George Fitzmaurice

Režisér, Producent, Herec

13. února 1885 — 13. června 1940 (55 let)
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George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer.

Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914 until his death in 1940, he directed over 80 films, including several successful movies such as The Son of the Sheik, Raffles, Mata Hari, and Suzy.

At the beginning of his directorial career, Fitzmaurice was astute at directing stage actresses in their initial films with the first wave of great Broadway stars that migrated to motion pictures during the World War I era, including Mae Murray, Elsie Ferguson, Fannie Ward, Helene Chadwick, Irene Fenwick, Gail Kane, and Edna Goodrich.

Son of the Sheik is his most famous extant silent film, no doubt aided by the sudden death of its star, Rudolph Valentino. Lilac Time is a classic war/romance film. Fitzmaurice however directed scores of silent films of which the majority of them are lost to the ravages of decompostion. Recent discoveries in Gosfilmofond in Russia include 1919's Witness for the Defense with Elsie Ferguson and 1923's Kick In with Bert Lytell. A restoration of his 1928 part talkie hybrid The Barker is winning praise from many film buffs. Rumours of other Fitzmaurice films in Gosfilmofond include 1920s Idols of Clay (with Mae Murray) and Three Live Ghosts with Norman Kerry, Anna Q. Nilsson, Cyril Chadwick, and Edmund Goulding.

Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • The Devil to Pay!
    The Devil to Pay!1930

Známý pro

  • Mata Hari
    Mata Hari1931
  • The Son of the Sheik
    The Son of the Sheik1926
  • Suzy
    Suzy1936
  • Raffles
    Raffles1930
  • The Devil to Pay!
    The Devil to Pay!1930
  • As You Desire Me
    As You Desire Me1932
  • Lilac Time
    Lilac Time1928
  • The Locked Door
    The Locked Door1929
  • Strangers May Kiss
    Strangers May Kiss1931
  • The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney1937
  • Live, Love and Learn
    Live, Love and Learn1937
  • Nana
    Nana1934
  • The Man and the Moment
    The Man and the Moment1929
  • Three Live Ghosts
    Three Live Ghosts1922