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Rudolph Maté

Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born January 21, 1898Died October 27, 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
  • D.O.A.
  • The Pride of the Yankees
  • Dodsworth
  • Love Affair
  • Stella Dallas
  • The Flying Deuces
  • Come and Get It
  • The Real Glory
  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

Known For

  • Foreign Correspondent
  • The Pride of the Yankees
  • D.O.A.
  • Sahara
  • When Worlds Collide
  • The 300 Spartans
  • Cover Girl
  • That Hamilton Woman
  • The Violent Men
  • The Flying Deuces
  • Union Station
  • The Dark Past
  • The Black Shield of Falworth
  • Three Violent People
  • Miracle in the Rain
  • Second Chance
  • Branded
  • The Green Glove
  • It Had to Be You
  • The Rawhide Years
  • The Siege at Red River
  • For the First Time

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