CURTIS BERNHARDT

Curtis Bernhardt
Curtis Bernhardt
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: April 15, 1899
Deathday: February 22, 1981
Place of Birth: Worms, Germany

Biography

Curtis Bernhardt (Kurt Bernhardt) (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947). Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926. Other films include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starringHumphrey Bogart. Bernhardt directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. Bernhardt produced and directed his last Hollywood picture Kisses for My President (1964) about the nation's first female Chief Executive starring Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray.

Filmography

Starring

Production

Producer, Director
Director
Director
1956·
Gaby
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Writer, Director
1951·
Sirocco
Director
1947·
High Wall
Director
1947·
Possessed
Director
Director
1946·
Devotion
Director
Director
1945·
Conflict
Director
Director
1942·
Juke Girl
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Writer, Director
Producer
Director, Writer
Director
Producer
Director
1933·
Le Tunnel
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
1932·
The Rebel
Director
Director
Director
Director
Writer, Director
Writer, Director
Director
Director, Writer