Michael Curtiz

Mihály Kertész was born Manó Kaminer in Budapest on 25 December 1886, into a Jewish family. He left with a circus at seventeen, became an actor and graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art in 1906. He made his first films in 1912 and shot dozens in Hungary until 1919, when he left the country for Germany and Vienna. Hired by Warner Bros, he made more than a hundred films in Hollywood, under the name Michael Curtiz, and received the Oscar for Best Director. He died in Los Angeles on 10 April 1962.

In the catalogue 3

• CinemaMy Brother Is ComingJön az öcsémMichael Curtiz · 1919Cinema
• CinemaSodom and GomorrahSodom und GomorrhaMichael Curtiz · 1922Cinema
• CinemaCasablancaMichael Curtiz · 1942Cinema