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William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937.
Learn about the life and career of William Dieterle, a versatile and influential filmmaker who worked in Germany, Hollywood and Europe. He directed classics such as The Last Flight, The Story of Louis Pasteur, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Portrait of Jennie.
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May 7, 2013 · William Dieterle was a German-born filmmaker who directed a diverse range of movies but was perhaps best known for a series of acclaimed biopics, one of which won the Warner Brothers studio its first-ever Academy Award for best picture.
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William Dieterle is best known for his biographical films, the most acclaimed of which is ‘The Life of Emile Zola’ the story of the French author Emile Zola, played by Paul Muni.
May 19, 2024 · Though his career as a film director spanned three decades of near-constant work, William Dieterle (his last name is pronounced “Dee-ter-lee”) has never garnered much of a reputation of any kind.
German-born filmmaker William Dieterle directed a diverse range of movies but was perhaps best known for a series of acclaimed biographical movies called biopics. One of those, The Life of Emile Zola (1937), won the Warner Brothers studio its first-ever Academy Award for best picture.
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William Dieterle - German Director, Hollywood Career: Dieterle subsequently signed with RKO and established his own production company, the first release from which was All That Money Can Buy (1941).