Rudolph Maté

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rudolph Maté, A.S.C. (21 January 1898 – 27 October 1964), born Rudolf Matheh or Mayer, was an accomplished cinematographer and film director. Born in Kraków (then in Austria-Hungary, now in Poland), Maté started in the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He went on to work as an assistant cameraman in Hungary and later throughout Europe, sometimes with noted colleague Karl Freund. Maté worked on several of Carl Theodor Dreyer's films including The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932) which led to his being hired as director of photography on a number of prominent films. Maté worked as cinematographer on Hollywood films from the mid-1930s, including Dodsworth (1936), the Laurel and Hardy feature Our Relations (1936) and Stella Dallas (1937). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in five consecutive years, for Foreign Correspondent (1940), That Hamilton Woman (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Sahara (1943), and Cover Girl (1944). In 1947, he turned to directing films, his credits include When Worlds Collide (1951), the film noir classic D.O.A. and No Sad Songs for Me …

Movies & TV Shows

1. The World's Most Beautiful Girls (1953) — Self

Directed

1. When Worlds Collide (1951) — Director
2. D.O.A. (1949) — Director
3. The 300 Spartans (1962) — Director
4. The Violent Men (1955) — Director
5. Union Station (1950) — Director
6. Three Violent People (1956) — Director
7. The Dark Past (1948) — Director
8. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) — Director
9. Branded (1950) — Director
10. Second Chance (1953) — Director
11. The Far Horizons (1955) — Director
12. The Green Glove (1952) — Director
13. The Rawhide Years (1956) — Director
14. The Deep Six (1958) — Director
15. The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) — Director
16. Miracle in the Rain (1956) — Director
17. The Mississippi Gambler (1953) — Director
18. Seven Seas to Calais (1962) — Director
19. Forbidden (1953) — Director
20. The Siege at Red River (1954) — Director
21. For the First Time (1959) — Director
22. No Sad Songs for Me (1950) — Director
23. Port Afrique (1956) — Director
24. Letter to Loretta (1953) — Director
25. It Had to Be You (1947) — Director
26. Sally and Saint Anne (1952) — Director
27. The Barbarians (1960) — Director
28. Paula (1952) — Director
29. Aliki My Love (1963) — Director