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Anatole Litvak

Birth Name:
Mikhail Anatol Litwak
Birth Place:
Kiev, Ukraine
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Assistant director, Editor, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Award for "Goodbye Again" in 1961
  • Was nominated for two Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for "The Snake Pit" in 1949 and "Decision Before Dawn" in 1952
  • Won a Bodil Award for Best American Film for "The Snake Pit" in 1950
  • Won a Venice Film Festival International Award for "The Snake Pit" in 1949
  • Began working as a director in 1923, when he joined Nordkino Studios to direct short features
  • Started out as an experimental theatre actor in Saint Petersburg as a teenager
  • The success of his film "Mayerling" in 1936 enabled him to move to Hollywood, and he later became a U․S․ citizen in 1940
  • Best known as the director of "The Snake Pit," "The Battle of Russia," and "Anastasia․"

Awards

  • 1932Audience Referendum - IN-COMPETITION:Nominated
  • 1936Mussolini Cup - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
  • 1949Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1949DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1949Golden LionNominated
  • 1949International AwardWinner
  • 1950Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film):Winner
  • 1952Oscar - Best Picture:Nominated
  • 1952DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1955Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1959Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
  • 1961Palme d'OrNominated
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