Edward Dmytryk

Biography

Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era 'red scare'. Although born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, Dmytryk grew up in San Francisco when his Ukrainian parents moved to the United States. At the age of 31, he became a naturalized citizen. His best known films from the pre-McCarthy period of his career were film noirs Crossfire, for which he received a Best Director Oscar nomination, and Murder, My Sweet, the latter an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. In addition, he made two World War II films: Hitler's Children, the story of the Hitler youth and Back to Bataan starring John Wayne. The late 1940's was the time of the Second Red Scare, and Dmytryk was one of many filmmakers investigated. Summoned to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he refused to cooperate and was sent to jail. After spending several months behind bars, Dmytryk made the decision to testify again, and give the names of his fellow members in the A…

Directed

1. The Caine Mutiny (1954) — Director
2. Murder, My Sweet (1944) — Director
3. Warlock (1959) — Director
4. Crossfire (1947) — Director
5. The Young Lions (1958) — Director
6. Mirage (1965) — Director
7. Shalako (1968) — Director
8. Broken Lance (1954) — Director
9. The Sniper (1952) — Director
10. Anzio (1968) — Director
11. Walk on the Wild Side (1962) — Director
12. Back to Bataan (1945) — Director
13. Alvarez Kelly (1966) — Director
14. Raintree County (1957) — Director
15. Bluebeard (1972) — Director
16. Obsession (1949) — Director
17. The Mountain (1956) — Director
18. Cornered (1945) — Director
19. The Left Hand of God (1955) — Director
20. The Carpetbaggers (1964) — Director
21. Captive Wild Woman (1943) — Director
22. The Devil Commands (1941) — Director
23. Soldier of Fortune (1955) — Director
24. The End of the Affair (1955) — Director
25. Hitler's Children (1943) — Director
26. The Human Factor (1975) — Director
27. Where Love Has Gone (1964) — Director
28. Till the End of Time (1946) — Director
29. Tender Comrade (1944) — Director
30. The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) — Director
31. Give Us This Day (1949) — Director
32. So Well Remembered (1947) — Director
33. Mutiny (1952) — Director
34. The Juggler (1953) — Director
35. The Blue Angel (1959) — Director
36. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) — Director
37. Counter-Espionage (1942) — Director
38. Behind the Rising Sun (1943) — Director
39. Eight Iron Men (1952) — Director
40. Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006) — Self
2. The Hollywood Ten (1950) — Self
3. Citizen Jane Fonda (2020)
4. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) — Self
5. Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999) — Self
6. Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991) — Self
7. Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1994) — Self
8. Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997) — Self
9. Inside the Dream Factory (1995) — Self
10. The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987) — Self
11. Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (1996) — Himself
12. Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (1996) — Self
13. Anthony Quinn - A Lust for Life (1998) — Self
14. Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (1998) — Self
15. Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir (1995) — Self