Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Feb 11, 1909 (116 years old)
Death date
Feb 05, 1993

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Known For

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
2h 3m
Movie 1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story.

Night of 100 Stars III
3h 0m
Movie 1990

Night of 100 Stars III

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Hello Actors Studio
2h 54m
Movie 1988

Hello Actors Studio

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For the first time ever, filmmakers have been allowed to film their work.

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
2h 1m
Movie 1988

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.

W.C. Fields: Straight Up
1h 34m
Movie 1986

W.C. Fields: Straight Up

Documentary directed by Joseph Adamson.

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1h 50m
Movie 1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

Biography

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career and is best known as the writer-director of the Oscar-winning All About Eve (1950). He was brother to screenwriter and drama critic Herman J. Mankiewicz who also won an Oscar for co-writing Citizen Kane (1941).

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