Curtis Bernhardt

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Curtis Bernhardt

Born April 15, 1899 · Worms, Germany

Died February 22, 1981 · aged 81

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 Davi…

Known For

SiroccoSirocco · 1951
Sirocco
6.01951
MovieCrimeDrama
A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.
The Merry WidowThe Merry Widow · 1952
The Merry Widow
6.31952
MovieDramaMusic
Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
PossessedPossessed · 1947
Possessed
6.91947
MovieDramaThriller
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Juke GirlJuke Girl · 1942
Juke Girl
7.21942
MovieCrimeDrama
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.
ConflictConflict · 1945
Conflict
6.71945
MovieThriller
Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.
Miss Sadie ThompsonMiss Sadie Thompson · 1953
Miss Sadie Thompson
5.41953
MovieDramaMusic
Sadie Thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages to stir up the blood of every marine on the base.
A Stolen LifeA Stolen Life · 1946
A Stolen Life
6.41946
MovieDrama
When a woman’s twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.
High WallHigh Wall · 1947
High Wall
6.41947
MovieCrimeDrama
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.

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