Val Lewton

Produkcja, Scenariusz, Aktor

7 maja 1904 — 14 marca 1951 (46 years)
Born in the Russian Empire in 1904, Val Lewton (born Vladimir Ivanovich Leventon) moved with his mother and sister to Berlin in 1906, then to the United States in 1909. He wrote for newspapers, magazines, novels, pornography, etc. —often using pseudonyms to disguise their origin (the name Val Lewton was one such pseudonym, used first for some novels in the 1930s, then revived later in his career to take writing credit for two movies). In 1933 he got a job with David O. Selznick, where he spent many years as a story editor and jack-of-all-trades. Then in 1942 RKO hired him to head their new horror unit, where he made many famous and well-respected B-movies, for very low costs and high profits. In 1946, he “graduated” to A-movies, but increasing health problems, trouble working with big-money Hollywood, and other factors combined to force him to produce only three more movies before his death in 1951.

Known For

  • Ludzie-koty
    Ludzie-koty1942
  • Wędrowałam z zombie
    Wędrowałam z zombie1943
  • Porywacz ciał
    Porywacz ciał1945
  • Siódma ofiara
    Siódma ofiara1943
  • The Curse of the Cat People
    The Curse of the Cat People1944
  • The Leopard Man
    The Leopard Man1943
  • Bedlam
    Bedlam1946
  • Statek widmo
    Statek widmo1943
  • Isle of the Dead
    Isle of the Dead1945
  • Apache Drums
    Apache Drums1951
  • Panna Fifi
    Panna Fifi1944
  • Uwierz mi, proszę
    Uwierz mi, proszę1950
  • My Own True Love
    My Own True Love1949