Michael Curtiz

Director. Born 24 December 1886 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. Died 10 April 1962.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 7 titles

Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

24 December 1886, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Died

10 April 1962

Active

1935–1945

Frequently works with

Claude Rains, Hal B. Wallis, Julius J. Epstein, Basil Rathbone, Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

81Critics

We rate Michael’s work 4 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $22m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1935–1945

Genres

Drama5
Romance3
Adventure2
Crime2
Music2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestCasablanca1943

75WorstFour Daughters1938

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

461910s

291920s

491930s

221940s

211950s

41960s

Co-stars most worked with

Claude Rains3 titles

Basil Rathbone2 titles

Errol Flynn2 titles

Humphrey Bogart2 titles

James Cagney2 titles

Olivia de Havilland2 titles

Producers most worked with

Hal B. Wallis3 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 3 nominated

Won1944Best Director · Casablanca
Nominated1943Best Director · Yankee Doodle Dandy
Nominated1939Best Director · Four Daughters
Nominated1936Best Director · Captain Blood

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.