Cinematographer
Rudolph Maté
128 years · Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland] · 71 films
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolph Maté, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Best known for
Filmography 71
Aliki My Love
1963 · Director
Seven Seas to Calais
1962 · Director
The 300 Spartans
1962 · Director
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The Barbarians
1960 · Director
For the First Time
1959 · Director
On Cultpix
The Deep Six
1958 · Director
Three Violent People
1956 · Director
On Hoopla
The Rawhide Years
1956 · Director
Port Afrique
1956 · Director
Miracle in the Rain
1956 · Director
The Far Horizons
1955 · Director
The Violent Men
1955 · Director
On Fawesome
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954 · Director
The Siege at Red River
1954 · Director
Forbidden
1953 · Director
Second Chance
1953 · Director
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
1953 · Self
The Mississippi Gambler
1953 · Director
Sally and Saint Anne
1952 · Director
Paula
1952 · Director
The Green Glove
1952 · Director
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When Worlds Collide
1951 · Director
On Hoopla
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951 · Director
Branded
1950 · Director
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