William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
July 15, 1893

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Dieterle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Photo

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Representative Works

Faust
Faust
7.9
/ German
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
6.4
/ English
Juarez
Juarez
6.5
/ English
Salome
Salome
5.8
/ English
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
7.2
/ English
Another Dawn
Another Dawn
6.4
/ English
Kismet
Kismet
9.0
/ German
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
5.9
/ English
Diebe
Diebe
No Rating Yet
/ German
Hölle der Liebe
Hölle der Liebe
10.0
/ German
Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand
5.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939Nominee

Best Director

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Faust
1926Winner

Best Performance

Faust

Duel in the Sun
1946Nominee

Best Director

Duel in the Sun

Career Highlights

Juarez
1939Highlight

Best Director

Juarez

Salome
1953Highlight

Best Director

Salome