Anthony Mann

Director, Producer

30 June 1906 — 29 April 1967 (60 years)
Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director.

Born Emil Anton Bundsmann in the Point Loma area of San Diego, Mann was the son of Jewish-Austrian immigrants Emile Theodore Bundsmann, and his wife Bertha Waxelbaum (original Jewish surname: Weichselbaum) of Macon, Georgia.

Mann started out as an actor, appearing in plays off-Broadway in New York City. In 1938, he moved to Hollywood, where he joined the Selznick International Pictures.

Mann became an assistant director in 1942, directing low-budget assignments for RKO and Republic Pictures.

Mann was respected for his acute visual sensitivity toward the American Western landscape, effortlessly blending natural vistas with human drama. Mann's dramas verged on classical tragedy, often showing anguished heroes attempting to resolve personal pain and confusion.

In 1964 he was head of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 1967, Mann died from a heart attack in Berlin, Germany while filming the spy thriller A Dandy in Aspic. The film was completed by the film's star, Laurence Harvey.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Anthony Mann has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6229 Hollywood Blvd.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Man of the West
    Man of the West1958
  • He Walked by Night
    He Walked by Night1948
  • Men in War
    Men in War1957
  • God's Little Acre
    God's Little Acre1958
  • Railroaded!
    Railroaded!1947
  • The Great Flamarion
    The Great Flamarion1945

Known For

  • Winchester '73
    Winchester '731950
  • El Cid
    El Cid1961
  • Sullivan's Travels
    Sullivan's Travels1941
  • The Naked Spur
    The Naked Spur1953
  • The Man from Laramie
    The Man from Laramie1955
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire
    The Fall of the Roman Empire1964
  • Bend of the River
    Bend of the River1952
  • Man of the West
    Man of the West1958
  • The Glenn Miller Story
    The Glenn Miller Story1954
  • The Far Country
    The Far Country1954
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis1951
  • The Heroes of Telemark
    The Heroes of Telemark1965
  • The Tin Star
    The Tin Star1957
  • Raw Deal
    Raw Deal1948
  • Strategic Air Command
    Strategic Air Command1955
  • The Furies
    The Furies1950
  • T-Men
    T-Men1947
  • Side Street
    Side Street1950
  • Cimarron
    Cimarron1960
  • He Walked by Night
    He Walked by Night1948