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Joseph H. Lewis (April 6, 1907 – August 30, 2000) was an American B-movie film director whose stylish flourishes came to be appreciated by auteur theory -espousing film critics in the years following his retirement in 1966.
Joseph H. Lewis. Director: Gun Crazy. The term "style over content" fits director Joseph H. Lewis like a glove. His ability to elevate basically mundane and mediocre low-budget material to sublime cinematic art has gained him a substantial cult following among movie buffs.
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Joseph H. Lewis (born April 6, 1907, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died August 30, 2000, Santa Monica, California) was an American film and television director who developed a cult following for his B-westerns and film noirs, which were especially known for their visual style.
Sep 13, 2000 · Joseph H. Lewis, whose gritty, fast-paced low-budget films so transcended the conventions of the B-movie that filmmakers and screenwriters like Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich and Jay Cocks...
Joseph H. Lewis. Director: Gun Crazy. The term "style over content" fits director Joseph H. Lewis like a glove. His ability to elevate basically mundane and mediocre low-budget material to sublime cinematic art has gained him a substantial cult following among movie buffs.
Joseph H. Lewis. "A thoughtful American director working almost entirely in 'B' movies, Lewis delighted in the mobility of the camera and often experimented with unusual ways of shooting a scene, sometimes with great success.
Joseph H Lewis was an innovative director who made 78 films over his career. His two greatest films were Gun Crazy released in 1950 and The Big Combo released in 1955. He began his career in 1935 with a job at Mascot Pictures.