness 1935 adaptation - as A. Litvak Cette vieille canaille 1933 writer Sleeping Car 1933 story Lilac 1932 adaptation - as A. Litvak Calais-Douvres 1931 screenplay Nie wieder Liebe! 1931 screenplay The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun 1970 dialogue / screenplay Meet Me at Dawn 1947 story
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character Der weiße Teufel 1930 assistant director Secrets of the Orient 1928 assistant director Casanova 1927 assistant director Napoleon 1927 assistant director Le chant de l'amour triomphant 1923 assistant director
Art Department Title Year Status Character La chanson d'une nuit 1933 artistic supervisor
Editor Title Year Status Character The Joyless Street 1925 uncredited
Production Manager Title Year Status Character Der weiße Teufel 1930 production manager
Miscellaneous Title Year Status Character 'Til We Meet Again 1940 director: some scenes - uncredited
Self Title Year Status Character Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland 1975 TV Series documentary Himself Hinter der Leinwand 1970 TV Series documentary Himself Cinépanorama 1959-1960 TV Series documentary Himself Behind the Screen 1956 Documentary short Himself Show-Business at War 1943 Documentary short Himself (uncredited)
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1960 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Motion Picture On 8 February 1960. At 6635 Hollywood Blvd. 1950 Bodil Bodil Awards Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) The Snake Pit (1948) 1949 International Award Venice Film Festival The Snake Pit (1948)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1961 Palme d'Or Cannes Film Festival Goodbye Again (1961) 1959 Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Top Producer/Director 8th place. 1959 Best Film Mar del Plata Film Festival International Competition The Journey (1959) 1958 Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Top Producer/Director 10th place. 1955 Golden Lion Venice Film Festival The Deep Blue Sea (1955) 1952 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Picture Decision Before Dawn (1951) 1952 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Decision Before Dawn (1951) 1949 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Director The Snake Pit (1948) 1949 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Snake Pit (1948) 1949 Golden Lion Venice Film Festival The Snake Pit (1948) 1936 Mussolini Cup Venice Film Festival Best Foreign Film Mayerling (1936) 1932 Audience Referendum Venice Film Festival IN-COMPETITION Das Lied einer Nacht (1932)
Known for movies The Snake Pit (1948) as Director
Anastasia (1956) as Director
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) as Director
The Night of the Generals (1967) as Director