Rudolph Maté

Regisseur, Producer

21 januari 1898 — 27 oktober 1964 (66 years)
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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 (both 1950).

Directed by Maté, The 300 Spartans is a 1962 film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese.

He died from a heart attack in Hollywood on October 27, 1964 at the age of 66.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Vampyr
    Vampyr1932
  • D.O.A.
    D.O.A.1949
  • De afgod van het volk
    De afgod van het volk1942
  • Man en vrouw
    Man en vrouw1936
  • Love Affair
    Love Affair1939
  • Als het moederhart spreekt
    Als het moederhart spreekt1937
  • The Flying Deuces
    The Flying Deuces1939
  • Come and Get It
    Come and Get It1936
  • Miracle in the Rain
    Miracle in the Rain1956
  • Het Heldhaftig avontuur
    Het Heldhaftig avontuur1939
  • De avonturen van Marco Polo
    De avonturen van Marco Polo1938
  • The Green Glove
    The Green Glove1952
  • Slag aan de bloedrivier
    Slag aan de bloedrivier1954

Known For

  • Onze Correspondent Meldt...
    Onze Correspondent Meldt...1940
  • De afgod van het volk
    De afgod van het volk1942
  • D.O.A.
    D.O.A.1949
  • Sahara
    Sahara1943
  • Als de wereld vergaat
    Als de wereld vergaat1951
  • The 300 Spartans
    The 300 Spartans1962
  • Cover Girl
    Cover Girl1944
  • Lady Hamilton
    Lady Hamilton1941
  • The Violent Men
    The Violent Men1955
  • The Flying Deuces
    The Flying Deuces1939
  • Meisje ontvoerd
    Meisje ontvoerd1950
  • The Dark Past
    The Dark Past1948
  • The Black Shield of Falworth
    The Black Shield of Falworth1954
  • Three Violent People
    Three Violent People1956
  • Miracle in the Rain
    Miracle in the Rain1956
  • Besmeurde liefde
    Besmeurde liefde1953
  • Mannen van staal
    Mannen van staal1950
  • The Green Glove
    The Green Glove1952
  • The Mississippi Gambler
    The Mississippi Gambler1953
  • The Rawhide Years
    The Rawhide Years1956

Cinematografie

1947
The Lady from Shanghai · as Cinematographer
1947
It Had to Be You · as Director Of Photography
1947
Down to Earth · as Director Of Photography
1946
Gilda · as Director Of Photography
1945
Over 21 · as Director Of Photography
1945
Tonight and Every Night · as Director Of Photography
1944
Address Unknown · as Director Of Photography
1944
Cover Girl · as Director Of Photography
1943
Sahara · as Director Of Photography
1943
They Got Me Covered · as Director Of Photography
1942
The Pride of the Yankees · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1942
To Be or Not to Be · as Director Of Photography
1941
It Started with Eve · as Director Of Photography
1941
That Hamilton Woman · as Director Of Photography
1941
The Flame of New Orleans · as Director Of Photography
1940
Seven Sinners · as Director Of Photography
1940
Foreign Correspondent · as Director Of Photography
1940
My Favorite Wife · as Director Of Photography
1939
The Flying Deuces · as Production AssistantOp Plex
1939
The Real Glory · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1939
Love Affair · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1938
Trade Winds · as Director Of Photography
1938
Youth Takes a Fling · as Cinematographer
1938
Blockade · as Director Of Photography
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1937
Stella Dallas · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1937
Outcast · as Director Of Photography
1936
Come and Get It · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1936
Our Relations · as Director Of Photography
1936
Dodsworth · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1936
A Message to Garcia · as Director Of Photography
1935
Charlie Chan's Secret · as Director Of Photography
1935
Professional Soldier · as Director Of Photography
1935
Metropolitan · as Director Of Photography
1935
Dressed to Thrill · as Director Of Photography
1935
Navy Wife · as Director Of Photography
1935
Dante's Inferno · as Cinematographer
1934
The Last Millionaire · as Director Of Photography
1934
Liliom · as Director Of Photography
1933
Song of the Streets · as Director Of Photography
1932
La belle marinière · as Cinematographer
1932
Vampyr · as Director Of PhotographyOp Plex
1930
Beauty Prize · as Director Of Photography
1928
The Passion of Joan of Arc · as Director Of Photography
1924
Michael · as Director Of Photography
1923
Der Kaufmann von Venedig · as Director Of Photography