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    Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of...
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  • Olvidados (1950) dir. Luis Buñuel All That Heaven Allows (1955) dir. Douglas Sirk I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975) dir. David Helpern Johnny Guitar (1954)...
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  • JSTOR 3132711. The Case for Douglas Sirk as the First Postmodern Filmmaker|Collider Carney, Raymond (28 January 1994). The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism...
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  • Seen My Gal? is a 1952 American comedy film distributed by Universal-International, directed by Douglas Sirk, and stars Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles...
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    Andy Hardy Don Siegel: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dirty Harry Douglas Sirk: All That Heaven Allows, Imitation of Life Victor Sjöström: He Who Gets Slapped...
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  • melodrama arose from a 1970s critical reappraisal of the work of Douglas Sirk, and the term evolved into a "broad category of cinema, one that often deals...
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    propagandist Joseph Goebbels was impressed with the film's message of social justice. In a 1928 speech, he said, "the political bourgeoisie is about...
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  • Yiddish language film Gribouille (a.k.a. The Meddler), starring Raimu and Michèle Morgan (France) La Habanera, directed by Douglas Sirk (Germany) Head Over...
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  • Leone Steve McQueen Wong Kar-Wai Don Hertzfeldt Christopher Nolan Douglas Sirk (also been called a modernist filmmaker) Quentin Tarantino Joel and Ethan...
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    Russian film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinema history, Tarkovsky's films explore...
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  • starring Ralph Meeker and Janice Rule Written on the Wind, directed by Douglas Sirk, starring Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone The Wrong...
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  • for the Groom, directed by Douglas Sirk, starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie O. Henry's Full House, an anthology film starring Charles Laughton, David...
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  • Named Mike, starring Jane Wyman Thunder on the Hill, directed by Douglas Sirk, starring Claudette Colbert and Ann Blyth Tom Brown's Schooldays, starring...
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  • Goodwins and Bernard Vorhaus Wilton's Zoo (Boefje), directed by Douglas Sirk – (Netherlands) The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming, starring Judy...
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    starring John Agar. Other successes were the melodramas directed by Douglas Sirk and produced by Ross Hunter, which were critically reassessed more positively...
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  • Seymour Nebenzal (category German film producers)
    became one of the first independent producers. He made films with Edgar G. Ulmer, Douglas Sirk, Léonide Moguy, Arthur Ripley, and Albert S. Rogell. He...
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  • directed by Jack Arnold, starring Grant Williams Interlude, directed by Douglas Sirk, starring June Allyson Island in the Sun, starring Dorothy Dandridge, James...
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  • (1954 film) – (Greece) Maddalena – (Italy) The Maggie, directed by Alexander Mackendrick – (GB) Magnificent Obsession, directed by Douglas Sirk, starring...
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    July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films were nearly...
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    Karl Freund, Joe May and Robert Siodmak. Directors Edgar Ulmer and Douglas Sirk and the Austrian-born screenwriter (and later director) Billy Wilder also...
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    Baker. A British film about a crew aboard a disabled submarine during a rescue operation. Mystery Submarine (1950) – directed by Douglas Sirk, depicting a...
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    The Sound and the Fury (category American novels adapted into films)
    reflecting events occurring and consequent thoughts and memories on April 7, 1928, is written in the voice and from the perspective of Benjamin "Benjy" Compson...
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  • Structural film was an avant-garde experimental film movement prominent in the United States in the 1960s and which developed into the Structural/materialist...
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  • John Ford, starring Charles Winninger Take Me to Town, directed by Douglas Sirk, starring Ann Sheridan and Sterling Hayden Take the High Ground!, starring...
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    Lauren Bacall (category American film actresses)
    in Written on the Wind (1956) which is considered one of Douglas Sirk's seminal films. She later acted in Harper (1966), Murder on the Orient Express (1974)...
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    Classical Hollywood cinema (category 1910s in film)
    Temple (1928–2014) Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) Grace Kelly (1929–1982) James Dean (1931–1955) Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) Sophia Loren (born 1934) Film portal...
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    Robert Douglas (actor) (category English male film actors)
    Victor Saville) - Colonel Creighton 1950: Mystery Submarine (dir. Douglas Sirk) - Commander Eric von Molter 1951: Target Unknown (dir. George Sherman) -...
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    1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture...
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  • Maisch, Paul Martin, Karl Ritter, Reinhold Schünzel (until 1936), Douglas Sirk (until 1937), Hans Steinhoff, Robert A. Stemmle, Viktor Tourjansky, Gustav...
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  • overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths....
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